Women in charge of the Depot Cadix project at the Antwerp Eilandje
Inge Caes and Ramona Govers find their way into this man’s world.
Manager Inge Caes and interior specialist Ramona Govers are the women behind the first sustainable building project in the Cadix neighborhood in Antwerp. The two women stand their ground in the construction sector led mainly by testosterone.
Antwerp
Currently there is still a lot of unexploited land, but in a few years a whole new first sustainable urban district of Flanders will rise from the Antwerp Eilandje. The sale of the first new residential complex, Depot Cadix in the Madrasstraat, started yesterday. And which is led by two young women: Inge Caes and Ramona Govers. Inge Caes, manager of the firm, controls the architects and contractors, while Ramona Govers, as interior specialist takes care of the interior wishes of the client.
‘Women know better how they can transform a house into a home’, says Ramona convinced.
‘On the basis of so-called moodbords we go after what style best suits our customers. Sometimes we need to find compromises in there, but in the end, we always find a suitable solution. ‘ The women go far to meet the needs of their customers. ‘ We had never sold two identical apartments ‘, says Inge. ‘ Sometimes we get the criticism that we make too much individual compromises, but I think that in the long-term flexibility pays off. ‘
Young families
The property developer Urban Capital Group in March won last year a contest of the city Antwerp, where the developer got some clear conditions imposed. Inge and Ramona also think they can convince a lot of young families to return to the city. “Usually they go away because the lack of green space, but in the Cadix neighborhood they won’t have that problem”, it sounds. For a one-bedroom apartment you pay between 135,000 euros (excl. VAT), while the price for a penthouse exceeds 450,000 euro. For a townhouse you can count already 370,000 euro.
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Levi Dewaegenaere grew from a professional tennis player to a successful entrepreneur. He is currently the founder and CEO of both Urban Capital Group and Waegener.
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