Morning sun on one balcony, evening sun on the other. On the fourth floor at Bakkumstraat 27 you live in a bright and pleasant home, with a cosy kitchen-diner and two spacious bedrooms. Carefree living with a ground lease (erfpacht) that has been bought off in perpetuity. In the green Waterlandpleinbuurt in Amsterdam-Noord you can walk to the shops at Waterlandplein, and a few minutes by bike takes you out into the open countryside of Waterland. With the Noord/Zuidlijn around the corner, you’re in the city centre in no time. I’d be happy to invite you for a viewing.
Tip
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The home
The stairwell takes you up to the fourth floor. You enter a bright hallway with the living room on the left and the open kitchen on the right.
The living room is spacious and bright, with plenty of room for a large corner sofa and a comfortable seating area. A built-in cupboard keeps everything neat and tidy. From the living room you step straight out onto the first balcony, facing south-east.
The kitchen is the cosy heart of the home. There is easily room for a large dining table, so cooking and eating together happen in the same place. You cook on a Smeg gas range with four burners and an oven, with an extractor hood above it. There is also a dishwasher and a Smeg fridge-freezer. Between the kitchen and the living room there is currently a glass partition with a door. This is not a load-bearing wall, so if you want to open the kitchen up completely to the living room, you can. From the kitchen you walk out onto the second balcony.
The first bedroom is nice and spacious, with room for a double bed and plenty of wardrobe space. The second bedroom is next to the living room and is also a good size. Perfect as a home office, but of course also as a second bedroom.
With two balconies, you always have a good spot here. The balcony off the living room faces south-east: the place for your coffee in the morning sun and lunch in the afternoon. The balcony off the kitchen faces north-west and catches the evening sun in summer, just in time for a drink after work.
The bathroom has a very neat finish and features underfloor heating, a walk-in shower, a vanity unit, recessed spotlights and the connection for the washing machine. The toilet is separate, which is always nice.
The neighbourhood
Waterlandpleinbuurt is a green and quiet neighbourhood in Amsterdam-Noord, with lots of trees and grass between the residential blocks. For your daily groceries you can walk to Waterlandplein, with supermarkets, a pharmacy and a branch of the OBA library. For a bigger shopping trip, a few minutes by bike takes you to the Boven ‘t Y shopping centre on Buikslotermeerplein.
Getting outdoors is easy here. Baanakkerspark is close by, and the water of the Schellingwouderbreek and the Vliegenbos are a few minutes away by bike. Keep cycling and you’re among the meadows of Waterland, along the little dykes to Durgerdam and Ransdorp. Fancy a terrace or a night out? The charming Nieuwendammerdijk, the Noorderpark and the bars and restaurants along the IJ are all within cycling distance.
The home is very well connected. Noord metro station is a few minutes away by bike, and from Waterlandplein the bus also takes you there. With the Noord/Zuidlijn you’re at Amsterdam Centraal within a few minutes and at Zuid station in about fifteen minutes. By car you’re on the A10 in a few minutes, and Schiphol is about half an hour away.
The owners’ association (VvE) and ground lease
The owners’ association (VvE) is financially healthy and active, and there is a long-term maintenance plan in place. The monthly contribution is €133.20.
The ground lease has been bought off in perpetuity.
The highlights
- Bright apartment on the fourth floor in the green Waterlandpleinbuurt
- Two balconies, facing south-east and north-west
- Cosy kitchen-diner with Smeg gas range and Smeg fridge-freezer
- Two spacious bedrooms
- Neat bathroom with walk-in shower and underfloor heating
- Separate toilet
- uPVC window frames with HR++ glazing
- Intergas HRE central heating boiler (2015) and mechanical ventilation
- Private storage room with electricity on the ground floor
- Waterlandplein shops within walking distance
- Built in 1964
- Active owners’ association (VvE) with long-term maintenance plan
- VvE contribution €133.20 per month
- The ground lease has been bought off in perpetuity
- Foundation risk A, meaning no increased risk of foundation problems (source: Fundermaps)
- Energy label B
- Transfer by arrangement