Living on the water, with a south-west-facing garden, a roof terrace overlooking the Molen van Sloten windmill and room for the whole family. This spacious family home on four floors is on a quiet street in De Aker, right against the dike of the Ringvaart. Behind the house you see nothing but water and greenery. You park on your own grounds or in the built-in garage. With energy label A+ and solar panels, living here is energy-efficient. I would be happy to invite you for a viewing.
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The house
Through the front garden, with room for two cars, you enter the hall. Here you'll find the toilet and the door to the built-in garage, ideal for the car, motorbikes or simply extra storage.
From the hall you walk through to the garden room. It has a second kitchen, and through the glass doors you step straight into the garden. With its own kitchen, this is also a great space for teenagers, guests or a home office/bedroom.
The garden faces south-west and borders directly on the water. There is a wooden canopy, a wooden shed and, by the water, a raised terrace where you can sit in the sun until well into the evening. Beyond the garden you look out over the reeds and the nature strip, with no neighbours opposite.
One flight up is the living floor. It runs from front to back: one large space with plenty of light and, at the rear, an open view over the water and the greenery. Warm wooden flooring runs throughout this level.
The open kitchen is nice and spacious and fully equipped, with plenty of cupboard space and a stone worktop. At the bar table you can sit and keep the cook company.
On the second floor, at the front, is a very large bedroom with a high ceiling. If you want more space, you could create a loft or an extra bedroom here. At the back is the second bedroom, also spacious and with the same view. A lovely way to wake up!
The bathroom on this floor is spacious and has a shower, a bathtub with whirlpool function, a second toilet and a double washbasin.
One floor up you'll find the third bedroom, currently used as a study. Through the large glass front you step out onto the full-width, south-west-facing roof terrace, with views of the dike, the nature strip and the Molen van Sloten. This floor is so spacious that a fourth or even fifth bedroom is very possible here.
The neighbourhood
De Aker is a quiet, green neighbourhood on the west side of Amsterdam, with lots of families and several playgrounds. Neighbours know each other here: there are neighbourhood group chats and once a year there is a neighbourhood get-together with drinks. Along the dike by the Ringvaart you can easily walk the dog or go for a run.
For daily groceries, head to the shopping centre on Ecuplein, with a supermarket, baker and butcher. At Osdorpplein you'll find Albert Heijn, Jumbo, Dirk and Lidl, among others, and you can park for free in the garage there while you shop.
Tram 2 or 17 and the bus get you into the city quickly. By car you're on the A4, A5 and A9 within a few minutes, and Schiphol is about a fifteen-minute drive.
The ground lease
The house is on ground lease (erfpacht) from the City of Amsterdam, and the switch to perpetual ground lease has already been arranged. The ground rent has been bought off up to and including 31 January 2049, so until that date you pay no ground rent. After that, the ground rent is €1,938.75 per year. This amount is indexed annually for inflation.
The highlights
- Family home on four floors
- South-west-facing garden, directly on the water, with no neighbours opposite
- Full-width, south-west-facing roof terrace with views of the Molen van Sloten
- Bright living floor from front to back
- Spacious, fully equipped open kitchen
- Second living room with its own kitchen, opening onto the garden
- Three spacious bedrooms, expandable to four or five
- Bathroom with whirlpool bath, shower and double washbasin
- Two toilets
- Built-in garage and parking on your own grounds
- Energy label A+
- Solar panels (12)
- Quiet, child-friendly neighbourhood by the dike of the Ringvaart
- Perpetual ground lease, ground rent bought off up to and including 31 January 2049
- Foundation: no increased risk of foundation problems (category A, source: FunderMaps)
- Transfer date by arrangement, flexible