Houthavens & Noord is a emerging-tier Class A submarket of Amsterdam with average asking rent around €38/sqft/yr · ≈ $41 PSF/yr USD.
Repositioned waterfront and creative spine. · Tier: emerging · Avg rent: €38/sqft/yr · ≈ $41 PSF/yr USD
Houthavens and Amsterdam-Noord have repositioned from industrial waterfront into a creative and tech spine. EYE Filmmuseum, A'DAM Toren, and significant residential delivery anchor the area.
Tech, creative agencies, design, post-production.
Mixed loft and Class A.
Noord Metro (Line 52), free Buiksloterweg ferry.
Direct metro to Zuidas in 14 minutes.
EYE Filmmuseum, A'DAM Lookout, NDSM-werf.
Houthavens & Noord is one of 4 Class A submarkets we cover in Amsterdam, classified as emerging tier with an average asking rent around €38/sqft/yr · ≈ $41 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Amsterdam Class A stock, Houthavens & Noord typically attracts Tech, creative agencies, design, post-production and competes most directly with the city's other emerging submarkets on building specification, transit access, and amenitisation.
Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Houthavens & Noord: Zuidas, Centrum & Canal Belt, Houthavens & NDSM. The full Amsterdam submarket atlas is at /cities/amsterdam.
For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Houthavens & Noord, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket:
Terminology specific to Amsterdam Class A leasing and to the emerging tier: Class A, Trophy asset, Effective rent, Concession package, TI allowance, Submarket tier.
Reviewed by Samuel Okafor — EMEA contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.