A group of squatters has been staying in a building on Keizersgracht for a few days now. The squatters have put up banners, they say to protest against vacancy.
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The property was squatted last Sunday. “It went quite quietly,” says a resident of another house in the street. “There was also a meeting here on the street, and people were all walking.” According to another, some of the squatters come from Eastern Europe.
The squatters say the building has been vacant for years and is in poor condition. This was confirmed by local residents this afternoon. The canal house was also squatted in 2015, but then it was evacuated by the police.
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“It is extremely impractical what they are doing,” says one of the local residents. “I suppose they want housing to be built in an affordable segment, and that’s not going to happen here. You really pay here if you want to buy or rent an apartment. ” Another: “I will not say it is good that it is now occupied. But it is also a shame if people hold such a precious home and the possibilities for so long. “
The director of the architectural firm that is now working on the property for the owner, says that there are plans. Due to the high demands of the municipal monument office and the corona crisis, the execution would take a long time. He is amazed at the squat. “There is no sewer, no kitchen, nothing at all.”
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The squatters themselves did not want to respond today. A police spokesman said that there was no intervention on Sunday, because officers did not catch the group red-handed during the cracking. The owner of the property has also not filed a declaration.
“You could make something wonderful out of it,” says the local resident. ‘But in the meantime, after all the demolition work and the windows are open, the building is pretty rotten and you will really have to put millions into it to make the building beautiful again. But I still think it is worth it. “
The VVD has the city council on yesterday clarification asked. The party wants to know whether the squatters’ identities have been established and whether they are suspected of trespassing, burglary or destruction.
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