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De Baarsjes Transforms With New Tram Line and Road Upgrades
A new tram extension and ring road upgrades are turning De Baarsjes into Oud West's clearest investment corridor.
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The city transport authority confirmed on 6 July that construction of the western tram extension will begin next month, with the first section linking De Baarsjes directly to Sloterdijk station scheduled to open in March 2028.
The timing aligns with renewed pressure on housing supply after national planning rules changed in April, forcing municipalities to fast-track corridor projects that can absorb new residents without straining central districts. Oud West recorded 1,240 net inward moves in the first half of 2026, the highest six-month total since 2022, according to municipal population data released last week.
De Baarsjes sits along the Jan Pieter Heijestraat axis and borders the upgraded A10 western ring section between exits 5 and 6. The new tram stop at Mercatorplein will cut travel time to Sloterdijk business park to nine minutes, while the parallel cycle highway now under construction along the same route will add dedicated lanes separated from motor traffic. Both projects sit inside the existing De Baarsjes neighbourhood boundary, which runs from the Overtoom in the east to the Postjesweg in the west.
Price movement and transaction data
Median apartment prices in De Baarsjes reached €478,000 in the second quarter of 2026, a 14 per cent increase on the same period last year, according to the latest quarterly report from the Oud West property registry. Volume rose to 187 sales, up from 142 in the corresponding quarter of 2025. Listings on the Jan van Galenstraat corridor, which will gain two new tram platforms, are now spending an average of 19 days on the market compared with 34 days city-wide.
Next steps for buyers and investors
Prospective purchasers should review the municipal zoning map published on 2 July, which shows permitted height increases of up to four storeys on 11 blocks immediately adjacent to the future tram alignment. Early applications for the new ground-floor commercial units at Mercatorplein are due by 15 September. Local agents report that off-market enquiries for two-bedroom apartments in the €420,000 to €460,000 band have doubled since the tram funding announcement.
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