On Friday 7 November, we squatted Sint Jacobsdwarsstraat 6, owned by Stadsgoed N.V., through Stadsgoed Monumenten B.V. The same company owns or owned the former windows on the Dollebijnensteeg in the Red Light District that were squatted by Mokum Kraakt in 2024. They were also the owners of Rokin 116 when it was squatted and re-squatted in 2003. After the first eviction, the gemeente gave Stadsgoed a €50 million mortgage to renovate the building and turn it into expensive housing for sale, even though the company had no money.
Stadsgoed grew out of the woningcorporatie Het Oosten, which through a merger later became Stadgenoot. The company’s purpose was to buy properties from the criminal underworld — in collaboration with the geemente — and increase the liveability of the city. For anyone who needs a translation from property-market-speak, liveability here means higher rents, soulless touristshops, more hotels with extortionate prices. And of course, happy, rich speculants. [Read More]
