Nearly 200 new SSH& student housing units for Nijmegen: construction starts end of 2025
Nijmegen, June 4th 2025
SSH&, the student housing provider for Arnhem and Nijmegen, is joining forces with construction company Van Wijnen to build a brand-new student complex on the Groenewoudseweg in Nijmegen. On the site of the old GGD building, which will soon be demolished, three modern buildings will rise, offering a total of nearly 200 student rooms.
In the presence of enthusiastic students, Kees Stunnenberg, Managing Director of SSH&, and Fabian Bovenlander, Director of Van Wijnen Arnhem, signed the construction agreement on Tuesday afternoon, 3 June. Construction is set to begin at the end of 2025.
With this development, SSH& is taking an important step toward addressing the growing shortage of student housing in Nijmegen. At the end of 2022, the municipality sold the land to SSH&, clearing the way for this ambitious project on the corner of Groenewoudseweg and Professor Bellefroidstraat.
The design of the complex, by opZoom architects, combines functionality with a contemporary and sustainable character. It will feature independent studios along with shared facilities such as bicycle parking, a laundry room, and a communal space.
Kees Stunnenberg, Managing Director of SSH&:
"We are incredibly proud that on this iconic site, where the GGD building stood for so many years, we will soon be able to offer nearly 200 students a new home. This project is not only a response to the housing shortage, but also an investment in the future and livability of Nijmegen as a student city."
If everything goes according to plan, the first students will be able to move in at the start of the 2027 academic year.
In the photo in front of the former GGD site, from left to right: Wim Fokkens, Fabian Bovenlander, students: Isaure van der Togt, Beau Tiemissen en Mees Williams, Kees Stunnenberg, Simon Hokke, Jarno Huijbers, Lutina Terpstra, Robert van Dijk, Ibrahim Benhaddi en Eddy Arts.
For further information, please contact:
SSH&, Laura Ophof, 06 – 25638483 / [email protected]
Van Wijnen, Bob van de Loo, 06 – 38 688 407 / [email protected]
