GENERAL
The office building “NewtonHouse,” designed by Rietveld Architects of New York, is located in the Rijnsweerd Noord office park in Utrecht, on the eastern side of Utrecht between Utrecht Science Park and the city center of Utrecht.
The entrance area of the “NewtonHouse” office building has recently been completely renovated. The focus of the entrance area is on creating a spacious lounge area where various functions come together. The staff restaurant has likewise been completely renovated; Vermaat Catering provides the lunch facilities here.
Lively food and beverage venues can be found both on the office park itself, such as Bar Beton, Brasserie Plato and Bar Lot, and in the immediate vicinity of Wilhelminapark and in Utrecht East, where the Nachtegaalstraat/Burgemeester Reigerstraat shopping area is also located. These are reachable within a few minutes via the cycling/pedestrian tunnel on Van Goghlaan.
Many renowned companies are established at Rijnsweerd, such as DAS Legal Expenses Insurance, ASR, EY, Keylane, Plus Retail, UAF, law firm Van Riet, PwC and the Provinciehuis (Provincial House). UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University and Utrecht University of Applied Sciences are also located nearby at Utrecht Science Park.
FACILITIES
The building features various shared facilities. The lounge area includes, among other things, a coffee corner, a staffed reception, a “grab & go” restaurant and meeting rooms. In addition, the building has a staff restaurant, a terrace and a bar.
ACCESSIBILITY
By car:
“Newton House” is excellently accessible by car. The Rijnsweerd office park is located in Utrecht East, directly at the exit from the A27 and A28 (Rijnsweerd interchange). The building is also easily reached from the A12 via the Waterlinieweg.
Public transport:
By public transport, “NewtonHouse” is well accessible via the high-frequency public transport line to and from Utrecht Central Station in approximately 12 minutes, as well as various bus lines from, among others, Nieuwegein, Lunetten, Utrecht Noord (North), etc.
FLOOR AREA
The following office space is available for rent:
4th floor:
Building section 4A2 | approx. 1,354.06 m² LFA | Immediately available
Building section 4B | approx. 707.36 m² LFA | Immediately available
Building section 4C | approx. 1,209.47 m² LFA | By arrangement
5th floor:
Building section 5A | approx. 1,256.65 m² LFA | Immediately available
Building section 5C | approx. 665.43 m² LFA | From 1 December 2026
Building section 5D | approx. 1,357.41 m² LFA | From 1 July 2026
It is possible to rent these 2 floors combined, with a total area of approximately 6,517.27 m² LFA.
The stated areas include a share of the common areas of the office building.
Measured in accordance with NEN 2580 by MeetAtelier, with measurement certificate MA23455 dated 29 January 2024.
In addition to the regular office spaces, “NewtonHouse” also offers business units that can be rented on a flexible basis. These spaces, from approximately 25 m² LFA, are available from 2 people and are located on the ground floor.
PARKING FACILITIES
The building has a spacious parking basement and the option to park in the immediate vicinity of the property. As a result, the building has a parking ratio of 1:65 m², which is unique for the Rijnsweerd Noord office park!
DELIVERY LEVEL
The office spaces will be delivered, by arrangement, in their current condition or renovated shell condition, including among other things:
– building-related installations;
– suspended ceiling fitted with lighting fixtures;
– current partition walls fitted with fire-resistant doors*;
– separate toilet facilities per floor;
– mechanical ventilation with peak cooling;
– wall-mounted cable trays for electrical and data connections;
– sprinkler system;
– current floor covering (where present)*;
– adjustment of air and lighting systems*;
– ready-to-go ICT infrastructure present in the building*;
– current pantry*;
– reception services;
– security system throughout the building.
* applies only in the case of delivery in current condition.
FIBER OPTIC
Together with Uniscape, the landlord has invested in installing a high-quality, transparent fiber-optic infrastructure in the building of which the leased premises form part, so that tenants of space in the building can obtain fast internet and/or network services. As a result, the tenant is not permitted to install its own lines in the leased premises or in the building of which the leased premises form part.
The foregoing does not prevent the tenant from obtaining internet, telephony and/or network services from a third party itself.
ENERGY LABEL
The office building has Energy Label A++.
ACCEPTANCE
Immediately, by arrangement.
RENTAL PRICE
Office space: From EUR 179.00 per m² per year.
Parking spaces: EUR 1,400.00 per parking space per year.
The stated amounts are exclusive of VAT.
VAT
The starting point is a VAT-taxed rental price. If a tenant does not meet the criteria set for taxed rental, the rental price will be increased to such an extent that the financial disadvantage arising for the landlord is fully compensated.
RENTAL TERM
5 (five) years with subsequent extension periods of 5 (five) years each. Shorter rental terms are negotiable.
RENT PAYMENT
The rent and the service charge advance, plus VAT, payable quarterly in advance.
RENT REVIEW
Annually, for the first time 1 (one) year after the rent commencement date, based on the change in the monthly price index figure according to the consumer price index (CPI), series for all households (2015 = 100), published by Statistics Netherlands (CBS).
SERVICE CHARGES
EUR 80.00 per m² per year, on the basis of advance payment and final settlement, plus VAT, for the following deliveries and services. A settlement takes place once a year based on the actual costs incurred, among other things for:
Utilities, including:
– supply of heating and cooling (heat and cold storage), including standing charges
– electricity consumption and transport, including standing charges;
– water consumption, including standing charges;
Technical maintenance (contract and repairs):
– minor structural maintenance;
– technical/climate installations;
– fire safety installation;
– fire alarm system;
– access control system;
– automatic doors
– other technical installations;
– lighting installations and fixtures;
– elevator installation;
– facade maintenance installation.
Services:
– landscaping;
– winter maintenance (ice/snow control);
– cleaning maintenance;
– sanitary facilities;
– window cleaning;
– facade cleaning;
– waste removal;
– pest control.
Full Service Hospitality component:
– hospitality management;
– restaurant facilities;
– reception services.
Other:
– surveillance/security rounds;
– key holding/alarm response;
– municipal taxes;
– 5% administration costs on the above deliveries and services.
The above list is not exhaustive. The landlord reserves the right to expand or reduce the aforementioned deliveries, services and special facilities, and to adjust the tenant’s share of the costs accordingly.
SECURITY
A bank guarantee, ROZ 2018 model, or deposit equal to three months’ rent and service charges, plus VAT.
LEASE AGREEMENT
The lease agreement to be drawn up is in accordance with the agreement established by the Dutch Real Estate Council in February 2015 and as used by the Dutch Association of Real Estate Agents (NVM), together with the accompanying General Provisions.
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