The buildings are owned by AG Vespa a public company set up to help the city manage its real estate and major projects and the project is the first rental development of its kind for the organisation.

\"AG Vespa can charge very high rent for the commercial ground floors while the upper floors have far less value. Like in so many buildings on the main shopping street the upper floors are left empty\" explained Somers.

He said that as a result of the project the amount of inhabitants on the Meir increased \"which is quite unusual\".

Leystraat项目完工于2017年 ， 在本月该项目提名EU Mies奖 ， 该奖项以建筑大师密斯·范·德·罗的名字而命名 ， 每两年颁发一次 ， 对象是优秀的当代建筑项目以及新兴建筑师 。

在Antwerp的其他场所 ， 比利时建筑事务所DMVA近期将一座17世纪的三层住宅改造为一座只有2.4米宽的酒店 。