MRP welcomes Dress for Success in WFC Amsterdam
MRP welcomes Dress for Success Amsterdam to WFC Amsterdam. Dress for Success helps residents from Amsterdam with a small budget on their way to economic independence in suitable job application clothing. The arrival of Dress for Success fits in with MRP's plans to transform WFC Amsterdam into a diverse mixed-use place of living, working and coming together with space for different commercial and social functions.
Bart Meijer, CEO MRP: ”We are working with the municipality of Amsterdam on the plans for the transformation of WFC Amsterdam into a lively place for living, working and various facilities. The site must be accessible and of value to local residents, tenants, future residents, national and international visitors and, above all for the residents of the city of Amsterdam. We are therefore pleased that we can also take our social responsibility here and facilitate Dress for Success at this location with a new store.”
From left to rightTjeerd Hulsman (Dress for Success), Robbert-Jan Bosch (WFC Amsterdam), Corina Koekenbier (Dress for Success), Achmed Baâdoud (MRP) en Karien van Niekerk (Dress for Success)
Dress for Success Amsterdam new location
On July 4, Dress for Success Amsterdam opens in WFC MRP Flex Offices at Koningin Wilhelminaplein 1 (corner with Schipluidenstraat) on the 7th floor. With the support of the Municipality of Amsterdam, AT5 and many other Amsterdammers who are very fond of Dress for Success Amsterdam, a new place has been found for the store. In the past 12 years, Eigen Haard has made space available free of charge on the Burgemeester de Vlugtlaan. Dress for Success is very grateful to Eigen Haard for the support she has received over the years.
Dress for Success helps residents of Amsterdam with a small budget to suitable job application clothing and in the past 12 years Dress for Success Amsterdam has helped thousands of people from Amsterdam and the surrounding area with a start on their way to economic independence by providing a set of clothing for free.
WFC Amsterdam a lively and accessible place on the Westas
The iconic WFC Amsterdam (World Fashion Centre), located on the Westas A10, has grown since 1968 into a gathering place for entrepreneurship and creativity. MRP bought WFC Amsterdam at the end of 2018. WFC Amsterdam is now transforming a monofunctional building complex into a diverse, sustainable and lively place. The new hotspot on the Westas, where you like to work, live and meet each other. WFC Amsterdam offers space for various functions with the most important pillars of fashion, technology and creativity with high-profile facilities, social and cultural activities.
The current WFC Amsterdam offers various options in terms of office space. The spaces vary in surface area, from 50m2 to 625m2 to completion and decoration. Fully furnished office spaces, meeting rooms and co-working spaces are available. There are short terms of the agreements that range from a month to a year. It is also possible to extend the contract in the interim, expand the space or opt for a smaller space. Due to the space and excellent accessibility, it is an ideal location for entrepreneurs. In addition, there are fashion showrooms, a parking garage with over 850 parking spaces, the WFC Event Center for all kinds of events, conferences and trade fairs, meeting facilities, storage spaces and Short Stay.
