Amsterdam, March 18, 2025 – Rockfield Real Estate strengthens its position in the Dutch market with the appointment of Sebastian Zwart as Senior Director of Investments and Development. With his extensive experience in real estate investments and developments, he will provide strategic leadership in expanding our Dutch portfolio, focusing on acquisitions and sustainable investments across residential and student housing sectors. This senior and multi-specialist recruitment underlines our development ambition and strengthens our foothold in the Netherlands, one of the largest markets in Europe.
“My expertise lies in acquisitions, development, evaluating investment opportunities, and managing transactions. I look forward to leveraging my experience to execute strategic acquisitions and optimize investment opportunities within Rockfield’s growing real estate portfolio.”
– Sebastian Zwart, Senior Director of Investments and Development, Rockfield Real Estate
Sebastian brings over 15 years of experience in the real estate sector, with a focus on investments, acquisitions, and developments. At Nuveen Real Estate, he was ultimately responsible for the Dutch platform as Portfolio Manager and led large-scale real estate developments and renovations, including PI59 in the Zuidas and the Gouden Bocht on the Herengracht. Prior to that, as an Asset Manager at Patrizia, he was responsible for residential portfolios, including the Vestia portfolio. His career began at Savills as an investments consultant in multiple sectors such as housing and student housing.
With this appointment, Rockfield Real Estate takes the next step in strengthening its market position and growing a future-proof real estate portfolio. Rockfield currently has about € 2 billion under management for institutional clients, manages about 5,000 homes across Europe, and has developed about 10,000 homes since its inception in 2014. In addition, he will play a key role in the expansion of Rockfield’s pan-European student housing strategy, which was recently launched with a commitment of €800 million. This fund enables us to significantly expand our presence in the Netherlands and respond to the continued growth in demand for student housing.
“With Sebastian’s arrival, we are not only strengthening our international growth ambitions but also reinforcing our position in the Dutch market. This enables us to further expand our funds and strategies and effectively respond to the growing demand for sustainable housing solutions.”
– Wouter van den Eijnden, CEO, Rockfield Real Estate
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