Living Eindhoven
Creativity, idiosyncrasy, innovation, and technology are just a few keywords that briefly summarize this energetic and vibrant city. Combine this with the ever-present Brabant coziness, and you get the city where you want to live!
The city center of Eindhoven is a 15-minute bike ride from OAK. From design to technology and culture to knowledge, there is plenty to discover and experience in Eindhoven. You can also enjoy the good life here. The agenda with (cultural) events is diverse. The well-known Dutch Design Week, Glow, and the Light route attracts many visitors from home and abroad every year. And when it comes to good restaurants and cozy bars, there is no better place than Eindhoven.
Living in OAK means living in the middle of the interesting, innovative Brainport region. A place where no one dwells and where knowledge, drive, and employment are abundant. Major international employers such as ASML, VDL, Philips, and the High Tech Campus are just around the corner. You have a direct connection with the access roads A2 and the N2 and Eindhoven Airport is an 8-minute drive away. OAK offers countless possibilities to broaden your horizons.
Meerhoven en Bosrijk and its amenities
OAK is located in the Meerhoven district of Eindhoven, in part, which we call Bosrijk. Here you can enjoy a quiet, city life with an extremely green character. In Meerhoven there is ample opportunity for sports and games. Near OAK, you will find the volleyball club De Hangar where young and old can play volleyball, and a gym within walking distance at Artisport. You can also play football at the DBS Football club and hit a ball at the Meerhoven Tennis Association. Sports in nature, who doesn't want that? Maintaining your condition in the healthy outdoors is perfectly possible in the vast nature of Meerhoven.
In Bosrijk you can reach many places on foot and benefit from the good facilities of Meerhoven. For example, the Terminal M shopping center is within walking distance of your home in OAK. Here you can go for your daily shopping at the supermarkets Jumbo, Albert Heijn or Lidl. You can get your sandwiches from the bakery, have your hair cut, or shop for children’s clothes in the shopping center. Terminal M is also the perfect place to grab a bite.
There are two primary schools within 500 meters of OAK: Primary School 't Slingertouw and Saltoschool De Startbaan. Eindhoven also has several secondary schools near OAK, including the Huygens Lyceum, Sint Lucas and Van Maerlantlyceum. Need childcare in Meerhoven? Korein Kinderplein offers this at four locations in Meerhoven.