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Haren Airport

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedReinhabitedRetrofit builtBrussels, Belgium

Former airport redeveloped 1950s; now hosts NATO/Belgian military facilities with no confirmed housing/office use. · summary, model-written

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StatusRetrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyRedeveloped · ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New usescivic, housing, office, otherWikipedia no source

Summary, model-written

Haren Airport opened in 1914 as a military airfield under German Empire control, closed in 1950, and was immediately redeveloped (runways broken up).

Why. The site was repurposed as part of Brussels' urban expansion. Key reuse: Tactical Air Forces headquarters (1961), NATO headquarters (1967), and a new NATO HQ (2017). Belgian military facilities still occupy parts of the site.

Where it stands. Status: built (redevelopment complete). Strategy: aligns with peers using 'redevelop'/'reinhabit' (e.g., Kahn Tailoring, Whiteleys). New uses listed as civic/housing/office, but current use is military/NATO.

For a planner

  • Closed 1950, redeveloped immediately
  • NATO use confirmed since 1967
  • No current housing/office data provided

For a developer

  • Military/NATO use dominates current site
  • No details on housing/office implementation
  • Peer sites show similar reinhabitation strategy

What we do not know yet

  • No population density or current occupancy data
  • No specifics on civic/housing/office projects
  • Original developer (German Empire) not relevant to current planning

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History and original facts

Opened1914newtypes-extraction reported
Closed1950newtypes-extraction reported
Original developerGerman Empirenewtypes-extraction reported
AnchorsBelgian Army Air Force, Sabena, Imperial Airways, KLM, Air France, Deutsche Luft Hansa, British Continental Airways, Luftwaffe
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Haren Airport, a former military and civil airport in Brussels, Belgium, was closed in the early 1950s and redeveloped into new roads, office blocks, military terrain, residential sections, and the NATO headquarters.

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Background

Haren Airport or Evere Airfield is a former military airfield and civil airport in Brussels, Belgium. Located in Brussels' city section of Haren and adjacent municipality of Evere, it was established by the German Empire in 1914 and lasted until the early 1950s when it was closed. Meanwhile it had been replaced by nearby Melsbroek airfield that Nazi Germany had established in World War II, which developed into the current Brussels Airport. The former grounds of Haren-Evere airfield were redeveloped as part of the expanding Brussels urban area; some buildings remain in use as facilities of the Belgian military.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1914 Established as a military airfield
  2. 1914 Opened
  3. 1950 Airport closed
  4. 1950 Runways broken up and terrain redeveloped
  5. 1950 Closed
  6. 1961 Former air terminal used as Tactical Air Forces headquarters
  7. 1967 NATO moved its headquarters to a section of the former airfield terrain
  8. 2002 Belgian Government offered King Albert Barracks to NATO for new headquarters
  9. 2017 New NATO headquarters dedicated

Sources

  • Haren Airport · CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Haren Airport or Evere Airfield
    it was established by the German Empire in 1914
    lasted until the early 1950s when it was closed
    In the 1950s, all the runways were broken up, and the airport terrain was subsequently divided and used for new roads, office blocks, military terrain and smaller residential sections.

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