The Hilton Antwerp Old Town has occupied Adolphe Kileman’s 1885 department store on the Groenplaats since 1993. A permit granted in January 2026 lets it add four floors and 137 rooms.
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The Boerentoren, a farmers’ bank tower waiting for its crown
The Boerentoren went up on the Schoenmarkt in 1931 and 1932, 87.5 metres of art deco for a farmers’ bank. Katoen Natie bought it in 2020, and Daniel Libeskind is adding a crown.