The main streets of interest in Berchem are Cogels-Osylei, Transvaalstraat, and Waterloostraat where demolition was prevented when the area got monumental status in the 1980s.
The main streets of interest are Cogels-Osylei, Transvaalstraat, and Waterloostraat. After the area was slated for demolition in the 1960s, to be replaced with a business and office complex, demolition was prevented when the area got monumental status in the 1980s. 
