Makeover for Cape Town’s Thornhill Road Park
Blok recently launched its second development in
Green Point, SEVENonT, on Thornhill Road. This
follows on from its first launch, FOURonC, in Clarens
Road, Sea Point in September.
The Green Point apartments cater for professionals
and parents of all ages, the proximity to Reddam
School and the Green Point Urban Park being a large
part of this attraction, and the units are already
selling fast.
As part of their
commitment to
“walk the talk”
of positively
impacting on their
environments,
Blok has
identified
the park that
SEVENonT
overlooks as an
opportunity to
work with the
City of Cape Town
to beautify and
maximise its
potential.
“We met with the
City and were pleasantly surprised at how excited
they were to work with us on this project”, says
Jacques van Embden, MD of Blok. “Our immediate
responsibilities will include all landscaping and
purchasing of new play equipment, seating, fencing
and such. The City will provide the electricity and
lighting needed; there is already running water
available, and they will also continue to manage
ongoing park maintenance. We want to use this
opportunity to encourage all developers to pursue
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similar relationships with their cities, the symbiosis is
obvious and the benefits significant and sustainable.”
“The City Parks Department is extremely excited to
be a partner with Blok in turning what is currently
a dreary looking park into something that will be
exciting for the kids to play in and the adults to relax,
enjoy and feel safe. City Parks looks forward to the
completion of the park and the ongoing partnership
between the
City and Blok,”
says David
Curran, District
Operations
Manager - City
Parks.
This project
begins in
September
2015, and the
completion date
is estimated to be
during December
2015 when
SEVENonT is
completed.
The Park project
speaks to Blok’s
commitment to have a lasting positive impact on
the neighbourhoods in which it develops. As part of
this initiative they have also committed to ongoing
donations to the License Plate Recognition Program
and local Ratepayers’ Associations. AD
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