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Commerce 31Crescent

31 COMMERCE CRESCENT Kramerville , Johannesburg
DEVELOPER & PROJECT MANAGERS Alchemy
ARCHITECT Paragon Architects South Africa
QUANTITY SURVEYOR James Welsh Consulting
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Sotiralis Consulting Engineers
FIRE ENGINEERS Plantech Associates
HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANTS HSE Global
LIFT CONSULTANT PG Lift Projects
TIME MANAGEMENT Orion Project Managers
MAIN CONTRACTOR Astek Property Group
PHOTOGRAPHY Franz Rabe

Paragon Architects has established a long-standing relationship with developer Alchemy , which has purchased seven buildings along Commerce Crescent in the Kramerville Design District in Johannesburg since 2015 . Following on from its involvement with a successful renovation project at 37 & 35 Commerce Crescent , Paragon Architects has subsequently completed separate projects at 33 & 39 , and has recently completed work on 31 Commerce Crescent .

The success of the Commerce Crescent precinct has evolved over a number of years . As a result of the original tenant at 35 Commerce Crescent , luxury Italian design retailer Casaredo , doing excellent trade at this location , it became apparent that Commerce Crescent could be developed into a precinct for high end retailers . As similar buildings on either side of No 35 became available , Alchemy purchased these and refurbished them for other design orientated tenants .
The Kramerville area has been a retail hub with a focus on design related business for a number of years , with many businesses occupying retrofitted offices and old warehouses in the area . Commerce Crescent offered these businesses customised premises better suited to their requirements . As more buildings have been purchased and developed by Alchemy and the Commerce Crescent precinct has grown , the range of clients had broadened from design to other high end businesses that compliment the existing retailers . Although every building is separate , Alchemy sees the development of Commerce Crescent as a single , cohesive retail offering .
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