The site is adjacent to the remaining fragment of the Amsterdam Battery , originally constructed in c . 1781 and now a protected National Heritage Resource . The building design serves to protect the visual connection between the Battery and the sea , as well as the Noon Gun on Signal Hill , with the development split into two buildings along this sightline . Visibility of the Battery structure from Dock Road has also been maintained .
The preservation of the Amsterdam Battery itself forms part of the Battery Park project , currently under construction , and will provide a new urban park and connection to the city , as well as underground parking for the Canal Precinct .
The Tenants Waterway House South is the new home of British American Tobacco SA ( BAT ), who have moved to the V & A Waterfront from Stellenbosch where the company had been based since its formation in 1904 . They now occupy the full extent of 8,080m 2 of rentable area over three office floors . The ground floor retail space is occupied by Shift Coffee , along with Bulthaup , Porsche and Ducati showrooms .
Waterway House North is the new Cape Town address of financial services firm EY , who have taken up just over 3,600m 2 on the 3rd floor and part of the 2nd floor . Of the remaining 5,400m 2
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