Estate Living Digital Publication Issue 1 January 2015 | 页面 35

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uccessfully creating rural and
urban living, Southdowns
Residential Estate is the
perfect setting for young
professionals who crave a
quaint agricultural lifestyle,
just a stone’s throw from the city.
Lying within Centurion, with its
weeping willows, tree-lined streets
and the meandering Hennops River
at its heart, the sleepy suburb of Irene
remains a choice piece of Highveld
land. Nestled in its centre, conveniently
just off the N1, is the highly sought
after Southdowns Residential Estate,
offering a truly impressive farming
community, just 3 kilometres from the
Centurion Gautrain station. Maintaining
a rich authenticity throughout, each of
the eventual 730 free-standing homes
exudes a rustic charm. Best described
as Highveld, Victorian and turn of the
century architectural vernacular the
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contemporary interpretation creates a
successful piece of the past in present
day Centurion.
As well as being located close to
public transport, there are a number
of amenities situated directly across
from the estate’s main gate. For those
looking to eliminate the daily commute
to work entirely, Southdowns Business
Park offers offices for rent and
Southdowns’ 40-store shopping centre
offers anything and everything, from
banks to toy shops, entertainment
facilities and well-known furniture
stores. Finally, Southdown College,
a private co-educational school
currently teaching 1550 learners from
Grades 000 to 12, enjoys a fantastic
reputation amongst locals and comes
complete with its own fully fledged
theatre.Nature is at the epicentre of
this community. The estate is actively
involved with the Birdlife Northern

Gauteng Association and a popular
bird watching morning has been
established. Held quarterly throughout
the year residents can expect to see
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a wide variety of indigenous birds, as
well as Egyptian geese, black duck,
yellow-bill and white-faced duck, redbill teal, moorhens and coot.
The estate also enjoys a longstanding
relationship with the adjacent Irene
Dairy Farm. This is a working dairy
farm with a herd of 120 Holstein
cows, some of which often graze on
the estate land, much to the delight
of local children. The farm also grows
mielies/corn on land forming part
of and belonging to the estate and
invites residents to make use of their
two restaurants, dairy shop and
daily milking sessions. There are also
stunning fully functional banqueting
facilities that can accommodate
anything from a toddler’s birthday
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