Estate Living Digital Publication Issue 1 January 2015 | Page 36

party and full scale wedding to corporate team building events. The estate is covered by some 46 hectares of conservation corridors and agricultural areas. Approximately 6000 indigenous trees and plants can be found on the estate, including the Stinkwoods, River Bush Willows, Black Monkey thorns, Black Karees and wild olives. Residents are also encouraged to use indigenous plant material in their gardens. Thirteen kilometres of meandering walking trails allow residents to explore and appreciate the mild Highveld climate and its breath-taking scenery in all its beauty. A number of communal parks, furnished with dedicated children’s play areas and jungle gyms, further lure families outdoors to enjoy this safe and natural lifestyle. Residents have direct access to and automatically become social members of the Irene Country Club. Voted the Best Golf Course in Gauteng last year the club offers , seasoned and inexperienced golfers a discounted resident’s rate. In addition to the magnificent golf course, estate dwellers can also utilise the squash and tennis courts, cricket, hockey and bowling facilities, along with a lovely entertainment area. As with any estate, service and safety is crucial and Southdowns Estate is unique in offering a full spectrum of services administered entirely by the estate’s management. The Home Owners Association manages all the internal services including water , electricity, gas, telecommunication and sanitation. This sustainable 30 model allows the estate management to sustain more control and limits the number of service people on the property, thus increasing security. Southdowns is serviced by a dedicated Sasol gas pipeline directly from Northern Mozambique, a wholly unique concept never before used in South Africa. Each home is connected to the natural gas pipe line for water and underfloor heating, as well as when braaing and cooking, helping to reduce monthly power expenses by almost half – an extremely attractive additional feature given the current energy crisis engulfing the country. billion and rated best luxury Suburb in Pretoria by The Financial Mail for 3 years in a row, it is obvious why Southdowns should be a notable estate to keep on the radar A fully . fledged modern estate with a farm look and feel, Southdowns is a unique estate that has quite literally thought of everything. Contact: Jack Prentice Southdowns Management Services Tel: [phone] Cell: 082 454 6977 Email [email protected] Frans Stander: Estate General Manager A top of the range FTTH (Fibre to the Tel: [phone] Home) optic cable service to each Email: [email protected] household ensures superior internet www.southdownsestate.co.za connectivity and communication. With service provider ATEC as their Financial Facts at your technology partner this feature once Fingertips: , again only enhances property values and the quality of business and • Rated best luxury Suburb in lifestyle. Proud of their incident-free Pretoria by The Financial Mail for 3 track record, the estate incorporates years in a row, Southdowns is an military specification thermal imaging ideal investment opportunity. cameras covering the perimeter of • With an entire estate value of R3.4 the estate. billion, the estate offers a beautifully secure farming lifestyle at competitive A top of the range electric fence, value. regular dog and vehicle patro ls, and • To date, the highest price achieved an in-house control and monitor for a freestanding home was R10.5 room form parts of the daily security million. measures. A new Clear Vu fence • With on-going developments, will also be erected in 2015, with including an additional 120 self-storage access controlled by biometric finger units, cluster homes, townhouses printing. In developing the estate, and full title plot and plan houses, Southdowns Management Services Southdowns is extremely proud of its has built an ingenious sustainable continuously developing, sustainable business model that goes far beyond business model. land and property sales. With an a current estimated total value of R3.5