Estate Living Digital Publication Issue 4 April 2015 | Page 31

Living arrangements on the estate are made up of four entities. The 403 plots of freestanding residential and fynbos homes tend to be owned by long-term residents who are attracted to the unsurpassed views and secure and tranquil lifestyle offered at this environmentally friendly, heritage-driven golf estate. These homes sell from R6m to an impressive R20m. The 113 en-suite villas and 120 lodges epitomise luxury and comfort and make up the other portion of this estate. value and management are seeing more and more cash purchases. On an ordinary day, a good proportion of the homes on the estate are occupied by permanent residents, including an increasing number of families who are attracted to the nearby private Curro School as well as the marvellous climate of Mossel Bay. The remaining majority of properties are holiday homes. In the summer months when the swallows return, occupancy rates dramatically increases. Security is, therefore, extremely One of the biggest draws to Pinnacle Point important and Pinnacle Point’s robust inis the tremendous investment potential housesecurityservicenotonlysetsitapart and its recent ‘International Property from its competitors, but is one of the award’ for ‘Best Golf Development Africa’ many reasons that so many international shows they are definitely competitive home owners want to stay here. value for money. The security unit forms an integral part of Today, the estate is one of the busiest the HOA and works collectively with staff on the Garden Route, with eight new and residents in gathering information houses being constructed and plans and observing unusual activities. A already submitted for more. Several of stringent recruitment process means the estate’s first time home owners have that managers know exactly who is on gone on to buy second and third homes site at all times, while a perimeter fence on the estate due to the great investment with motion detector sensors running 31