Estate Living Digital Publication Issue 5 May 2015 | Page 20

Renewable energy is essential with piped gas
being offered to residents as an alternative
power source as well as solar energy options,
energy efficient lighting schemes using low
energy LED lamps and backup electricity
generators. It is difficult to appreciate the full
scope of the vision behind Steyn City without
physically being on site.

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When fully developed, Steyn City will be 6
times the size of Sandton’s city centre, 4 times
the size of the city of Monaco and 2½ times
the size of New York’s Central Park and will
provide 8 000 dwellings for approximately
20 000 residents, you are left feeling a little
breathless and entirely overwhelmed by the
sheer immensity.
data service providers and the infrastructure
will support ‘triple-play’ services for all
platforms including voice, internet and
television which can all be transmitted on
a single fibre cable. Wi-Fi hotspots will be
located at strategic points throughout the r/
esort and a web based portal will provide
residents with all the information they need
to know; from personalised utility billing to
internet usage statistics as well as allowing for
communication with staff and management.

Judging by the size and quality of the
investmenttodatethedevelopersarerighton
track in bringing their vision of a metropolitan
resort offering a lifestyle choice for likeminded
individuals that want contemporary living but
with old school values.
Contact:
www.steyncity.co.za
010 597 1040