Estate Living Digital Publication Issue 9 September 2015 | Page 28

Croydon Olive Estate is
a pioneering estate that
successfully marries aspects of
the past, present and future.

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century Cape village homes with street-facing
verandas, low garden walls, raised patios and treelined walkways, giving a idyllic old school village
feel. Homeowners are encouraged to incorporate
indigenous plants such as fynbos in their garden so
that the landscape retains its natural look, whilst
the grounds are irrigated with stored rainwater and
recycling facilities are also available to maintain
the most sustainable and environmentally friendly
living. Homeowners are also permitted to add solar
panels to the outside of their homes. Residents are
able to utilise a range of walking trails as well as the
state of the art onsite gym and open-air swimming
pool and will soon be able to fish under a catch
and release system in the onsite dam. A number of
social events organised by the HOA, including the
annual harvest and regular Sunday lunches, brings
the estate community together, whilst the outside
entertainment and braai area is ideal for smaller
private gatherings. A fully equipped function venue
can seat 86 people and is available for external
events such as weddings and corporate soirees
and homeowners also receive a half-litre bottle of
olive oil and 500 grams of olives from the estate
orchards every month.
Security is paramount and the estate enjoys a
dedicated 24-hour armed response team that
includes a canine unit. The entire 2.14-kilometre

perimeter fence is fully alarmed and electrified and
each home is fitted with a house alarm. A biometric
fingerprinting system is currently in operation
in order to manage the large number of onsite
external contractors and this will soon be extended
to monitor the access of homeowners and visitors,
creating a robust security operation.
Croydon Olive Estate is a pioneering estate that
successfully marries aspects of the past, present
and future. Offering residents the opportunity
to experience authentic rural living, it exudes
memories of old Cape Town whilst setting sound
foundations for a rewarding, sustainable and selfsufficient future. This is most definably estate living
of the future.
CONTACT
For property sales directly from the developer,
Willem Joubert on [e-mail].
For resale properties:
Koot Smit
083 263 0541
Cindy Swanepoel
082 925 2960.
General queries:
[e-mail]
021 843 3250