Estate Living Magazine Connection - Issue 43 July 2019 | Page 21

P R O P E R T Y
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I N V E S T M E N T
THE SETTING
Consider Paarl. A municipality of its own within commuting distance
of the centre of Cape Town, it’s both a city and a rural destination –
and it’s quickly becoming recognised as one of the Western Cape’s
most liveable residential addresses.
Billing itself as ‘The Heart of the Cape Winelands’, it’s a unique mix of
residential and business areas built into a mosaic of farms, vineyards
and orchards on the banks of the Berg River. It boasts hundreds of
dining and culinary experiences and a rich and varied cultural life.
And it’s surrounded by enormous nature reserves and high mountain
ranges with a broad spectrum of attractions for everyone who loves
the outdoors: MTB, running, hiking and walking trails, horse riding
(including polo), fly-fishing, birding, and much, much more.
Close enough to world-class universities, it’s also the home of some
of the best schools in South Africa – and, by the way, of one of the
country’s most prestigious school sporting events: the annual Paarl
Gimnasium/Paarl Boys’ High rugby tournament.
This is the enviable environment into which established developers
Schone Cedar have recently introduced Mountain Crest Private
Estate.
THE STAR OF THE SHOW
Strategically situated in a rural residential node in the southeastern
corner of Paarl, and about two kilometres off the N1, Mountain Crest
is perfectly placed to take full advantage of the region’s natural
assets – including sweeping views towards Paarl Rock in the west,
and the Drakenstein and Du Toitskloof mountains in the south.
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