Estate Living Magazine Connection - Issue 43 July 2019 | Page 28

P R O P E R T Y & I N V E S T M E N T Gauteng Celebration Retirement Estate, located opposite Northgate Mall in Johannesburg, offers sectional title freestanding houses, simplex cottages and apartments, with 19 different floor plans and with prices starting at R810,000. Every unit is wheelchair-friendly, and there is elevator access to all apartment levels. Facilities include a 30-bed 24-hour frail care centre, a restaurant with extended coffee shop, library, convenience store, hair and beauty salon, indoor heated swimming pool and laundry services. The development includes a 2.7-hectare protected green space. Groot Parys Estate The Retreat in Hazeldean, Pretoria East, is a retirement lifestyle estate with freestanding houses, apartments, a fully fitted clubhouse, a frail care centre, and on-site medical facilities. The houses are priced from R1.6 million, and apartments between R900,000 and R1.2 million. Residents enjoy full use of the state-of-the-art clubhouse, and there are several scenic walking trails with birds and small wildlife. Bronberg Retirement Estate is located in a quiet corner of Pretoria where residents enjoy exclusive access to a small nature reserve on the Bronberg. There is a choice of houses and apartments, all with quality finishes and covered patios, and services include frail care facilities, home-based healthcare, 24-hour security, and a centre with dining hall, lounge, library, recreation hall, kiosk, heated swimming pool, and hair and beauty salon. Prices start at around R1.6 million. Caves Retirement Village Groot Parys Estate near Paarl is the only sectional title retirement community in this historic wine-producing town. This brand-new estate offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, which will be priced well below R2 million once sales are launched. Groot Parys offers state-of-the-art security, excellent healthcare facilities, and a host of activities and amenities, including a business centre. Groenkloof consists of retirement villages in George and Great Brak, located in the heart of the beautiful Garden Route. The villages boast the full spectrum of retirement offerings including full-title houses, life-right units, assisted-living flats, a frail care centre, sub- acute care facilities, community centres and a multitude of other services. The different Groenkloof villages come in at different price points, and it is possible to buy a unit for around R1 million. Caves Retirement Village is in the heart of the Klein Karoo next to the Swartberg Mountains close to Oudtshoorn. All the houses are designed in a true Karoo fashion, and it has a full care unit. Construction on the third block of apartments started in April 2019. Prices start at R584,000 for a bachelor suite. Bronberg Retirement Estate Helen Grange