Estate Living Magazine Invest SA - Issue 41 May 2019 | 页面 10

RESTORATION ON P R O P E R T Y & - Artist rendering Vannin Vannin Court Court - artist's rendering I N V E S T M E N T Vannin Court - artist's rendering JOBURG CBD’S MOST NEGLECTED BUILDINGS Johannesburg City Council is driving an initiative to restore 84 buildings in the CBD to provide efficient, contemporary accommodation for city dwellers, and tenders have been awarded to various developers who’ve now started this visionary transformation of some of Jozi’s oldest residential hubs. Vannin Court - current condition The earmarked buildings are in Jeppestown, Newtown, Hillbrow, Doornfontein, Yeoville, the city centre and Fordsburg. The intention is for the private sector to invest money in converting the buildings, many of which are owned by the city council. The council will then, in turn, lease the buildings to the developers who may charge rent to recoup the money spent on the investment.