Estate Living Magazine #liveyourbestlife - Issue 46 December 2019 | Page 22
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FORTY ON L
BLOK RAW’s FORTY ON L brings global travellers and savvy
locals a trendy urban lifestyle at a deliberately lower price
point without compromising on quality.
The concept
FORTY ON L is a new urban living development from the BLOK stable. The
developers are already well known for a number of other urban-specific designs
within the city of Cape Town. This one, however, is from a new division: BLOK
RAW, which was instigated specifically to design around the challenges of a
depressed global economy with the goal of providing sustainable, affordable
urban space without compromising core values of quality.
The key concept is unashamedly cost reduction, ultimately opening up access
to new buyers and investors previously financially excluded from the high-end
property market. This goal has been achieved through a mix of exceptional
design, inspired utilisation of space, and focus on the more critical aspects of
building quality urban accommodation.
The urbanisation movement
Cape Town – surrounded by water and with a spectacular but somewhat
inconvenient mass of wind-sculpted sandstone in the middle – has seen near
unidirectional suburban development, resulting in time-consuming commutes
and energy-sapping frustrations for many. Perhaps this is reason enough for the
city to see growing interest in integrated work-live mixed-used neighbourhoods
– a lifestyle many Europeans take for granted, and yet a relatively new idea in the
African context. Live and work close to your recreational space, position yourself
within walking distance of most amenities, and breathe in the energy that is the