Estate Living Magazine New Beginnings - Issue 37 January 2019 | Page 19

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Lakeside or Constantia. To be close to the best schools, to be in this
location, there is really nothing else like it.’
Extra advantages, he says, include being close to the Winelands,
with Kirstenbosch up the road, and spectacular views of Table
Mountain.
Lesley Payne of Lew Geffen Sotheby’s says that, while homes are
taking longer to sell all around the Cape, with the Southern Suburbs
being no exception, she agrees that Rondebosch remains popular.
‘This is thanks to the excellent schools, proximity to UCT, the
freeway and convenient malls close by, including Riverside Mall on
Main Road as well as Cavendish Square.’
Morgan believes the time to take advantage of property prices is
now, especially in ‘high-end products’ such as this one. ‘Houses in
Phase 1 are selling for between R7.2 million and R10 million. Phase 2
is expected to be complete in July 2019, and Phase 3 in 2020.
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‘We’ve seen a trend in these age groups of moving slightly out of
the city, but still demanding access to life’s essentials like shopping
malls and business centres, which need to be around the corner.
‘Another advantage for buyers is a choice of 11 different layout
options for homes in the development, which are all highly
customisable,’ says Morgan, appealing to independent home
owners who have a very specific idea of what they want in terms of
architecture and interior decor options. While communal gardens
are indigenous with a few hardy exotics, home owners have carte
blanche in their individual gardens.
‘While the architectural design is a contemporary take on the
traditional terraced townhouse, every unit is completely bespoke,
and buyers can choose between options, such as, for example,
Oggie Hardwood Flooring or high-end tiles, or Smeg or Bosch
appliances, which are included in the purchase price.’
All houses are double storey with either three or four bedrooms,
large windows, timber cladding, big balconies, pergola-covered
patios and courtyard gardens.
Facilities include a gym and swimming pool, and the sports club, says
Morgan, is expected ‘to become the centre of a vibrant community
life on the estate’. Membership is included in the monthly levies,
which will give all residents access to the oval, the bowling green
and the clubhouse. Envisaged in the near future, says Morgan, is
an informal eatery with a takeaway menu for when residents want a
night off cooking.
The estate is built to minimise its environmental impact, with solar
panels, EV lights inside and out, borehole water, energy-efficient
heating, insulated geysers, and water-wise taps, showers, and toilets
with low-flow fittings.
Ennick agrees that buyers are set to score in this market: ‘It’s been
a buyer’s market for some time now. Right now, buy opportunities
have seldom been better for home seekers and buy-to-sell investors.’
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‘So far, buyers are mostly in their late 30s or early 40s, with kids
of school-going age, who want top-notch security, a sense of
community and also access to the city. The other segment is slightly
older couples whose children have left home, and who want more
flexibility in terms of a lock-up-and-go lifestyle with solid security but
still with private gardens and an upmarket lifestyle as well as a base
for family get-togethers.
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All these lifestyle advantages in a market set on turning are good
news, says Morgan.
‘The fibre network has been completed across the estate, which
makes it possible for each home to access our highest available
internet speeds,’ says Morgan.