for a double studio. Pembury has four similar properties in
Sandton, Bryanston, Fairland and Magaliesburg.
Further north, in Sibaya Coastal Precinct, the apartment option
is Shoreline Sibaya, consisting of modern, luxurious single-
level sectional title apartments for over-55s in a wheelchair-
‘The Pembury apartments are ideal for the elderly because friendly environment along with a concierge service available
they are very safe, assistance is on hand, and meals are to all residents. Once completed, there will be 400 units, with
included. Apartment living also enables people to develop a phase one consisting of 223 properties, and occupancy taking
social network, an important insurance against dementia, place in early 2019.
which is especially prevalent in women, who live longer than
men,’ says Heidi Hirner, marketing manager for Pembury.
‘Research shows that more than 70% of retirees now look for a
property price point of between R1 million and R2.5 million, so
Apartment options are also available now the studio apartments at Shoreline Sibaya
at Evergreen Broadacres in Fourways. start at R1.4 million, while one-bedroom
KwaZulu-Natal
In Umhlanga is a brand new mixed-use
development called The Skye, with 183
luxury apartments including a selection of
four- and five-bedroom penthouses, and –
in its second phase – a hotel and lifestyle
It is all about
creating the perfect
lifestyle living
environment into which
people can retire."
apartments begin at R1.8 million, two
bedrooms from R2.4 million and three-
bedroom apartments from R4.3 million,’ says
Louise Hunt, CEO Hunt PR, PR for Sibaya.
‘There has been a phenomenal take-up
of units on this property. Also, because of
centre. Prices start at R2.1 million for a the interest in retirement property as an
one-bedroom apartment, to just under R10 investment opportunity, the developers
million for a four-bedroom penthouse, and have permitted buyers as young as 20 to
a significant number of buyers are retirees. buy, but they can only occupy the units
once they turn 55,’ says Hunt.
The development is spearheaded by hotel
mogul Saantha Naidu, CEO of Coastlands Rob Roy Retirement Lifestyle Village in
Hotels and Resorts and the SNG Group of Botha’s Hill offers 51 modern apartments,
Companies, whose vision for The Skye is
to have multiple generations living upstairs
Shoreline Sibaya
either bedsitters or one- or two-bedroom
units, in wings connected to the central
and working downstairs, with shopping building – previously the Rob Roy Hotel
facilities and restaurants closing the – with all its facilities. Prices range from
experiential loop. R750,000 to R2.1 million. Overlooking the
Valley of a Thousand Hills, Rob Roy offers
‘It is all about creating the perfect lifestyle
apartment living in a country setting.
living environment into which people can
retire. The Skye will provide families of ‘We’ve just completed the new wing,
all ages with a welcoming, child-friendly Inverness, and already s old half of the units
environment underpinned by world-class
security measures,’ says Naidu.
Rob Roy Retirement Village
off plan. Both sales and re-sales are robust
at Rob Roy,’ says consultant Anne Peddle.
Helen Grange
Rob Roy Retirement Village
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