Estate Living Magazine Retirement Living - Issue 40 April 2019 | Page 18

P R O P E R T Y
&
I N V E S T M E N T
ZIMBALI
LAKES RESORT
MULTIGENERATIONAL LIVING AT ITS BEST
Internationally there is a trend towards multigenerational living, where sometimes three generations reside under
the same roof – either for convenience or out of necessity due to the rising cost of living and unaffordable property
prices. In some cultures this is commonplace, with children, parents and grandparents living under one roof – a
‘blended’ family in which Gran and Gramps fetch and carry the kids when Mom and Dad are at work, where older
children stay until they can afford a home of their own (hopefully), and where parents can look after their parents
when they get old and frail. Sounds ideal in principal.
Having experianced 15 years as one of these ‘blended’ families, it
was a huge relief when my in-laws moved into a retirement village
an hour or so drive away. ‘If only there was another way,’ I had often
thought, but – at the time – there wasn’t. Thankfully, though, that’s
changed, and – if you’re heading towards this stage of life – check
out Zimbali Lakes Resort on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast. This
mixed-use residential resort, developed by IFA Hotels & Resorts
(IFA), the world leader in mixed-use hotel and residential resorts,
caters for everyone – from retirees and first-time buyers to empty
nesters, young families and everyone in between.
A new retirement village model for KZN
The 300-hectare development, located among undulating green
hills with pockets of forest, extensive lakes and coastal scenery, will
consist of several different zones, each catering for a different need.
It will provide in excess of 2,700 residential opportunities providing
multi-generational and mixed-use offerings that will suit a variety of
investors – including a 750-unit retirement lifestyle village.
Evergreen Zimbali Lakes, a life right-based resort managed by the
renowned Evergreen Lifestyle Villages, will consist of 750 stylish units