Estate Living Magazine Smart Moves - Issue 38 February 2019 | Page 7

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‘The Whistling Thorns is ideal for singles and
professionals desiring a lock-up-and-go lifestyle,
as well as young families. For investors, our goal
is to ensure that they are able to realise excellent
returns,’ comments John Hart, property director.
A three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in
Whistling Thorns fetches a monthly rental of
around R20,000.
Blue Gill Estate
Blue Gill Estate is another well-established, sought-
after estate in Glenmarais, where you can find
cluster homes with covered patios, braai areas and
splash pools for prices starting at R1.65 million.
Whistling Thorns – Serengeti Estates
Most units have wooden or tiled floors, and open-
plan kitchen-lounge, additionally the security is
excellent. This estate features beautiful trees and
birdlife, and there is a dam on the property. It
is within a couple of kilometres of shopping
centres, schools and medical facilities.
‘There are a number of tenants in this complex,
and this high rental demand is attracting investors,’
says Jalme Joubert, estate agent at Aida. A three-
bedroom, two-bathroom cluster home here
fetches a monthly rental upwards of R12,600.
Kildare Estate
Waterfall Country Estate
Serengeti Estates, at one of Johannesburg’s most desirable addresses – Glenmarais,
Kempton Park – launched its Whistling Thorns Apartments last year, with prices
starting at R1.69 million.
Waterfall Country Estate
Waterfall Country Estate is one of the most
prestigious estates in Midrand due not only to
its proximity to Lanseria, but also the boom of
corporate developments in the area, along with Mall
of Africa shopping centre. ‘Since more corporates
The 188 apartments are located on five hectares on the second fairway of Serengeti’s
18-hole golf course, and laid out over three individual unit blocks. There are three
apartment options: three-bedroom units of 139 square metres, facing the golf
course; two- and three-bedroom apartments of up to 120 square metres, or 12 luxury
apartments spread out over two floors of the third block.
NEAR LANSERIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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Serengeti Estates
‘A three-bedroom, two-bathroom unit sells for
just over R1 million, and you could get a rental of
R10,000 per month, so it is a good investment,’ says
Mike Okafor, agent for Momentum International
Realty.
NEAR OR TAMBO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Kildare Estate is a small, well-managed cluster
development in Terenure, Kempton Park, 14
kilometres northwest of OR Tambo. It has 205
cluster houses, all with modern finishes, and boasts
high-end security.