Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa February/March 2019 | Page 18

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Sales in Hyde Park area in 2018 were brisk including a
number of luxury properties priced over R10 million, with
demand and the bulk of transactions concluded between
R1.5 million and R4 million. Much activity has been seen
in the price bands from R1 million to R5 million and from
R5 million to R10 million across the various suburbs.
One97 – G5 Properties (Hyde Park)
These are apartments from 32sqm priced from R1,970,000.
They include wooden flooring, engineered stone worktops
and top appliances MIDRAND AREA
HYDE PARK AREA
BRYANSTON AREA
One of Johannesburg’s more wealthy suburbs, Bryanston
remains a popular choice for many buyers offering different
property types including homes of varying prices, clusters
and sectional title units as well as executive apartments.
Off-plan luxury apartments are priced from R3.5 to
R6 million for three bedrooms, three-bathroom units and
sometimes penthouse apartments.
Priced from R1.75 million to R3.85 million, the two-
bedroom apartments offer convenient and secure, hassle-
free living, ideal for investment, permanent residence or
The Edge - RenProp (Bryanston)
The Edge is a five-storey apartment block with 119
apartments positioned on Bryanston Drive offering a
selection of one and two-bedroom apartments as well as
penthouses ranging in size from around 57m2 to close on
170m2. Pricing is from R1,399,000.
Midrand is well located close to Centurion and Pretoria
with easy access to the north, west, east and south of
Johannesburg, as a result, it continues to attract buyers from
all walks of life.
Midrand offers value for money with a variety of
properties to choose from including sectional title units,
secure estates, freehold homes and sought-after upmarket
lifestyle estates such as the Waterfall Equestrian Estate,
Blue Hills Estate, Kyalami Estates and Beaulieu. The
sectional title market in Midrand continues to thrive with
a number of new developments recently completed and
some under construction by developers including JSE listed
Balwin Properties and FOCE’.
In established areas, there has been a lot of activity in
Noordwyk with entry level prices of R650 000 to R700
000 for one bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, as
well as Crowthorne and Carlswald, with entry level prices
of between R1 million to R2 million for two-and three-
bedroom apartments. It is still possible to buy a studio
apartment for R500 000 and one-bedroom units for R600
000 in suburbs such as Noordwyk, Erand Gardens and
Sagewood, which see a lot of interest from first-time buyers
and young professionals starting out.
The Whisken - Balwin Properties (Crowthorne,
Midrand)
Balwin Properties is a listed JSE company with more than
two decades’ experience in the South African property
industry. The company’s developments in the area are very
affordable, featuring lifestyle centres including gyms and
restaurants and located along main roads. These include The
Whisken Crowthorne just off the R55 and a short drive
to the Kyalami Corner shopping centre, with units priced
from R699 000 for one-bedroom apartments.
Kikuyu – Balwin (Waterfall Estate, Midrand)
In Waterfall, there is Kikuyu, priced from R849 000 and
the more luxurious development, The Polofields, with
prices starting from R2.029 million for two-bedroom, two-
bathroom penthouse apartments and R2.129 million for
three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartments with patios.
Umthunzi Valley - FOCE (Midrand)
has two new developments in Midrand, the Umthunzi
Valley in Carlswald offering 215 luxury lifestyle apartments
and priced from R1 150 million for two bedroom and
one-bathroom apartments and Eagleton Apartments. In
Kyalami, Leogem is developing Jacana, offering modern
apartments priced from R1.568 800 million for two-
bedroom units.
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Infinite’ – Fatasy Developments (Bedfordview)
Bedfordview is considered to be the city’s ‘jewel of the
east’ and is a highly sought of area for its leafy surrounds,
generous space, and easy access to greater Johannesburg and
Ekurhuleni. Infinité, Bedfordview is an exciting 10 storey,
200 unit development stylish new, high-rise residential
development which has risen out the ground in a prime
location opposite Eastgate shopping centre. Entry level
price started from R1.175 million for a 57sqm studio