Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa Real Estate Investor Magazine - July 2017 | Page 30

CCID THE CENTRAL CITY IN NUMBERS The following fi gures give an overall viewpoint of private and public enterprise across the entire Central City as these stood in December 2016 when research undertaken 1 for this publication was analysed. These numbers are broken down further in Section 2 of this publication (containing high-level overviews of various sectors), as well as precinct-by-precinct in Section 3 in order to refl ect the specifi c nature and characteristics of the four different “neighbourhoods” in the Central City. 40 EMPLOYMENT & RECRUITMENT AGENCIES 97 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES & RESOURCES 82 BUSINESSES IN THE CBD THE VALUE OF CENTRAL CITY PROPERTY The City of Cape Town’s most recent offi cial property valuations report (as at 2016-17) shows the overall nominal value of all property in the CBD to be R30 628 149 724. 92 30 Accountants 53 25 Business development 297 11 69 Adult Bars & entertainment clubs 54 There are 209 eateries whose primary function is to serve food. OF THESE: 131 45 33 Museums ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING & SURVEYING Architecture ENTERTAINMENT (INCLUDING CLUBS, THEATRES, BARS & EATERIES) EATERIES 12 Libraries 32 7 Engineering Surveying INVESTMENT, 217 FINANCE, INSURANCE & BANKING In addition, to this, there is currently (conservatively) R12.086 billion of property currently under construction, planned or proposed for the Central City, to be completed by 2020 (and including those that were completed late in 2016). 1 The external and independent resources that have been used throughout this publication are sited in Sections 2 and 3, as well as in the acknowledgements at the end. 3 Education The following indicate in which categories and subcategories the 3 061 entities doing business in the Central City operate. These exclude government facilities, which are listed elsewhere on these pages. 209 Eateries (see more below) FREIGHT, CUSTOMS BROKERING, SHIPPING & IMPORT/EXPORT 12 Freight forwarding & customs brokering or 62% are RESTAURANTS, of which 11 (8%) also function as bars/clubs or 22% are FAST FOOD/TAKEAWAY OUTLETS or 16% are COFFEE SHOPS 4 Conference venues inside complexes 12 Import & export OF THESE: 103 36 Financial services & banking 23 Investment companies 172 ACCOMMODATION & TRAVEL 65 4 21 86 Accommodation venues (including student hostels) Theatres or places of performance 30 Shipping companies 69 16 Insurance brokers or 33% are open after 18h00 or 8% are open seven days a week Embassies Travel services 37 ART & DESIGN STUDIOS