Residential Estate Industry Journal REIJ 6 ARC Journal 2019 | Page 30

ESTATE REVIEWS The hotel, with an accompanying harbour and jetty, will provide a reason for these passers-by to drop anchor. There are, furthermore, plenty of enhancements planned for the area itself, including the development of a commercial park and medical suites, joining the recently introduced shopping C M centre. Y If life is better on the islands, Hartbeespoort Dam is certainly the place to test the theory. . . . theislandshoa.co.za Gert adds that facilities like a clubhouse, swimming pool and many kilometres of walking and running track add to its desirability as an address. This desirability is set to grow as the developers implement their plans to take The Islands to the next level. Chief among these plans is the construction of a 250-bed hotel, which will boost the area’s tourism potential considerably. Dries reports that, situated as it is on the major route between Johannesburg, Sun City and the Pilanesberg Game Reserve, Hartbeespoort’s roads see almost 70,000 vehicles passing through every weekend. 30 INDUSTRY JOURNAL CM MY CY CMY K