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www.propertyave.co.za | www.propertyave.co.zaLATEST NEWSPrinted on 23 Feb 2012 | 08:49:14 |
Property Avenue operates across two core areas: The City Bowl and The Atlantic Sea Board.
The Cape Town City Centre & City Bowl embraces all that is historical about South Africa. The Dutch settlers came to the Cape of Good Hope and established a trading station here under the magnificent Table Mountain and within the embrace of Table Bay. This gained them access to the rest of the world via the trading routes. Cape Town is still host to the South African Parliament and the many international visitors that come to visit our beautiful city. International and local visitors come to Cape Town to attend conferences at the Cape Town International Convention Centre as well as do business within the City Centre and CBD area where many international and large South African Companies are based or have regional offices.
The Cape Town City Bowl is diverse and offers a lifestyle that everyone can feel at home within. Cape Town property is wonderful with the many many options from Woodstock with its smaller Victorian houses, new build flats & apartments and the Saturday Organic Market with its many stalls and activities to enjoy as one breaks into the weekend. Across the City we find Gardens with its larger homes and apartments all nestled under Table Mountain and around vibey Kloof Street with its shops, side walk cafe’s and lifestyle of relaxed sophistication. Within this area is Tamboerskloof, Oranjezicht & Higgovale which offer upmarket homes and property with larger gardens and views and the ever present embrace of Table Mountain and the magnificence of the lights of The City at night and the rising sun over Table Bay in the morning. The area is vibrant and sophisticated with magnificent green areas to wander through like the Company Gardens and historical sites like St Georges Cathedral, The Slave Lodge, Green Market Square and The House of Parliament. Stroll up the beautiful tree lined avenue from St Georges Cathedral that leads up to the graceful Mount Nelson Hotel with its air of a bygone era. Lower down Town there are the extensive shopping areas as well as the vibrant Cape Town CBD offering inner city living within apartment blocks with magnificent views of Table Mountain and or Table Bay. Closer to Table Bay we find the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront with its myriad of sophisticated restaurants and upmarket shopping facilities and ongoing entertainment. Close by there is the trendy, upmarket de Waterkant which offers magnificent homes and apartments within the original gay village of Cape Town. Here one finds beautiful properties with every possible top end quality finish as well as side walk cafes, upmarket designer shops and restaurants within the New Cape Quarters lifestyle and shopping complex. Close by and within walking distance is the new Cape Town stadium which was host to the 2010 FIFA soccer tournament. Right beside the Cape Town City Bowl is historical Bo Kaap with its traditional Muslim families and shops and restaurants and properties offering a lifestyle and feel so unique and special to this area. These properties are unique and traditional and older and offer wonderful opportunities to renovate and turn these homes into modern wonders of modern day living all the time keeping the original features and architecture in place. Whether one buys or rents or buys to live in or rent out one is secure in the knowledge that Cape Town property and property within the City Bowl has always attracted both local & international buyers thus continuing to maintain its value and grow even in times of financial / global hardship.
Within these Cape Town areas there are fantastic schools catering to the English, Afrikaans and German communities as well as the world class University of Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula Technikon. Cape Town property continues to attract the discerning buyer who wants to live within the city but at the same time have a home and still be in close proximity to the Cape Town International Airport and all the amenities that the City Bowl has to offer from world class theatre through to the traditional New Year’s Day march by the Cape Town Carnival Troops & bands. This diverse and historically fascinating City offers property options to the discerning buyer where the buyer can purchase property that is going to provide a home and lifestyle while all the time enjoying capital appreciation and growth. Within the CBD itself there has been a transformation of the many older buildings into upmarket lifestyle centres with beautiful, well appointed and finished apartments with cafe’s & gyms and a pool within the complex so that the residents can enjoy a relaxing and secure, convenient lifestyle all the while living within the heart of the City.
All in all The Cape Town City Bowl offers something for everyone – a lifestyle that is unique, timeless and sophisticated and at the same time family oriented and convenient.
The Atlantic Sea Board area was originally considered to be out of town as it was outside the Cape of Good Hope settlement in Cape Town. Gradually over the years it has developed and become a sought after residential area seamlessly integrated into the Cape Town CBD and the Cape in general.
The Atlantic Sea Board runs along the beautiful Atlantic Ocean from the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront through Sea Point, Bantry Bay and on to Clifton and Camps Bay and eventually on to Llandudno and Hout Bay, presenting some of the world’s most desirably property with beautiful views along the coastline and out over historically important Robbyn Island. It is often referred to as The French Riviera of Africa due to its magnificent views and cosmopolitan lifestyle.
Atlantic Sea Board Property provides many options to the discerning buyer. Property within the V & A Waterfront is exclusive, top end and surrounded by many upmarket restaurants & shopping facilities all within close proximity of the various tourist attractions that the area has to offer. These apartments are new, have top end finishes, have large open plan areas and have secure underground parking and are within a secure and magnificent area of Cape Town where the residents get to live within the Victoria and Alfred basin – a working harbour - and experience the harbour as part of their lifestyle and everyday life. As one moves along the Atlantic Sea Board the available property options diversify and one starts to have the option to look at apartments and smaller period type homes in Sea Point – Sea Point property is well positioned and convenient with access to many top schools, shopping facilities and the City Centre. Further along The Atlantic Sea Board Property in Fresnaye caters for the family and the executive who wishes to live in close proximity to the City Centre, the Cape Town Convention Centre and at the same time be within easy distance of top schools, the Waterfront and the Cape Town International Airport. Further “out” Bantry Bay property is top end and offers executive apartments & beautiful older homes as it merges with sought after Clifton with its magnificent views and the vibe of nearby Camps Bay. Camps Bay is a “village” all of its own – once considered to be out of town – Camps Bay today with its beautiful views, magnificent beach, lively and sophisticated top restaurants and shopping facilities is truly a remarkable experience.
Property prices in these areas continue to rise and provide rental as well as capital growth and return on investment. The local buyer can enjoy living in their home whilst being secure in the knowledge that it is increasing in value as time moves on. The investment buyer or foreigner can be content that their unit is secure and able to be rented out either long or short term thus offering options to get a pure rental return or a mixed use return with some rental income and at the same time being able to use the unit when in beautiful Cape Town all the while enjoying capital growth.
All along the Atlantic Sea Board one is able to explore the lovely beaches and the latest in dining and cuisine. There are many lovely restaurants catering to all forms of gastronomic desires. These restaurants are placed along the Atlantic Sea Board with outside dining facilities adding to the experience of being out & about within an exciting and vibey area with magnificent views. There are also theatres and entertainment on an ongoing basis presenting many options for one to choose from which adds to the benefits of living in such a beautiful place and still being so close to the City.
At the end of the Atlantic Sea Board one finds Hout Bay – this fishing village with its own working harbour surrounded by a beautiful valley and mountains. This Village with its own Hout Bay Passport is an exciting but quiet village offering a lifestyle close to the City of Cape Town with excellent property options from apartments to lovely homes to small holdings and small farms. Horses have right of way on the streets of Hout Bay which adds to the energy and calm sanctity that is Hout Bay. Excellent schools are to be found in this diverse and wonderful community.
The Atlantic Sea Board hosts many events during the course of the year – the most interesting of these being the Argus Cycle Tour and the Two Oceans Marathon. The participants in these events as well as the spectators get to enjoy the event as well as take in the magnificent scenery and vibe of the area as well as being able to stay at any one of the many guesthouses catering to all needs from the bachelor through to the family with their children. The area is littered with wonderful and diverse guesthouses and magnificent hotels – some of which are world famous and have remarkable facilities and reputations.
All in all the Atlantic Sea Board offers something for everyone and a lifestyle that is both exciting and tranquil at the same time.