Clifton and Camps Bay to get a R1 billion facelift
The City of Cape Town has announced a successful bidder for a R1 billion tender to develop prime land between Clifton and Camps Bay.
The proposed development will improve public access to the beach, ocean and recreational facilities as well as protect the natural vegetation, enhance local and international tourism potential, and unlock investment to drive job creation, said Brett Herron‚ mayoral committee member for transport and urban development.
The City of Cape Town advertised the tender for the development of the city-owned land between the Clifton bungalows and Camps Bay in March last year. Eight tenders were received by the closing date of 13 June 2016.
Herron said that the land is approximately 16 hectares in size, of which five hectares have now been made available to the successful bidder for the development of:
- Two pockets of single residential developments consisting of 52 residential stands
- A boutique hotel or serviced apartment site consisting of 3,500 m²
- A commercial component (restaurants and retail) consisting of 5,000 m²
- A mixed-use component (offices, studios, apartments) consisting of 2,250 m²
- An underground parking facility consisting of approximately 725 parking bays
Herron said that the successful bidder will be required to upgrade surrounding public infrastructure in return, including:
- The Maiden’s Cove picnic area must be upgraded into a coastal park similar in stature to that of the Green Point Urban Park
- Victoria Road must be upgraded to improve the safety of pedestrians and cyclists
- Parts of The Glen trail and Kloof Road sidewalks must be upgraded to improve pedestrian movement and access
- The Clifton and Glen Beach steps must be upgraded and rehabilitated
- The Clifton Surf Lifesaving Club buildings must be rehabilitated
They would also be required to provide new public infrastructure as follows:
- Construct a boardwalk between Camps Bay and the Maiden’s Cove coastal park in Clifton
- Construct a Bantry Point Caves boardwalk to give the public access to this part of the shoreline
- Redevelop the Glen Country Club clubhouse and recreational facilities
The cost of the investment in the upgrading of existing public infrastructure and the construction of new public infrastructure will be funded by the city, Herron said.
The city will allocate at least 10% of the financial offer to affordable and inclusionary housing projects on well-located land in the inner-city.
Sections of the four erven located in this area will be sold and others leased for a period of up to 50 years, the city said.
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