{"id":550190,"date":"2022-01-16T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=550190"},"modified":"2022-01-14T15:43:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T13:43:41","slug":"pictures-pwcs-old-offices-in-joburg-are-being-turned-into-a-massive-700-apartment-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/property\/550190\/pictures-pwcs-old-offices-in-joburg-are-being-turned-into-a-massive-700-apartment-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictures: PwC&#8217;s old offices in Joburg are being turned into a massive 700 apartment development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africrest Properties, a property company specialising in converting office buildings to apartments, has provided more details around its new flagship project\u00a0&#8211; The Apollo.<\/p>\n<p>The Apollo will see the 30,000 square-metre ex-PwC building in Sunninghill turned into 700 apartments. Africrest said the development will sit in the build-to-rent asset class.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is an asset class which until recently has been largely ignored in South Africa but as it has continued to perform extremely well through tumultuous times,&#8221; the property investment group said.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-550206 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-1-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-1-2048x1151.png 2048w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-1-1200x675.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-550202 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-2-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-550204 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-3-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-3-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The apartments are built to enhance your comfort with designs that maximize space and function. The state-of-the-art facilities are designed to make you feel like they\u2019re an extension of your apartment,&#8221; Africrest said.<\/p>\n<p>It noted that its location in Sunninghill, means that tenants are only minutes away from major hotspots including Sandton, Waterfall, Midrand, Woodmead, Fourways and Bryanston.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Studio apartments at the Apollo will start at R5,490 a month, with one and two-bedroom apartments starting at R5,990 and R7,500 respectively.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-550216 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-4-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-4-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-550218 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-5-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"559\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-550220 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Apollo-6-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"559\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of the key features of the development include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free uncapped high-speed fibre<\/li>\n<li>A fully-equipped professional gym<\/li>\n<li>A convenience store<\/li>\n<li>Resort-style swimming pool and clubhouse<\/li>\n<li>Laundromat<\/li>\n<li>Business centre (for working from home)<\/li>\n<li>24-hour security and CCTV surveillance<\/li>\n<li>Games room<\/li>\n<li>Recreation centre<\/li>\n<li>Concierge<\/li>\n<li>Private dining room<\/li>\n<li>Braai areas<\/li>\n<li>Room service<\/li>\n<li>Yoga and mediation room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/property\/549054\/more-gauteng-residents-are-semigrating-to-the-western-cape-heres-where-they-are-moving-to\/\">More Gauteng residents are semigrating to the Western Cape \u2013 here\u2019s where they are moving to<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africrest Properties, a property company specialising in converting office buildings to apartments, has provided more details around its new flagship project\u00a0&#8211; 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