{"id":586722,"date":"2022-05-16T11:41:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T09:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=586722"},"modified":"2022-05-16T11:41:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T09:41:38","slug":"new-lagoon-beach-for-joburg-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/property\/586722\/new-lagoon-beach-for-joburg-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"New lagoon &#8216;beach&#8217; for Joburg in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Residential property developer Balwin says its second clearwater lagoon is being developed at its Munyaka (Waterfall) estate and is expected to be completed during the 2023 financial year.<\/p>\n<p>Balwin develops large-scale sectional title estates for the low-to-middle income population. Estates typically consist of between 1,000 and 2,000 sectional title residential apartments and are located in the targeted nodes of Johannesburg, Tshwane, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n<p>The Blyde (Tshwane) was the first development in South Africa to incorporate an innovative clearwater lagoon built in a beach setting. The developer has an exclusivity agreement with Crystal Lagoons to develop these freshwater lagoons in strategic nodes in future.<\/p>\n<p>A third lagoon is planned for Joburg South As it looks to expand its Thaba Eco Village in <span class=\"LrzXr\">Rietvlei.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Munyaka is located in the Midrand suburb of Waterfall, between Johannesburg and Pretoria. It offers lifestyle apartments and a 30,000 sqm lagoon waterfront.<\/p>\n<p>The R9 billion gated development is expected to be completed by 2028, and will comprise 5,178 apartments, ranging from one-, two- and three-bedrooms to luxurious 3- and 5-bedroom lagoon-facing penthouses.<\/p>\n<p>All apartments will be fibre-ready and include a Scandinavian-style kitchen, eco-friendly appliances, a balcony for outdoor entertaining, and pre-paid water and electricity meters, Balwin said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whenever you\u2019re not in your amazing apartment, you can laze on the beach or swim, canoe or paddle-board in the incredible Crystal Lagoon, which is the size of three rugby fields and will be completed by October 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will feature a 50-metre arched tower with a 50-seater restaurant and conference facility that looks out over the Johannesburg skyline.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A 1 bed, 1 bath Exclusive Lifestyle apartment starts from R899,900, while a 5 bed, 5 bath from R30 million.<\/p>\n<p>The developer said in its latest financial results that, to date, 888 apartments have been sold at Munyaka, with 4,032 yet to be sold.<\/p>\n<p>Balwin said it has a secure development pipeline of 51,803 apartments across 28 developments in key target nodes. This represents an approximate 15- to-20-year development horizon.<\/p>\n<p>Overall demand for one- and two-bedroom apartments remained strong and comprised approximately 80% (2021: 77%) of the total apartments recognised in revenue &#8211; 10,437, it said.<\/p>\n<p>Over the reporting period, February 2022 -revenue increased by 16% to R3.1 billion, driven by the increase in the number of apartments handed over during the year and an overall increase in selling prices of apartments<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Balwin said that the impact of the recent increases in the SA Reserve Bank\u2019s repo rate from 3.75% to 4.25% and possible additional inflationary pressures which will likely result from recent geopolitical events is being closely monitored and pro-actively managed by the board.<\/p>\n<p>The group said it &#8220;remains conscious of the continued pressure on construction costs and the prevailing macro-economic uncertainty, however, management is confident that the potential increase in costs can be offset and exceeded by selling price increases that the market is able to absorb.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Waterfall-Munyaka-e1652692810214.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-586764\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Waterfall-Munyaka-e1652692810214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Waterfall-Munyuka-e1652692820729.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-586762\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Waterfall-Munyuka-e1652692820729.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Munyaka-Lifestyle-Centre.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-586760\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Munyaka-Lifestyle-Centre.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Munyaka-Lifestyle-Centre.jpg 900w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Munyaka-Lifestyle-Centre-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Munyaka-Lifestyle-Centre-768x329.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Waterfall-Munyaka2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-586758\" 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height=\"686\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Waterfall-Munyaka7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-586750\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Waterfall-Munyaka7-e1652692749134.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"686\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Waterfall-Munyaka6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-586752\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Waterfall-Munyaka6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"969\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Waterfall-Munyaka6.jpg 969w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Waterfall-Munyaka6-300x248.jpg 300w, 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estate and is expected to be completed during the 2023 financial 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