{"id":669731,"date":"2023-03-02T15:30:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T13:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=669731"},"modified":"2023-03-02T16:23:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T14:23:56","slug":"take-a-look-at-the-new-30000-square-metre-mega-beach-that-just-launched-in-joburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/property\/669731\/take-a-look-at-the-new-30000-square-metre-mega-beach-that-just-launched-in-joburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a look at the new 30,000 square metre &#8216;mega-beach&#8217; that just launched in Joburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Balwin Properties has launched its R10 billion Munyaka development in Waterfall City, which is home to one of the biggest crystal-clear lagoons in the southern hemisphere.<\/p>\n<p>The development has already completed its first phase, with 1,000 apartments completed and occupied, while the arched lifestyle centre &#8211; which features gym facilities, restaurants and more &#8211; is also open for businesses.<\/p>\n<p>On completion in 2023, the development will boast 5,020 fibre-ready apartments featuring a Scandinavian-style kitchen, free eco-friendly appliances, a balcony or patio for outdoor entertaining, plus pre-paid water and electricity meters.<\/p>\n<p>Munyaka will also offer residents other amenities such as an on-site concierge, meeting rooms, a swimming pool, laundromats, a cinema, a wellness spa and water activities such as paddle boarding and canoeing.<\/p>\n<p>The Munyaka development plan is expansive.<\/p>\n<p>The main highlight of the development is the 3-hectare (30,000 square metres) clear-water lagoon at the centre of the project, which Balwin describes as bringing &#8220;Hollywood-style beach living to Johannesburg&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This makes the lagoon double the size of the clear-water lagoon the developer built at <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/property\/271569\/a-look-at-pretorias-new-beach-on-the-edges-of-the-first-clear-water-lagoon-in-south-africa\/\">The Blyde in Pretoria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-669783\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2530\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-02.jpg 2530w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-02-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-02-1024x324.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-02-768x243.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-02-1536x486.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-02-2048x648.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-02-1200x379.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2530px) 100vw, 2530px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-669779\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2057\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-04.jpg 2057w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-04-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-04-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-04-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-04-1536x896.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-04-2048x1195.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-04-1200x700.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2057px) 100vw, 2057px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-669785\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-01-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-01-1024x552.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-01-768x414.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-669775\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-06-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-06-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-06-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-06-1024x390.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-06-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-06-1536x585.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-06-2048x780.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-06-1200x457.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-669753\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-Beach.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-Beach.png 1200w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-Beach-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-Beach-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-Beach-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pricing for apartments around the lagoon starts at R3 million and go up to R70 million.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"english\">1 Bed, 1 Bath from\u00a0<strong>R2,999,900 Lagoon &amp; beach facing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"english\">2 Bed, 2 Bath from\u00a0<strong>R3,799,900 Non-Lagoon Facing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"english\">2 Bed, 2 Bath from\u00a0<strong>R4,399,900 Lagoon &amp; Beach Facing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"english\">3 Bed, 3 Bath from\u00a0<strong>R9,999,900 Lagoon &amp; Beach facing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"english\">6 Bed, 5 Bath from\u00a0<strong>R69,999,900 Lagoon &amp; beach facing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, the development also goes far beyond just the &#8216;lifestyle&#8217; apartments surrounding the lagoon.<\/p>\n<p>According to Balwin, the bulk of the apartments in the development that are not located around the lagoon will retail from R989,900 for a one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment to R2,369,900 for a three-bedroom, two-bathroom garden apartment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"english\">1 Bed, 1 Bath from\u00a0<strong>R969,900 Small<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"english\">1 Bed, 1 Bath from\u00a0<strong>R1,119,900 Medium<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"english\">1 Bed, 1 Bath from\u00a0<strong>R1,439,900 Luxury<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"english\">2 Bed, 2 Bath from\u00a0<strong>R1,679,900 First Floor<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"english\">2 Bed, 2 Bath from\u00a0<strong>R1,979,900 Penthouse<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"english\">3 Bed, 2 Bath from\u00a0<strong>R2,369,900 Garden<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The group said that to ensure a community-based lifestyle and world-class security, it has implemented <strong>a strict no short-term letting policy<\/strong> at Munyaka. This is ostensibly to avoid the same <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/property\/561030\/the-new-case-south-africans-living-in-complexes-and-estates-should-know-about\/\">conflict and issues surrounding short-term letters that hit The Blyde<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The development of Munyaka resulted in several infrastructure upgrades in the node, including the improvement of Mia Road by Balwin at a cost of over R100 million.<\/p>\n<p>Additional infrastructure upgrades are planned for the long term include the establishment of a Gautrain station within walking distance from Munyaka, the extension of the K60 from Van Der Bijl Avenue to Allandale Road, as well as the establishment of a world-class sporting facility and retail convenience centre of approximately 20,000 square metres.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-669745\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-development-plan.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-development-plan.png 1600w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-development-plan-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-development-plan-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-development-plan-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-development-plan-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-development-plan-1200x900.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-669749\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fitness-centre.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-669747\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-lounge.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-lounge.png 1600w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-lounge-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-lounge-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-lounge-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-lounge-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Munyaka-lounge-1200x900.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/property\/666551\/r10-billion-mega-beach-development-in-joburg-ready-to-launch\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">R10 billion mega \u2018beach\u2019 development in Joburg ready to launch<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Balwin has officially launched its latest clear-water lagoon development in Joburg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":669777,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12755],"tags":[11909,26],"class_list":["post-669731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-property","tag-balwin","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669731"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":669831,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669731\/revisions\/669831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}