The Western Cape Government is invited interested and suitably experienced Property Developers to submit their proposals for to develop the 22 hectare former Conradie Hospital site into an integrated, sustainable, and affordable residentially-led, mixed-use neighbourhood. The developer will be expected to deliver the full development over a 5 to 7 year period.
DEVELOPMENT FEATURES |
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Floor Space |
Up to 350,000 m2 Phase 1 maximum Floor Space of 128,100 m2 Phase 2 maximum Floor Space 121,000m2. Further development of Floor Space is subject to application for approval of City’s Director: Development Management. |
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Total Site |
22,1 Ha |
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Housing |
Maximum of 3605 Units : 49% subsidised rental and ownership + 51% open market. Grant funded housing must comprise :
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Retail space Commercial space
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±10,000 m2 ±15,000 m2 |
Sum of Non-residential Floor Space less than 20% of Total |
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Parking |
Minimum 0,5 parking bays per residential unit and 4 bays per 100m2 for retail and office uses. Up to 90% of retail and office bays may be shared with residential. |
Other requirements :
- 5.7 ha of Private Open Space + Other Facilities comprising : A sports centre and field, a community hall and at least two, affordable, private schools
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NMT (Cycle and pedestrian) link from Site, across Elsieskraal River canal to and down Odin Drive up to Viking Way and along Forest Drive to Mutual and Thornton Stations
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Bridge and road connection between Forest Drive Extension and Voortrekker Road, through Maitland Cemetery
Infrastructure Phasing
It is proposed that the Project be delivered over at least two phases, which may run sequentially or with some degree of parallel development, depending on agreements reached with the City of Cape Town. The possible development yields have been illustrated in the table below.
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Use |
Phase 1 |
Phase 2 |
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Grant Funded Housing (number of units) |
1012 |
792 |
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Private Market Units (number of units) |
896 |
904 |
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Schools (m2) |
1904 |
2040 |
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Hall, Admin Offices, Sports Facilities (m2) |
1913 |
0 |
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Retail and commercial (m2 GLA)* |
4148 |
5372 |
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Office/ small business (m2 GLA) |
5840 |
8874 |
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Parking (Total) number of bays** |
994 |
905 |
Documents:
- Download the Bid Notice here
- Request for Proposal (RFP) documents may be obtained by submitting a request to the following email address: betterlivingmodel@westerncape.gov.za
See more Cape Town Development Updates here
Sources :
- Pinelands set for mega residential development
- Most people can’t afford “affordable” housing
- The Western Cape Government | IOL | BDLive
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