Chevron South Africa to build new HQ at Century City
Chevron South Africa plans to relocate its South African headquarters to Century City. The group has acquired a gateway site at Century City from the Rabie Property Group on which it is to build a new 9000 square metre green head office. The building is being designed by Louis Karol Architects who were up against […]
Century City outperforms office market
The latest SAPOA office vacancy survey shows that while vacancies in six out of the seven Cape Town offices nodes rose in the fourth quarter of 2011, Century City bucked the trend with vacancy levels falling to 8,5% from a high of 12,9 percent in August 2009. The Cape Town office vacancy factor overall rose […]
Century City offices : New sectional title offices for Century City
A new block of prime sectional title offices is to be built at Century City at a cost of R37 million to meet pent-up demand for small to medium size offices in the precinct. The 2200 square metre building, to be known as The Courtyard, will comprise 18 units ranging in size from 63 square […]
Century City offices : Aurecon’s office building achieves SA’s first 5 Star Green Star SA Rating
Aurecon’s office building in Century City, Cape Town, which is nearing completion, is the first building in South Africa to be awarded a 5 Star Green Star SA – Office Design v1 rating by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA). Developed by the Rabie Property Group at a cost of around R130million, the […]
Century City offices : “Green Buildings” will soon be the norm
The new buzzword in the commercial property market is “Green Buildings” – that is new buildings or redeveloped older buildings which have little or no negative impact on the environment. The question is: Is this a fad or is it real and commercially viable? Colin Anderson, a director of Rabie Property Group, says if one […]
Century City Connect : Revolutionary open access network to be installed at Century City
In what is believed to be a first for the African Continent, Century City is set to launch an Open Access fibre network which will offer those living and working in the Century City the country’s fastest broadband data, voice and multi-media services. To be known as Century City Connect, the open access Fibre-to-the-Premises network […]
Century City offices : Baroque Medical acquires Century City offices
Baroque Medical, suppliers of medical equipment and pharmaceutical products, has acquired a new standalone 360 square metre office building currently under construction at Century City. The building will serve as the new Cape Town offices for the Johannesburg-based company which has outgrown its current premises in the Cape Town CBD. The purchase price of the […]
Kenilworth offices : New R80million sectional title office park for Kenilworth
A second phase of the extremely successful Greenford Office Park adjacent to the Kenilworth Race Track is to be built at a cost of just over R80million. Surrounded on three sides by a nature reserve and enjoying spectacular mountain views, the site is the last remaining one for development in the area where there is […]
Century City commercial and residential markets picking up
After an extremely tough two to three years, there are now growing signs that both the residential and commercial property markets in Century City are firming, says Leon Cohen, Managing Director of developer Rabie Property Group. “We have seen a definite pick-up in both residential sales and commercial letting and sales at Century City. This […]
Body Corporates Need Strong Trustees
Owners of units in sectional title developments need to elect strong trustees of their Body Corporate in order to ensure their interests are properly represented, warns Kim Pistor, legal manager of the Rabie Property Group. Pistor warns that the role of the trustees of a body corporate in a sectional title development are not always […]