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Cape Town’s R14 billion ‘green’ village gets new addition

Cape Town’s R14 billion ‘green’ village gets new addition

Private Property South Africa
Private Property Reporter

Swisatec announces a new addition to the 14 billion Blue Rock Village; Africa first green village in Cape Town South Africa.

Swisatec, architects and project managers of Blue Rock Village, Africa’s first green village, today announced a new multimillion-rand addition to the village, the Santa Luzia Lifestyle centre and the 5-star Blue Rock Hotel and Conferencing centre. Both new additions add more value to the village and bring more anticipation, an exclusive lifestyle and embrace the LIVE-WORK-PLAY Blue Rock Village ethos. “The Santa Luzia Lifestyle Centre will be a multi - functional centre boasting 14 000sqm floor space, 7 story building, 600 metres long, with 10 000sqm exhibition street designed for hosting conferences, exhibition, interactive events such as local produce markets, product launches, and concerts or music festivals.

What the centre has to offer:

Situated in the heart of the Helderberg area, Cape Town, “The Santa Luzia Lifestyle centre will be a vibrant hub of Cape life where sophistication and chic collide with history and tradition. Its universal appeal makes it one of Cape Town's foremost attractions for both locals and international visitors. The centre will be home to boutique shops, doctors centre, clinics, professional office space, and gastronomies” said Mr Reichmuth director of Swisatec and owner of Blue Rock Village.

The various hubs located in the centre include The Dollar House which is the financial hub of the Lifestyle centre offering high-end office space to law firms, financial institutions such as banks, consultants, and other financial professions. Staying true to the LIVE-WORK-PLAY Blue Rock Village ethos the Lifestyle is expected to have a Wellness, Spar and Sports centre; the “beauty farm” will offer an array of therapeutic centres, gym facilities, sauna’s, health bars/ shops, steam room, roman bath, thermal pool, medical spa, dance and yoga studios, spinning, Pilates classes and more.

The Blue Rock Hotel:

Linked to the Santa Luzia Lifestyle centre is the multimillion-rand 5-star Blue Rock Hotel and Conferencing centre. The Blue Rock Hotel will provide world class facilities in a calm and relaxed environment. The hotel and conferencing centre is envisioned to have -+150 luxury rooms, 30 condominiums, conference capacity for over 500 delegates, high-end restaurants, a bar and lounge areas, one situated near a pool deck and one on the ground floor overlooking the famous crystal clear Blue Rock Lake, the biggest outdoor pool in South Africa. The conferencing centre is expected to host similar events as Cape Town CTICC, and Sandton Convention Centre. The hotel will cater to both business and leisure travellers, being in close proximity to the Cape Town International Airport, a mere 30 minutes away to Cape Town CBD, the village is directly accessible through the N2.

What makes Blue Rock Village more special is the ideal location, the village is surrounded by award winning wine farms, sandy beaches of Gordons Bay, Strand, and False Bay with more than 20 famous golf ranges in close proximity to the village.

Construction of the Santa Luzia Lifestyle centre is envisioned to begin in 2017 with phase one; Giovanni Luxury Terraced Apartments to be officially on sale at the end of July 2016.

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