1 801 m² Land available in Benguela Cove

Plot 174 holds the southern shore of the Benguela Cove lagoon, and it is the only plot on the estate with this aspect. The land faces north across open water to the vineyards on the far bank, with the Hemel-en-Aarde mountains behind them and the Atlantic beyond the sandbar to the west. Morning light comes across the water rather than behind you, which is the difference every architect will notice first.

Direct water frontage on a wine estate does not exist anywhere else in South Africa. Val de Vie, Pearl Valley and De Zalze are in land addresses. Whale Rock looks at Walker Bay from above it. Here the water is at the end of your garden, with a private estate slipway giving access to the lagoon and out to the ocean.

The plot is 1 801 square metres, level enough to build across its width, and sits within a 220-hectare estate planned for 120 families. Owners build to their own brief within the estate Architectural Framework, working with the panel of architects and builders who know the site, or with their own team. Thirty-six months are allowed from transfer to completion.

Fourteen million rand, inclusive of VAT, with no transfer duty payable. That is a saving of R2 340 000 against a conventional purchase at this price.