After being held back for 40 years, development of the Cape Town Gateway Precinct linking the Foreshore to the Bo-Kaap, De Waterkant and the V&A Waterfront, can finally begin:
Development has been held back for 40 years because of a road reserve along Buitengracht Street kept by the provincial government for the unfinished Foreshore freeway.
The Urban Catalytic Investment branch of the City is now in the process of applying to the Development Management Department to rezone the land “to maximise the full development potential” for “retail, commercial, and residential opportunities”.for well-located affordable housing published by housing activist organisation Ndifuna Ukwazi in 2019.
He said the organisation stood by its 2019 proposals, but the number of units proposed would need to be re-evaluated in line with current pricing models.“Nothing has been decided as yet,” said Deputy Mayor Eddie Andrews, who is Mayco Member for Spatial Planning and Environment.
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