Private developers to build affordable homes 5km from central Cape Town
Five parcels of council-owned land have been unveiled for development in the Voortrekker Road corridor ‘integration zone’
Private-sector developers are to get access to land the size of 10 soccer fields to build affordable homes for thousands of families within 5km of central Cape Town.The five parcels of council-owned land were unveiled on Wednesday by Brett Herron‚ the City of Cape Town mayoral committee member for transport and urban development. They are:• A 3.3ha site in Pickwick Road‚ Salt River• The 1.84ha Woodstock Hospital site• Woodstock Hospital Park, opposite the hospital• A 0.84ha site in New Market Street‚ Woodstock• A 0.27ha site in Canterbury Street in the inner city‚ currently leased to Fruit and Veg CityHerron said the launch of large-scale, affordable housing on well-located, council-owned land was a momentous occasion. "Building inclusive communities through reversing the spatial legacy of apartheid is a key priority of this government. South African cities should break with the past where our urban form is defined by poorer families living on the fringes‚" he said.The development s...
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