Demand for commercial and residential space in Cape Town’s central business district in 2023 created a surge of new property investments totalling an estimated R7.285bn — more than double the value of property investment in the CBD in 2022. 

That is according to the State of Cape Town Central City Report 2023 — A Year in Review (SCCR), an annual publication on the economy of the Central City, published by the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID). The CCID is a not-for-profit public-private partnership established in 2000 by local property owners who set a goal of lifting the CBD from increasing “crime and grime” by creating a safe, clean and caring urban environment. ..

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