On a clear day, Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis can observe nearly every inch of the city bowl. 

Gesturing near the windows of his sixth-floor office at a 160-year-old behemoth in the foreground, he says: “Just look at it. This is the perfect vantage point to see the size and scale of this property.”..

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