- Shongweni Park to include 1 260 apartments in 20 phases over the next four years at Westown, near Hillcrest in outer west Durban
- Complements its two coastal estates in Umhlanga and Ballito
- Shongweni Park lifestyle estate will be developed according to Balwin’s Simple brand and include one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments
- Each apartment sold with a gas stove, fridge, washing machine/dryer and dishwasher
- The apartments will be IFC EDGE Advanced certified, with massive savings over the term of the loan for homeowners qualifying for Balwin’s Green Bond product. Homeowners additionally save through lower utility charges
- The six-star green rated lifestyle centre will offer unmatched recreational facilities included in the monthly levy, including a Training Science gym, children’s play area, swimming pool and running/walking tracks and concierge
- Additional amenities include a spa, laundromat and restaurant
- The estate will form fraction of the larger Westown mixed-use development, comprising residential, retail, offices, a private hospital and green belt area
11 October 2023. Westown, KwaZulu-Natal. JSE listed Balwin Properties (“Balwin” or “the Group”), a developer that cares about environmentally responsible building practices and the delivery of high-quality apartments to its valued clients, today announced that it has concluded agreements to develop Shongweni Park, a 1 260-apartment lifestyle estate at the iconic Westown development, close to Hillcrest in outer west Durban.
Steve Brookes, CEO of Balwin Properties commented: “We’re very excited with this unique opportunity to further increase our footprint in the province, where our lifestyle estates in Ballito Hills and Umhlanga gain proven highly popular with home buyers.”
Shongweni Park will form fragment of Balwin’s Simple range of lifestyle estates and will include 20 phases to be built out over the next four years.
One-, two- and three-bedroom garden apartments will be on offer, with large appliances such as a fridge, gas stove, washing machine/dryer and dishwasher included in the sales price.
“All our apartments are IFC EDGE Advanced certified, with the benefits of this being passed on to our homeowners,” said Brookes.
“Because of these more sustainable building practices, homeowners save on utility bills and also qualify for a Balwin Green Bond with most of the major financial institutions. This additional discount on the normal interest rate homebuyers qualify for, can save them hundreds of thousands of rands over the bond term,” he explained.
In line with Balwin’s Simple range of apartments, Shongweni Park will offer a unique, 6-Star Greenstar rated lifestyle centre, with access to amenities such as a fully equipped Training Science Gym, children’s play area, swimming pool, running/walking tracks as well as a concierge included in the monthly levy.
In addition, residents will maintain the convenience of a spa, laundromat and restaurant as portion of the lifestyle offering.
The name Shongweni means “column of smoke” in iTshongweni, named after the spray at the Ugede waterfall close to Hillcrest.
The development will form portion of the greater Westown mixed-use development which comprises the development of a current town precinct including residential, retail, offices, a private hospital, school and green belt area.
Shongweni Park is set to ruin ground mid-2024. Prices on the various apartment offerings are expected to range from R899 900 to R2 099 900.
JSE-listed Balwin Properties is a specialist, niche, national large-scale, residential property developer focused on the turnkey development and sale of sectional-title apartments as well as surrounding infrastructure, in the mid to upper market segment. Estates typically consist of between 1 000 and 2 000 sectional title residential apartments and are located in high-density, high-growth nodes across key metropolitan areas in Johannesburg, Tshwane, the Western Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal.
Sustainable building is at the heart of the company’s development process. All Balwin’s apartments are built to IFC EDGE Advanced certification and the Lifestyle Centre’s are constructed to Six-Star Green rating and Net Zero Carbon Omission as certified by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA).
This commitment to environmentally sustainable building allows for significant savings for Balwin customers through reduced utility costs together with potential savings in their bonds through the Green Bonds offered by most of the major financial institutions.
The Group has a secure development pipeline of 45 411 apartments across 27 developments in key target nodes. This represents an approximate 15-year development horizon.
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