Conradie Hospital in Cape Town is soon to be the site of a new R3 billion housing development following the Western Cape Cabinet’s decision to approve the project.
Speaking at a press briefing this week Western Cape Premier Helen Zille said that the development was a step towards redressing “apartheid urban space” News24 reported. The development, which is known as the Conradie Better Living Model, is situated between Thornton and Pinelands and will include affordable housing, road infrastructure and public transport in the surrounding area.Transforming apartheid spatial planning
Commenting on the development Zille said transforming apartheid spatial planning was a big priority for the City of Cape Town. “This project will help accelerate our efforts in this regard. We are planning on getting more projects like these going,” she added.Zille noted that collaboration between the state and private sector would be key to keep housing units affordable.
“The State makes the land available and the private sector comes in to assist financially because we need to have an eye on viability and whether it can be replicated in other areas.” Construction on the project is expected to start towards the end of 2019.Did you know?
- Conradie Hospital closed almost 16 years ago.
- It took more than three years of planning and consultation with various stakeholders, including members of the public, through public hearings to get the project to this stage.
- Public comments on the sale closed on November 14.
- The state will subsidise the residential units in collaboration with the private sector.
