Estate Living Digital Publication Issue 5 May 2015 | Page 18

ESTATE REVIEW 16 3 bedroom apartments will be available in the picturesque villages across the resort. These villages will be surrounded by lush parkland and landscaped gardens. An apartment of this kind will retail from R 1.65 million – R 3.9 million with floor sizes varying between 74m² and 149m². Investors can expect a rental return of around R 10 000 per month for a 1 bedroom unit. A furnished 2 bedroom apartment, such as the one that won in the FourD competition on SABC3, is available for rent for R 25 000 per month. Cluster homes will sell between R 6.2 million – R 8.4 million for a 350m² sized cluster on 400m² to 600m² of land. This style of living mirrors the global trend of young professionals now desiring hassle free and mobile living yet wanting to remain safe and maintain minimum upkeep costs. Finally, 220 of an overall 850 full title stands are now available for sale via a joint mandate between Pam Golding Properties and Steyn City Properties and prices range from R 2.3 million to R 16 million for a 1300m² to 4000m² home. Onsite show homes boast indoor living that seamlessly expands onto the rolling hills and incredible outdoor views. Interiors of the fully furnished show homes of 800m² to 900m² are decorated by Stephen Falcke, and are retailing for between R 16 million – R 22 million.An estate of this size needs to be sustainable and the developers have been keen to create an environmentally friendly footprint from the get go. Indigenous trees including wild olive, river bush willow and white stinkwood are home grown in an on-site nursery and a 1000 of these are being planted each day. Security at the resort is of world class quality and includes CCTV surveillance, advanced video analytics, intrusion detection technology on the perimeter fence, a nerve centre with state of the art equipment in the control room, Integrated Biometric, RFID tag and License Plate Recognition (LPR), access control technology and advanced resident, visitor and contractor management systems, ensuring the safest possible environment to live and work in. A top quality Fibre-tothe-Home network that is far superior to copper cable networks will ensure each home is connected to Wi-Fi across Steyn City. Residents will still be able to choose their