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Rental housing project unlocking doors
The City of Cape Town ’ s handover to 195 beneficiaries in November last year marks the completion of the 349-unit rental stock housing project in Scottsdene .
From left : Councillor Xoliswa Pakela-Mapasa , Cllr Benedicta van Minnen , Alderman Grant Twigg and Ruth Omar with beneficiary Maria Smit in the front . Beneficiary Pauline Hartzenberg with Alderman Grant Twigg .
The Scottsdene project has , among others , been designed to accommodate beneficiaries with special needs and ramps have been installed to ensure that the property is easily accessible .
It is home sweet home for 195 beneficiaries who received keys from the City of Cape Town to their new rental units in the Scottsdene rental housing project recently .
This handover signified the completion of the rental stock housing project , which now boasts 349 units . The other 153 units have already been allocated to beneficiaries .
“ We are very proud to be handing over the remaining 195 rental units to our beneficiaries . The determination to see the completion of this project through , despite the challenges , demonstrates the commitment of the City and its partners to ensuring that our beneficiaries have access to dignified homes and services .
“ As with all of our projects , we have carefully considered the situation of each of the beneficiaries . Using this information , we right-sized tenants to units which are more suitable to their family ’ s needs – for example , providing larger families with three-bedroom units . We have also installed ramps to ensure that the premises remain accessible for our tenants with special needs ,” says the City ’ s Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements , Councillor Benedicta van Minnen .
This new Community Residential Unit ( CRU ) project forms part of the Scottsdene rental estate in Kraaifontein – a large integrated housing development which has been driven by the City , the National Department of Human Settlements and the Western Cape Government ’ s Human Settlements Department .
The development will provide 2 200 housing opportunities , including fully subsidised homes , City rental stock and affordable market rental units .
“ This CRU project is a key example of the benefits that come with partnerships . The City therefore wants to thank the beneficiaries for their patience and cooperation as well as the Western Cape Government ’ s Human Settlements Department for their contribution to the CRUs project ,” says Councillor Van Minnen .
The Scottsdene rental estate project recently scooped a top award for the Best Social Housing Project at the Western Cape Govan Mbeki Awards hosted by the provincial Department of Human Settlements , where the City received recognition for some of its key projects completed over the past year .
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