SA Affordable Housing May / June 2017 // Issue: 64 | Page 29

PROJECTS
Live Easy housing complex located in Kew, Johannesburg. Image: Live Easy
Those in this income bracket do not qualify for RDP homes
nor do they qualify for bonds.
A nano unit is from 12m 2 to 24m 2 and includes a fully
self-contained, en-suite bathroom and kitchenette. The
housing campus address the missing middle with public
transport nodes all around just a few metres away from
Sandton and other metropolitan areas. “We’ve got tenants
who were in Alex but work in Sandton CBD or Joburg CBD
who are looking for something more liveable with a
lifestyle component,” says James Huff, co-founder of Live Easy.
Huff says, “Urban dwellers from all over Johannesburg
struggle to find places to live that are clean, safe and
affordable. They are earning entry to mid-level salaries but
land up living in unsavoury and overcrowded conditions,
sharing rooms separated only by curtains and where
multiple tenants share one bathroom. Live Easy is a great
opportunity for those who want a chance to move in and
move up.”
The units come with a shower, toilet and kitchenette,
space for an oven, cupboards and a double bed. The
reason behind the size of the units is that the rent can be
taken down to an affordable level. “The question of what
is affordable housing is still being questioned through
council and geographical areas,” says Huff.
Braai area at Live Easy. Image: Live Easy
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