Cape Town’s rapid transit system is boosting interest in properties in Bloubergstrand on the Atlantic coast where a new private school is due to open in the neighbouring suburb of Parklands.
A renovated family home selling in a Big Bay secure estate is on the market for R3.7million. It has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and a pool and entertainment area.
Pam Golding Properties says that the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system provides a convenient service to commuters who need to travel to Cape Town or its suburbs.
For years people living in Bloubergstrand had to battle with traffic congestion and lengthy commuting time.
According to Ivan Swart, PGP’s area manager for the Western Seaboard, the BRT has been a resounding success for the area and the operators of the service are considering introducing additional buses to cope with the high demand from commuters.
The Blouberg area comprises the old suburb of Bloubergstrand and various satellites such as Blouberg Sands, Blouberg Rise, West Beach and Bloubergrant. Swart says that properties and prices do range from one area to the next but all of them offer a relaxed, healthy and outdoor lifestyle with access to excellent beachfront facilities and wonderful views of Table Mountain and the City Bowl.
Properties in the Blouberg area range in price with studio bachelor apartments costing about R1million and luxurious beachfront homes on the market for between R15million and R30million.
Swart says that there are a large number of beachfront apartments on the market right now at prices of between R1.5million and R3million and penthouses are priced at between R6million and R15million in the suburb.
He says that there are a number of affordable family homes available in the Blourbergrant area where a basic family home can be bought for as little as R750k while larger, more modern properties cost up to about R2million.
This seaside villa in Blouberg is on the market for R22.5million and offers direct access to the Kleinbaai beach. It has four bedrooms.
The Big Bay development nearby Bloubergrant offers a number of secure estates and apartments are available at about R800k while a well-appointed family home will cost between R2million and R5million, says Swart.
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