South Africa: Social Housing and the Future of Cape Town's Inner-City

South Africa: Social Housing and the Future of Cape Town's Inner-City

Affordable housing in the inner city is no longer a dream, says MEC

Social housing and the future of Cape Town’s inner-city

Affordable housing in the inner city is no longer a dream, says MEC

R2 billion inner-city housing development launched

Premier Alan Winde and the Provincial MEC of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, launched the Western Cape’s largest inner-city housing development in Cape Town on Friday, 25 July.   Dubbed Founders Garden, the R2 billion development will consist of approximately 1476 social housing residential units and approximately 1162 open market units, bringing the total to over 2630 units.   The site is situated right next to the iconic Artscape Theatre Cent…