http://www.myimagehub.com/userfiles/dysan1/Copy%20of%20moyeni%20new.JPG


NAME: Moyeni tower
LOCATION: CBD
STATUS: U/C
FLOORS: 27
HEIGHT: 100m/ 328 ft.
USE: Residential

The Moyeni tower is an apartment complex that is now about 60% sold out. It recently had its design changed for the good, and it shows the effect of other towers in Durban on developers' minds- a good trend to see in a city that will soon be full of new highrise development.

love this new design for the building, it will be the best looker on the beachfront, pity that it is tucked behind other buildings tho and not standing proudly on its own...but its a great looker now :)

we need some pics of construction

its just fenced off at the mo

and still not much goes on with this one! wonder whats happening

Dysan,

I googled this one but couldn't find anything. I doubt that it's going forward. The other big developments in Durban as elsewhere have a website but this one I can't find any info on.

I think it more likely has been canned because of rapidly rising building costs just as the Sandhurst Towers and the Sandown Isle in Sandton were canned in May this year for the same reasons.

We may have to wait on this one given the frothy real estate market in SA at the moment.

its not canned cos i have friends who have bought in it! just think that it is like san raphael and taking a long time to progress. dont forget that it was the last one to be released, was only released in feb this year, so will prob start later than the others...maybe early next year. there are still ads in the paper for it, and sales are through Remax, so is still on the go

Sleek, international look... but the massing isn't too good.. for example, there should be a podium, or some way for it to better connect to the street/ connect with the pedestrians. We will see more of this, though

A nice sleek design. More highrises, please!

spire/thryve... its 27F

where is it? I heard it is the nasty area just behind south beach? Who the hell would want to live there when there are so many AWSOME places in Durban to live.

its cos they are part of the regeneration of the area. In location, it is right next to the HI Garden Court South Beach...not the best area, but the area is getting new street work done, and the beach in front is being totally done up (it was the old sea world site in front)

Not so good now, but will be better in 3 years or so. The units are very cheap in this building! thats why its done well

not every building needs a podium to justify its massing. In a contact where a tower is visable from many view corridors it might work but in a heavy dense area such as this a slim tower rising staright from the ground plane works well

i think that its interaction with streetscape is important. i personally dont like podiums. the one on the hilton cuts it off from everything. buildings need to connect to thier environment

where is south beach? it says durban cbd as the title of the thread ,
oh and is it possible to view the whole durban skyline point ,cbd and umhlanga for example like joburg cbd to sandton

umhlanga is a bit too far away to see it all in one. its a good 20-25km north

i think that its interaction with streetscape is important. i personally dont like podiums. the one on the hilton cuts it off from everything. buildings need to connect to thier environment

Okay.. :) To me, a building can connect to its environment/ to pedestrians and people on the street via a podium... you don't see the ground in the skyline shot anyway, so the building will still blend in like any tower without a podium would. It just meets the ground so abruptly.

But, I am glad to see that the area is being rejuvenated/ money being put into areas that aren't doing so well.

-thryve

Oh, and by the way ;)

I really appreciate the simplicity of the design... I think it will stay good over time because of it's timelessness.... you know what? If the architect had just capped off the top with some sort of 'hat', or like a boardroom area on top or just a glass mechanical room, (many condo towers elsewhere do this), it would be a nice finish for the design.. no podium needed ;)

Like this...
http://files.photojerk.com/andrewharv/moyenidesignalteration.jpg

Note: excuse the crappy MS Paint drawing... I made it quickly ;)

Old design, and strange..

If by 'old design' you mean not very modern, I agree. oh well

strange? dont see whats strange about it? its pretty normal. its not adventurous in design, but not al buildings need to be. it will fit well into the surroundings. Its simple and effective. Not everything needs break the barriers

I agree that not all buildings need to push the boundaries :) I think that it's nice that the architect kept it simple...

The balconies not sticking out the side of the building/ being used to give it more shape is probably why it looks a tad outdated... but once it's built, I don't think it will be mistaken with an older building.

well...finally....the piling machines are moving in! :)

pics pics pics

mike
any idea on prices for the remaining units in Moyeni?
Ill change it to U/C on emporis

only have 2 bed units left, going for around R850k

high up or lower?

i'm not too sure. they only have 8 units left, i would imagine they would be lower down

were is this place? were about on the beach front?

behind the old Malibu and tropicana hotels on gilsepie street in front of the Four Seasons hotel

oh thanx man

Post us the new rendering, dysan! :)

-thryve

when i get it :)

I still think this will turn into slum housing. I mean who the hell wants to live in that location when the rest of durbs is so nice!!!!!

Mike, not so long ago(10 years or so) that part of the beachfront (balmorral, Monte blanc etc) were prime time real estate and very fasionable to live in. Gillespie st was the border or the less desirable areas to live.
I think the city has seen the fact that a lot uf undesirable people have moved into the Point/West intersection and will be attempting to clean up the areas adjasent to the new Point precinct

exactly. the whole point of the point development was to liven up a horrid area. You cant have pockets of brilliance at the point, and then less than a kilometre away have utter crap on south beach. it doesnt work. development needs to encompass the entire beachfront for a total transformation to occur.

Yes this may be built in a undesirable location now, but who knows how big the turnaround wll be there in 5 years? it can only get better, and with major hotel chains wanting improvements, and the city investing heavily in south beach, it will turn around. it will never become the classy address, but will always be mid-market, and they have needs too.

^^ I don't think you can just 'liven up a horrid area' like that.

Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't the point project have a strong bias towards middle/ upper class housing?

I won't talk as if I know the answer, but I think they really need to incorporate places for less fortunate persons too, because otherwise it will be the Point with a gentrified 'buffer zone' around it, which I don't think is going to get Durban anywhere.

On the other hand, I am assuming that I don't know all my facts and should be quiet until you answer my question about the point. Then I'll comment.

-thryve

the point has always been a shithole. prostitutes, drug dealers, homeless people and squaters. 5 years down the line and its a different place. sparkling, new and full of energy. why cant the same happen in south beach? The entire beachfront needs a rejuvenation, as u said, you cant just focus on one area and leave the rest as buffer zones. the beachfront framework states that the point and north beach area's will be upmarket, while marine parade will be mid market. south beach will focus on the mid to lower market. hence all area's will have desired elements. does that mean south beach will remain negelected? No. it merely means that it will aim to house people that need to be in the inner city, but cant afford the more glitzy locations. it wont be cheap, but relative to the point and north beach, it will be.

The council is to invest R40m in upgrades to the south beach area this year, and new retail stores will open adjacent to the newly completed beach

About the point, though, is there any lower-income housing there, and mid?

-thryve

you can get 1 bed apartments for R530k in Shaka's gate...thats the cheapest down there...average price is R2,5m - R3m... and all apartments start at R17000/m2...so not really cheap at all.

AHA!

-thryve

hey where the updates i was in durbs 3months ago and the construction had started well they had just demolished the buildings on this site any news coz it was on centre beach

drove past and saw no activity there. I was VERY impressed with the new beachfront where the aquariauma dn shitty sand pebbles building was. wow is all I can say with a massive new beach

That new beach is fab! Thats why i keep saying that these developers on South Beach arent stupid! When the rest of the beachfront plan kicks into action they will be sitting in a prime prime spot.

um any news on construction ?? the site has been there for ages now

ya this is irritating me now, I wanna see cranes in a dense part of town

I know how u guys feel!! Will be great if they can get this one and the Spa building going at the same time...if the Spa is actually happening.

Dysan1,

What is the status of the Moyeni Tower site? Have they started work yet or is it still vacant?

Dysan1,
Have you found out anything on this development or have driven by it?

sorry i dont drive in the vicinity of this development ever. last time i was nearby was in september and the site had been cleared. i have not been back. its not in the greatest area.

Dysan,

Have you been by the site to see if there is any activity?

Thanks,

Mosi

Has this one died too?

Is it a "Never Built"?

That area needed this development to take place and it was gonna change for good. I like the design and think that it suitable for the area. Everytime I go to Durbs this site and breaks me when I think that they could have been having one of the nicest buildings in town, but I'm posetive that in less than 10 years some nice development even though not that tall will come.