Well there are sites, and there is building going on, hence a building site.

Anywhich way Sandton would probably be bigger at this stage. Nothing to be envious of, it practically destroys all roads, introduces builders some of whom practice a bit of thieving on the side, dirt and dust galore, etc etc. :)

What else is being constructed in Umhlanga btw?

What else is being constructed in Umhlanga btw?

Have you not looked at the many many threads for Umhlanga projects? loads, at least 30 developments

Taken today of the pearls...

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its actully shorter

And because it's shorter it looks that much better than a twin- will love this little cluster when you have the last and tallest rising (soonish??) Thumbs up;))

yup it is shorter, was supposed to be taller but got alot of its height knocked off it in the legal wrangle that went down. They have now been told they can use the bulk they lost on it (9F) somewhere else in the development.

I have also been informed that it is likely that the Sky tower will be close to the 43F proposed and that the retail portion (pearl walk) will be one additional floor (4 instead of 3) and incorporate more office space to use the bulk

Sky should start next year

These are my fav towers in SA. The design perfectly fits with the character of Umhlanga/Durban.

Can't wait to see Sky rising :cheers:

Heard the pearls cast big shadows across the beach,and locals where complaining. perhaps its the reason for the second pearl being shorter. Howver since pearl sky is farther inland this should not be a problem.
I also checked out the pearls website and it looks like they have updated. You can now take virtual tours of the place, and there are also more pic.
link:
http://www.pearls.co.za/virtualtours.html

Nice spot Mr T, and thanks for the pic's Mike

wow dont you just want to buy a unit in Pearl reef after seeing this

http://i30.tinypic.com/1z6bldx.jpg

:doh:

Um, please don't tell me that's on their website. :ohno:

yip thats where I got it from was going to post a pic of the bathroom with 2 doors but this is just shocking!

you know what sucks about the pic, the idiot that put it on the website. What kind of marketing team would do that? Nonetheless id take a flat there anytime, it such a great development, i really hope pearls sky will be built as would leave a crappy hole in between them. From the pics the best position for me is northside on breeze. Uninterrupted sea views and good privacy.

Well this is in the Pearl Reef, which in all honesty looks like the adopted child of the family (if I can say that) so its nothing major :lol:

I know exactly what happened here and its a common problem with building contracts and their lack of understanding of the delicate conduits in place for the various services, the last thing you want in your multimillion rand flat is trunking running up your room wall because the contractor's guys cracked the conduit hence filling it up with concrete.

What a photo by Andre' Villion on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2488/3849073552_bb0385d0f6_b.jpg

top 3 floors look empty

Stunning photo.

woah! the colours!

Yip Giles top 3 floors penthouse's, I think the top 2 is a double storey, correct me if Im wrong.

My Dad's friend stays in the one with the second balcony from the top......I think

Stunning pic.

How can you tell that they're empty? I clearly see curtains in all.

Top 3 floors have no curtains :) that white thing is a support column

DB, methinks you need to become pally with your dad's friend so we can visit for a tour and get some pics. :yes:

lol, his hardly there, ah the life of the rich! either at his printing press or in the US.

^^ hehe i visit all the time. You cant get onto the floors you dont stay on

that pics is of the first tower not second, is that correct?

Yup. The second tower has occupation from november. But some of the lower floors have lights on at night already... All we need now is confirmation on the biggie

Phuck whatever is going on in Sandton,this project is most def the most prodigious of them all.Glad that this is what finishes the last of my bandwidth.None of you have night shots by any chance?Thanks for the great photos.

there are some on the earlier pages...

Here's an old one of the first tower Pearl Breeze

http://www.durban-direct.com/img/umhlanga-rocks-the-pearls-of-umhlanga_1_L.jpg

Thats a STUNNING photo :drool:

Yummy pic.

Woah! high res of that would def be my background

you can find two great video's of this development at the following links...

http://africa-24.com/videos/commerce/cith385769/The-Pearls-of-Umhlanga-Exclusive-Property-Development-Umhlanga-Property-Investment-Video.html

http://africa-24.com/videos/commerce/cith526867/The-Pearls-of-Umhlanga-Exclusive-Property-Investment-Umhlanga-Rocks-South-Africa.html

So the entire Development is complete?

How expensive are the apartments?

Nope its nowhere near complete. The main 40F tower, the 12000m2 retail and office component and the spa.

So the entire Development is complete?

How expensive are the apartments?

They are pretty pricey, you can check the website that was posted in the previous pages for pricey. This place has the most expensive penthouse on the market in Durban.

Range from R2.7m ($375,000) for a 1 bedroom unit to over R35million ($4.86 million)

Range from R2.7m ($375,000) for a 1 bedroom unit to over R35million ($4.86 million)

That's not bad...price range.

The top bracket price ranges better be worth the money though.

depends what you used to getting on your end. Most of the flats come fully furnished and there's a host of designs to chose from.

there are some on the earlier pages...

Here's an old one of the first tower Pearl Breeze

http://www.durban-direct.com/img/umhlanga-rocks-the-pearls-of-umhlanga_1_L.jpg

Hehehe.... my office is 30m away to the right....

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eh? Dawn is a mirror of Breeze? They need to get their mirrors checked up.

thought it was, so only 5 ,6 and 7 left to build?

Can someone access the premium content for the Mercury?? Looks like it will only be 29F

Developers want rule change for third Pearl

2009-10-23 06:00:01 Edition 3
THE developers of the controversial Pearls of Umhlanga skyscrapers have lodged plans for a final 29-storey tower block ... [ Full Story... ]

From Group5

http://groupfive.investoreports.com/corporate/wp-content/gallery/construction/pearls.jpg

the second tower is basically complete now, and all cranes are down. people are moving in

Was in the Paper last week Friday they applying for a 29F for the 3rd Tower :( so sad seeing it was originally 39F but if it were granted & approved as 39F it would look so dof and out of place.

This what the development looks like currently. From the weekend...

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I want my camera back already...

And a decent weekend of weather.....

Nice shots jerome! ya 29F will be ok, but with basements and stuff it'll be 33f odd.

Agreed. More sunshine over weekends would be great. However, we had some good weather on Fri and Saturday and I took full advantage. Whole bunch of new pics have been posted in respective threads, incl Durban Gallery thread.

They looking stunning, waiting for number 3 now!

As stated in the Durbs Discussion thread I visited the Pearls this past weekend for the Designers on Display show. I was more excited to go see the buildings than the actual display (naturally). Entered via the basement parking which the entrance is located in the middle of the development where the 3rd tower will rise from. Its a typical parking, nothing that shouts out to one. Certain area's of it one could make out poor planing, esp when it came to the garages. Certain spots had no light fitting allocations, and in some cases fittings were in between walls so the wall had to be broken to accommodate the fitting. All poor design work. The entrance lobby is quite nice, has a double volume atrium with a very cool chandelier that drops to both floors. Disappointingly the entire building only has 2 lifts for the residents and 1 service lift. For a building of 18F this would be a problem esp if you paying in excess of R3 000 000 for a flat, the last thing I want to do is wait for a lift! It wasn't that busy but each time I had to wait about 5 minutes or more for the lift. It did become very annoying.

Anyway back to the building, first floor I visited was the 2nd, lift lobby's are standard through out the place, each having a view facing the city, which is pretty cool and allows for alot of natural light into the place.

The hallways are abit tight so moving big furniture maybe a hassle. The first flat that was on show was a 1 and a half bedroom place facing the Gateway, the kitchen was very tight, main bedroom was small, en suite was tiny, as for the 2nd bedroom, you can barely get a double bed in there. All the fixtures looked good though.

Next on the list was a larger 2 bedroom apartment, in the middle of the building with both views of Umhlanga and the Sea, much better design to the apartment, the main bedroom had a big walk in closet, en suite was huge, fixtures were better than the previous ones & overall a very nice flat, until I hit the wall by mistake, all the units do not have solid internal walls. They all dry wall, which I found odd but then came to the assumption that maybe they we rent looking for cost effectiveness but rather trying to capitalise on space because everything is rather cramped, esp the bedrooms. The trend is the same along the entire building with the 3 bedroom units much the same, 3rd bedroom is always the compromise. View from most of the apartments are stunning and will sell you alone.

The Penthouse on the 18F is not bad, was expecting more but it was half complete and converted into a restaurant. brilliant views, 3 stories high, with a Jacuzzi on the 3rd level balcony, bad thing though is that the railing are very very low and the hot tub is propped up on a deck, 1,2 many glasses of wine in the tub & 1 slip could make for a very ugly ending for the owner.

Well enough of my yapping, here's the pics!

The pano's I took

View form the 2nd floor unit
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View form the 2nd floor unit- closer to the sea
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View form the Penthouse level 2
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View form the Penthouse level of the sea
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As stated in the Durbs Discussion thread I visited the Pearls this past weekend for the Designers on Display show. I was more excited to go see the buildings than the actual display (naturally). Entered via the basement parking which the entrance is located in the middle of the development where the 3rd tower will rise from. Its a typical parking, nothing that shouts out to one. Certain area's of it one could make out poor planing, esp when it came to the garages. Certain spots had no light fitting allocations, and in some cases fittings were in between walls so the wall had to be broken to accommodate the fitting. All poor design work. The entrance lobby is quite nice, has a double volume atrium with a very cool chandelier that drops to both floors. Disappointingly the entire building only has 2 lifts for the residents and 1 service lift. For a building of 18F this would be a problem esp if you paying in excess of R3 000 000 for a flat, the last thing I want to do is wait for a lift! It wasn't that busy but each time I had to wait about 5 minutes or more for the lift. It did become very annoying.

Anyway back to the building, first floor I visited was the 2nd, lift lobby's are standard through out the place, each having a view facing the city, which is pretty cool and allows for alot of natural light into the place.

The hallways are abit tight so moving big furniture maybe a hassle. The first flat that was on show was a 1 and a half bedroom place facing the Gateway, the kitchen was very tight, main bedroom was small, en suite was tiny, as for the 2nd bedroom, you can barely get a double bed in there. All the fixtures looked good though.

Next on the list was a larger 2 bedroom apartment, in the middle of the building with both views of Umhlanga and the Sea, much better design to the apartment, the main bedroom had a big walk in closet, en suite was huge, fixtures were better than the previous ones & overall a very nice flat, until I hit the wall by mistake, all the units do not have solid internal walls. They all dry wall, which I found odd but then came to the assumption that maybe they we rent looking for cost effectiveness but rather trying to capitalise on space because everything is rather cramped, esp the bedrooms. The trend is the same along the entire building with the 3 bedroom units much the same, 3rd bedroom is always the compromise. View from most of the apartments are stunning and will sell you alone.

The Penthouse on the 18F is not bad, was expecting more but it was half complete and converted into a restaurant. brilliant views, 3 stories high, with a Jacuzzi on the 3rd level balcony, bad thing though is that the railing are very very low and the hot tub is propped up on a deck, 1,2 many glasses of wine in the tub & 1 slip could make for a very ugly ending for the owner.

Well enough of my yapping, here's the pics!

The pano's I took





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Stunning.

Ok, heres some low res ones, will post high res ones in my flickr account later and give the link here.

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shoddy design flaws
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Entrance foyer
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The pools
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platform with pile caps for tower 3
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View from the pools
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Standard en suite bathroom in the 2nd bedroom
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Bar
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3rd bedroom
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2nd bedroom
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common passage
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looking down from the 18th Floor
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Penthouse lounge area
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Level 2 of the penthouse: Kitchen, bar, dining room and balcony/ patio
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Staircase to the 3rd floor: 1 bedroom & balcony with hot tub
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Crappy view from the dome sundeck
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Detail on drains
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Standard Kitchens
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10th floor 3 bedroom unit
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9th floor 2 bedroom unit

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9th floor bachelor pad, 1 bedroom
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Very nice!! Just a question... when buying an apartment in SA, Ive noticed that in the majority of cases they come fully furnished. Cant a guy buy a unit here without the furniture?
I kinda think in some cases the interior decorators taste to be well at best...tacky

well from what Ive done, all the projects come unfurnished besides the kitchen and bedroom built ins, but you do have a choice to chose from or you could opt out of it completely. These were also being sold unfurinished

well from what Ive done, all the projects come unfurnished besides the kitchen and bedroom built ins, but you do have a choice to chose from or you could opt out of it completely. These were also being sold unfurinished

Thanks Durbsboi!!

Stunning pics! Thanks, DB! You am a star!

look I personaly don't like johannesburg and I don't see the special that people see in the city...BUT I Freakin love Durban and cape town...They are my favourite cities man..more layback cities and they are close to the see and of curse the both cities are environmentally friendly and that is all that matters...but sorry to break your hope folks...angolan cities will pass ya...just like that and BANG the game will be on...so for now I'll stay with Durban and Cape town :D

Huh... and the point of that post was?

good for angola, there is however a lot of unrest to sort out before such claims will materialise.

I agree... v v good for Angola if that is their goal.... but there are so many very very major problems that make the place not to appealing as an international destination atm...

I'm still unsure of what the point of the post was in this specific thread, unless there is a development like the Pearls somewhere in Angola.

but sorry to break your hope folks...angolan cities will pass ya...just like that and BANG the game will be on...:D

I take this as a joke...I hope Angola will consider economic diversification before sh!t hits the fan. Joburg is the power house of African, I hope you do remeber that.

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whats with 4 choppers ?
first pic would have been killer if we could see whole of the little cbd and these 2 pearl towers

anyone notice the casino in second pic, dident realise it looked over Umhlunga

anyone notice the casino in second pic, dident realise it looked over Umhlunga

Ye, that's interesting. Didn't know that either.

It doesn't really look over Umhlanga, as in I don't think I know of any vantage points in the casino where you can see Umhlanga... but it is VERY close to Umhlanga though.

Actually, Sibaya *does* overlook Umhlanga. If you go to the back where the cascading fountain is, you see a great view of the Umhlanga skyline.

Eish... then I haven't been all over Sibaya yet...

will have to correct that in due course, I generally just end up in the restuarants..

Mike getting some good pics I see, & yeh whats up with the choppers? looks like its a new form of transport in the Umhlanga area, cars to cheap hey?

When will the last tower begin? Surely major work on the other 2 towers should be completed by now?

Work is complete on both the other towers. Work on the third tower is due to commence later this year with the retail/commercial phase starting at the same time

Have they got approval yet??

no idea

Went past last night, still got the temp construction wooden fencing, but I dont see any piling machines on site so not sure, are the containers still there?

It might be my imagination, but I'm sure the blue construction board is up outside the Pearls. Saw it when I went to the beach yesterday. I'm sure it wasn't there before. Does this mean movement???

construction boards have been up for 3 years...

What are the 3 names again? Pearl Dawn, Pearl Breeze and the one that must still be done is Pearl Sky. (I am not 100% sure though)

yip Sky

have confirmation that the next phase will go ahead end of this year and they have approval for 32F. The height bulk they have lost has been transferred to greater retail/office bulk. This part of the development will start at the same time as the tower.

Excellent news! Bright on the cranes already...

Awesome news! was sitting at Hooters the other day & looking at the bare space, thinking cant they approve the damn thing already!

yea right more congestion killing the village...not for me thanks...enough done there already...most of it open.

have confirmation that the next phase will go ahead end of this year and they have approval for 32F. The height bulk they have lost has been transferred to greater retail/office bulk. This part of the development will start at the same time as the tower.

So Mont Blanc remains tallest residential building on the African coast

^^Werent they building something in Ivory Coast? 40F? or did it not go ahead?

^^Werent they building something in Ivory Coast? 40F? or did it not go ahead?

think it was canned the tallest residential towers currently u/c on the african coast as far as i know is Torre Ambiente 26F.. Ocean View Tower 30f both luanda so the pearls at 32 is the current best great news ;-)

Thanks for the Confirmation hsark, I went to a convention 4/5 years back and saw a model of it but at that stage it was still in for approval.

yea right more congestion killing the village...not for me thanks...enough done there already...most of it open.

happy man arent we...

the village is hardly being killed. Us locals are actually loving the changes, as are the tourists with the additional cafes/bars. But thats probably not your thing

think it was canned the tallest residential towers currently u/c on the african coast as far as i know is Torre Ambiente 26F.. Ocean View Tower 30f both luanda so the pearls at 32 is the current best great news ;-)


Mont Blanc on Durban's South Beach is 39 floors (40 if you include either the basement or roof). May thus still be tallest, even after new Pearls tower, unless spire adds more height.

its 40 as roof is accessabe from penthouse (which I saw on sale in exclusive homes magazine the other day for R25 mil) and has a garden and small plunge pool/spa

have confirmation that the next phase will go ahead end of this year and they have approval for 32F. The height bulk they have lost has been transferred to greater retail/office bulk. This part of the development will start at the same time as the tower.

You may want to change the thread header to take out the 43F tower and add the 32F one like this


#Pearls of Umhlanga - Mixed Use - 32F, 26F, 21F, 12F, 4F - Umhlanga

happy man arent we...

the village is hardly being killed. Us locals are actually loving the changes, as are the tourists with the additional cafes/bars. But thats probably not your thing

did you park at gateway and ride into the village....think i`ll just stay in my fortress in Mounties and count my treasure .

The village is just getting better and better if you ask me, and this new 32F tower will just add even more to the village.

I spend at least 1 night a week in the village relaxing with mates, and its just been buzzing lately (even before the WC)

did you park at gateway and ride into the village....think i`ll just stay in my fortress in Mounties and count my treasure .

maybe advise security to not let you out. Then you wont have to see any of the things that make durban so horrible for you.

still many high rise plots available in the village

The town planning for this development is now approved. The far has been doubled from 0.9 to 1.8. The third tower is 29F +3F parking making it 32F.

The additions will be increased retail, office and the addition of large conference facilities.

This was the main article in the Northglen news community paper last week

Whats the Pearl mall about? Im thinking a small supermarket with few line shops and couple restaurants?

^^ no supermarket at all. The aim is high end retail, fine dining, good cafes. They have to keep with the image of the Pearls. Oh and of course some commercial office space

Construction?

As i stated earlier they aim to start end of 2010 or early 2011

^^ no supermarket at all. The aim is high end retail, fine dining, good cafes. They have to keep with the image of the Pearls. Oh and of course some commercial office space

by supermarket was thiking like a woolies foods or everfresh, nothing like a Spar or Checkers. but will be interesting to see.

Well Woolies are already in Granada Centre around the corner. Spar are up the road as are PnP and checkers.

Everfresh is the only missing one and would be a good addition to the area with its upmarket offerring

We putting a small niche one in at Blair Atholl, similar to their branch in Windermere Center. Small but serves the purpose & not to ugly.

^^ lets hope that Everfresh dont go under, consider the massive law suit they are in with Checkers as they continue to refuse to leave their premises in Virginia Shopping Centre in Durban North that Checkers bought and now plan to demolish and redevelop

Havent heard anything about that.

The town planning for this development is now approved. The far has been doubled from 0.9 to 1.8. The third tower is 29F +3F parking making it 32F.

The additions will be increased retail, office and the addition of large conference facilities.

This was the main article in the Northglen news community paper last week

Mike any idea of heights?

Nothing yet. they did previously say that the central tower would have an iconic spire so that could add a good number of metres. so lets say about 120m for the tower plus 15 to 20m for the spire

still surprised that the public submission on this did not bring heights in m to the table , might pip MB as tallest resi on the african coast

There might be heights in the actual docs. i don't have those

in anticipation of the upcoming start of work on third and tallest tower...

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I think the third tower will just complete the place properly.....

^^ agreed

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pier looks just too short

Yeah it does... but its still a beauty....

Best residential high-rise cluster in SA.
I love Umhlanga but would be afraid too invest in a property so close too the sea. I mean look how close the water is too the development. With ocean levels rising as they are these guys will be in big trouble in a few years time.
At least the vegetation is their too act as a barrier.

pier looks just too short

really? legally it was not allowed to go any further

Best residential high-rise cluster in SA.
I love Umhlanga but would be afraid too invest in a property so close too the sea. I mean look how close the water is too the development. With ocean levels rising as they are these guys will be in big trouble in a few years time.
At least the vegetation is their too act as a barrier.

Even on the worst case scenario of 1m rise by 2100 this development would be ok. it was nudged backwards by town planning with that in mind, as was the raised new promenade. I think the low slung homes in Clifton would be more of a worry

A showcase of The Pearls development taken in March 2011 can be found here:

http://www.grantpitcher.co.za/architectural-photography/commercial-architectural-photography/pearls-of-umhlanga/

Fantastic collection gp photo!!! Congrats.

fantastic pics Grant, love the North Coast Houses

another set of super pics! talent man hey and please constantly visit and update us on these boards! :)

^^ agreed

http://www.videovision.co.za/images/development/carousel/pearls_aerial04.jpg

http://www.videovision.co.za/images/development/carousel/pearls_aerial01.jpg

http://www.videovision.co.za/images/development/carousel/pearls_aerial02.jpg

http://www.videovision.co.za/images/development/carousel/pearls_aerial03.jpg
oh wow, amazing...once the third tower is up, its gonna be even more so :cheers: . That is an excellent development all around. congrats.

Those pics were stunning/

WOW!!!!!!!

And with the current state of the world it will be awhile until we see the main tower rising.

^^it's gonna be sooner rather than later. SA is starting to boom, all plans are being dusted off. I'm seeing too many new development and cranes in JHB, rest of the country is surely to follow.

lmao u dont know how we feel down here!!!!!!1

There are loads of cranes here too. Loads of developments, but they are commercial developments. NOWHERE in the country are residential developments doing well. The market is not there at the moment. Yes maybe a few small ones like around gateway etc, but not the tower ones and not the 180 odd units in Pearl Sky priced FROM R3m for a one bed

^^it's gonna be sooner rather than later. SA is starting to boom, all plans are being dusted off. I'm seeing too many new development and cranes in JHB, rest of the country is surely to follow.

Not true. SA is a very long way off from booming.

I don't see the main tower being built for a good while

So, any news on the main tower, any movement..?

Not for the moment... and given the economic climate, I don't see it starting for a few years at least.

yeah there has been no word at all. I know they applied for the additional bulk, i do not know the outcome of that.

Apparently Pearl Sky is a go...

:cheers:

Apparently Pearl Sky is a go...

Yum. Details, please, if anyone knows...

Group 5 called yesterday to tell us, just waiting for more info. Will post when I have, we going to try and push for Greenstar, could be the first greenstar residential block in the country.

Group 5 called yesterday to tell us, just waiting for more info. Will post when I have, we going to try and push for Greenstar, could be the first greenstar residential block in the country.

Alas that title has already been claimed by Forty on Oak in Melrose Arch (Amdec dev).

ah I see, then first greenstar residential block in Durban. ;)