Hsarks Fat Photo tour of CAPE TOWN

[hsark]

You guys want pictures u’ll get pictures i’ll try post as many pics as can this is 50+ and I’ve resized them nicely so some of our comps won’t have any heart attacks (helkom!) it also shows that there loads of projects in the cbd we haven't posted yet its just that us capeguys are lazy lol :-) cheers

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this is my fave development its soo cool how they've kept the his and hers facade

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forgot the name of this development but next to it is the

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now we get to the mandela rhodes place
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this is how the buildings looked before.... quite far with the project know but this what we call being gutted these guys took it to the next level
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this is the surronding area how many downtown areas in sa have class like this we many not have the height but at ground level....
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highstreet shopping is still the cape buzz in the cape i loveee these buildings
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now down to the foreshore *note i've left out longstreet and about 7 new u/c ..because at the time i took these they weren't working on them

The middle bit (this is for spire)

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thats the fountain suites and Hotel to your right ....its current underconstruction(scaffolding) being gutted and there working on the landscape outside

The Foreshore
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was taken sometime back they've added another much bigger crane on the site now...there also on the first floor + 2 huge building thingies

Hotel North Wharf
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coming along nicely on the last level to they've add another 5+- floors to these pics

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surrounding area

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other pics

The Edge
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Cartwrights Corner
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2 new construction sites behind this building .....as for this building battle between gov and developers coz the want to demolish this building its historic

random pics of the city
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the famous St Georges street its really silk what inner city should be like its always buzzing with business men/women cafes ,nice shops like Woolworths etc , lawyers , police on horses ,artist decent street vendors and no hawkers!
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The Pinnacle
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this is a huge upgrade from what it looked like before even on the inside ...happy to see u've updated it sa boy

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i just like red building at the end

2 new highrise+The Metropolis behind this buildng one hasn't started yet about 5 cranes in the area now :)
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Har. Edge
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the building is almost complete now

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between cbd and The Waterfront

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this is from the waterfront side there is no physical difference they just jell together together

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new development not sure whats its supposed to be

The Waterfront

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The one and only "yes please"
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its back on track is going to be built somewhere there sol says he wants a 150 room

and we end it off with a view of the mountain ....
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Seriously can’t believe it took me an hour to upload this photo bucket systems sucks ....if u want bigger pics u can pm

[Cape Town Guy]

lovely work. wow. i am proud on our city.

[Gilgamesh]

nice pics! :cool:

Some of them kind of reminds me of NY! :D

[thryve]

WOW WOW WOW!

Thanks a million, hsark!!! All I can say is...., well... wow haha


but Cartwrights is still under construction? :o

[SA BOY]

Hsark, simply stunning mate you should be proud of your city its looking amazing

[prsn41ife]

i know that south africa is a developed country but i never expected it to be like this. the cities are a miz between european and american, the skyline definetly looks american with its architecture but the midrises look european in their design. beautiful city, reminds me of chicago. GO SA!

[hsark]

oh jeez!! thanks capetown is a very beautiful place was hard to go out and take pics

[joburg]

Gawsh... Truly lovely photos hsark! The streets look so clean, and the city is so well kept! It was PHAT! :D Keep them coming...

[cladiv]

can't see the pics

[Harkeb]

Excellent work, hsark! great pics of our town. Yep, the city is fantastically clean and so much safer than before.

[hsark]

yup its way safer and really fab at day/night there still some dodgy areas though but as the major projects get completed it'll even be better

[datilguy]

WOW!! Cape Town is gorgeous!!!!!!.........easily blows out other CBDs I have seen......the scale, and the beauty of it......amazing :)

[LandedFlyer]

Wow great photos, thanks for the post! Cape Town just keeps getting better.

Did you get any photos of the devlopments in Greenmarket Square?

[hsark]

ya i got some pics i posted them early on they still shud be on the forum somewhere

[HirakataShi]

Hi hsark, I hot it is okay but I'm going to post the pictures above on the Adelaide vs Cape Town thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=5924192) in response to the following comment:

Capetown is world famous for its Crime Rates and Death by fire arms. Adelaide is former host of the F1 Grand Prix, it hosts the tour down under, Fringe festival etc etc. Its the Festival state. Adelaide has a low crime rate. Its Easy living. I dont have to walk out the door with a bullet proof vest...

I'd like to show G!oRgOs that people don't walk around with bullet proof vests on.

[Mo Rush]

Hi hsark, I hot it is okay but I'm going to post the pictures above on the Adelaide vs Cape Town thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=5924192) in response to the following comment:



I'd like to show G!oRgOs that people don't walk around with bullet proof vests on.

you actually dont need to prove anything to him...he is an ugly pathetic little soul and we;ve all agreed on that...dont take him too seriously....half of them dont even like in greece....more like second hand....

[hsark]

howzit hirakataShi buddy u can use the picks it'll keep his mouth shut but that dude is a loser anyway