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NAME: Lakeview Towers
LOCATION: Centurion, Pretoria
STATUS: Proposed
FLOORS: 30F
HEIGHT: ?
USE: Residential

Comprises 300 apartments priced from R900 000 to R4,2m

will be impressive, but i am sad that it will be so removed from other rise buildings. I did read today that the Legacy hotel group who developed the Centurion Lake Hotel are in talks to develop a 20F hotel on the opposite side of the lake of this dev, but even then, that will only be 2 highrises for the area, and they will stand out like sore thumbs

You are right... they will stand out like the two sore thumbs in Bloemfontein!

nice building "tall" but in the wrong place any idea on the height

Yeah it will stick out but maybe it's the start of a skyscraper boom in the area.. gotta start somewhere I suppose. It'll look quite cool if we got a whole cluster of building surrounding the lake.

whats the chance of a cluster tho? i dont see it happening....but i do like this one :)

I would bet...in the next 10 years we might start to see a cluster forming......at least I hope. Although....it still wont be more than a Suburban skyline..but skyline none-the-less! :)

Heard from a Centurion-resident that this is apparently to be built within walking distance from Gautrain station at the "Lake".

thats makes sense, in OZ there is tax discouints for developing nodes around major transport mass transport routes like St leonard in Sydney

It definitely looks like some of the new residential projects in London, England along the Thames + area

any idea when this will start to rise?

any news from the gauties?

yeh...anything??? i do like it...just wonder whats going on? still heard nothing about any others nearby that might make it stand out less like a sore thumb

^^ I think the point is that if it's near a Gautrain station, then there's ought to be some more density there in coming years.

yes, but do we know that the station actually is right here?

Building of residential development alongside Centurion waterfront could begin soon

Construction on the Centurion Lake Towers mixed-use development is expected to begin during the first half of next year, Lyons Financial Solutions Holdings CE Garry Fromentin says. “The project is still on track and has received overwhelming support from the Council of Tswane and various interested parties, including local and offshore investors and banks which want to fund the scheme,” he says. Fromentin explains that the delay in the project, which was scheduled to begin in the third quarter of this year, was mainly due to municipal elections which took place earlier this year. The waterfront Centurion area is dominated by offices and retail shops, but not much in the way of residential blocks, and it is against this background that Lyons Financial Solutions, in conjunction with joint-venture partner Mark Isaacson, decided to invest in the area. Using its experience as a joint developer of the Sandton Emperor, Lyons identified the niche market for upmarket apartment living in Tshwane, offering magnificent views and secure lifestyle space. The R400-million development will comprise 300 apartments, three basements and 26 floors, including three levels of penthouses. Also featured will be a private gym and a kinder- garten, a reception area and a post office service. One of the main challenges that Lyons had to face was developing a solution for the foundation of the building, since Centurion is notorious for its dolomite problem, which resulted in the company’s having to devise an innovative foundation solution. The problem was creatively tackled by a team of specialist consultants, working in conjunc-tion with the Tshwane metro, the National Home Builders’ Registration Council and the Geo- sciences Council. A geological survey of the site, carried out by Holland Muter Associates, confirmed the presence of dolomitic bedrock varying in depth from 0,5 m to 32 m and the presence of voids in the overburden. “In order to ensure the lowest possible level of risk, we decided that the design solution would be such that no reliance would be made on bearing on the overburden and that all loads would be transferred to the bedrock material,” former Lyons representative Tim Redman is on record as saying. Jones Wagenaar, a specialist geotechnical consultancy, and Sotiralis Consulting, a structural and civil engineering firm, were appointed to investigate and provide a suitable solution. The investigation suggested that shafts, rather than piles, be proposed so that a proper inspection of founding conditions and proof-drilling of the base of the shaft could be carried out. The shafts will be excavated and lined internally with precast pipes. Excavations will be continued in about 1,2-m-deep steps, and excavated areas will then be stabilised with mesh and gunnite. A 2-m-deep socket will be excavated in the bedrock at the bottom of the shaft, after which proof-drilling and visual inspections will be carried out. The shaft will then be filled with reinforced concrete to provide pillar support for the superstructure.

“In order to use loading capacities fully, a system of transfer beams will be provided at the top of the shafts to distribute loading from the more closely-spaced columns of the superstructure,” says Redman. The rest of the superstructure will comprise conventional reinforced-concrete columns, beams, slabs and shear walls.

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excellent so its still alive. I have it listed as approved

NICE that its still going will be the best thing to happen to sprawl of centurion

Who would want to have a flat in the middle though - looks like you'd never see the sun!

30F!!! awesome

I have it listed on Emporis but the bladdy pic is somehow protected and it wont let me add it even when I change it to a JPEG

Try using printscreen or zapgrab to sample the image from the desktop, then paste it into paintbrush.

printscreen is very very useful

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Launch 2006!

1 Bedroom units from R675 000

2 Bedroom units from R995 000

3 Bedroom units from R2,2 million

Penthouses from R4,3 million


Experience the ultimate in contemporary city living - in the relaxed, serene yet convenient surrounds of Centurion.


The apartments have been designed to make the most of the magnificent views. The overall look and feel of the interior is contemporary with a slightly adventurous yet understated splash of retro. The neutral palette has been blended with accents of vibrant colour to bring the ensemble to life.


Each apartment offers fine quality fittings and finishes with impressive attention to detail. Features such as porcelain floor tiles, low voltage downlighters, fitted carpets and designer sanitaryware add a streamlined simplicity to every element which compliments the contemporary nature of the apartments.


* 24 Storeys (273 apartments)
* Residence pool & communal area
* Managed 24/7 concierge and security
* Secure basement parking
* Laundry, dry cleaning depot
* Gym, CCTV
* 8 High speed lifts
* Coffee Shop
* Business Centre
* Creche

check out the miles of facebrick townhouses, very 80s vervoetburg stad.
at lest this is different and adds some height to the burbs

Has construction started ?

i must say that the area's around this development look hideous! and the office parks are completely dwarfed. will only be good if other towers are planned for nearby

I doubt it - because there is a problem with dolomite in the area - so sinkholes are common - last year a part of the Ben Schoeman highway fell in because of a sinkhole. Plus, Centurion is a pretty boring place to live - but it is not unlike any other cities that serve this purpose. Think Midrand, Durbanville, etc. The southern part has established neigbourhoods, trees and many areas escaped the tuscan craze.

The verwoerdburg spirit remains - with really zany two-tone khaki men and ladies with huge perms walking about. Irene is my favorite suburb - amazing old houses, the hennops river sneaking through, poplar trees, milk cows. Really feels like the old english countryside. Whereas neighbouring Cornwall hill is probably the most vile useless crazy tasteless piece of crud ever to be concieved by man. Eldoraigne and Wierda Park are two older suburbs, great houses, gardens, trees - super suburbia. Die Hoewes, Rooihuiskraal and Doringkloof consist of rows and rows of ugly facebrick/ or tuscan/ or combination townhouses. And of course the Eco Park development next to the highway - nothing eco about it! No trees. No heart. Ugly. Scars. Like any other city centurion has nice and not so nice areas. It is boring. It feels like a freestate city. But it grows on you...

well put jakes you are a man of good observations

This tower would be fine if it didn't have that oval thing on top with the logo.

^^LOL, like a big advertising board on top of it, kinda dom if you ask me, & the area around it looks sad.

the board on top is so tokyo atleast they do it with class that one is just obb

ag, i fink its pretty nice - pity the dev isnt tuscan though

haha lol its la provence in france tuscan was soooo last year

Hsark, could this be the tallest under seroius development in Gautingaling at the moment?

Yo mingas!

how goes this development?

CENTURION STATION

The area surrounding the planned Centurion station has an existing and fast-growing mixed-used land area, of about 400 000 m2. Van der Merwe said major residential densi- fication was taking place towards the north of the lake, and the potential existed for the expansion of the retail area.

Currently, a 30-storey, 300- apartment luxury residential lifestyle complex, called Lake Towers, is on the cards. The development cost is estimated at R320-million. A 20- storey development, which will include retail areas, residential areas and a hotel, is also planned in the vicinity of Centurion station.

By June, 2008, a convention centre and adjacent developments, to the estimated value of R1,5-billion, will be completed.

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Lovely Building.

Great Renders Mosi.:)

Yo mingas!

how goes this development?

relax biatch :lol:

I still think they should remove that big dom sign on top

Is this Project approved? When will Construction Start?

this one has been holding as long as the canned mast and san raphael...are we sure its still a go?

News This Week

Building of residential development alongside Centurion waterfront could begin soon

Published: 20 Oct 06 - 0:00

Construction on the Centurion Lake Towers mixed-use development is expected to begin during the first half of next year, Lyons Financial Solutions Holdings CE Garry Fromentin says.

You might want to go to Centurion and check it out.

Well...could one of our centurion friends inform us if it did start over 6 months ago? if not i think it has gone the way of san raphael

i have to go up to Centurion sometime this week to pay a traffic fine, so can have a lewksie. alternatively, yarrick lives there so he can go lewk.

Well...could one of our centurion friends inform us if it did start over 6 months ago? if not i think it has gone the way of san raphael


I doubt it has been canned since there is a new website for it with new renders. Before that the only site was the Pam Golding page for it.

well it has been 20 months since i posted the development and nothing more has happened?

well it has been 20 months since i posted the development and nothing more has happened?


Thats true but we'll have to wait for joburg's reply on whether the site is active.

I drive around the area quite a lot. Currently there are a lot of construction, but I don't think any of the sites could be this one. I know they have issues with the underlying rock-strata, as well as NIMBYs in the area.

^^ also it will stand out like a sore thumb unless others go ahead too

There are apparently many other medium rise buildings planned for centurion. The densification around all gautrain nodes will be inevitable.

guys is this one also a dodo?

I suspected this one to be a dodo from the start. Especially with rising building costs, and rising interest rates...

Won't say I am too sad - never really liked it too much.

I suspected this one to be a dodo from the start. Especially with rising building costs, and rising interest rates...

Won't say I am too sad - never really liked it too much.

It is also way out of place in Centurion where nothing is taller than seven floors and was controversial at the time it was announced in 2005.

The Dolomite in Centurion is a major factor hindering the development for towers such as these. The Gautrain works did massive compacting etc. to make sure they dealt with possibilities of dolomite pockets. Then, with soaring building costs, lack of skills etc - a project such as this will struggle to break even at this stage.

pity...but that said we all agree it would have stood out in a bad way

Im still nostalgic when i hear the words: Centurion Lake towers...
Unfortunately, its been cancelled:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:
1. Dolomite
2. Height restrictions
3. Fuktupness


I almost came when i first heard of this 2006, but i died inside when it was cancelled...

thanx for the confirmation, its a pity, did look odd in the renders relating to tuscan heaven around it

Lol, yeah, but i think centurion might just change all that;)
Just wait 10 or so years. But it was kinda odd, being that tall. It would have been seen from miles away:)
They should rather encour 'skyscraperization' by building gradually until they reach a desired level, then they can try a project this big.

What happend to the Africa ICC that was proposed?

another one bites the dust...

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