Six stand-alone retail ‘pods’, totalling 16,000m2 of additional retail offering are being developed at Canal Walk Shopping Centre for an investment of R250 million.

The development is being undertaken by Madison Property Fund Managers on behalf of Canal Walk’s owners Hyprop Investments Limited (80%) and Ellerine Bros (Pty) Ltd (20%).

“Conceptually exciting, these retail pods will complement Canal Walk and will accommodate leading retailers who wish to benefit from the mall, but due to their size and nature of business, are not ideally suited to trading inside a shopping centre,” says Canal Walk CEO Wayne Abegglen.

The new pods are fashioned to provide a satellite retail offering alongside the shopping centre. They will be placed in strategic positions along Century Boulevard which traverses Canal Walk and approximately 1,000 new parking bays also will developed.

“The decision to extend the scope of retail at Canal Walk is underpinned by a growth in both retailer and customer demand. The additional retail element will ensure that Canal Walk continues to offer the most comprehensive shopping experience in Southern Africa,” says Canal Walk CEO, Wayne Abegglen.

The glass pods will each comprise of two storeys, forming ‘glazed lanterns’ which accentuate the centre’s entrances and major architectural features.

Glass has been selected as one of the core materials for these pods to effectively showcase both the retailer and the shopping centre itself as a background, creating a dynamic and constantly-changing appearance.

“Canal Walk Shopping Centre’s superlative position in the burgeoning node of Century City has contributed considerably to the continued growth in the centre’s visitors and turnover. Its central location in Cape Town has also won it a constantly growing popularity with retailers and we believe the retail pods will now allow quality retailers access to our centre,” notes Abegglen.

The development of Canal Walk’s innovative new retail pods is expected to be complete by mid 2009.

Some renders would be nice.

ill think about it

You mean you have? :P

maybe

^^ Naughty Mo! There you go again with your famous render-tease! :lol:

*growls*

ok wait

*purrs* please!

They put this stupid netting all around the areas they're building, so this is the best I could do, sorry:

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As you can see, they're utilising those single-storey parking areas that used to be there. They've also demolished some of the existing parking lot.

As you can see, they're utilising those single-storey parking areas that used to be there. They've also demolished some of the existing parking lot.

Much of that parking was for staff. The staff parking area has now moved to the roof.

Was there yesterday. They very busy, suprised work has already started. Work around the rest of century city is really speeding up. Its amazing the pace at which some of these projects are developing.

Yeah the spaces are filling up very quickly. I can remember the days when the road into Century City from Summer Greens was pretty empty...it's now almost full.

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Bleh

I think its hideous

I think it fits with the rest of the building...could be better but yeah.

Yes..this is Cape Town

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I think its hideous

i have to agree. it looks like big box mica style stores...

Any news on the progress? I'd like to see a bigger render so I can see exactly what's going on with those "pods"...unfortunately I can't seem to find anything.

was there last week and I recon these will be great, they are absolutly massive and have fantastic visabilty from N1

i hate them

i hate them

agree

Not a big fan either =/

Having never liked canal walk (I dont like the faux renaiscance trimmings) I cant really see these additions helping the situation much more its like some one landed a giant box there. Its really looks to lack a relation with the main center oh well one more reason to shop elsewhere.

Ah well, they're getting far more shoppers than expected so they're smiling all the way to the bank :)

^^ I'm no big fan of that Cape-Venetian (as they call it) Kots that they built for R1,5billion back in 2000, but I must admit, it is very convenient as Canal Walk has every shop imaginable, the parking is relatively inexpensive, access is super easy off the N1 and the layout is simple and easy to navigate and the interior is airy.

^^ If it had been a nice clean modern design or something responsive to the area I would be a lot happier (refering to the orriginal building). But I guess the comercial success is what matters in the project. I know its convinient and thats why I sometimes go there but most of the time I get what i need closer to home (claremont)

Monex (original developers) were always fans of the "over ornate," only once Rabie took over Century City, did we see more sensible designs take place, like Knightsbridge, Crystal Towers etc.

It's so annoying they haven't released more information about this development, as construction seems to be steaming ahead.

It's so annoying they haven't released more information about this development, as construction seems to be steaming ahead.

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^^ Okay, now I believe there are female cranes and male cranes in Cape Town... and they're BREEDING!!! :nuts:

Where they're supposed to be... thanks to Lydon!

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Okay, now I believe there are female cranes and male cranes in Cape Town... and they're BREEDING!

Of Course... The Blue ones are Male... & the Yellow ones are female... a veritable Harem. (~ ... David Attenborough)


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Cheers

Ravenx

we have loads of white ones so what are they?

we have loads of white ones so what are they?

Don't get racist now :ohno:

we have loads of white ones so what are they?

albino?

Someone mentioned they had better renders they planned on posting here...Please post them!

we have loads of white ones so what are they?

Eunuchs... ~ It's a Harem, right?

Cheers

RavenX

Don't get racist now :ohno:

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Someone mentioned they had better renders they planned on posting here...Please post them!

ME :D will see if I have time to scan them today, some noob took my scanner away, have to locate it first, lol

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Thanks! It's a pity they aren't very iconic or anything.

hideous.

The Canal Walk is "Palatial" in thought & design, & those Pods are, by extension, "Palatial Shacks" on stilts ~ therefore very crass, (by definition: having or indicating such grossness of mind as precludes delicacy and discrimination)

I suppose on the plus side, they do, (sort of), mask the parking deck.

@Lydon, it's a pity somebody even conceived of them...

Cheers

RavenX

As I've said before, not a fan of these all over the place developments. If they bothered with some decent town or urban planning with a few grid like street patterns to create a centre of town the expansion would not have to look this hideous.

yeh look like empty boxes lying on the side, tho it would work nicely seeing that it keeps the big ugly stores like Game and that out of the niche shopping center.....

Canal Walk secures pod reailers

02 Nov 2008 - eProp - Canal Walk

Intro
Aiming to be completed in March 2009 at a cost of some R250 million and extending Canal Walk’s retail space by 16,000m2, the stand-alone pods will be home to premier tenants

The development is being undertaken by Madison Property Fund Managers on behalf of Canal Walk’s owners Hyprop Investments Limited (80%) and Ellerine Bros (Pty) Ltd (20%) and is expected to be complete by mid 2009. The new pods are fashioned to provide a satellite retail offering alongside the shopping centre. They will be placed in strategic positions along Century Boulevard which traverses Canal Walk and approximately 800 new parking bays are also being developed.

Wayne Abegglen, Canal Walk’s CEO, comments: “The decision to extend the scope of retail at Canal Walk is underpinned by a growth in both retailer and customer demand. The additional retail element will complement and enhance the centre as a whole and ensure that Canal Walk continues to offer the most comprehensive shopping experience in southern Africa.”

The retailers who will occupy the new pods - Cape Union Mart, @Home Living Space, The Golfer’s Club, Rochester Home Décor, Bride & Co and Sports Direct - are clearly excited.

“Cape Union Mart is celebrating its 75th birthday this year and the new Adventure Centre at Canal Walk will be the pinnacle of its achievements as a company thus far,” says Evan Torrance of Cape Union Mart. “The 2,000m2 store will be the biggest Cape Union Mart store ever and it will feature some of the biggest outdoor brands from around the world.”

The Rochester Home Decor store at Canal Walk will be the chain’s 14th store nationally, but it’s first in the Western Cape. “We selected Canal Walk due to its status and positioning in the area. Rochester's distinctive handcrafting and the stylish architectural design and surroundings of Canal Walk make for the perfect match,” comments Heidi Krügel, Marketing & Business Development Manager for Rochester.

“Canal Walk has an ideal geographical location, being in the middle of a vibrant growth node in Cape Town – I think it is the best mall in Africa,” states Brett Poppesqou of The Golfer’s Club. “We like the idea of the free-standing area alongside the mall that the pods provide, and we hope to create a superlative shopping environment for our customers,” he adds.

According to Adam Levin, Marketing Manager for Bride & Co, Canal Walk’s central location offers easy access to customers and the retail pod itself will give the store high visibility. “Our bridal department store concept is ideally suited to ‘large box’ retail as a destination store that offers everything a bride and groom could require under one roof,” he says.

Howard Godfrey, MD of @Home Living Space, says Canal Walk’s management has been endeavouring to accommodate @Home Living Space in the centre for the last three years, and he is delighted about the opportunity to add to the success of the other four stores in the country. “When the retail pod space became available, it was the perfect space for us,” he says.

Wtf? I thought they were meant to be high-end stores.

where on earth do people park for these things? the way the concept was initially spoken about i far greater expectation than what the reality is....its a pity. They are obviously "destination" stores, but then they demand parkign right at their front door. Also, if you are in the mall how do you access them? i really wonder how well they will do from a foot count perspective

Update: (Mind the bad quality...phone camera)

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saw the display for this extension outside the movies last week, very disappointing.

blugh

Took a photo of the boards surrounding the construction...oh dear:

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Dear Lydon

You have been declared Cape Town Century City Correspondent.

Haha, and you Just About Everything Else Correspondent.

Haha, and you Just About Everything Else Correspondent.

I might be relocating so things might change.

I might be relocating so things might change.

Die skande. But I'm doing the same so I can't exactly say much. To where?

Good news...they actually don't look half bad. Just drove past Century City and caught a glimpse. The front of the "pods" are almost covered in blue glass. They remind me a lot of the BMW Gateway building.

As I said I didn't manage to inspect them in much detail, but what I saw I actually liked. Those renders don't do them justice at all.

So are these complete? and is there any truth in Dion wired opening here?

One or two of them appear to be complete on the outside. The others are still under construction. I'll try to get some photos. I usually go to Canal Walk in the evening and it's just too dark to take photos, but I'll see what I can do.

I'm not sure about Dion Wired. It would be nice if they opened as Dion closed all Cape Town stores some time back didn't they?

I heard they want to return with this store & I think these pods would be ideal for them, no stress on the pic's just wanted to know progress as GLTA dont seem to report on it much.

Dion? wow have not heard about them in ages! Is there even a Dion in Cape Town? I thought they got taken over by Game

you guys are missing out on this store.......seriously

www.dionwired.co.za

What makes it different from other electronics stores?

its wired ..... :lol::lol::lol:

you guys are missing out on this store.......seriously

www.dionwired.co.za (http://www.dionwired.co.za)

Ah my friend took me to the one in Cleawater were Stax used to be. I didn't know about it until last week. They got some tight electronics over there. Who are their suppliers because it seems like products that other electronics store are still to get their hands on.

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So glad from what I've seen that the actual structures are better than the renders. Lots of glass.

Yeah for sure. It looks much much better in real life.

Excuse the bad quality and angle, but I snapped it on my cellphone in a rush:

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Excuse the bad quality and angle, but I snapped it on my cellphone in a rush.

Great, been waiting for you to give us a photo update :)

I'll get some better photos soon :) Haven't been to Century City near as much as I used to.

You'd think someone who works at Century City (like me) would post more regular updates! :nuts:

This image from the display in the Canal Walk food court confirming the stores.
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Taking my own advice to heart, here are some updates...
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If you look closely (in Lydon's photo too) you can see that this one store already has stock on the shelves. Not sure if they are open for business yet.

Does not look nearly as bad as many people anticipated. Pleasantly surprised and looks decent. :)

Great update pics. I used to go there so often when I lived down the road. Now that I'm in Luton, you guys are my only hope :)

Canal Walk gets extra 15,514sq m

2009/05/18

Canal Walk, with a foot count of 21m per annum, is right now bringing on stream a 15,514sq m extension to its trading area.

This has a contract value of R250m.

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The contract, which in any part of the world would very definitely qualify as "fast track", kicked off in May 2008 and will be fully complete in July 2009.

The new extension is sited on the south side of Canal Walk and links in with its first floor parking deck. It will, therefore, front directly onto the N1 freeway to the north.

The extension consists of six standalone "pods". The location, orientation and height of these presented the designers with an interesting challenge because it has forced them to build across the southern entrances to Canal Walk and because, too, the buildings here could have blanked out at least part of the view of the existing centre. However, the extensive use of full-length glazing on both the southern and northern façades will give these "pods" transparency and in the process bring a modern avant garde retail addition to a complex which has until now relied on semi-classical, traditional design, especially on its façades.

The design allows for an additional 50,000sq m of lower and mezzanine parking levels to be linked to the existing parking decks.

The design concept for the pods, said Michael Taylor, director and partner of Betts Townsend, gives the retailers the opportunity to display adequately their full range and make use of additional public exposure through impressive curtain wall architecture.

Michael Taylor, director and partner of Betts Townsend, says will be "destination" stores. Certain pods will be served by their own "moment-type" bistros, leaving the main centre to continue housing the bigger restaurants and coffee shops.

Those who have bought into the new concept and signed leases are Foschini @Home Living Space, Golfers' Club, Cape Union Mart, Bride and Co, Hi Fi Corporation and Sports Direct.

The use of green-tinted, transparent full-length double glazing on the north and south façades will be about 7 to 8,5 metres high, and is the striking architectural feature of this project.

The north and south "bookends" of each pod are concrete and plastered brickwork structures and for those the designers have selected a colour palette of cream and beige which complements that of the existing centre.

With work on the ground floor and mezzanine levels complete and 100% of the structural work on the pods also now finished, tenants have moved into their 60-day fit-out periods.

The first opening, of Foschini @Home Living Space, will take place on Monday 18 May 2009 and thereafter openings will be staggered until the final opening in July 2009. All work is currently on budget and certain sections are ahead of the programme.

http://www.property24.com/property24/news/FullArticle.aspx?articleid=9802

Why can't they just build glass box structures for our train stations?

Thats R250m for 15,000sqm. A train station is perhaps 1000sqm. Thats about R17m.

And then you see they are spending R75m on Philippi Station which will prob look more like R2 million

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^^ Not actually... it's just the problem that the two high-profile areas love the "tropical vegetation," The Waterfront and Century City. Most other areas are using indigenous trees, and most Winelands developments use Oaks, Liquidambers, Planes and Poplars. But yes, the palm in Cape Town does get a bit old... but that's my opinion, I'm not a fan of the large-frond trees.

I really do hate palms. They are overused. Where are the pines and firs and indigenous trees?

I love palms along beachfronts. Big Bay, for example, could do with some.

Century City, though, should have used other trees, or in the very least mixed them in with the palm trees.

Trees... really now people....
As long as the end result looks great, its fine

^^ Landscape Architect! It's not just trees, it's not just shrubs, it's not just layout... the landscape is there to compliment the surroundings and the buildings' architecture therein.

Andrew, it's all about standards. Despite me liking them, palm trees are safe, overused and simply do not fit in well in Century City. Yes, trees are important - concrete jungles are depressing and would be a serious slap in the face of the Cape that prides itself in its natural beauty.

The Century City landscapers really had no excuse to go and plant palms all over the place. The streets would look amazing lined with more leafy trees. Looking at these latest photos, I can't help but ask WTF when I see one of those palm trees as they don't compliment the architecture well at all in my opinion.

Andrew, it's all about standards. Despite me liking them, palm trees are safe, overused and simply do not fit in well in Century City. Yes, trees are important - concrete jungles are depressing and would be a serious slap in the face of the Cape that prides itself in its natural beauty.

The Century City landscapers really had no excuse to go and plant palms all over the place. The streets would look amazing lined with more leafy trees. Looking at these latest photos, I can't help but ask WTF when I see one of those palm trees as they don't compliment the architecture well at all in my opinion.

Can't agree with you more.... the Northern Suburbs don't know a thing abour plantng trees... thats why it so often looks bare and depressing vs the Southern Suburbs.....and those palsm should be banned from Cape Town, now that I come to think of it, thorn trees as well...please plant something leafy. Guess that is what I love about the UK.

Can't agree with you more.... the Northern Suburbs don't know a thing abour plantng trees... thats why it so often looks bare and depressing vs the Southern Suburbs.....and those palsm should be banned from Cape Town, now that I come to think of it, thorn trees as well...please plant something leafy. Guess that is what I love about the UK.

Northern Suburbs trees...

Canary Island Palms
Mexican Fan Palms
Fever Trees (green bark acacia)
Paperbark Thorn (another acacia)
Sweet Thorn (acacia Karroo)
Karee-Rhus

It's simply dismal! The northern suburbs is made to look like some tropical-fusion-of-Beaufort-West. It's horrible!!! It should reflect a Cape Winelands style and Cape ecology. Karoo/Savanna trees mixed with palms... the most unimaginative and un-aesthetically-minded and environmental dim-wits are responsible for urban landscaping, road-verge-planting and landscape architecture in these areas! :ohno:

ok, I dont know much about trees, so i admit to lacking creativity when it comes to landscaping....
all these complaints... first the extension, now the trees, what else?
If you guys dislike the place so much, dont go there.
Yes the palm trees are over done, but its not that bad.
(cant comment on Northern suburbs, never there)

ok, I dont know much about trees, so i admit to lacking creativity when it comes to landscaping....
all these complaints... first the extension, now the trees, what else?
If you guys dislike the place so much, dont go there.
Yes the palm trees are over done, but its not that bad.
(cant comment on Northern suburbs, never there)

this is not about complaining....it is simple fact that we are terrible in urban landscaping. Landscaping is so often lacking in Norther Suburb projects.....we are quicker to remove trees in the NS than actually plant them.

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this is not about complaining....it is simple fact that we are terrible in urban landscaping. Landscaping is so often lacking in Norther Suburb projects.....we are quicker to remove trees in the NS than actually plant them.
Like i said, i dont know the NS well....but good luck to the NS

If people just accepted things in general, nothing would change and life would be boring - for humans to develop, grow and be happy, we need to reach for higher goals and pleasing experiences. If something can be done or we see something that bothers us - it is our duty to bitch like hell about it and to try and get things changed or improved - and besides a nice leafy tree and some good landscaping makes us all happy - to much of one thing becomes very drab. Imagine if you will that every person walked about in exactly the same uniform and exactly the same style ... it might look good on some, but most people would look just plain horrid. We will become one grey mass and this could happen to our suburbs if we did not open our cake-holes and bitch like mad. I like most new developments I see in Cape Town, but .... we need some green tweaking in the way of planting lush "Cape winelands" flora.:):yes:
Thanks Dr Phil....

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If its in relation to trees....might just forget

Like i said, i dont know the NS well....but good luck to the NS
I'm working on it. :) Have some massive projects at the moment in the Winelands and my influence is spreading towards the West... My creativity coming to a suburb near you soon... I hope!

ok, I dont know much about trees, so i admit to lacking creativity when it comes to landscaping....
all these complaints... first the extension, now the trees, what else?
If you guys dislike the place so much, dont go there.
Yes the palm trees are over done, but its not that bad.
(cant comment on Northern suburbs, never there)

So do you expect us to all join hands and sing Kumbaya around a camp fire instead? :lol: In order to progress we need to criticize.

So do you expect us to all join hands and sing Kumbaya around a camp fire instead? :lol: In order to progress we need to criticize.
Nope, I expect you to get over yourself :)
there is a difference between having an opposing voice and bitching about the same thing over and over and over again (the trees) :)
As long as they planting trees, its not that bad.

Nope, I expect you to get over yourself :)
there is a difference between having an opposing voice and bitching about the same thing over and over and over again (the trees) :)
As long as they planting trees, its not that bad.

How does making 2 posts regarding trees and participating in a perfectly civil discussion about them with other forum members become 'bitching?' You, after all, were the one who randomly hopped onto the bandwagon and declared we all stop our discussion because you said so. I think you should take your first sentence to heart.

Anyway, Annman...what exactly is it that you do for a career? Are you a landscaper? :cheers:

My reference to you and your on going comments about trees also refers to the area by GPS and by the fan park.- we get you love trees :)
The palm tree look just seems like the preferred look...so best you just get over it now:)

As for the extension plan, again not as bad as many of you thought

As ridiculous as the tree discussion may seem to some people here, I don't believe you appreciate what value landscaping brings to an urban concrete jungle. The problem is that ONLY palms are planted. Now i am no tree specialist but what I do know is that these rubbish fan palms do not grow well, or for that matter even look good in the Cape. Bigger trees such as Oaks etc grow very well in our climate and look fantastic.

Thank you CTMAN. Exactly my thoughts.

Andrew, if you don't like landscaping discussions, then don't read them. If you decide to partake in the discussion you so hate, then expect replies. If you don't like said replies, well then you were asking for it by participating in the first place. I have my opinion, I am free to voice it and your constant hounding on the side is not appreciated. Clearly I'm not the only one with the same concern regarding the use of trees here.

In short, please don't respond to me at all if you don't intend on constructively contributing to or criticizing what I say, as it's getting rather annoying now. I don't mind if you don't appreciate landscaping, but don't act as if those who do appreciate it need your permission to discuss it.

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Ahh shame Lydon, go cry in a corner or go join the green party.
To be honest, i took notice of the tree's at Cavendish Square today- they not palm trees and they actually don't look too bad....
Landscaping is important, and i too will continue to voice my opinion, but going on and on about trees is something i wont do.
I do object to is the plan for Toki Forrest, they want to demolish it and use it for fancy Apartments and houses.

Lydon, I'm a Landscape Architect, normal Architectural Designer, Master Planner, Environmental Auditor and Consultant, sometimes I spearhead BEE/Empowerment projects. That's what I do.

Ahh shame Lydon, go cry in a corner or go join the green party.
To be honest, i took notice of the tree's at Cavendish Square today- they not palm trees and they actually don't look too bad....
Landscaping is important, and i too will continue to voice my opinion, but going on and on about trees is something i wont do.
I do object to is the plan for Toki Forrest, they want to demolish it and use it for fancy Apartments and houses.

As I said in one of my earlier posts about trees :) our mentality is to remove trees rather than plant....

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From this weekend's argus.
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Ahh shame Lydon, go cry in a corner or go join the green party.
To be honest, i took notice of the tree's at Cavendish Square today- they not palm trees and they actually don't look too bad....
Landscaping is important, and i too will continue to voice my opinion, but going on and on about trees is something i wont do.
I do object to is the plan for Toki Forrest, they want to demolish it and use it for fancy Apartments and houses.

Then don't. No one asked you to partake in the discussion.

Lydon, I'm a Landscape Architect, normal Architectural Designer, Master Planner, Environmental Auditor and Consultant, sometimes I spearhead BEE/Empowerment projects. That's what I do.

Awesome! Quite the diverse one ey? ;)

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Thanks for that Nixon. The pods look pretty awesome lit up at night.

They also seemed to have missed Hi Fi Corporation in the article, which is apparently opening in one of the pods too.

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They also seemed to have missed Hi Fi Corporation in the article, which is apparently opening in one of the pods too.

The "official list" doesn't have Hi Fi Corp on it, so I'm guessing what you heard is outdated. I doubt that Hi Fi Corp would move in there anyway. They already have one in N1 City and having another one at Canal Walk is probably too close to an existing store for them.

The official list post. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=36844418&postcount=72)

Ah there I see. They left out Rochester in the article.

That's true...another Hi Fi Corp would have been mighty close to the N1 City one.

Does that mean that they're not excited to welcome Rochester Home Decor ?

Ok Lydon, I stand corrected. Was in Canal Walk this weekend and they have pasted over Rochester Home Decor everywhere with Hifi Corporation. :bash: Looks like it is indeed Hifi Corp that is moving in. I will try get round there with my camera to "document" the new sign.

p.s. interesting new avatar.

Ah, so that's probably why they weren't making much noise about the former. I guess there's demand for the place.

Hehe, my avatar was used in an advert for rAge.

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Lol, wrong thread ;) This is for the extension.

Lol, wrong thread ;) This is for the extension.

Can you or someone else move it then?

Only Dysan can.

just cut the post and move it to the gallery or something.

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They had a spiffy display in the food court this weekend showcasing the new pods including a "Amazing Boulevard Shopping Race" (sic) competition. I was abit peeved that HiFi corp isn't open yet. There's barely even any stock on the shelves yet. I went into the Cape Union Mart. Very nice store as far as layout goes. Just as expensive as all the others tho.

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Ah yes, I saw said display. Didn't seem to be attracting many people lol. The stores are kinda hard to miss on your way in :P

Lydon, you the official Century City correspondent

Nixon works there :) so if anyone it should be him.

Between the two of you then :)
I have not been there in ages

I don't go there near as much as I used to, but yes, I try get updates as often as possible.

The most predictable development at that has occurred is the BMW dealership.

I don't go there near as much as I used to, but yes, I try get updates as often as possible.

has your business relocated due to the recession? :)

Yes, tough times :D

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Nixon works there :) so if anyone it should be him.

Actually I'm changing jobs end of the month. I'll be working at a place out by Tygervalley. Not much interesting building going on there anymore to take photies of. :ohno:

Actually I'm changing jobs end of the month. I'll be working at a place out by Tygervalley. Not much interesting building going on there anymore to take photies of. :ohno:

Aw. Sucks you have to move there just as things draw to a close over there lol =(

what shop is that?

Cape Union Mart I take it.

Cape Union Mart I take it.

Yep. That's the Cape Union Mart that I mentioned a few posts back. You could tell it was still newly opened because the staff were friendly and helpful. Give them a few months and they will be apathetic like everywhere else.

HiFi Corporation pod:

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I thought Dion Wired suppose to get a pod?

Well, they don't have one :D I guess not.

Courtesy of Google Street View:

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This google Street View thing is really useful hey :D

From an article published in March...I wonder what they're planning?

Hyprop would also spend R100m expanding the niche Willowbridge centre in Cape Town and another R100m reconfiguring the Canal Walk centre.

Source: SA Commercial Prop News (http://www.sacommercialpropnews.co.za/property-types/retail-commercial-property/4396-hyprop-to-focus-on-blue-chip-centres.html)

Yes.

Better connection to the pods. Concept plan completed last year.