New Development taking place near CapeGate Mall off Okavango Rd exit, N1.
www.capegatecresent.co.za

Sorry been gone for a while... power got knocked out for 2 days due to storms around the Cape! We almost blew away!!! 160km/h winds! anyway... the development...

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Cape Gate Crescent is the fourth and final development in the Cape Gate precinct, conveniently accessible off the N1 Okavango offramp at Brackenfell..

The other developments in the precinct are the Cape Gate Regional Shopping Centre, which boasts a 0% vacancy factor since its completion in 2005, the Lifestyle Centre of which Virgin Active forms part and the new 210 bed Medi-Clinic currently under construction.

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Cape Gate Crescent is a mixed use new urbanist development consisting of about 45,000m² offices, 7,000m² retail space and 350 residential units split between one level units with private gardens and low rise units with a mix of studio, one and two bedroom apartments.

Consisting of nine separate parcels Cape Gate Crescent presents you with a unique opportunity to locate your business at this desirable address.

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Wow! Awesome plan :) Do I smell another century city?

Lekker, I love it.

A cheap copy of centurion Gate?:bash: lol

Looks nice, could definitely become century city2

A cheap copy of centurion Gate?:bash: lol

Looks nice, could definitely become century city2

And Centurion Gate is the first of its kind in the world? Right...

Anyway, Cape Gate is a nicely situated mall. I go there quite often as their movies are comfortable and cheap, haha. I'm glad they're adding to the surrounding area.

If anyone is wondering which mall it is...

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it doesnt make me want to puke

^^Sarcasm much?

@lydon: do pay attention to the lol behind my comment b4 jumping to conclusions, ok?

^^Sarcasm much?

@lydon: do pay attention to the lol behind my comment b4 jumping to conclusions, ok?

A 'lol' doesn't turn a silly comment into a joke. Allow me to demonstrate:

South Africa will never be ready for the world cup :bash: lol

If it has no meaning why say it at all?

it doesnt make me want to puke

If my sarcasm meter is correct...the inside is far nicer.

Now now children, lets behave! :)

I know this isn't the place (or right place) for this, but I had a conversation with someone about the inability to see emotions in text - such as sarcasm, humour or even anger. And it seems like I have just been proven!

I don't mean to offend anyone, just I have been researching this quite alot! Who agrees with me? Great posts guys! :D

but I had a conversation with someone

:lol:

:lol:

Hmmm, me thinks someone gets my drift! :lol::lol:

LOL^^

forgive and forget:)

Oh, and btw, mine was a question which lets a ':bash: lol' sound better.
Yours was a statement, thus the ':bash: lol' did not sound like a funny remark.

Hmmm, me thinks someone gets my drift! :lol::lol:

Good times :lol:

LOL^^

forgive and forget:)

Oh, and btw, mine was a question which lets a ':bash: lol' sound better.
Yours was a statement, thus the ':bash: lol' did not sound like a funny remark.

If you say so :banana: Generally the ":bash:" is avoided when trying to sound funny. But hey, by all means let the misconceptions continue! I've got nothing to lose.

:)

We should quote this and show it to the 'Coronia in Berea' thread:D
This is how differences should be sorted out:)

I actually prefer Cape Gate to the other bigger malls. Its very accessible, wide aisles , not too big and easy to get around. However, I do not agree witht eh extensions. They should move to the downtown areas, and bring life back to the central nodes.

^^ I have no problem with decentralised development at all, as long as it does not occur to the detriment of the CBD (downtown) area. In Cape Town, this is not a worry, thus I'm all for developments in Century City, CapeGate, Claremont and TygerValley... city's of Cape Town's size need some decentralised zones to serve the populous over a wide area; Whilst keeping the CBD healthy, keeping this major business/entertainment/cultural centre intact.

Node expansion is a good thing IMO, because who wants a littered, overcrowded CBD?
But it should be balanced...

^^expansion is good but something like canalwalk is bad because its 2 close to the cbd and hence detracts from the cbd something like tygervalley is fine as its further out

I don't think Canal Walk is bad. A mall of that size could not be built any closer, simply due to space issues. The traffic etc. it would cause will also not do any good. It's not really detracting people from the CBD at all, as the V&A is there. Canal Walk appeals more to suburban residents than tourists.

^^ High Street Shopping should be the focal point of our CBD. Super-Regional Shopping Centres are NEVER built next to or in a CBD, yes... "space issues!" But, I think pushing for more high street shopping and maybe a cool, big department store in the Cape Town CBD eventually would be awesome.

I think the only 2 big malls build in a cbd, are the Golden Acre and Parow Centre (which has undergone a major facelift). The city does not need anymore big malls. We need to turn back to high street shopping, and I believe towns are being turned around.

I don't think Canal Walk is bad. A mall of that size could not be built any closer, simply due to space issues. The traffic etc. it would cause will also not do any good. It's not really detracting people from the CBD at all, as the V&A is there. Canal Walk appeals more to suburban residents than tourists.

I was trying to say it would be better it wasnt buit at all thereby encouraging residents to use the city center which could rather have been impovered. ie high street shopping revitalised, chainstores moving headquaters into the cbd and imediate surrounds, redevelopment of golden acre and similar as top grade retail space. ie making the cbd the place to shop instead of locating a huge "second cbd" in a location which for most suburban residents is the same distance as the current cbd and hence drawing people out of the cbd

Anyone know what's happening with this one?