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Kyalami is reputed to have the highest density of
horses in the southern hemisphere, generating a thriving equine industry and is
home to Inanda Country Base, The Gauteng Horse Society, and numerous smaller
grounds and arenas where competitions and events are regularly held.
Situated between Kyalami and Lone hill is an area called Glenferness Agricultural Holdings and this is home to property owners who enjoy a country rural lifestyle right on the doorstep of suburbia. There are numerous fauna species in the area such as tortoises, terrapins, scrub hares, black-backed jackal, mongoose and the African Bullfrog. There are also several plant species and over 240 bird species regularly seen in the area.
The K56 Proposed Project
The K56 a proposed road of more than 30 years has received
a great deal of attention of late as the provincial authority, under pressure
from developers, has declared that a small section of the K56 has become necessary
to service large developments outside of the Kyalami area, namely the Steyn
City development along William Nichol and the Helderfontein Development by
Century Properties.
This part of the K56 road is planned from William Nicol
(just north of Dainfern) and transverses through the middle of Glenferness and
joins up with Main Road at Zinnia Road up to Maple Road. The K56 road goes
through the middle of Glenferness, and will divide the suburb in two.
Living in a changing and
expanding society has its challenges. A very small and inconvenient consolation
to those affected by the K56 is that there is other vacant land in Glenferness
which could be developed at cost for the relocation of the Lipizzaner Centre
and those of the 40 homes affected by the K56.
Not that long ago Sandton City and Bryanston were also smallholdings.
Invest In Land Today For The Future!
Glenferness is the perfect option! Mark my words, with Steyn City not far away and in its early stages of development over the next fifty years Glenferness will become a prime area of property value – it will remain and continue to grow as the hub of country equestrian value (despite having possibly lost a portion of it to the K56).
Kyalami/Glenferness forms part of the GECKO conservancy.
This area has one of the largest and most viable equestrian industries in the
southern hemisphere, providing thousands of jobs directly as well as indirectly
downstream such as in the feed and tack industries. A March 2008 Equine Survey
of the Greater Kyalami Area undertaken by GEKCO shows that the total capital
investment invested in this area is close to R800million.
The
Impact of The K56 Project:
- Home owners who bought specifically in the
area to ride their horses will need to relocate from the development to
accommodate their sport.
- One of the last remaining open spaces with
sensitive ecologies such as grasslands and wetlands will be lost forever
with the resultant loss of the threatened grass owl as well as
black-backed jackal, scrub hares, hedgehogs, mongoose, terrapins, the
African Bullfrog breeding ground and numerous other fauna and flora
species.
- The world famous Lipizzaner Horse Centre would
need to move or close. If the Lipizzaner Centre closed, it would threaten
the viability of the Gauteng Horse Society in Kyalami, which holds about
100 shows a year and has about 3 200 members
Not that long ago Sandton City and Bryanston were also smallholdings.
Did you
know that the Balalaika Hotel opposite the JSE was founded shortly after World
War II in 1949, originally as a tea garden with a couple of rondavels in the
countryside about 15 kilometres to the north of Johannesburg, the establishment
has grown to one of the most sought after hotels in the heart of Sandton, one
of Africa's foremost financial and shopping districts.
The Balalaika used to be an “outspan stop” on the old wagon road between Johannesburg and Pretoria, where the early travellers would park their wagons and let their oxen graze. The Balalaika developed into an up market dinner and dance restaurant during the fifties and in 1959 acquired the status of the only hotel in an area that reeked more of manure than mink. By that time there were 20 rooms with another 10 added by 1968.
The Municipality of Sandton was established a year later, in 1969 - owing its name to the combination of Sandown and Bryanston. The development of Sandton City (which played a major role in the transformation of the rustic farming community into a bustling business district) was only completed in 1974, by which time The Balalaika was already twenty-five years old.
Today the Hotel is within walking distance of the Sandton City Shopping Centre, Nelson Mandela Square and the Sandton Convention Centre. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange is on its doorstep as well as Deutsche Bank, ABM Amro, Nedbank, RMB, HSBC and Investec.
In just
fifty years what once was a country hotel, The Balalaika is situated in a prime
property and business address.The Balalaika used to be an “outspan stop” on the old wagon road between Johannesburg and Pretoria, where the early travellers would park their wagons and let their oxen graze. The Balalaika developed into an up market dinner and dance restaurant during the fifties and in 1959 acquired the status of the only hotel in an area that reeked more of manure than mink. By that time there were 20 rooms with another 10 added by 1968.
The Municipality of Sandton was established a year later, in 1969 - owing its name to the combination of Sandown and Bryanston. The development of Sandton City (which played a major role in the transformation of the rustic farming community into a bustling business district) was only completed in 1974, by which time The Balalaika was already twenty-five years old.
Today the Hotel is within walking distance of the Sandton City Shopping Centre, Nelson Mandela Square and the Sandton Convention Centre. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange is on its doorstep as well as Deutsche Bank, ABM Amro, Nedbank, RMB, HSBC and Investec.
Invest In Land Today For The Future!
Glenferness is the perfect option! Mark my words, with Steyn City not far away and in its early stages of development over the next fifty years Glenferness will become a prime area of property value – it will remain and continue to grow as the hub of country equestrian value (despite having possibly lost a portion of it to the K56).
