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SOMERSET LAKES: 114 HOMES SOLD IN JUST SIX WEEKS
More freestanding homes planned The developers of Somerset Lakes, a 42-hectare secure residentialestatejusttwokilometres from the Somerset West CBD, are bringing a new residential product to the market in a week’s time, announced Dave Harris, sales and marketing manager. The first phase in Somerset Lakes sold out rapidly, with 114 sales being recorded within just six weeks of the launch and the second phase, consisting of double-storey town houses with spacious gardens, is also selling well jus two weeks after its launch. “However, our ongoing market research has emphatically revealed a demand for spacious, free-standing homes on bigger plots, so we have been working round the clock to perfect our plans for the next phase, Heron’s Rest.” This beautifully situated contemporary village of just 42 homes will be located between the water of the lakes and the established stone pine forest, and comprises free-standing three-bedroom homes from 170m² to 220m², on plots ranging from 320m² to 773m². Prices will range from about R1 995 000 with occupation and transfer anticipated for 2015. Buyers will have a choice of architecturally designed house plans, all designed in a contemporary Cape rural idiom by Schabort Architects, to create an harmonious but varied layout. “The new precinct consists of both single and double-storey homes, with the emphasis on the double-storey format to reduce the coverage on the site,” said architect Wynand Schabort. “This will afford residents ample garden space leading from their open-plan living rooms for private
An artist’s impression of the Clubhouse planned for Somerset Lakes.
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Our ongoing market research has emphatically revealed a demand for spacious, freestanding homes on bigger plots. play and pool areas. “Unit types have been carefully developed to respond to the rich natural elements of the site and first floor bedrooms are orientated to maximise distant views of the mountains that surround Somerset Lakes on three sides. “All homes have all been designed with a covered veranda leading from the living and dining areas with a built-in braai and worktop space,” Schabort added. “All homes include at least two bathrooms, one being en-suite, and double garages.
“We’ve been inundated with requests from buyers looking for freestanding homes with gardens, views and security, in close proximity to the centre of Somerset West, and that’s exactly what our latest product at Somerset Lakes has to offer,” Harris said. He emphasised the value of location of the aptly named Heron’s Rest, on the banks of the six-hectare lake that gives the estate its name. “This unique feature is a huge attraction. It’s ideal for swimming, stand-up paddling, canoeing, sailing, windsurfing and fishing, and
home to a rich variety of water birds. “A magnificent clubhouse on the shores of the lake will enhance the appeal of this fantastic recreational asset, providing residents with play areas for their children, a braai area, a boathouse, a sandy white beach, two swimming pools and deck with stunning views of False Bay and the Hottentots Holland mountains.” No less than 40% of the estate’s total area has been reserved as green, open space by the developers, Omwieco (Pty) Ltd, a consortium of
highly experienced development professionals backed by financial giant Investec. This includes the lakes and other water features, a mature forest of stone pine trees, landscaped parks and gardens with outside eco crossfit gym, and kilometres of walking trails and mountain biking tracks. Somerset Lakes has been equipped with advanced security features, which include electrified perimeter fencing, over 70 high-definition surveillance cameras, monitored around the clock from the hitech guardhouse, 24-hour guarding and patrols, and an on-site rapid response team. Other advanced features include biometric fingerprint access control. All homes in the estate will be hardwired with fibre-optic cabling for superfast internet access, DStv and VOIP telephone connectivity, which will allow free telephone calls within the estate. A Curro Castle School is being constructed on the estate and is due to open its doors in 2015. Convenient access to the Somerset West village has been provided by the developers through the R16 million construction of Reunion Drive, which links the main entrance of Somerset Lakes to Sir Lowry’s Pass Village Road under a specially constructed railway bridge. Just a few hundred metres from this entrance, an upmarket new shopping centre is now under construction, where Checkers, Woolworths Foods and Clicks will be the anchor tenants. The Vergelegen Mediclinic and the Somerset West CBD are less than two kilometres away, while popular Somerset Mall shopping centre is just 3,5 kilometres from the estate.