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LIFESTYLE-FOCUSED RETIREMENT
Oasis Life Burgundy Estate launches second phase
Oasis Life, a 10-hectare secure retirement estate is located within the greater, 180-hectare Burgundy Estate, a multi-generational precinct with a variety of secure complexes, schools, restaurants, and convenience shopping centres.
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OASIS LIFE Burgundy Estate in Milnerton opened its doors in July, welcoming its first residents to a secure gated estate with a beautiful clubhouse.
Since then, occupation of this retirement estate has grown to over 30 residents, who are enjoying the Oasis Life lifestyle, with a strong sense of community already established. Just 20 minutes from Cape Town’s CBD, among the Durbanville Hills, Burgundy Estate borders the vineyards of the historic De Grendel wine farm.
Residents at Oasis Life have embraced their new way of life. In addition to taking part in several activities and events arranged in the clubhouse, such as painting, ceramic painting, afternoon braais, Sunday carveries and social afternoons, the residents have started their own walking club. Club members, armed with hats and walking sticks, can be seen exploring the greater Burgundy Estate together along the kilometres of walking paths.
“As the number of residents has increased, our clubhouse offering has expanded accordingly and we’re offering meals throughout the day in the restaurant (excluding dinner), takeaway frozen meals, as well as special catered events such as afternoon braais and the Sunday carvery,” says Neil Barry, operations manager at Oasis Life.
“Our residents have embraced the clubhouse as their own and we’re pleased to see them visiting for breakfast, afternoon tea or to meet up with new and old friends.”
In addition to the clubhouse offerings, primary health care at the estate consists of a registered nurse on duty during office hours – Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm – and an enrolled nursing assistant to attend to emergencies after hours, over weekends and public holidays. Each home has also been fitted with a call4care emergency system, through which residents can call a 24/7 emergency call centre via a button on the call4care phone, should they be unable to make a phone call.
With only four houses of the first phase left for sale, the second phase of the estate will be launched on the weekend of October 30 and 31.
“As we engage with potential purchasers, we listen to the feedback and suggestions, and we try to remain nimble and adapt our future phases accordingly,” says Miguel Rodrigues, director at Rabie.
“In phase two we will be introducing cottages, smaller in size than our stand-alone houses, but still with access to exclusive-use gardens. A grouping of cottages will consist of four attached buildings, divided by a green pathway from two attached cottages. Our cottages are already proving popular, with a few pre-launch reserves in place.” All cottages in phase two have two bedrooms and one bathroom. Rodrigues says the design of the new apartment blocks has been carefully reconsidered and improved on. “Phase two will include two blocks of low-rise apartments that open into a large communal garden. The ground-floor apartments will enjoy access to exclusive garden patios and each upstairs apartment will have a balcony. We have changed the internal design of the apartments and the new layouts optimise light and the use of space.”
Phase two is made up of 15 two-bedroom houses priced from R1.88 million, 20 two-bedroom cottages from R1.6m and 28 apartments from R1.09m. Most of the apartments have one bedroom and one bathroom, with a limited number of two-bedroom apartments. Residents can also look forward to the next phase of the Lifestyle Centre, which will include an indoor pool and recreational area, estimated for completion at the end of next year. Oasis Life Burgundy Estate is being developed in phases, with an eventual 160 houses and 380 apartments planned.
Interested parties can schedule an exclusive appointment over the launch weekend of October 30 and 31, and enjoy a refreshment and a tour through of the estate. The tour includes a walk through two furnished apartments and a furnished show house.
