The world is undergoing an urbanisation revolution with millions of people looking to settle down in connected, intuitively designed apartments that offer a reinvented idea of a neighbourhood – and BLOK, a property development brand with a difference, is making sure that Capetonians can follow suit.
Launching in October, THREE43 ON B, BLOK’s latest development, takes all aspects of the future cities concept into account to combine city and seaside aesthetics in thoughtfully designed apartments that are fully equipped to provide residents with a connected and convenient environment nestled in the heart of Sea Point.
The development is BLOK’s 15th and continues the evolution of property development that extends living spaces beyond the front door with expansion into bustling restaurant-lined streets, promenade walkways, outdoor gyms and green spaces.
Each apartment includes outstanding amenities to create more from less to appeal to buyers across the board – from seasoned investors, to young up-and-comers, all the way to empty nesters.
“With a communal rooftop boasting mountain and ocean views, a luscious green courtyard, on-site retail and commercial outlets and fibre-ready work from home stations and more, THREE43 ON B epitomises the future of urban living that supports Cape Town’s vision of becoming a city of the future”, says Blok’s Managing Director Jacques van Embden.
“As developers, we aim to constantly evolve our design strategies and push the envelope when it comes to building homes that are communities and communities within homes.”
“All of our developments are specifically designed to become future proofed urban playgrounds where our residents can experience everything they could want or need, together in one place – from working spaces to dinner places, and everything in-between.”
The idea of future cities that merge sustainable economic development with designed focused connected urban living to shape the next generation’s way of life is not unique to Cape Town.
Cities across the globe, from London to Lagos are converting unused spaces into mixed-use developments to provide both commercial and residential space that offer buyers flexible living options as well as optimising on the co-living, co-working trend.
Rashiq Fataar, urban practitioner and founding director of Our Future Cities (OFC), has worked collaboratively with Blok on many of their development projects to shape Cape Town communities and spaces to become more future-focused, innovative and inclusive and says: “to create efficient, affordable and inclusive neighbourhoods, urban living spaces must be rethought.
As centres of innovation and shared prosperity, cities are where the future happens first, and developments such as THREE43 ON B offer residents the opportunity to co-exist in a space that isn’t simply residential but is inherently and vitally multifunctional.
This is a crucial stepping stone to building cities that leave a legacy fit for the future.”