five homes for sale in Cape Town
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Penthouse, Cape Town City Centre, R19.995mn ($1.16mn/£862,000)
What A three-bedroom penthouse in the centre of the city. An open-plan living space leads out to a large terrace with views of Table Mountain and Lion’s Head peak.
Where A short walk from the Company’s Garden park — the oldest garden in South Africa — and the Iziko South African Museum. Shopping, entertainment and the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is a 10-minute drive away at the V&A Waterfront.
Why The combined terrace and living space includes a large kitchen, an outdoor bar and grill, and a swimming pool.
Who Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty
House, Higgovale, R68mn
What A modern four-bedroom Japanese-inspired home set into the lower slopes of Table Mountain with views across Cape Town Central Business District and Table Bay.
Where In Higgovale, an exclusive suburb in the City Bowl area, the natural amphitheatre formed by Table Mountain and the adjacent peaks. The property is a 10-minute drive to the city centre, and a few minutes longer, via the nearby Kloof Nek pass, from the Blue Flag beach at Camps Bay.
Why The living room opens completely on to one of the house’s many sun decks, which in turn leads to a secluded path that runs through the landscaped gardens. Japanese-inspired features include a wooden ofuro bath and a koi pond.
Who Greeff Properties Christie’s International Real Estate
Villa, Constantia, R45mn
What A thatched-roof villa with five bedrooms, six and a half bathrooms, and a swimming pool with a separate pool house.
Where At the foot of Constantiaberg in the affluent suburb of Constantia, 25 minutes by car from downtown Cape Town. The oldest wine estate in South Africa, the 17th-century Groot Constantia, is nearby.
Why The large terraces on the ground and first floors offer views across the 7,708 sq m gardens — which feature a wood-fired hot tub and a walled volleyball court — to the vineyards and mountains beyond.
Who Savills
House, Rosebank, R12.9mn
What A five-bedroom house built in 1902 for the mayor of neighbouring suburb Mowbray. Original period features include a stained-glass entryway, a carved wooden staircase and fireplaces.
Where In Rosebank, a residential suburb that is a 10-minute drive or 17-minute train ride from the city centre. Rondebosch Common — an important conservation area for vegetation endemic to Cape Town — is a few minutes away by foot.
Why Expansive views of Table Mountain from the wraparound balcony. A modern kitchen leads to a secluded pool area and landscaped garden.
Who Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty
Estate, Constantia, R38mn
What A nine-bedroom, nine-bathroom estate consisting of two modern homes with floor-to-ceiling windows, two swimming pools, a pond and a lemon orchard.
Where A gated community in the suburb of Constantia, a 25-minute drive from central Cape Town. Closer by are the area’s historic wineries and picturesque hiking trails.
Why The property is set up for entertaining, featuring several large terraces, one with a braai, or grill, a large games room and a 35-metre-long waterslide that leads from one of the swimming pools to the pond.
Who Greeff Properties Christie’s International Real Estate
House, Rooiels, R65mn
What A modern four-bedroom, 850 sq m house on the edge of False Bay, just outside the administrative boundaries of Cape Town. The expansive space extends from the master bedroom suite to the living, dining and kitchen areas, opening on one side to a sheltered courtyard with a grill and on the other to a swimming pool and a panorama of the sea and surrounding mountains.
Where On the northern promontory of Rooiels, a village within the Unesco-designated Kogelberg Nature Reserve, an hour and 15 minutes by car from central Cape Town.
Why Aside from the whale and dolphin watching possible from the deck, the house is a short walk along the rugged coast from the estuary of the Rooiels river, which is popular with birdwatchers, and a seal colony.
Who Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty
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