Century City is strategically located between the Cape Town and Bellville CBDs. Since development began in 1996, investments in the area have exceeded R30 billion. With over 470,000m² of office space already built, Century City has become a key business hub in the Western Cape, attracting regional offices for major blue-chip companies like ABSA, Liberty Life, Astron Energy, Zutari, Discovery Health, MTN, Vodacom, and Digi Outsource, among others. More than 4,000 homes have been completed to date, and today, around 65,000 people live or work in Century City, embracing its new urbanism vision that combines living, working, and leisure in one vibrant city. The precinct also boasts over 600 hotel beds, catering to its dynamic business and residential community. 01 WELCOME TO OUR CITY
GREG DEANS It has been a fascinating journey of turning FOREWORD BY
CHAIRMAN OF CENTURY CITY PROPERTY OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION
By 2002 the development company had been delisted and the various components of Century City were under new management appointed by the investment bank who held the majority of the equity post the delisting. In 2002 Rabie and Harries Projects acquired a property in Century City for the development of the highly successful Island Club. During the negotiations and collaborations for that project, Rabie rapidly understood the potential for Century City to be developed as a mixed-use development along the newly emerging philosophy of New Urbanism tempered by the local South African realities. Rabie, with exceptional all round development skills coupled with fantastic planning vision within a very strict cashflow discipline, were the perfect team to rekindle the passion and to get things done. By 2003 an extremely well thought through Development Rights Application was submitted to the relevant authorities. It is fair to say that the way these granted development rights are applied contribute enormously to the success of the development. Vertically integrated mixed use has created a rich tapestry of built form whilst promoting human life, spirit and soul to Century City. components when Rabie acquired Century City in June 2004. It was a marriage of many successful
The built form of Century City aside, it is the absence of crime and grime that go a long way to creating a sense of ownership and community spirit amongst all of those who live, work, shop, exercise and relax in Century City. The current slogan “I love Century City” is fantastically apt. Many people agree that one of the key success factors of Century City is the “single developer” of a large development of this nature. Rabie reignited the passion in the development. The Rabie Executive are planning and execution experts with no shortage of debate, collaboration, cashflow management and post fact reflection as part of their professional modus operandi. The company is grounded and humble and most people would never imagine the extent of passion driven hard work that happens at Rabie. As succession takes place at Rabie the same DNA is evident, to ensure that Century City continues to grow and develop as a proud community.
a windswept, sandy landform into a series of canals, a nature reserve and approximately a million square metres of mixed-use property development with its requisite infrastructure. Additionally, to see the growth of the Century City Property Owners’ Association (CCPOA) from its beginnings as an infrastructure, plan approval and security management entity to an extremely well- funded and managed Non-Profit Company has been incredibly rewarding. Lead by a professional executive team reporting to a Board of Directors representative of a range of property owners, we now have Sports Clubs, Arts Foundation and the Intaka Island nature reserve (with an educational programme) under the auspices of the CCPOA. Century City obtained its first Development Rights in 1996. These rights resulted in the development of the Waterford Office Precinct from 1998, the opening of Ratanga Junction in December 1998 and the opening of Canal Walk Shopping Centre in October 2000. The future planning in 1996 for Century City was highly ambitious, driven by energetic passion. Nothing short of mesmerising.
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