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Takudzwa Chitsiga
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THE construction of Hills Luxury Golf Estate is expected to start soon after the course layout and design was concluded.
With a purse fund of US$300 million, the Hills Luxury Golf Estate will be the first Professional Golfers’ Association-certified golf estate in Africa.
Peter Matkovich who designed the PGA length and standard golf course has done work for seven of Africa’s top 10 golf courses including tenth-ranked Mutare-based Leopard Rock.
It becomes the second golf estate in Harare after Borrowdale Brooke Golf Course.
West Prop Holdings chief executive Ken Sharpe said they are ready for the construction of the golf estate that will have a residence where the general citizenry can live, work, shop, and enjoy other amenities.
“We are happy that the Hills Golf Estate has managed to open its doors to the first sale of residential stands with eight units already sold on the opening day on November 18.
“The Estate is set to be a major boost to the country’s tourism and sports industries once complete and it will be the one of its kind in Africa.
“We managed to engage the City of Harare in a partnership which saw more than 862 residential units pegged and will accommodate around 4 310 people.
“The Estate will have luxury villas, apartments, retirement homes, a shopping mall, clinic, swimming, and tennis academy, and a state-of-the-art golf course. Punctuating the green fairways lined by giant baobab trees and other Indigenous tree species will be exquisitely tailored villas, premium apartments, and penthouses,” said Sharpe.
The course saw the first baobab trees being planted on Monday and there will be more than 1 000 to be planted as well during construction.
Modern architecture decorates the built-up landscape that constitutes two palatial double-story penthouses that come with rooftop swimming pools affording the owners a bird’s eye view of the undulating 18-hole golf course.
Sharpe is upbeat that the development was helped by some seasoned architects who have won accolades for golf layout designs.
“We have used the best architects and designers and married the designs with our local environment. We aim to ensure quality is not compromised. We are bringing the best.
“We are a lifestyle developer. We do not develop and abandon the estate. We stay to ensure standards are always maintained,” added Sharpe.
Punctuating the green fairways lined by giant baobab trees and other Indigenous tree species will be exquisitely tailored villas, premium apartments, and penthouses.
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