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Fidelis Munyoro
West Property Zimbabwe’s construction of the multi-million-dollar golf estate on the old Warren Hills course in Harare is now awaiting approval from Harare City Council, following the court-ordered eviction of the previous tenant
West Property Zimbabwe chief executive Mr Kenneth Sharpe yesterday announced that a team from South Africa led by globally respected golf course designer Peter Matkovich would be in the country in the next quarter and commence work on site.
Dubbed the Hills Golf Estate and branded as a luxury residential and hotel development at Warren Hills, the estate is part of West Property Zimbabwe’s vision to bring world class ‘Dubai type’ lifestyle communities to Zimbabwe where both residents and visitors can live, work, shop and play in a safe and secure gated development.
“For the play element, we intend not just limiting our offering to the golf players, but also to bring a top-notch world-class swimming and tennis academies, as well as sports training and recreational facilities at a level not seen before in the country,” said Mr Sharpe.
The construction work is coming after the company last week successfully evicted the previous tenant on the strength of a High Court order.
The company is now waiting for the City of Harare to accept the recommendation for upmarket facilities and a large number of new jobs to pave way for the development to proceed.
Mr Sharpe said the project upgrade for the new design will take 22 months to complete the brand-new PGA Championship standard golf course that will have some exciting new features.
“The infrastructure and servicing will commence within the next six months and run in conjunction with the golf course upgrade,” he said.
“This is a US$280 million project which in our view is a big confidence affirmation on Zimbabwe as an investment destination. This would be the first premium branded luxury residences attached to a five-star hotel in sub-Saharan Africa.”
Mr Sharpe said the massive development will be a ‘must visit’ destination for locals, tourists and international players.
The facility, he said, also included a section for retirement and elderly care for the older population to enjoy the outdoors in a safe and green environment.
The total open areas and green spaces make up 80 percent of the area, which must be a record locally and internationally.
Mr Sharpe said the company was finalising two other massive projects, being the Mall of Zimbabwe and Pomona City phase 2, which have made significant developments in the last few months.
West Property Zimbabwe has also been busy working over the past months on a new initiative that is expected to enable the public to benefit from its continued success.
So far, the company has created Millennium Heights Estate, which has 1 000 apartments with blocks 1 and 2 now commissioned.
The company has so far sold out 85 percent on block 3 and commences sales for block 4 next month.
In addition, the company has achieved compliance for phase 1A Pomona City allowing stand owners to start construction of their homes while servicing of phases B and C is progressing according to schedule, with stands almost 70 percent sold out.
“Our success is your success and as such we believe in empowering individuals to grow in our organisation of a high performance winning culture,” said Mr Sharpe.
“We remain focused on our corporate strategy of putting “1 billion bricks in the ground by 2050″. It is with this in mind that we will make an announcement for a very special investment offering on a limited time basis during the first week of March this year.”
Online Reporter