Infrastructure

Question by: 
Hon Pat Lekker
Answered by: 
Hon Tertuis Simmers
Question Number: 
4
Question Body: 
  1. How far is his Department with the plan for a social housing project in Sea Point;
  2. whether his Department has appointed a contractor for project; if so, what are the relevant details;
  3. whether his Department has started with the stakeholder engagement process; if so, what are the relevant details?
Answer Body: 
  1. The 353 on Main (Tafelberg), Sea Point Project is in the enablement phase. The preliminary stakeholder engagements were concluded in July 2025. Three (3) concept development scenarios were presented to stakeholder for inputs. The Professional Team is in the process of refining the concept development scenarios,  with the preferred feasible and viable concept scenario aimed for release to stakeholders by October 2025. The target for submission of the relevant statutory applications is March 2026.
  2. No, if the question relates to the appointment of a construction contractor.

However, a multi-disciplinary professional service provider team has been appointed to assist the Department with the required enablement work to secure the appropriate rights for the development.

  1. The Department and the Professional Team activated preliminary stakeholder engagements in May 2025. The preliminary stakeholder engagements concluded with a feedback session on 31 July 2025. The Professional Team is in the process of considering all comments, input, ideas and thoughts shared by the stakeholders during this preliminary process and refining the concept development scenarios. All information made available to the stakeholders, including baseline assessment reports, presentations and notes of the discussions/meetings/sessions have been published on the dedicated webpage. The next opportunity for stakeholder engagement will be within the relevant legislated provisions linked to the heritage and land use applications, which will be communicated to the stakeholder communication list/database.
Date: 
Thursday, September 11, 2025
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