Brackenfell - Where Modern meets Traditional Industrial Property
Category Cape Town: Newsletter News
Brackenfell, located on the north-eastern outskirts of the Cape Metropole (Cape Town metropolitan area), is an area where modern meets tradition.
First names "Brackenfell" (Bracken means fern; Fell means hill) in 1901, the area has a long history of being a refreshment post in the 1700's between the early settlement in Cape Town itself and the burgeoning farming areas located inland. The area has a distinct legacy in farming and granite production and its location to this day, makes it an ideal gateway between the Cape Metropole and the Cape Winelands, providing easy access to the Stellenbosch, Paarl and Durbanville's wine farms.
Today, Brackenfell is a growing residential area, with a variety of properties situated on the slopes of the Bottelary Hills, whilst also boasting several city-life facilities such as schools, shopping malls, medical services, and many different sporting facilities.
The greater Brackenfell area enjoys a lot of the same world-class infrastructure that investors have come to expect of the Western Cape. As is the case elsewhere in South Africa, Cape Town is increasingly seeing the emergence of de-centralized, or secondary business districts, opening opportunities for enhanced development in proximate areas.
Industrial Property
Brackenfell, while being the ideal location from a residential perspective and home of many retail outlets, it also offers strategic opportunities in industrial property investment. Excellent road links and public transport connect Brackenfell to all the industrial and commercial hubs surrounding Cape Town - including Kuils River, Bellville, Durbanville, Parow, Epping, Century City and the Cape Town CBD. This places nodes such as Brackengate, and the greater Brackenfell, in a great position for businesses looking for strategic opportunities.
Brackenfell is home to many retail companies' head offices such as Shoprite-Checkers as well as Food Lover's Market. Shoprite-Checkers have a new distribution centre which was completed in 2019 in the Brackengate 2 Business Park.
Brackengate 2 Business Park has proven to be an immense asset and strategic development within Brackenfell. Ideally positioned to offer development opportunities for warehousing and light manufacturing enterprises, as well as a comprehensive new lifestyle retail and home improvement centre. The aim for this space is to develop tailored facilities to meet specific business needs within a node that links efficiently with major highways, air and rail infrastructure.
Not only is Brackenfell a well-balanced area in terms of residential properties, business and retail facilities, it is also part of the Government's Covid-19 management plan for the country, specifically because of its strategic location and ease of access from both the Winelands and the City of Cape Town. Brackengate is a temporary hospital opened by the Western Cape Government to provide extra beds during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Get in touch with an API Property Group broker today to see what warehouses are available for rent or sale in this area, such as the EVERITE Warehouse, situated in a secure industrial park close to Old Paarl Road with easy access to the N1, R300 and other major arterial routes within Cape Town.
Author: API Property Group
