Housing activists monitoring CoCT to ensure affordable housing is developed in Green Point
This was after the city opened a public participation process for prime property at the Green Point bowling greens to be redeveloped.
City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee greenlights public participation process to release prime property in Green Point for mixed-use development, including affordable housing and commercial opportunities. Picture: X/@CityofCT
CAPE TOWN - Housing activists are closely monitoring the City of Cape Town to ensure affordable housing is developed in Green Point.
This was after the city opened a public participation process for prime property at the Green Point bowling greens to be redeveloped.
Today the City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee greenlit a public participation process to release prime property in Green Point for mixed-use development, including affordable housing and commercial opportunities.
— City of Cape Town (@CityofCT) November 13, 2024
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City Mayco member for economic growth, James Vos, said that the property had been earmarked for mixed-use development.
"The release of prime land in Green Point for mixed-use development, bringing commercial, retail and residential opportunities, will boost economic growth will preserving key community spaces."
Researcher for Ndifuna Ukwazi, Nick Budlender, said that activists had been campaigning for the land to be released for affordable housing since 2018.
"We are increasingly worried about how many affordable homes will be included and how affordable they will actually be. A major red flag is that the city expects to extract maximum value for this land."
Budlender said that the city's decision to sell the land to the highest bidder could prevent affordable housing from being built on the site.