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The shopping centre is being developed
by the ONE Property Holdings Group.
It will be easily accessible from Pretoria
Road on the Rynfield side and Putfontein Road
on the Daveyton side, increasing the shopping
choices of those living and working in this area
which is growing and densifying.
Although the greater Benoni area is well
served in terms of shopping centres, there is
currently nothing serving the defined catchment
area in Cloverdene within an approximately
2,5 km radius. Given that the vast majority of
these people fall into the lower income and LSM
CLOVERDENE SHOPPING CENTRE BREAKS GROUND
Work has just begun on
the construction of a new
convenience shopping centre
in the Benoni suburb of
Cloverdene. Located along the
increasingly busy Cloverdene
Road between Rynfield and
Daveyton, this new 8 000 square
metre centre will provide quick
and convenient shopping to
residents of Cloverdene, eastern
Rynfield and parts of Daveyton.
brackets and have limited travel options, the
location of the centre in this growing residential
area makes it highly likely to be well patronised.
Cloverdene Shopping Centre will offer shop-
pers a variety of popular shops, with tenants
including Shoprite and Cashbuild – both sure
to draw shoppers from within and outside the
catchment area, Shoprite Liquor, Pep, Acker-
mans, a hairdressing salon and several ATMs.
The centre will incorporate a taxi rank, and the
developers are in ongoing discussions with the
local taxi association in order to ensure that the
community is provided with a working transport
hub in the area. They are also in the process
of appointing a community liaison who will
ensure that the community is kept informed
and involved during the construction process.
A CLO (community liaison officer) has been
appointed to facilitate the utilisation of local
subcontractors, skilled labour and labour residing
in the two wards adjacent to the shopping
centre. At the time of the appointment, the main
contractor was made aware of these intentions.
They are being encouraged to employ people
from the local areas and the process is being
closely monitored by the developer.
Regular meetings are being held with the
community to ensure that the process is fair to all
parties involved, thus ensuring that the commu-
nity’s benefits are maximised. The developer
will also engage with the prospective tenants to
further encourage the permanent employment
of the local community, as far as possible.
“The aim of the project is to design a
shopping centre that serves the needs of the
community through a carefully selected tenant
mix, ensuring that the requirements of the people
in the area are met,” commentsWerner Franck of
ONE Property Holdings.“We are also focusing on
constructing a shopping centre that provides a
safe and secure shopping environment with an
aesthetically pleasing look and feel – encour-
aging the community to support the centre.”
Cloverdene Shopping Centre is scheduled
for completion towards the end of 2016 and is
expected to open in December, in time for festive
season shopping.
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