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May 2015
Infrastructure & Mixed Use
T
he mall has been well received
by the local community, which
reflects in its excellent trading
figures. As a result, the demand from
retailers to take up space has been
tremendous. The developers - the
Moolman Group and Uniqon - have
embarked on an expansion and
redevelopment project that will see
the mall transformed from its cur-
rent 15,800m
2
to a regional shopping
centre.
Construction of Phase 2 will add
over 20 000m
2
of gross leasable area
to the mall, and over 700 additional
parking bays. This will increase the
number of shops from 30 to 80 – a
sizeable extension. The two current
anchor tenants, Game and Checkers,
will now be complemented by Pick n
Pay, Edgars, Woolworths Food and
Textile in the new phase. Cape Union
Mart, Trappers, @Home, Ideal, Pan-
arotti’s andNando’s will all open their
first stores in Lephalale in the mall.
Other strong national retailers will
include Legit, Foschini, Total Sports,
Exact, Markham, Fashion Express and
John Craig. The existing Jet and Iden-
tity stores will relocate and expand.
The line-up of shops will offer
customers a wide range of popular
brands and everything they expect
More in store at Lephalale Mall
Since the opening of its first phase in November 2012, the Lephalale
Mall has fulfilled a need in the Lephalale community for a modern
shopping centre and a hospitality venue.
T
wo iconic oval sites in the
upmarket Umhlanga Ridge
Town Centre are being re-
leased for development.
Located in the heart of the busi-
ness, residential and leisure hub, the
two 30 000m² sites in the 640 000m²
mixed use precinct offers very special
opportunities for developers.
“The Oval Sites are zoned for 17 sto-
reys of mixed use, residential, com-
mercial and retail,” explains Andile
Mnguni, Development Executive at
Tongaat Hulett Developments.
“The closest in height compari-
son to the new sites is a 12-storey
residential zoning, with the balance
between four and eight storeys. The
development will boast sea views
from the upper floors. The sites have
road frontages on all sides. This un-
interrupted panorama implies that
bold, magnificent architecture can
Umhlanga
Ridge
Tongaat Hulett invites offers for
its last remaining stands at the
Umhlanga Ridge Town Centre.
from fashion, footwear and house-
hold to electronics and banking. The
attractive new food court has been
designed around a central external
courtyard. The water feature will cre-
ate an oasis-like space for shoppers.
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be used to create exemplary build-
ings. The design proposals will need
to complement each other to create
a coordinated look for the environ-
ment,” says Mnguni.
All bulk infrastructure is in place,
so the stands are ready to be con-
nected by the developer to the
network. A well-established man-
agement association attends to the
common interests of its members in
the Umhlanga Ridge Town Centre,
ensuring that the local environs are
well looked after.
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