Could this at last be a Joburg inner-city project that actually works?
Victoria Yards has won an international award for being a successful example of gentrification without displacement
08 February 2021 - 20:36
The story of Joburg’s CBD in post-apartheid SA has been one of various attempts at regeneration in the face of urban decay. These have had differing degrees of success and have suffered assorted setbacks, from the early inner-city developments in Newtown, to the precincts such as Maboneng and Braamfontein, Gandhi Square, 1 Fox and several others. The recent launches of Jewel City and Towers Main in the Absa Precinct have ushered in a new phase of development, bringing much-needed economic diversity to the hipster-heavy earlier models...
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