Saturday Star

A PERFECT MIX OF TIMELESS AND TRENDY

One of Joburg’s most popular residentia­l suburbs is also a drawcard for city slickers heading to a street filled with top restaurant­s, popular pubs and quirky shopping choices

- By John Makoni

TRENDY PARKHURST offers a rare amalgam: a relaxed lifestyle in a neighbourh­ood that throbs to a vibrant cafe culture.

When you add projection­s that envisage property values to hold steady for the foreseeabl­e future, it becomes clear why Parkhurst’s popularity is enduring, and why you cannot go wrong by investing here.

“With its popular 4th Avenue café culture, energy and vibe, Parkhurst will always be a suburb that will draw people to its lifestyle. It is known as one of Joburg’s most popular residentia­l suburbs,” says Lynda de Wet of property company Property.coza.

She says residents stroll freely through the area in the evenings.

“Apart from street-side cafe dining, Parkhurst offers a lifestyle where families walk their dogs, community events take place in the lively 4th Avenue and there’s a glamorous mix of couture, interior design, dining and entertainm­ent on your doorstep,” says De Wet.

She says establishm­ents such as The Wolfpack and upmarket trattoria Cafe Del Sol TRE as exceptiona­lly popular.

Parkhurst has a dynamic not easily matched in Joburg, and that’s refreshing from an investment point of view as it offers buyers the alternativ­e to being locked behind high walls, says De Wet.

“Due to the consistent demand for the buzz of Parkhurst from young and old, values will remain steady in the near future.”

A total of 140 sales have been recorded in Parkhurst over the past year. The majority (66) were homes marked north of R3 million. A single sectional title sold for R2.05m and an estate freehold home that went for R2m were the only exceptions in an otherwise all full title property sales list that included 15 land sales ranging in price from R800 000 to R3m, says De Wet. She says a

– LYNDA DE WET, PROPERTY CONSULTANT, PROPERTY.COZA

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Establishe­d in 1904, Parkhurst’s streets are lined with mature trees and homes currently on sale from R2.1m to R6.8m.PICTURES: KAREN SANDISON/AFRICAN NEWS AGENCY (ANA)
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4th Avenue is also home to many decor and clothing shops.
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