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Construction has started on the new Westown Square shopping mall in KwaZulu Natal

Development has began on the brand new Westown Sq. shopping center in KwaZulu Natal – the primary growth within the R30 billion mixed-use precinct being constructed between Durban and Pietermaritzburg.

The Westown growth has entered its first section, with the retail hub of Westown Sq. deliberate for opening by Easter 2025.

The mall and wider retail parts purpose for a “high-street” really feel, designed by retail specialists MDS Structure in a three way partnership with Boogertman and Companions KZN.

The retail space will cowl 50,000 sq. metres, the builders mentioned, and can characteristic area of interest choices on prime of nationwide manufacturers overlaying style, well being and wonder, meals, leisure and way of life.

The builders mentioned that the retail parts might be complemented by a ‘city sq.’ atmosphere with options like an amphitheatre and maze, together with kids’s play areas.

It would additionally characteristic “The Barn”, which is a market idea that may provide “bespoke experiences, with meals, wine, native produce and handmade crafts housed in a textured atmosphere of heat and greenery”.

The brand new shopping center varieties the anchor for the broader 100-hectare Westown growth, valued at over R2.5 billion.

Westow itself has been characterised as a “city inside a city” and varieties a part of a a lot higher Shongweni City Growth venture, valued at R30 billion.

Westown has secured and accepted growth rights of roughly 520,000 sq. metres of bulk flooring space. Numerous elements of the event are anticipated to open over the following 5 to 10 years.

In late 2022, eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda mentioned the R30 billion growth could be a nine-phase city mixed-use venture that goals to create a brand new financial hub within the area.

He mentioned it might be just like the area’s personal ‘Midrand’, sitting as a mid-point between two massive cities (Durban and Pietermaritzburg).

“It would additional catalyse funding within the metropolis and stimulate job creation and funding,” he mentioned.

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