Johannesburg has always been a place of change and innovation, where nothing stands still.
However, over the past years, the city itself has struggled with its identity. With big business leaving the city it fell into disrepair and became a haven for criminals and those desperate enough to live and work there.
Thanks to developments like Maboneng and the revival of Braamfontein the light at the end of the tunnel was turned back on. Because of this, more developers started looking at the city with new eyes and new spaces such as 1 Fox Street and 1 Eloff Street, which blossomed onto the scene, providing suburbanites and city residents with a safe and clean space to enjoy the city.
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The newest development to join this family is Victoria Yards, just on the other side of Maboneng, across the road from the Nando’s global office in Lorentzville/Bez Valley.
This stunning development is the brainchild of Brian Green, who is responsible for 44 Stanely, arguably, the first of these types of developments in Johannesburg.
It is where Victoria Yards sleeps. This brand-spanking new development is the brainchild of the guys who brought you 44 Stanley, so you know it’s going to be good.
Here’s what you need to know: The property, which is aimed mostly at artists and creatives, is set to launch in late March and this 30 000m² of industrial space will be home to many established as well as up-and-coming artists. Two of the most prominent tenants will be a photographer, Roger Ballen and controversial graphic artist, Ayanda Mabulu.
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Two of the first tenants include the DB Gallery and the Impi Brewing Company, with much more said to be following in the months to come.
Victoria Yards is an inner-city landscape completely different from anything Joburg currently offers and visitors will adore the opportunity to wander through space. By creating an eco-system where tenants thrive as a community, Victoria Yards presents a uniquely integrated urban complex that is as much about social development, as it is about commercial enterprise.
The most important thing about this development is that it is involving the local community in the project by way of vegetable gardens, skills upliftment programmes and job creation.
