Property trend watchers who like to get out and about (as some do) will be interested to learn that Rawson Properties franchise for Fish Hoek, Simons Town and adjacent areas has been mandated to sell a ±21ha property on the top of the Simons Town Red Hill.
'The home,' says one of Rawsons Simons Town agents, Christine Crowley, 'is a genuine eco estate home. It is a long, low profile ranch type building, barely visible from 100 metres away and is set amidst abundant fynbos. Although linked to Eskom, it has an alternative energy system which needs repairs and it collects its own rainwater. Extensive use is made of Burmese teak for windows and doors, pine for shutters and the large stove in the kitchen is coal and wood burning'
The home, says Rawson franchisee, Leon Bosman, has no less than 450m² of floor area. Every one of its rooms '“ even the kitchen and the bathrooms '“ are over double the size of those found in most homes. There are six bedrooms in all (the master bedroom having an en suite bathroom), a family room and a living room (both the last with their own fireplaces), a studio cum office, a guest suite '“ and a separate two bedroom cottage.
A portion of the estate was leased to the National Parks Board as it abuts the southern Table Mountain reserve.
Views from the home take in False Bay and the Table Mountain Southern Spine '“ and there are walks in all directions, including, for the energetic, an historic path dropping 300m down to the village, the navys mountaintop base is nearby.
'This home,' said Crowley, 'would be ideal for anyone wanting a truly peaceful, back-to-nature getaway. Surrounded by National Parks Board land, it can never be encroached on and, as it is zoned rural, it can never be developed for residential or commercial purposes. It will remain a peaceful retreat in perpetuity'
Christine Crowley can be contacted on 083 681 9005 and Leon Bosman on 083 269 8592.
