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Iconic Safari Hotel in Berea, Hillbrow goes to auction

The Safari Hotel in Hillbrow, Berea.

Category: Commercial

Street address: 7, 9 and 10 Yettah Street, Hillbrow, Berea

Erf size: 1 486m2

Auctioneer: Aucor Property

Auction date: Tuesday, 13th of August 2024, The Houghton Golf Club.

Features:

  • 297 units (including furniture) and ten shops.
  • NSFAS accredited for 550 beds.
  • Two new lifts installed.
  • Includes 495m² land across the road which is zoned for shops and 72 units.
  • Borehole water.

Nestled among some historical buildings in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, is the iconic Safari Hotel which accommodates residential units and ground floor retail.  

It towers over the quaint little fire station which was completed in 1912 and was originally the Northern Districts Fire Station Hillbrow. It is the oldest functioning fire station in Johannesburg now known as the Berea Fire Station.  

The Safari Hotel is not only renowned for its stature and location, but it is also known for being one of the best run buildings in the area.  

The Safari Hotel comprises ten fully let retail stores and 293 residential units and it is NSFAS accredited for 550 beds. It has been described as “another world” as you step off the streets of Hillbrow into a sumptuous interior with velvet drapes, animal skin wall coverings, African sculptures, and polished surfaces.  

Two new lifts were recently installed indicating the owner’s commitment to patrons to keep the building fully operational.  

The building has been in operation for many years, earning a long-respected reputation in the hospitality and housing industries. The 495m² piece of vacant land directly across the road is zoned for ground floor retail and 72 units. The property also has a borehole.  

The Safari Hotel is neighbour to the Stucke & Harris designed Ridgeview building which was built in 1931. The apartment block is inspired by the 1920s post-Edwardian classists and taking shape just before the Art Deco movement swept Johannesburg’s skylines.  

Also going on auction through Aucor Property is the 229-apartment block on 155 Banket Street which is also in remarkably good condition. The block’s 45 bachelor units, six one-bedroom units, and seven rooms are seldom not occupied.

Category: Residential

Street address: 155 Bakent Street, Hillbrow, Berea

Erf size: 248m2

Auction date: Tuesday, 13th of August 2024

Features:

  • 45 bachelor units.
  • Six one-bedroom units.
  • Seven rooms.

These landmark buildings are located within Johannesburg’s inner city on the north end of Berea / Hillbrow, just a few 100m off Willie Street and Louis Botha Avenue.  

For more information on these properties, contact Sean Parsons at Aucor Property.