City of Cape Town to be taken to court after approval of mixed-use development | Cape Argus

Cape Town - Social housing lobby group Ndifuna Ukwazi is planning to take the city to court for a review or setting aside the city’s approval of a 39-storey mixed-use development at 7 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town, known as “The Vogue”. Ndifuna Ukwazi attorney Jonty Cogger said: “Cape Town is experiencing a housing affordability crisis. Poorer residents spend up to 40% of the household’s income travelling long distances into the city.

The R1.4billion The Vogue building project is poised to create about 9000 direct and indirect jobs, according to developer FWJK. But the approval is being challenged by Ndifuna Ukwazi, which has objected to the absence of affordable housing in the project plans. He said in August 2018, the city committed to drafting an inclusionary housing policy which would increase the number of residential units in the inner city and other well-located areas for families earning between R3500 and R18000 a month.

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