Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Construction work is set to begin on the controversial The Mirage multi-purpose building in Cape Town’s De Waterkant district, reports the Cape Times.
This is despite the stiff opposition of the local De Waterkant Civic Association.
Spokesman Norbet Furnon-Roberts said : "It is a given it will go ahead. It hasn't got our blessing. We realise the plans are approved, so good luck to them".
He said a number of legal initiatives aimed at ultimately blocking the construction had failed and their hands were now tied.
Two appeals were lodged, one with the Head Appeal Committee of Heritage Western Cape and another with the High Court with respect to the demolition of properties as part of the plans for the Mirage.
The building, which will come in just under city building height limits, will be located on a site in the Chiappini Street area which had housed ten buildings and other developments.
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