Crystal Towers is a new mega R700m mixed-use development, being developed on a prime canal fronting site at Century City.

The new development opposite the popular Canal Walk shopping centre will include a 180 room five star hotel, associated boutique restaurants and retailing, 90 luxury apartments and 7,000sq m of offices.

Construction of the development is underway, with the hotel scheduled for completion in November 2009 in time for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. The apartment tower and office block are scheduled for completion in phases from February/March 2010.

Crystal Towers Hotel will form part of Protea Hotel's exclusive African Pride collection of superior deluxe 5 star hotels, South Africa’s largest luxury 5-star brand.

The accommodation aimed primarily at the high end, short stay business traveller, the hotel will provide extensive conference and meeting rooms, a business centre, fine dining restaurants, swimming pools, a gym and a health spa.

Crystal Towers is the largest development to be undertaken at Century City since the Canal Walk shopping centre was completed and is to be built on a landmark site on the Grand Canal across the water from Canal Walk shopping centre.

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For extra convenience there will be a pedestrian bridge linking the development to the Canal Walk side of the Grand Canal.

The development will include two tower blocks, a standalone office block and will be set over a two level podium with parking and canal fronting hotel banqueting facilities flowing out over the water, with the rest of the hotel housed in one of the nine storey towers with rooms offering spectacular sea and mountain views from the upper levels.

The second tower in the new development will include 2,000sq m of offices over two levels and seven storeys of luxury apartments that will be sold on a sectional title basis.

Apartments in Crystal Towers are aimed at owner occupiers and longer stay business travellers with owners having the option to have their apartments serviced by the hotel.

A further 5,000sq m of offices will be provided in a standalone building on the site. The apartments, however, would be sold to individual investors on a sectional title basis.

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