networking Inclusionary housing: SAPOA opens the discussion on policy A Growthpointsponsored breakfast was held at the River CLub Conference Centre in Cape Town on 29 May, facilitated by Rob McGaffin from UCT's Urban Real Estate Research Unit, with interesting presentations by Ockert Preforms, Development Economist at Urban Econ, Mark Schonrock, Development Manager at Concor and Nigel Burls, partner at Nigel Burls & Associates By Mark Pettipher n 1 *¦ FftOM LEFT Ockert Pretorius, Rob McGaffin, Nigei Burkf Mark Schonrock and Simon Nicks SAPOA Western Cape Regional Chair "Adding to the problem is that there projects in terms of implementation and examine what there is to be learnt." Simon Nicks welcomed the attendees, is no spatial framework that deals with spatial transformation, the numbers and introduced the speakers. During his Before the session began, McGaffin opening remarks, Nicks said/We have to involved or the affordability. There is a asked whether there were any particular questions that should be considered, promote inclusionary housing, but not at massive increase in gentrification in Cape the expense of our viable development Town, especially in the middleincome which may be answered during the projects, because then the banks will not presentations. Points raised included: bracket. Values of property have risen provide the funding. SAPOA aims to significantly over the past five years, and # How do we go about changing mindsets and the viability develop a manifesto position paper to because of the upward market, there has been a displacement of about 100 000 take to and engage with the city." of inclusionary housing? affordable houses. # What is the role of wealthier Rob McGaffin put the breakfast session in perspective. "Collectively, we "Some of the key issues that need to neighbourhoods, and how do be addressed include how affordable or we balance the income bracket? need to understand the concept of # How do we define affordable inclusionary housing" he said. "We also inclusionary housing works, where the valuechain increases are that will cross need to know that a reality check is due housing in greater detail? subsidise projects, how we can value in Cape Town. We are facing a massive # What is the giveandtake from the State? the increase, how we can extract it and housing shortfall, a backlog of housing that's estimated somewhere between # What legislation is there determine who gets a unit, and, more 300 000 and 400 000 houses. to incentivise developers importantly, how we ensure that the home stays with the person for whom It "The pressure is building. One of the to include affordable housing? is intended. key issues thrown up by research is that Ockert Pretorius from Urban Econ then although 80% of Capetown's population "Policies are being considered in some earns less than R18 000 per month, it's metropoles, and some projects are took us through some of the key findings difficult to provide housing at less than implementing elements of inclusionary of the SAPOA Inclusionary Housing report R20 OOO/m5 in well located areas. that was released in 2018. A copy of this housing. We need to understand those 78 5QUTH AFRICAN PROPERTY REVIEW In accordance with International Copyright laws, materials supplied by ROi Africa (www.roiafrica.com) may only be used for internal review, analysis or research purposes and may not be reproduced or sold in any format. Date: 01/07/2019 Page No: 78 Title: Property Review, SA SQ CM's: 737 Circulation: 1750 Byline: Mark Pettipher Value: 24755.83
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Inclusionary housing: SAPOAopens the discussion on policyA Growthpointsponsored breakfast was held at the River CLub Conference Centre in Cape Townon 29 May, facilitated by Rob McGaffin from UCT's Urban Real Estate Research Unit, withinteresting presentations by Ockert Preforms, Development Economist at Urban Econ, MarkSchonrock, Development Manager at Concor and Nigel Burls, partner at Nigel Burls & Associates
By Mark Pettipher
n1 *¦
FftOM LEFT Ockert Pretorius, Rob McGaffin, Nigei Burkf Mark Schonrock and Simon Nicks
SAPOA Western Cape Regional Chair "Adding to the problem is that there projects in terms of implementation andexamine what there is to be learnt."Simon Nicks welcomed the attendees, is no spatial framework that deals with
spatial transformation, the numbersand introduced the speakers. During his Before the session began, McGaffinopening remarks, Nicks said/We have to involved or the affordability. There is a asked whether there were any particular
questions that should be considered,promote inclusionary housing, but not at massive increase in gentrification in Capethe expense of our viable development Town, especially in the middleincome which may be answered during theprojects, because then the banks will not presentations. Points raised included:bracket. Values of property have risenprovide the funding. SAPOA aims to significantly over the past five years, and # How do we go about changing
mindsets and the viabilitydevelop a manifesto position paper to because of the upward market, there hasbeen a displacement of about 100 000take to and engage with the city." of inclusionary housing?affordable houses. # What is the role of wealthierRob McGaffin put the breakfast
session in perspective. "Collectively, we "Some of the key issues that need to neighbourhoods, and how dobe addressed include how affordable or we balance the income bracket?need to understand the concept of
# How do we define affordableinclusionary housing" he said. "We also inclusionary housing works, where thevaluechain increases are that will crossneed to know that a reality check is due housing in greater detail?subsidise projects, how we can valuein Cape Town. We are facing a massive # What is the giveandtake
from the State?the increase, how we can extract it andhousing shortfall, a backlog of housingthat's estimated somewhere between # What legislation is theredetermine who gets a unit, and, more300 000 and 400 000 houses. to incentivise developersimportantly, how we ensure that the
home stays with the person for whom It"The pressure is building. One of the to include affordable housing?is intended.key issues thrown up by research is that
Ockert Pretorius from Urban Econ thenalthough 80% of Capetown's population "Policies are being considered in someearns less than R18 000 per month, it's metropoles, and some projects are took us through some of the key findingsdifficult to provide housing at less than implementing elements of inclusionary of the SAPOA Inclusionary Housing reportR20 OOO/m5 in well located areas. that was released in 2018. A copy of thishousing. We need to understand those
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Title: Property Review, SASQ CM's: 737 Circulation: 1750
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report can be found on the SAPOA McGaffin finished the session byformulation of integratedwebsite, Sapoa.org.za. inclusive neighbourhoods highlighting the objective of the breakfast.
"This session is meant to help inform anAn outline presentation on the mixed # The forging of partnerships betweenthe private and public sector inclusionary housing policy and establishuse development at the old Conradie
# Reasons not to disincentivise. what the private sector contribution isHospital site in Pinelands followed, Markgoing to be," he said. "We have identifiedSchonrock explained the extent of the
22hectare site, and told us of the 3 602 According to Buris, most inclusionary that there must be a degree of flexibilityresidential units that will include 1 764 housing initiatives are unaffordable both to the policy to allow for alternative types
in terms of direct costs (which includegrantfunded affordable units. of housing. Each initiative and projectland costs) and the time involved in should be assessed on a casebycase,Nigel Burls then took us through an
understanding of policy that has come getting the schemes off the ground in projectbyproject basis."out of SPLUMA, and bemoaned the lack terms of planning and permissions. Nicks concluded by proposing that
There was a touch of humour to Burls's SAPOA set up an Inclusionary Housingof inclusionary framework from the Citypresentation, which he used to illustrate Committee to monitor the city's policyof Cape Town. He did, however, say that
and to request a reasonable time of twopolicy is being touched on in the City some of the objections that inclusionaryor three months in which it can conveneof Cape Town concept documents, and housing faces: NIMBY not in my backanother breakfast to discuss a drafthighlighted some of the its principles. yard; BANANA buifd absolutely nothing
These included: response from SAPOA (as the voice foranywhere near anyone; and NIMTO not# The need for more equable in my term of office. the property sector) and present it to the
distribution of the benefits His presentation included his firm's city as an official submission.of urbanisation involvement in the currentfybeingbuilt Sponsored by
Fulcrum apartment building situated in# Location of affordable housingdowntown Sea Point. He explained thatin the marketplace20% of the apartments 28 out of the# The ways in which affordable housing GROWThPOINT
could be used to contribute to the total 144 were earmarked as affordable PROPERTIES
objectives of densification and the housing units.
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