Imagine that you could afford to be part of an exciting new development taking place in north Harare with architecturally designed modern homes surrounded by natural, open spaces in a community where children are safe to play and explore. Borrowdale Valley Estate (BVE) offers all of this and more with a unique “Build Now, Pay Later” model. With the flexible payment plan you only start paying for the land after the superstructure is built.
Fully serviced stands range in size from medium density plots of 600m² to low density options of around 2000m². There are also cluster housing and apartments available and the development will include a hotel, recreational facilities, schools, churches, shopping malls, an office park and light industrial stands.
All of this will be set within the estate of over 600 hectares of unspoilt, natural landscape which includes a number of small rivers and streams and an existing dam. Around 200 hectares of open space will be preserved as open, green space with landscaped parks and wildlife. Its conveniently located approximately 13 kms from Sam Levy’s Village along the Domboshawa Road.
The developers are continuing with construction of the access roads and installing the services. The estate will be off-grid with its own solar power provisions, reticulated gas for cooking, fresh water supplied from multiple on-site boreholes and a dam, as well as water recycling, water capture technologies, waste management and sewerage treatment plants. In addition, a reforesting programme is in place to mitigate pollution and help preserve the environment.
Ideas for the development have been percolating for around ten years. Ambassador (retired colonel) Christian Katsande (Executive Chairman), his son Mambo Katsande (Executive Director), and Munyaradzi Majoni (Director and CEO) dreamt about a unique vision of a community built on the principles of sustainability, respect for the environment, building social ties (both within BVE and with their neighbours), and trust between the residents and the developers.
The dream has been realised and was presented to the public at the launch held on site on 7th August earlier this year where the partners shared their vision. Of the approximately 1,200 units available in Phase 1 of the development so far 257 have been sold and 120 invested in by BVE so, “the train has left the station”. The developers emphasised the company’s policy to “do no harm” to the environment and support both the local community and the community within the Estate. The developers have a commitment to ‘green’ development as well as uplifting the area by providing jobs and training.
Approaching the Estate are fertile fields of vegetables which will be supplied by independent producers to BVE residents. Local labour will be sourced from the surrounding community providing job opportunities as well as on the job artisan training. BVE has partnered with their sister companies Broadhaven Construction (BHC) and Broadhaven Concrete for the construction of the units and simultaneously the infrastructural development. Broadhaven is one of the leading and trusted construction companies in Zimbabwe.
They are registered with the Zimbabwe Building Contractors Association as a Grade A member. They have successfully completed projects across Zimbabwe including in Bulawayo, Mutare, Kadoma and other centres. One of their current projects, which is almost completed, is the construction of the Afrexim Bank on the corner of 7th Street and Herbert Chitepo.
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