Development team for Blue Route Mall revamp named

2 Jun 2010

Plans to redevelop Blue Route Mall, a 48000m² shopping centre built in the early 1970s in Tokai, Cape Town, have been in the pipeline for a number of years and with the go-ahead having been recently given, the team responsible for the R780-million project has been announced.

The landlord, Fountainhead Property Trust has appointed project managers BFH de Jager to head up the project, along with a team consisting of 14 organisations from throughout South Africa.

The professional team, who is set to complete the project in March 2012, consists of:

Principal agent : BFH de Jager Project Managers (Pty) Ltd
Project managers : BFH de Jager Project Management (Pty) Ltd.
Quantity surveyors: MLC Quantity Surveyors
Architects: Louis Karol Architects
Structural and civil engineers/transport planning: Aurecon Group
Electrical engineers: QDP Lighting and Electrical Design
Mechanical engineers: 4EM Consulting (Pty) Ltd
Environmental planning: CNdV Africa
Fire rationale: Bramley and Associates
Safety: Electrical and Reticulation Company (Pty) Ltd as well as COMPRAC WESTERN CAPE (PTY) LTD
Landscaping: ARG Landscape Architects
Contractor: Grinaker-LTA
Tenant Co-ordinators: Easy Quote Finder (EQF)

Upon completion, an additional 8000m² of retail space will be added to the existing gross lettable area (GLA), bringing the total size of Blue Route Mall to 56000m².

"The first phase of the redevelopment is already well underway having commenced in April this year," says Wendy Radford, centre manager of Blue Route Mall. "During the redevelopment the mall will remain fully functional and business will continue as per usual. We are fully aware of the parking congestion caused as a result of the recent demolition of the car park. In our attempt to improve parking and traffic flow, we have placed directional signage throughout the car park, employed the services of traffic marshals and placed advertisements detailing the current parking available in local community newspapers."