31 Beacon Road

31 Beacon Road is an office development that RDC Property Group's page places at 9WC8+PWC Gaborone, Botswana, at the intersection of Nakedi Road and Lejara Road. It appears in the portfolio that RDC Property Group (RDC Properties Limited), a Botswana-based property company, presents on its website. RDC's page on the project describes it as a new two-storey commercial development set in a landscaped garden. The page presents the project as office space and names small businesses and professionals as its intended occupiers.

What the project page describes

• Buildings: a new two-storey commercial development ("this new two-storey commercial development"), in a garden-style layout.
• Address: 9WC8+PWC Gaborone, Botswana, at the intersection of Nakedi Road and Lejara Road. The page locates the project at this intersection without describing the surrounding area.
• Offices: according to the page, units can be adapted to suit different tenants. It does not state how many units there are or how large they are.
• Parking: the page mentions on-grade parking for staff and visitors. It does not give the number of bays.
• Security: the page does not describe any security measures (guarding, access control, hours).

About RDC Property Group

According to its website, RDC Properties Limited is a property company listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange. It was founded in 1992 and has its head office at Masa Centre in Gaborone's central business district. The company says it owns, manages and develops property in seven countries, South Africa among them. The 31 Beacon Road page states that the development is being built by EItaltswana Construction Company (spelling as on the page). It names no architect.

What is not published

RDC's page leaves out several points a prospective tenant would need:

• the exact completion date: the page says the development is now under construction and announces a delivery, which should be confirmed in writing;
• the total floor area of the development, the size of each floor and the size of the units on offer;
• rents, operating costs, how rent is calculated (per square metre or gross) and how VAT applies;
• lease terms, the deposit required and the rules for fitting out an office;
• the number of parking bays allocated to each unit;
• which units are vacant at any given date.

Ask the development's managers for these details in writing. Put all of the points above into a single message, so that the answers arrive together and can be compared side by side. Ask for the reply to be dated, because rents, vacancies and the expected completion can change between a first enquiry and the signing of a lease. Keep a copy of every message you send through the enquiry form. Rents and vacancies shown on listing portals change over time and are no substitute for a written offer from the landlord.

Who to contact

The project page on RDC Property Group's website (rdcbw.com) has an enquiry form (name, email address, message). The site also has a general contact page and a section listing vacant space, which is worth checking before and after you write. The project page lists no phone number or direct email. For the rules that govern a commercial lease in Botswana, consult a lawyer or a registered estate agent in that country.