The Avant

The Avant is an apartment development on the border of Fresnaye and Sea Point, two Cape Town neighbourhoods in South Africa. It is a project by FWJK, which calls it a "hospitality development". The project page does not explain what this label covers in practice, for example which services would be provided or how the apartments would be managed. This page sets out what FWJK publishes on its project page and flags what it leaves out.

Who is behind it

On its website, FWJK describes itself as a property development company that also operates as an integrated architectural studio and quantity surveying practice. It also runs an estate agency, Rolix Estate Agency. The group says it works in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban. These are the developer's own descriptions of its activities. The Avant is not among the projects listed under "Now Selling" on FWJK's home page.

Location

The developer places the building "on the border of Fresnaye and Sea Point" in Cape Town. Its project page gives no street address. The exact address of the building is therefore not public and is held only by FWJK.

Features listed by the developer

The items below repeat the developer's own list; they have not been checked on site.

• Private, secure basement parking inside the building
• 24-hour concierge and security desk
• Air-conditioning
• Balconies with outdoor planters
• High-speed fibre optic and DStv connectivity
• Pet-friendly, subject to approval

Finishes listed

• SMEG appliances
• Oggie flooring
• Integrated bar and wine joinery
• Integrated desk workspaces
• Built-in hob, under-counter oven and extractor

What is not published

The developer's page does not give the number of apartments, unit sizes, unit types, prices or levies. Without these figures, the size and running cost of an apartment cannot be assessed from the published material. It also gives no completion date. The page is written in the future tense ("once complete") and does not say how far construction has progressed. The building's current status and whether any units remain available are therefore not established by public sources. The same page links to a downloadable PDF "development pack". That document could not be reviewed for this page, so its contents are not reflected here.

Legal and buying context

The project is in South Africa. Sales and sectional title ownership there fall under South African law, and prices are quoted in rand (ZAR). In a sectional title building, each owner holds an individual unit and shares the common parts of the building, whose running costs are funded through levies. The West African land rules covered elsewhere on Imonga do not apply here. For non-residents, financing, fund transfers and tax are matters for a South African attorney or conveyancer and for the banks involved.

Contact

On the project page, FWJK lists a phone number for enquiries (021 418 7920), a sales enquiry email address and a contact page on fwjk.co.za. The information missing from the published page, namely the address, the number of units, prices, levies, the building's conduct rules (including on pets and short-term letting) and the construction status, is held only by the developer. Conduct rules are relevant because they can restrict how an apartment is used, for instance for keeping pets or letting it on a short-term basis.