A MIXED - USE DEVELOPMENT
_WALMER SOCIAL HOUSING_
Loacated on the Cnr. of 8th Avenue and Main Road,Port Elizabeth
The site is a large business site, Erf 167, on the corner of 8th Avenue and Main Road, Walmer. Builders Express currently occupies the site. For the purposes of this exercise Builders Express is to be demolished. It is bordered on one side by a block of flats, on the other side a petrol station and a Wine Garden Restaurant, with the Walmer Town Hall directly across Main Road. Library and Police Station (a McWilliams building) are also in close proximity
The Town Hall forms part of what was originally the civic centre of Walmer Village, before it was amalgamated with the city of Port Elizabeth. The original civic centre consists of the Town Hall, a memorial garden, bowling club, municipal library and municipal offices.
This is one of the most significant business sites in the developing business ribbon that is Main Road, Walmer. 8th Avenue is also one of the major connectors to Gqebera. A number of informal traders use the corner of the site as an informal market for their products.
