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WATERFALL

TEChnoLoGy

The past and the future
W hen the idea of Waterfall was RESIDENTIAL

conceptualised in 1996, no one
SALES
could foresee the incredible pace
at which this ultimately world- 2006 -2007
class, sustainable Smart City would develop. Waterfall Equestrian Estate 66stands

2008
Construction of the first residential estate in Waterfall lSstands Waterfall Equestrian Estate
started in 2006. A mere four years later, 700 stands
and units had been sold in Waterfall across five
residential developments, namely Waterfall Equestrian 2009 9 stands
Waterfall Equestrian Estate
Estate, Waterfall Country and Village Estates, Waterfall Waterfall Hills Mature Lifestyle Estate 104 units
View and Waterfall Hills Mature Lifestyle Estate.
2010
6 stands Waterfall Equestrian Estate
Today, Waterfall is the largest mixed-use development 95 units Waterfall Hills Mature Lifestyle Estate
in Africa. At only 39% complete, it comprises 10 144 stands Waterfall Country Village Estate 2011
Waterfall Country Estate
244 stands
residential developments, housing 12 000 residents 27 units Waterfall View Waterfall Equestrian Estate 9 stands
in close to 6 000 homes. Around 26 000 people Waterfall Hills Mature Lifestyle Estate 50 units
work in Waterfall, which has grown to become the Waterfall Country Estate 102 stands
2012
174 stands
Waterfall Country Village Estate
new economic hub of South Africa, contributing 11 stands Waterfall Equestrian Estate Waterfall View 180 units
over R470-million per year in rates and taxes to 3 units Waterfall Hills Mature Lifestyle Estate Waterfall Valley Mature Lifestyle Estate 51 units
the City of Johannesburg (COJ). The development 87 stands Waterfall Country Village Estate 2013
Waterfall Country Estate
127 stands
boasts a slew of smart buildings and a world- 219 units Waterfall View Waterfall Equestrian Estate 1 stand
class fibre optic and wireless communication 61 units Waterfall Valley Mature Lifestyle Estate Waterfall Hills Mature Lifestyle Estate 18 units
network, with over 330km of installed duct 2014 Waterfall Country Estate l00stands
Waterfall Country Village Estate
197 stands
infrastructure and no less than 33 cell masts. 1 stand Waterfall Equestrian Estate Waterfall View 282 units
Waterfall Valley Mature Lifestyle Estate 35 units
6 units Waterfall Hills Mature Lifestyle Estate
Waterfall Country Estate
To deliver technology to this ever-growing ‘city within 293stands Waterfall Country Village Estate 2015
48stands
a city’ has been no small feat. Back in 2010, no citywide 12 units Waterfall View Waterfall Equestrian Estate 1 stand
platform had ever been developed in South Africa, 40 units Waterfall Valley Mature Lifestyle Estate Waterfall Hills Mature Lifestyle Estate l unit
so Waterfall Management Company embarked on 2016 Waterfall Country Estate 121 stands
5 stands
Waterfall Country Village Estate
a worldwide research project to identify possible 1 unit Waterfall Hills Mature Lifestyle Estate Waterfall View l unit
communication platforms. The solution was eventually 49stands Waterfall Country Estate Waterfall Valley Mature Lifestyle Estate 25 units
found with a local company called REDi. They provide 21 units Waterfall Valley Mature Lifestyle Estate 2017
property technology to developers and residential Waterfall Country Estate 7 stands
communities that can be used for marketing, Sheds 72 units
Waterfall Crescent 49 units
managing, communication and transaction purposes. 2018 Waterfall Valley Mature Lifestyle Estate 5 unifs
The REDi platform includes SiMS (Sales Information 14 stands Waterfall Country Estate The Polofields 220 units
Management System), a cloud-based, secure repository 5 units Waterfall Valley Mature Lifestyle Estate
312 units
The Polofields
for residential property transactions and ownership 463 units Kikuyu 2019
data. It is also seen as the ‘Deeds Office for Waterfall’. Waterfall Country Estate 5 stands
The Pololields 102 units
Kikuyu 305 units
Considering Waterfall’s one-of-a-kind lifestyle 2020 Ellipse Waterfall 314 units
offering, the substantial size of the development, 90 units The Polofields
as well as the unique way property transactions are 240 units Kikuyu
Villas
190 units
managed here, REDi was challenged to develop 93 units Ellipse Waterfall 2021
the most efficient platform on which ownership The Pololields 58 units
1024 units
Kikuyu
information and all related documentation for Munyaka 625 units
thousands of residents could be managed. Ellipse Waterfall 69 units
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