One on Bree
| One on Bree | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Under construction[1] |
| Type | Mixed-use skyscraper |
| Architectural style | Contemporary |
| Address | 1 Bree Street, Cape Town CBD |
| Town or city | Cape Town |
| Country | South Africa |
| Coordinates | 33°55′13.834″S 18°25′7.56″E / 33.92050944°S 18.4187667°E |
| Year(s) built | 3 |
| Groundbreaking | 2025 |
| Completed | 2028 (est.)[1] |
| Cost | R TBA |
| Height | |
| Height | 131 meters[1] |
| Roof | Concrete slab |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 41[1] |
| Floor area | 66,000 m2[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | vivid architects[2] |
| Quantity surveyor | MFP Group[3] |
One on Bree is a 131-metre-tall (430 ft) mixed-use building under construction in Cape Town, South Africa.[1]
Situated in Cape Town CBD - the city's economic hub - the tower is set to become Cape Town's second-tallest building, just behind Portside Tower. The two buildings are located next to one another.[4]
History
In the 2000s, South African real estate companies, Redefine and SA Reit, intended to build an 18-storey office tower on the site, at a cost of R600 million. Paragon Architects designed the building. Construction was scheduled to begin in 2008, and be completed by 2010. However, the building never materialized.
The most recent building on the site stood almost empty for over a decade before preparation for One on Bree's construction began. It was used as a site office for construction companies Group Five and Murray & Roberts.
Location
The tower will be located on prime real estate in Cape Town's central business district, surrounded by dense commercial and residential infrastructure.
The site is located approximately 2km from the V&A Waterfront, 5km from Table Mountain, 2km from the Port of Cape Town, 2km from District Six, 1.5km from the Houses of Parliament, and close to the intersection where the N1 freeway enters the CBD.[4]
The building's neighbors include finance corporations First National Bank and Ninety One, the Icon Luxury Apartments, property development company FWJK (in Touchstone House), and the 16 on Bree residential tower.
Features and tenants
One on Bree is intended to be a mixed-use development, and will feature 505 hotel rooms, 270 residential apartments, and 4,000 m2 of retail space.[1]
Design
The building's architects integrated the historic design of the previous building on the site with a glass façade.[1]
Planning and construction
In 2025, the building moved from the design to the tender phase. It also received its Building Development Management (BDM) approval, and parts of the old structure on the tower's site began to be dismantled.[1][5]
Construction work on the tower has yet to begin.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ash Müller (8 August 2025). "Cape Town's 2nd tallest skyscraper under construction". Time Out. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Vivid Architects - One on Bree Update". vivid architects. June 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ Innus Jonker (9 August 2025). "MFP Group - One on Bree Update". MFP Group. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ a b Sibuliso Duba (9 August 2025). "Cape Town prepares for its second-tallest skyscraper". CapeTown ETC. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ Garrin Lambley (10 August 2025). "Cape Town CBD to get second-tallest skyscraper". MSN. Retrieved 11 August 2025.