Atterbury, the leading property investor and developer, will develop a new 9,300sqm distribution and office facility to consolidate sustainable technology company Rubicon into new headquarters in Richmond Park, Milnerton, Cape Town.
Rubicon will combine its operations, currently spread across six different locations in the Mother City, into one tailor-made multi-million Rand facility that includes a 7,900sqm warehouse and 1,400sqm of offices incorporating a 250sqm showroom. Construction of the facility will commence in November this year for completion and occupation in mid-2022.
Rubicon’s new business base will be in Richmond Park’s retail and logistics focused southern precinct, which positions it among blue-chip neighbours in a high-demand destination. Rubicon will be adjacent to the new Takealot Pick-up Point and distribution facility, set to open in March 2022. In addition, the southern precinct of Richmond Park is home to Richmond Corner shopping centre, which opened a year ago with 6,500m2 of popular convenience retail in 22 stores, which include anchors Pick n Pay, Woolworths Food, and Clicks. Thus, Rubicon’s move will add quality to its staff and business partners with easy access to many retail amenities.
The new Rubicon headquarters will benefit from great exposure, boosting brand awareness. Richmond Park provides exceptional accessibility, with upgraded road access from both the N1 and N7 highways.
“We are pleased to partner with Rubicon in consolidating and centralising its operations in such a prominent position. It is a pleasure working with this innovative company for the development of its new headquarters to support its continued growth in South Africa,” says Mia Kitshoff, Atterbury Leasing Manager for the Western Cape.
The new facility also provides the necessary flexibility to accommodate Rubicon’s future growth with 1,200sqm of expansion potential and additional parking capacity to match.
Rubicon is joining a growing line-up of leading names associated with the popular 84ha Richmond Park development, which include Aramex, Cape Fruit Coolers, CTM, Mustek, Scoop, ACDC Dynamics, Corex, Sequence Logistics, Takealot, getWorth and the Richmond Corner convenience centre.
Gerrit van den Berg, Atterbury Head of Developments for the Western Cape, confirms that the leading real estate developer is investing in more infrastructure at Richmond Park. Atterbury, which is rolling out the multibillion Rand Richmond Park development on behalf of the various shareholders, has delivered excellent tailor-made development solutions, including property development, investment and asset management in South Africa and internationally for 27 years. “In response to demand, Atterbury is adding services to Richmond Park’s southern precinct, including centralised water pumps and tanks. With our R37 million investment for servicing this portion of the development, we are unlocking an additional 50,000sqm of development potential,” says van den Berg.
