Entrepreneurs, remote workers and decentralised teams will soon be able to operate from Ballito Junction as Workshop17 prepares to open its first flexible workspace in KwaZulu-Natal.
Workshop17 establishes upmarket flexible workspaces in South Africa’s main residential nodes, and, with Ballito having grown into an attractive and popular place to live, Workshop 17’s CEO and co-founder Paul Keursten says it fits the live-work-play lifestyle that local professionals are looking for.
Mixed-use properties have seen increased demand over the past few years and this trend, combined with the growth of remote working, has resulted in the collaboration between the mall, co-owned by Flanagan & Gerard Group and Menlyn Maine Investment Holdings, and the co-working space provider.
The Ballito Junction refurbishment will also see exciting international brands coming to the North Coast, including Starbucks and Krispy Kreme.
Added to this is the new offering of Catia Restaurant, previously Piccadilly Café, with a bespoke dining concept for the Ballito market.
“We support convenient and sustainable lifestyles for Workshop17 members, and because our locations are close to where they live and socialise, they can network with local and national communities.
“Our network of locations across the country also caters for companies that have national footprints or dispersed teams,” said Keursten.
“Ballito Junction ticks all Workshop17’s boxes. It offers high business visibility, access to instant shopping and restaurants, close proximity to the King Shaka International Airport and the N2, nearby towns, excellent schools and medical facilities and an amazing outdoor beach lifestyle. This makes it ideal for Workshop17’s eighth flexible workspace in the country and its tenth in total.
“The Covid pandemic saw a greater adoption of work-from-home routines which have resulted in businesses of all sizes shifting away from traditional offices, working styles and towards more flexible and shared workspaces.
“People now have more choice than ever before on where and how to work,” Keursten says.
Managing Director of Flanagan & Gerard Group, Paul Gerard, notes that large volumes of people in higher income brackets, including families semigrating from Gauteng, are relocating to the North Coast, attracted by the quality of life it offers, its world-class secure estate living and its easy access regionally, nationally and internationally.
“It is this growing movement that inspired the decision to introduce bespoke workspace solutions to the region. We felt the timing was perfect. Many professionals will now be able to have a quality work environment within the North Coast’s premier shopping destination – Ballito Junction,” says Gerard.
The opening date for the upgraded and refurbished Ballito Junction is set for 30 November.
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