Growthpoint Properties is moving ahead with its final improvement to the Longkloof precinct in Cape Town – the development of the Canopy by Hilton Cape Town Longkloof Hotel.

The project was originally planned for completion towards the end of 2021 but was put on hold as South Africa navigated a period of economic uncertainty.

Hilton has informed Tourism Update that the hotel is scheduled to open in Q1 2025.

The 150-room Canopy by Hilton Cape Town Longkloof Hotel will lead out on to the public yard where retail shops will be situated around the precinct.

The façade of the former MLT House (a commercial development), which is being incorporated into the hotel, has been carefully preserved and integrated into the new design.

Timothy Irvine, Growthpoint Regional Asset Manager for the Western Cape, said that while delaying construction made sense during the economic uncertainty, market conditions indicated that it was the right time to resume work.

“The hotel will round off the precinct, which is now ready for it. It will complement the mix of uses and tenancies there.”

These include tech-orientated and entrepreneurial businesses and the co-working and serviced office space, Workshop 17, which is now expanding. Workshop 17 is located in 32 on Kloof, the first building in the precinct to be renovated and opened in August 2019.

The public yard of the precinct functions as a central space, where a new coffee shop, Vine & Dandy, has now opened.

Irvine believes that the completion of the hotel and its operation under the Hilton Canopy brand will round out the special appeal of the precinct.

“Introducing Canopy by Hilton to the revitalised Longkloof Precinct is the fantastic final finishing touch to the new dynamic that Growthpoint has created to be a perfect fit for this unique neighbourhood,” concluded Irvine.