SP19A & SP19B
Double storey open plan office space to rent in Green Point with ground floor shop-front potential. Freestanding building with prominent ...
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1ST FLOOR SUITE
188m² office/retail space to let in Cape Town CBD, located in the iconic 50 Bree Street. This versatile space is ideal for tech companies...
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5TH FLOOR SUITE
Special office to let in De Waterkant! Full-floor offices like this don't come up often in De Waterkant. Spanning 330 square metres, this...
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UNIT 2.4
This A Grade office comes move in ready and fitted with modern finishes. The space comes with neat flooring, great lighting, reception ar...
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2ND FLOOR SUITE
This modern office space for rent in the Cape Town CBD is a 622 sq.m floor that can be subdivided to 222 sq.m. The office would suit prof...
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UNIT 010C
This premium commercial property to let in the Cape Town City Centre is a rare space available in this prestigeous building. It comes wit...
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1ST FLOOR EX CHANNEL MOBILE
This unique office to let in the Cape Town City Centre is a beautiful space with lovely finishes and modern touches. It comes with a mezz...
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FIRST FLOOR - OFFICE 104
This large beautiful office to let in De Waterkant is a rare space that is rarely up for rent. It has beautiful characteristics and herit...
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Candidate Property Practitioner
2ND FLOOR SUITE
This 190m² office in the Cape Quarter is a rare find in a building where vacancies are seldom available. The space has neat finishes, exc...
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14TH FLOOR SUITE
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L303 AND L302
This special office is a rare space with beautiful finishes and access to a lovely courtyard. The office has air conditioning, natural su...
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1ST FLOOR UNIT
170 m² prime office located in a prime Gardens node next to the sought-after Wembley Square development. This modern workspace offers bea...
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2ND &3RD FLOOR
Highlighting a versatile office space spanning 800 square meters, adaptable interiors, and sweeping mountain and CBD views. Suitable for ...
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2ND FLOOR EX PERNOD RICARD
This prime office is located in a very trendy and upmarket centre surrounded by blue chip companies and all the amenities you could ask f...
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3RD FLOOR PENTHOUSE
This beautiful penthouse unit has incredible views of the city, mountains and ocean with a large patio to take in the 360 degree views. T...
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21ST FLOOR SUBDIVIDED OFFICE
This premium office to let in the Foreshore is a 1669 sq.m floor and can be subdivided to any size. It brings a great opportunity to work...
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Candidate Property Practitioner
8TH FLOOR
This 2,030 sq.m 8th-floor office space to rent in the heart of the Foreshore offers a ready-to-go modern fit-out with sweeping views over...
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2ND FLOOR SUITE
This premium office to let in the VA Waterfront comes plug and play with modern finishes. The space comes with a reception, air condition...
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RETAIL GROUND FLOOR UNIT (EX RENEGADE)
±480m² ground floor commercial unit to let in Salt River’s high-traffic zone—perfect for showrooms, admin offices, training centres or st...
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3RD FLOOR UNIT
This modern commercial property to let in the Cape Town City Center comes plug and play with a reception, fitted boardroom and partitione...
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Common questions about commercial property to rent and for sale in CBD and Surrounds.
CBD and Surrounds typically offers a mix of multi-tenanted office towers, full-floor corporate space, smaller partitioned suites, and older buildings with refurbished interiors. The area suits businesses that need central public transport access and proximity to courts, government departments, banks, and service providers. Space ranges from conventional cellular layouts to more open-plan offices in mixed-use buildings.
In CBD and Surrounds, office rentals are generally value-led compared with decentralised corporate nodes, with pricing shaped by building condition, fit-out quality, parking, and access to public transport routes. Better-managed buildings with upgraded common areas and reliable services command stronger asking rentals, while older offices or space requiring tenant installation work usually trade at a discount. Corporate tenants should assess the rate against the full occupancy cost, including parking, operating costs, backup power provisions, and the landlord’s fit-out contribution.
CBD and Surrounds can suit regional offices and selected corporate headquarters where the business values central access, public transport reach, and proximity to government, legal, banking, or client-facing institutions. The trade-off is building selection: tenants should prioritise parking provision, access control, lift performance, and fit-out condition, because quality can vary materially between older A-grade assets and refurbished space. For companies needing a campus-style environment or large branded standalone premises, a decentralised node may be a better fit.
Office tenants in CBD and Surrounds typically rely on basement or covered parking within larger office buildings, with some properties offering open or surface bays where the site allows it. In the denser CBD blocks, parking is usually tighter and should be negotiated early with the lease, especially for staff allocations, visitor bays, and tandem arrangements. Businesses with higher parking demand should prioritise buildings with dedicated tenant bays or planned overflow options before committing to space.
Compared with nearby decentralised office nodes, CBD and Surrounds generally gives tenants stronger public transport access, deeper staff amenity, and more urban-grid visibility. The trade-off is operational: nearby nodes can be easier for car-based teams, with simpler parking and more controlled campus-style layouts. CBD and Surrounds suits businesses that value client accessibility and central positioning, while teams prioritising large floorplates and contained parking may lean to decentralised nodes.
In CBD and Surrounds, tenants typically have daily services within a short walk, including banks, convenience retail, coffee shops, quick-service food, pharmacies, gyms, and municipal or professional services, depending on the specific block. Public transport access is usually a major part of the area’s appeal, with taxi, bus, and rail nodes accessible from many office locations. The area is best suited to businesses that value staff convenience and easy access to client-facing services during the working day.
Yes. CBD and Surrounds is generally well-served by public transport, with minibus taxi routes, bus services, and rail access feeding the central streets and surrounding commercial nodes. For staff, the practical advantage is route choice during peak periods. For tenants, the key check is whether the specific building sits on a main commuter corridor or requires a longer walk from the nearest stop or station.
CBD and Surrounds works for businesses that need central city access, frequent client visits, and staff movement across multiple suburbs. The area gives tenants practical access to public transport links, government, legal and financial services, and a broad spread of building formats, from compact offices to larger floors in established commercial blocks. For a company prioritising visibility, walk-in convenience, and supplier reach, CBD and Surrounds can offer an efficient operating base with direct exposure to the city’s daily commercial traffic.
The main drawbacks are parking constraints, peak-period congestion, and uneven building quality, especially where older A-grade buildings have original services or dated fit-outs. Tenants should also scrutinise backup power, lift reliability, fibre provision, and air-conditioning capacity, because the operational gap between buildings can be material. For client-facing firms, the trade-off is value and central access against less controlled surroundings than a managed office precinct.
Contact Anvil Property Smith to arrange viewings of office space in CBD and Surrounds. A broker who works the area can shortlist options around access, parking, fit-out condition, and lease terms, then coordinate viewings directly with the relevant landlords or managing agents.
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