COMMERCIAL UNIT 7
This brand new 110m2 ground floor commercial unit at Maritime Place is ideal for boutique retailers, service businesses, studios, small s...
EJ Durand
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OFFICE UNIT 1
This brand new 322m2 second floor office suite at Maritime Place is ideal for professional services firms, creative and marketing agenc...
EJ Durand
Candidate Property Practitioner
GROUND FLOOR
345 m² modern office in the sought-after Victoria Junction precinct, perfect for creative agencies, tech firms, or corporate tenants seek...
Sophia Puchert
Candidate Property Practitioner
8TH FLOOR SUITE
This 220 sqm premium office to let in Foreshore, situated on the penthouse floor of the Protea Hotel, offers an exclusive workspace with ...
Sophia Puchert
Candidate Property Practitioner
UNIT 307
60m² Studio Office to Let in The Old Castle Brewery, Woodstock, Balcony with Views This 60m² studio office space to let in The Old Castl...
Kieron Carelse
Candidate Property Practitioner
5TH FLOOR 316M2
Positioned on the 5th floor of the sought-after 33 Bree and 30 Waterkant precinct, this 316m² office to let offers businesses the opportu...
Sophia Puchert
Candidate Property Practitioner
1ST FLOOR EX BLUELINE
Premium unique office or retail space that is rarely available in the area. You are surrounded by premium blue chip tenants and look onto...
Sophia Puchert
Candidate Property Practitioner
GROUND FLOOR
This 95m² office in a sought-after waterfront precinct offers ground-floor access with tranquil canal views right on your doorstep, ideal...
Sophia Puchert
Candidate Property Practitioner
PRIME OFFICES
This 377m² modern office space combines functionality and comfort with premium finishes throughout. The layout includes a welcoming lobby...
EJ Durand
Candidate Property Practitioner
2ND FLOOR SUITE
A 203m² office is available in the modern 7 West Quay building at the V&A Waterfront. The space features multiple balconies overlooking t...
Sophia Puchert
Candidate Property Practitioner
Available now, this 570m² warehouse on Aubrey Street in Salt River is the ideal space for light industrial businesses, workshops, or moto...
Kieron Carelse
Candidate Property Practitioner
SHOP 2
Retail space available immediately on Hans Strijdom Avenue in the Cape Town CBD. This commercial retail unit suits destination retail, sh...
Sophia Puchert
Candidate Property Practitioner
1ST & 2ND FLOOR
2402 sqm office building to let in Foreshore, offering a unique opportunity to lease an entire building with signage rights. The space sp...
Sophia Puchert
Candidate Property Practitioner
5TH FLOOR (HALF)
This 383.5m² AAA-grade office space in Cape Town City Centre offers businesses the rare opportunity to occupy an entire floor in ...
Sophia Puchert
Candidate Property Practitioner
GROUND FLOOR UNIT
850m² industrial warehouse available to rent at 67 Carlisle Street in Paarden Eiland. This immaculate and well-maintained premises offers...
EJ Durand
Candidate Property Practitioner
1ST FLOOR EX MTN
Here’s one you don’t see often. A 500m² office to let in Gardens in the sought-after Longkloof Studios precinct—right in the heart of Gar...
Sophia Puchert
Candidate Property Practitioner
COMMERCIAL STUDIO - FIRST FLOOR
180m² Office to Rent in The Royal Albert, Woodstock, Creative Workspace on Albert Road This 180m² office to rent at The Royal Albert, Wo...
Kieron Carelse
Candidate Property Practitioner
1ST AND 2ND FLOOR
This 1287m² office to let in Paarden Eiland spans the first and second floors of 11 Amphion Road, offering a substantial, functional work...
EJ Durand
Candidate Property Practitioner
1ST FLOOR
Position your business in this 1,100m² first floor office space at Oro Africa. This commercial office is available to let at R180/m² and ...
Sophia Puchert
Candidate Property Practitioner
OFFICE UNIT 1 & 2
This brand new 538m2 second floor floorplate at Maritime Place combines Office Units 1 and 2 into a single premium commercial office spac...
EJ Durand
Candidate Property Practitioner
Common questions about commercial property to rent and for sale in CBD and Surrounds.
In CBD and Surrounds, tenants typically see a mix of traditional CBD towers, refurbished office floors and smaller suites above retail or service frontage, with fit-out condition varying by building and landlord investment. Surrounding blocks can add lower-rise offices and converted commercial properties suited to legal, accounting, training, public-sector and client-facing service businesses. The practical choice is usually between central visibility, transport convenience, parking and access control, so shortlist around staff commute patterns and how much existing fit-out can be reused.
Typical office rentals in CBD and Surrounds are highly building-specific, with pricing influenced by fit-out condition, parking allocation, lift access, and position relative to key streets, courts, government offices and public transport. The area usually gives tenants more cost-sensitive options than major decentralised office nodes, although well-maintained buildings with better access and on-site parking command firmer rentals. For a current budget, treat the advertised rate as only one part of the comparison and test it against total occupancy cost, including parking, operating costs and any fit-out allowance.
Yes, selectively. CBD and Surrounds can suit regional offices and some headquarters where central access, public transport, and proximity to courts, government, banks or professional services are operational advantages. The main test is building-specific: parking, floorplate efficiency, lift capacity, signage, backup power and the quality of the arrival experience will decide whether a property can support a corporate head office function. It is a stronger fit for businesses that need central connectivity than for companies wanting a low-density campus environment.
Office tenants in CBD and Surrounds typically consider a mix of on-site basement or covered bays, open parking where the building has yard space, and nearby public or private parkades for overflow staff and visitors. Allocation is building-specific, so the practical check is whether the landlord can secure dedicated tenant bays, how visitor parking is handled, and whether the parking access works with staff movement to the office entrance. For larger teams, the better solution is often a building with its own parking component plus a nearby parkade arrangement, especially around higher-density CBD blocks.
CBD and Surrounds is more urban and access-led than nearby decentralised nodes, with shorter walking links to courts, government departments, banks, public transport and client-facing amenities. Compared with office parks on the edge of the city, it usually suits businesses that value public transport access, staff convenience and proximity to professional services, while companies needing easier parking control or a campus-style environment may prefer surrounding suburban nodes. The trade-off is city-centre intensity against decentralised simplicity.
In CBD and Surrounds, most office pockets give staff walking access to banks and ATMs, cafés, take-away food, convenience retail and day-to-day services such as pharmacies, printers and courier counters. The area also suits businesses that need regular access to public-sector offices, courts, hotels, meeting venues and public transport links. For tenants, the practical advantage is daily convenience without relying on a car for every errand or client meeting.
Yes. CBD and Surrounds is generally one of the better-served office nodes because taxis and bus routes tend to converge on the central area from multiple suburbs. For a corporate tenant, the practical test is the exact building location: a two-block difference can materially affect staff walk times to ranks, stops or stations.
CBD and Surrounds gives a business central access to clients, suppliers and staff, with established public transport routes and main arterial roads supporting daily movement. The area also suits companies that need nearby civic, legal and financial services, plus retail and food options for staff and visitors. For tenants, the main advantage is practical: strong connectivity and established commercial infrastructure in a location most people already know how to reach.
The main drawbacks for office tenants are peak-hour congestion, uneven building quality and more complicated parking arrangements than in decentralised nodes. Some CBD buildings also need careful due diligence on lift reliability, backup power, common-area condition and fit-out cost, because older A-grade stock can vary sharply from one address to the next. For companies that rely on client drop-ins or staff commuting from multiple suburbs, street-level access and day-to-day urban management can be the deciding trade-offs.
To view office space in CBD and Surrounds, contact Anvil Property Smith and ask for the broker handling CBD and Surrounds office leasing. They can shortlist options around the CBD core and surrounding business nodes, confirm current availability across our listings, and arrange viewings with the relevant landlords or property managers. Share your move date, headcount, parking requirement and fit-out expectations so the broker can focus the search before you view.
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