SECTION 1B - BASEMENT STUDIO
This 121m² commercial space at Metropolis, 29 Chiappini Street, offers a unique opportunity for creative professionals seeking a move-in-...
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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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4TH FLOOR OFFICE
This large prime office space to rent in De Waterkant comes with neat finishes and touches and comes with a reception area, in unit fitte...
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GROUND FLOOR
345 m² modern office in the sought-after Victoria Junction precinct, perfect for creative agencies, tech firms, or corporate tenants seek...
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UNIT SP7C4
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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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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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GROUND FLOOR UNIT
A rare opportunity to lease a premium ground-floor retail or office space in De Waterkant, offering exceptional visibility and accessibil...
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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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4TH FLOOR OFFICE SUITE
This prime office space to let in De Waterkant is a rare office available in this building and area. The space used to be tenanted by a d...
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OFFICE 4A
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SUITE 219B, 2ND FLOOR
Positioned in Sovereign Quay in Green Point, this 190m² office suite offers a professional workspace suited to businesses seeking a well-...
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3RD FLOOR PENTHOUSE
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1ST FLOOR EX COL'CACCHIO
210m² office to let in The Hudson, De Waterkant – ideal for media, tech, finance, or legal firms. This is the only available office in th...
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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...
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UNIT 1.1
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EX DATA PROPHET
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PENTHOUSE SUITE
This one of a kind premium office to let in De Waterkant is the building penthouse with out of this world 360 degree unobstructed views o...
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OFFICE 11
This 55m² ground floor office to let in the heart of Green Point is a perfect fit for a small office or boutique retail setup. With clean...
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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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Common questions about commercial property to rent and for sale in De Waterkant.
De Waterkant typically offers boutique office suites, converted heritage buildings, and offices in mixed-use properties around Somerset Road, Cape Quarter and the CBD edge. Tenants can also find fitted creative studios and smaller corporate offices suited to agencies, professional services, consultancies and owner-managed businesses. The usual trade-off is between character and frontage on one side, and more conventional access, parking and building services on the other.
In De Waterkant, office rentals are typically at the upper end of Cape Town fringe stock, driven by small floorplates, walkability to the CBD and demand from design, tech and professional-service tenants. Sharper pricing is usually found in refurbished space around Somerset Road, Waterkant Street and the village grid, especially where buildings offer parking, exposed-brick character or fitted offices. More value is usually found in older buildings with original fit-out, limited parking or less street visibility, but De Waterkant is generally not a low-rent office node.
De Waterkant is suitable for regional offices and selective corporate headquarters where the brief values Somerset Road visibility, access to the CBD, and a location between Green Point and the city. It works best for client-facing firms, design-led businesses and professional services teams that want a central Cape Town base with restaurants, hotels and the Cape Quarter within walking distance. Very large headquarters needing deep single-floor plates or heavy parking ratios should be assessed building by building, as De Waterkant’s heritage scale and mixed-use fabric can make expansion less straightforward than in the Foreshore or CBD core.
Office tenants in De Waterkant typically rely on basement or structured parking within the building, where available, with bays allocated separately from the office lease. In smaller or older properties, on-site parking can be constrained, so businesses should confirm bay ratios, visitor parking and any overflow arrangements before committing. The strongest parking positions are usually around Cape Quarter and the larger mixed-use buildings, while street parking is better treated as short-stay convenience than core staff parking.
De Waterkant gives tenants a more compact, lifestyle-led office setting than the Cape Town CBD, with smaller building footprints, street-level retail and quick access to Somerset Road, Green Point and the Foreshore. Compared with the V&A Waterfront, it usually trades less on managed precinct infrastructure and more on walkable urban character and proximity to the city grid. For companies choosing between nodes, De Waterkant suits teams that want central Cape Town access without the scale and corporate formality of the larger nearby office districts.
De Waterkant gives tenants walkable access to Cape Quarter, cafés, restaurants, small-format retail and daily services along Somerset Road and the surrounding village streets. The area also works for teams that use Green Point, the CBD and the V&A Waterfront for client meetings, hotels, gyms and after-work dining. For a corporate tenant, the practical advantage is choice on foot: staff can step out for banking, food, fitness and errands without relying on a car for every trip.
Yes. De Waterkant is well served by MyCiTi routes, minibus taxi movement on Somerset Road and easy access into the Cape Town CBD for rail and bus connections. For staff coming from the Atlantic Seaboard, Green Point and the city bowl, public transport is practical; commuters from deeper suburbs may still need a transfer or some private transport for the final leg.
De Waterkant gives a business CBD adjacency without the same corporate campus feel, with quick access to Buitengracht Street, Somerset Road, Green Point and the V&A Waterfront. It suits companies that want clients and staff to move easily between meetings, restaurants, hotels and the city core, while still operating from a more character-led office environment than a conventional tower. The main trade-off is that space is typically more boutique and layout-specific, so it works best for teams that value location and amenity over large-floorplate efficiency.
De Waterkant’s main trade-off is that it works better for smaller, design-led teams than for tenants needing large contiguous floorplates, heavy parking allocations or a conventional campus-style office. Access can also be pressured around Somerset Road and Buitengracht Street, especially for staff driving in from outside the CBD or Atlantic Seaboard. Some buildings have heritage constraints or older layouts, so fit-out flexibility, loading, lift access and acoustic control should be checked carefully before committing.
Contact Anvil Property Smith to arrange viewings for office space in De Waterkant. A broker who works the Cape Town CBD and Atlantic Seaboard fringe can shortlist suitable buildings, confirm current availability, and coordinate access for on-site inspections.
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