N$5,2m Brauhaus facelift in full swing

PARTIAL demolishing and improvement of the Windhoek Brauhaus is currently taking place for the development of a N$5,2 million new building complex at the site on the corner of Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue and Fidel Castro Street.

The complex will accommodate Namibia’s largest Fruit and Veg City retail outlet, and is expected to be completed by early December. Plans for a second national retailer to be accommodated on the southern side of the Windhoek Brauhaus property, are still underway.The total retail area is approximately 1 600 metres squared.There will also be on-site parking for shoppers.The project is the first phase of the planned expansion and refurbishment of the Wernhill Shopping Centre.At a press conference held yesterday by the Ohlthaver and List Group, and its subsidiary Broll and List Property Management, it was announced that the new Fruit and Veg City was set to complement the Wernhill Park Shopping Centre and would enhance shopping convenience by combining grocery, with fruit and vegetable shopping within walking distance.The initial construction phase is said to have created employment with an estimated 55 people to be permanent employees of the completed Fruit and Veg City outlet.”This project is the first building block of the planned expansion and refurbishment of the Wernhill Shopping Centre.Moreover it supports the Windhoek Municipality’s vision to strengthen the central business district,” said Ohlthaver and List Group Chairman/ CEO, Sven Thieme.He added that the financing for the expansion and refurbishment of the Wernhill Shopping mall was already in place but that there were still some technical issues to be resolved.The building complex is part of the property portfolio managed by Broll and List Property Management, which portfolio also includes prime central business district properties.Plans for a second national retailer to be accommodated on the southern side of the Windhoek Brauhaus property, are still underway.The total retail area is approximately 1 600 metres squared.There will also be on-site parking for shoppers.The project is the first phase of the planned expansion and refurbishment of the Wernhill Shopping Centre.At a press conference held yesterday by the Ohlthaver and List Group, and its subsidiary Broll and List Property Management, it was announced that the new Fruit and Veg City was set to complement the Wernhill Park Shopping Centre and would enhance shopping convenience by combining grocery, with fruit and vegetable shopping within walking distance.The initial construction phase is said to have created employment with an estimated 55 people to be permanent employees of the completed Fruit and Veg City outlet.”This project is the first building block of the planned expansion and refurbishment of the Wernhill Shopping Centre.Moreover it supports the Windhoek Municipality’s vision to strengthen the central business district,” said Ohlthaver and List Group Chairman/ CEO, Sven Thieme.He added that the financing for the expansion and refurbishment of the Wernhill Shopping mall was already in place but that there were still some technical issues to be resolved.The building complex is part of the property portfolio managed by Broll and List Property Management, which portfolio also includes prime central business district properties.