THE
MILNER PARK
“This building was owned by a family for 60 years before I bought it, and it was pretty run down. Despite this, what they did do which was massively fortuitous, was clad all the original fittings with dry walling without bashing them down first, so almost every element of the building was inadvertently preserved, including all the original pressed ceilings and wallpaper.”
PROPERTY DETAILS
Location: De Beer Street
Property size: 1000 m2
Number of commercial spaces: 17
Commercial size: 9 m2 – 22 m2
Number of retail spaces: 2
Retail size: 250 m2 – 300 m2
THE
MILNER PARK
“This building was owned by a family for 60 years before I bought it, and it was pretty run down. Despite this, what they did do which was massively fortuitous, was clad all the original fittings with dry walling without bashing them down first, so almost every element of the building was inadvertently preserved, including all the original pressed ceilings and wallpaper.”
PROPERTY DETAILS
Location: De Beer Street
Property size: 1000 m2
Number of commercial spaces: 17
Commercial size: 9 m2 – 22 m2
Number of retail spaces: 2
Retail size: 250 m2 – 300 m2
THE STORY
Built in 1888, the Milner Park Hotel is a landmark. As one of the oldest surviving buildings in Braamfontein, it is still the home of Johannesburg’s second oldest operational bar – Kitchener’s Carvery. While the building has strong roots in the colonial history of the country, it has now been absorbed into Johannesburg’s progressive and energetic community, and plays host to another one of Johannesburg party landmarks – the Great Dane. The hotel rooms upstairs were cleverly converted into commercial office spaces that now cater for young creative entrepreneurs.
THE STORY
Built in 1888, the Milner Park Hotel is a landmark. As one of the oldest surviving buildings in Braamfontein, it is still the home of Johannesburg’s second oldest operational bar – Kitchener’s Carvery. While the building has strong roots in the colonial history of the country, it has now been absorbed into Johannesburg’s progressive and energetic community, and plays host to another one of Johannesburg party landmarks – the Great Dane. The hotel rooms upstairs were cleverly converted into commercial office spaces that now cater for young creative entrepreneurs.
