Bryntirion Estate is an estate in Pretoria, South Africa. It incorporates the Mahlamba Ndlopfu residence of the president of South Africa, the deputy president's residence (called the OR Tambo House), the presidential guest house, many homes of cabinet ministers, 15 tennis courts, and a 9 hole presidential golf course with a helipad.
The estate is 1.07 square kilometres (107 hectares or 264 acres). The perimeter security system includes 202 CCTV cameras, 4 gatehouses and 8.1 km of anti-climb motion detection fences. The perimeter fences cost R90 million (USD12.8 million) to build in 2007. R90 million for 8.1 km is approximately R11 million per kilometre or R11 000 per metre.
The Bryntirion Estate contains 28 erfs (properties). All the Bryntirion erven are owned by the Republic of South Africa. Erf Number Street Number Street Name Erf Area (square metres) 121George Washington Boulevard20603220George Washington Boulevard9532326George Washington Boulevard11330417Wenlock Road10370513Wenlock Road123446156Dumbarton Road7255715Colroyn Road11585814Wenlock Road9632911Colroyn Road59921012Colroyn Road86011116Colroyn Road97781218Colroyn Road29201313Nassau Road3154149Rothsay Road29561513Rothsay Road307016166Dumbarton Road339917176Dumbarton Road301718182Dumbarton Road286819186Dumbarton Road301420914Church Street327221932Church Street317122950Church Street34552318Nassau Road35892414Nassau Road387025970Church Street79762623George Washington Boulevard175102725George Washington Boulevard418892827George Washington Boulevard74Total area: 226 226m² or 22.6 Hectares
Erf 16 Erf 16 was the only privately owned property that falls within the area which is referred to as the Bryntirion Estate. During 1993, Erf 16 was bought by a purchaser from the then government shortly before the first democratic elections. During 1997 another buyer, Rashid Aboobaker, purchased the property, which had been advertised for sale in the open market. At the time it was zoned for government use. The owner renovated and extended the house on the property. During 1999 the property was rezoned for use as a guest house. However, it has since then only been used as a family home. Government tried to expropriate erf 16 for security reasons. Aboobaker challenged the expropriation and claimed he lost R12.5 million because of the unilateral decision to include his land in the estate. In 2011 Aboobaker's appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal was rejected.
References
External links Google Maps for Bryntirion, Pretoria, South Africa Google Maps for coordinates -25.739891, 28.226838