​​​The City’s approximately R200 million Imizamo Yethu Phase 3 housing project is situated on the old forestry land between Imizamo Yethu and Hout Bay Main Road. It follows phases 1 and 2 which were completed a number of years ago and which, owing to the steep terrain (among others), also required extensive earthworks though the creation of platforms to enable the construction of the subsidised housing units.

‘We are now ready to move ahead with the next phase. The challenging landscape, with its steep slopes and parts of the site reaching into the mountainous terrain, has been an obstacle that we’ve had to overcome. It has been quite a tough journey to get to this stage but our commitment to improving the living conditions of the people of Imizamo Yethu has kept us going.

​​​​"We have had in-depth engagements with the community and we urge them to continue to work with us. We believe that the delivery of housing opportunities is the greatest way to drive redress and we are excited to get this project off the ground"​ Bret HerronCity Mayoral Committee Member: Transport for Cape Town

​It is foreseen that more than 900 housing units, comprising a mixture of subsidised houses and community residential unit flats will be built for qualifying beneficiaries from the Imizamo Yethu informal settlement. The exact number could increase when the final yield becomes clearer, on completion of the detailed architectural design of the final stages.