Communicare is the oldest Social Housing Institution (SHI) in the country. Formed in 1929 to help address the housing crisis in the Western Cape, Communicare is a Non Profit Company (NPC) with the by-line “Building homes and communities”.
It’s vision is to ‘create affordable housing by creating integrated sustainable communities’. Communicare owns and manages 3400 rental units in well located areas for households earning R1 500 – R7 500 per month.
In addition to its core business managed by the Social Housing Division, the organisation has two separate property brands offering a range of accommodation options. ‘Yes Properties’ develops GAP Housing targeting middle income groups and also sells bonded properties aimed at high income earners. ‘Cape Retirement Lifestyles’ manages five Life Rights Villages providing retirement accommodation and Healthcare to pensioners. A percentage of the profit generated by these divisions is invested in a Reserve Fund to ensure the continued roll out of social housing rental stock.
The Numbers
Projects
UNITS MANAGED
ESTIMATED TENANTS



Projects by Communicare
NAME | STREET | SUBURB | CITY | UNITS | YEAR |
Albatros Flats | Albatros Way | Thornton | Cape Town | 81 | 1970 |
Ascot Square | Cnr of Koeberg and Keurboom Street | Milnerton | Milnerton | 20 | 1989 |
Bagatelle | Crofton Street | Lakeside | N/A | 1 | 1940 |
Boom Flats , Ruyterwacht | Various | Ruyterwacht | Goodwood | 0 | 1950 |
Boom Flats, Brooklyn | Various | Brooklyn | Cape Town | 0 | 1940 |
Bothasig | Nassau Street | Bothasig | Cape Town | 120 | 2011 |
Brooklyn Houses | Various | Brooklyn | Cape Town | 196 | 1940 |
Charles Court | Corner Oak and Tamarix Avenues | Thornton | Cape Town | 26 | 1968 |
Creswell House | 3 Spring Way | Rondebosch | Cape Town | 55 | 1976 |
Cyprus Grove | Corner mimosa and Cypress | Thornton | Cape Town | 30 | 1996 |
Dennehof | Corner Denneboon and Cypress Ave | Thornton | Cape Town | 20 | 1956 |
Dreyersdal Park | Dreyersdal Road | Bergvliet | Cape Town | 106 | 1979 |
Drommedaris Flats | Cnr Stanberry Road & Koeberg Road | Brooklyn | Cape Town | 73 | 1993 |
Elm Court | 11 Rooikrans Avenue | Thornton | Cape Town | 79 | 1992 |
Goedehoop Flats | 84 Justin Street | Brooklyn | Cape Town | 100 | 1977 |
Houses | Various | Ruyterwacht | Goodwood | 412 | 1950 |
Huis Alleyne Yeld | Lenton Drive | Bishop Lavis | Matroosfontein | 69 | 1980 |
Kent Durr | Nassau Street | Bothasig | Milnerton | 165 | 1994 |
MacMillian House | Cnr Hospital and Industrial Street | Hermanus | Harmanus | 50 | 1995 |
Mez Wallach | Corner Main and Crofton | Lakeside | N/A | 107 | 1987 |
Mimosa Flats | Corner Mimosa and Poplar | Thornton | Cape Town | 17 | 1972 |
Montclair Place | Montclair Drive | Mitchells Plain | Mitchells Plain | 72 | 2004 |
Musgrave Place | Old Kendall Road | Diepriver | N/A | 369 | 1995 |
New Drommadaris | Cnr Stanberry Road & Koeberg Road | Rugby | Cape Town | 219 | 2011 |
Notwood Gardens Houses | Various | Ruyterwacht | Goodwood | 54 | – |
Old Age Cottages | Various | Brooklyn | Cape Town | 0 | 1940 |
Old Age Cottages and rooms | Various | Ruyterwacht | Goodwood | 0 | 1950 |
Range Court | Corner Range and Pieke | Thornton | Cape Town | 38 | 1981 |
Reyger Court | Corner Kings and Fenwick Street | Brooklyn | Cape Town | 240 | 1991 |
Riverside Flats | Corner Ficus and Tamarix | Thornton | Goodwood | 48 | 1957 |
Riverton Mews House | Various | Ruyterwacht | Goodwood | 42 | – |
Rosehaven Place | Queen Street | Durbanville | Durbanville | 58 | 1991 |
Sakabula Flats | Sakabula circle | Ruyterwacht | Goodwood | 60 | 1986 |
Sawas House | Clover Road | Pinelands | Cape Town | 54 | 1946 |
Straton Court | Durban Road | Wynberg | Cape Town | 73 | 1976 |
Te Waterhof | Corner Ficus and Oak Avenues | Thornton | Cape Town | 30 | 1968 |
Viking Court | Corner Sipres and Tecoma | Thornton | Cape Town | 28 | 1962 |
Wellesley Court | Corner Durban and Londsdale Road | Wynberg | Cape Town | 59 | 1957 |
Welverdiend Flats | Rouwkoop Road | Rondebosch | Cape Town | 115 | 1951 |
Yates Lodge | 29 Main Road | Muizenberg | Muizenberg | 10 | 1941 |
Zorgvliet Flats | Steenbras Street | Brooklyn | Cape Town | 30 | 1950 |
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Collectively, our membership owns and/or manages approximately 30 000 units throughout the country.