Places to live. Infrastructure to thrive. From the first decision to everyday use.
Turnkey homes, land-development projects and infrastructure programmes. We connect feasibility and planning with professional teams, procurement, construction coordination and handover.
EXPERIENCE IN PLACEDe Plattekloof / Paragon Gerhard’s development-management experience
Commercial clarityIntegrated deliveryLocal capabilityLong-term value
01 / THE COMPANY
A practical business. A shared ambition.
Cape Haven is a Western Cape-based business focused on turnkey projects and programmes.
We bring infrastructure planning, commercial management and practical delivery together, assembling the specialist partners, contractors and local capabilities needed for each assignment.
Our approach connects an opportunity’s early feasibility and financial model with procurement, construction coordination and long-term operation. A clear scope, realistic programme and defined responsibilities establish the basis for work to proceed.
Skills transfer and local subcontractor development are built into our approach, supported by clear standards, supervision and coordination.
HOMES & LAND / TWO DISTINCT CAPABILITIES
Your land. Your ambition. A coordinated path to delivery.
For owners ready to build a home and landowners exploring a wider development. One accountable coordination point, with the right professional and construction team for the scope.
CONCEPT · DESIGN · BUILD · HANDOVER
01 / TURNKEY RESIDENTIAL DELIVERY
From a plot to a finished home.
A home should work for the way you live. Bring your site and your brief: we coordinate the design team, approvals, budget and build, keeping everyday comfort and long-term practicality in view.
Site constraints, needs and affordability assessment
Architectural and engineering team coordination
Planning and building-plan approval coordination
Cost planning, finishes and contractor procurement
Programme, quality and cost reporting during construction
Completion, defects coordination and handover records
The decision point: an agreed scope, cost plan and delivery structure before a construction commitment.
Explore what your property can support before committing to a scheme. We coordinate planning, subdivision, servicing and commercial inputs to test a deliverable route to value.
Title, constraints and current land-value assessment coordination
Town-planning, rezoning and subdivision options
Yield, access, civil and electrical service assessments
Sales assumptions, cost plans and cash-flow sensitivities
Funding and landowner participation options
Phased servicing, procurement and delivery coordination
The decision point: a staged feasibility with clear approval, servicing, funding and market conditions for proceeding.
De Plattekloof / Paragon · Supplied completed-home photograph
THOUGHTFUL HOMES. PRACTICAL DELIVERY.
Designed around life. Delivered with discipline.
A good brief goes beyond floor area. We help owners and their appointed designers consider what makes a home comfortable today and practical to maintain tomorrow.
Light, outlook and shelter
Balance orientation, views, privacy and protection from the elements.
Spaces that connect
Consider movement, accessibility and the relationship between indoor rooms and outdoor living.
Quality beyond handover
Align finishes, building services and maintenance requirements with the agreed budget.
Make the next decision with the right information.
DefineProperty, objectives and constraints
TestFeasibility, rights, services and market
AgreeScope, appointments, budget and funding
DeliverProcurement, construction and handover
Cape Haven coordinates the development and delivery process. Specialist design, statutory approvals, legal and tax advice, and regulated construction work are undertaken by appropriately appointed professionals, authorities and contractors. Participation structures, fees and any land-based consideration require project-specific agreements. Approvals, funding and returns are not guaranteed.
02 / OUR FOCUS
One connected path. From concept to operation.
Clear decisions at the beginning. Accountable coordination throughout. Practical value beyond handover.
01
Develop
Shape an opportunity into a workable project, with a clear scope, commercial basis and route to delivery.
Infrastructure planning and feasibility
Financial modelling and funding coordination
Procurement and partner development
02
Deliver
Bring the right people and resources together, keeping scope, programme and cost aligned.
Project and programme delivery
Construction and commercial oversight
Subcontractor and skills development
03
Operate
Plan beyond completion, with maintenance and operational requirements considered from the outset.
Operations and facilities management
Construction maintenance
Maintenance planning and operating information
SERVICES ACROSS THE PROJECT LIFECYCLE
An integrated turnkey scope or a defined stage of a wider programme. Delivery structures and specialist appointments are agreed for each project.
01Infrastructure planning and feasibility+
Define the brief, assess development options and coordinate site, servicing, approval and phasing requirements around a workable scope.
02Financial modelling and commercial preparation+
Develop budgets, cash flows and cost plans. Test assumptions and sensitivities, coordinate funding information and prepare the commercial basis for delivery.
03Project and programme management+
Establish milestones, reporting and responsibilities. Coordinate design and delivery inputs and maintain visibility of decisions, risks and dependencies.
04Contractor and partner procurement+
Develop procurement scopes, coordinate tender information and assess proposals, aligning appointments and work packages with project requirements.
05Construction coordination and commercial control+
Coordinate site delivery and professional-team interfaces. Monitor programme and cost, support contract administration and integrate quality, safety and completion requirements.
06Operations and facilities management+
Prepare for handover, maintenance and ongoing operation through facilities planning, operating procedures and useful information systems.
Specialist design, statutory responsibilities and regulated work remain with appropriately appointed professionals and contractors.
WHERE WE FOCUS
Built environment / Marine & logistics infrastructure / Energy-related works / Space-enabling facilities
03 / OUR PEOPLE
Different strengths. Shared responsibility.
Development and commercial leadership, construction and operational experience, with specialist partners appointed for each project.
GF01 / DEVELOPMENT
Gerhard Freyer
Head of Development & Delivery
Gerhard holds a BSc in Quantity Surveying from the University of Pretoria and brings extensive experience in development, project and programme management.
His career includes development management at Abland, capital programmes at Intersite Property Management Services and executive project and programme management at Infracom/Tilca, including Telkom infrastructure programmes.
At Cape Haven, his focus is opportunity development, feasibility, financial modelling, procurement, commercial oversight and delivery coordination.
Development strategy · Commercial oversight · Delivery leadership
EF02 / OPERATIONS
Ellie Freyer
Integration and operations
Ellie’s background spans quantity surveying, construction, contracts and project management, quality systems and facilities management.
Her career includes Telkom, Infracom/Tilca and Roshcon, later Eskom Rotek Industries. At Roshcon/Rotek, her work included site-agent responsibilities on buildings for the Ankerlig open-cycle gas turbine development and civil works at Omega Sterrekus.
She held the Western Cape contracts-management role from 2011, bringing practical delivery experience to team integration, operational readiness and skills transfer.
Construction experience · Team integration · Operational readiness
04 / EXPERIENCE & STRATEGIC FOCUS
Grounded in experience. Looking ahead.
Prior experience gained by individuals and partners in their respective roles informs Cape Haven’s delivery approach.
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
De Plattekloof / Paragon
Gerhard’s development-management work on De Plattekloof informs a practical approach to coordinating professional inputs, budgets, procurement, site interfaces and completion.
De Plattekloof combines independent homes, apartments and assisted living within a Cape Town estate. It demonstrates why residential delivery must consider the home, its setting and the services that support daily life together.
DE PLATTEKLOOF / PARAGONOpen-plan living and considered finishes.Indoor–outdoor connections.Residential architecture in its hillside setting.
Supplied De Plattekloof / Paragon completed-home photographs, shown as setting and finish references rather than current construction-progress photographs. They do not represent Cape Haven ownership of the development.
RAIL & PROPERTY
Capital programmes
Gerhard’s Intersite experience includes capital-budget and project-management systems.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Infrastructure delivery
Gerhard’s Infracom/Tilca programme-management work for Telkom, alongside Ellie’s Telkom and Infracom/Tilca delivery and management experience.
ENERGY & CIVIL WORKS
Practical site experience
Ellie’s Roshcon/Rotek work at Ankerlig and Omega Sterrekus includes site delivery and contracts management.
KOEBERG ENVIRONMENT
Contracts management
Ellie’s prior Roshcon contracts-management experience includes the Koeberg project environment.
DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITY THEMES
New horizons. Disciplined preparation.
01
OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Saldanha & the Atlantic corridor
Logistics · Energy · Trade · Marine industry
Exploring an integrated logistics, energy, trade and marine-industrial platform, drawing on specialist relationships in dredging, terminals, fuel storage and ship repair.
An exploratory opportunity theme, not an awarded Cape Haven mandate.
Exploring the planning and delivery requirements of ground-station and related support facilities, connecting technical needs with a practical delivery approach.
Opportunity development remains subject to project-specific scope, appointments and approvals.
05 / START A CONVERSATION
Have an opportunity worth building?
Let’s discuss the project, the people it needs and the next practical step.
