Sparking the debate, Natalie Mouers, a member of Facebook group The Atlantic Seaboard Community Forum, shared that she had recently heard that local go-to stores Kwik Spar and Ultra Liquor were given notice to vacate in order to make way for a new development.
‘Can anyone shed more light please?’ asked Mouers in the post.
In response, the Facebook group’s admin, Peter Flentov, shared that he received confirmation that the two stores have been given notice to vacate their premises by the end of July 2025.
‘The Berman Brothers will be building a nine-storey block with 200 or so apartments and underground parking,’ answered Flentov in a separate post, saying that signs are expected to go up soon. ‘The project is expected to be completed in 2028.’
Flentov also added that the Kwik Spar and Ultra Liquors have asked the Berman Brothers whether the development would include retail space that they could occupy. The two stores, however, have yet to hear back from the developers.
In her initial Facebook post, Mouer added, ‘If true, how on earth do we have so many flats going up in the area? Are 100% of apartments occupied in Green Point and Sea Point?’.