120 Years of JT Ross
In honour of 120 years of JT Ross Property Group and our long-standing relationship, Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking gifted us with an original bronze sculpture by renowned South African artist, Jonathan Parkinson. This majestic piece is proudly displayed at our offices at The Old Lion Match Office Park in Umgeni Road, Durban.
A Roaring Success – JT Ross Family Day
A look at the aerial view image of the Glass House Office Park indigenous site appears to resemble a Dinosaur shape. This inspired the Jurassic Park theme of JT Ross’ Family Day which was held last week Saturday (10 September). The weather played its part – with no wind and 25 degrees of sunshine all […]
A team walk around the beautiful Old Lion Match Factory
This is one of our most interesting and rewarding precinct redevelopments to date, receiving numerous awards. We love bringing new life into old spaces and are very happy with how this business park has flourished! Clients include The Hardy Boys, Jonsson, Bay Union, and Milady’s – to name a few. The coffee shop “Kofe”—keeps the […]
What’s So Special About The Glass House?
We take a minute to fill you in on the significance of this familiar La Lucia Ridge landmark and how, and why it came about. Unless you’re a Durban based Architect, engineer or Historian, you may well not be aware of the interesting foundations of the Glass House Office Park on La Lucia Ridge. This iconic […]
Building The Future Off The Foundations Of The Past
On heritage day we celebrate more than just the diversity and traditions of our multi-cultural nation, we take the opportunity to consider the heritage of our workplace, as well as the buildings in which we spend so much of our time. JT Ross Property Group values heritage, after all, the company was established way back in 1902. […]
51 Years and Three Generations with JT Ross Property Group
Mlapheni “Jameson” Mathe was born on 17 June 1939 and worked for JT Ross for 51 years, three of the four generations in the family run business. He officially retired at the age of 69 and went home to Paul Pietersburg on 11 December 2008. During his years at JT Ross, Jameson had skilfully accomplished several trades […]
Scholarship Awarded to 3rd Year Property Studies Graduate
The University of Cape Town, Department of Construction Economics and Management, held an awards evening on the 14th of May 2018. Graeme Green, Executive Director at JT Ross Property Group attended the evening and handed over a well deserved 2017 scholarship certificate to Ms Levana Naidoo, the top 3rd year graduate of the programme achieving an average of […]
Creativity, coffee and a cow
Architecture, coffee, personal trainers and a fantastic hairdresser. It’s little wonder The Hardy Boys switched on screens in their new, repurposed offices in December. Carmen Kelly, one of the creative team behind the new office space, talked to us about her world of space planning, concept, interiors and bringing a brand to life within a built environment. […]
The Digs Kitchen at Lion Match Office Park
The Digs Kitchen We had a chat with Talton, James and Caron of The DK Group, the company and creators of The Digs Kitchen, the new cafe which opened in the Lion Match Office Park in October 2017. Where did this all start? Whilst still at university Talton and James started a mobile food bar […]
The Urban Development Zone Tax Incentive
The Urban Development Zone Tax IncentiveCape Business News, 29 September 2014Graeme Palmer, Garlicke & Bousfield In 2003 the Urban Development Zone (UDZ) tax incentive was introduced under section 13quat of the Income Tax Act, 1962 to promote urban renewal in demarcated areas.The UDZ incentive provides for an allowance for the taxpayer which when claimed, reduces […]
