The Madison: Covetable Apartment Living Right on Bree Street

Bree Street is the address everyone wants! Restaurants, boutiques, galleries and bars bring life to a tapestry of heritage buildings along its length, and it’s the epicentre of the First Thursdays and Open Streets buzz. Now a covetable new residential address puts you at the heart of that innercity energy, revitalising a long-empty block with a sculptural mixed-use development. At street level, The Madison brings vibrant new retail and restaurant spaces that tie into the walkable Bree Street rhythm of city living. Then it soars up in sinuous curves to join Cape Town’s burgeoning skyline, offering residents unfettered views stretching from Table Mountain to Table Bay.

Bree Street living

There’s so much already on your doorstep that strolling out onto Bree Street for coffee, long lunches and evening strolls (perhaps with a pause for pre-dinner negronis) is part of daily life. Pop over the road to Bo Kaap for spices, samosas and Cape Malay culture, browse art galleries and boutiques by local designers, and head down to the Company’s Garden for swathes of leafy green (dog-walking heaven) and a museum-hopping cultural interlude.

But there’s also plenty to keep you at home. The Madison has a swimming pool and leisure deck with a bar, fire pits and bomas, sauna and steam rooms, and a state-of-the-art Gold’s Gym, not to mention a residents’ lounge and restaurant. Then there’s a co-working space, and a variety of retail and restaurant offerings at street level, where a softly vaulted cantilever shades a facade of arches opening onto pavement tables for alfresco dining.

A new landmark of luxury

This is apartment living with lashings of luxury. Tricolt Group is known for its top-tier residential developments in Johannesburg, and here they are designing for the Cape Town light, views and an elevated lifestyle. The timelessly sculptural yet restrained architecture soars up 23 floors, encompassing penthouses that flow onto wraparound terraces with Table Mountain views, lock-up-and-go executive suites, and a range of one- and two-bedroom apartments in-between, all with balconies that embrace the views.

Additional features

Designed by dhk architects with green building attributes in mind, The Madison is built for resilience and long-term sustainability, with back-up power and water systems, and electric car bays. One or more parking bays are included with two-bedroom apartments and penthouses, and additional bays in the secure basement parking garage can also be purchased separately.

There are private garages for the Super penthouses too. Penthouse residents have a VIP lift set aside for them, and 24-hour security is a given, with concierge service and short-term letting management services making life even easier for both visitors and owners.

Sales launch

Of the 391 units over 23 floors, there will be 246 apartments for sale at the launch. With 93 executive suites; 85 executive one-bedroom apartments; 137 one-bedroom apartments; 55 two-bedroom apartments; and 18 two- or three-bedroom simplex penthouses, as well as three super penthouses, The Madison offers plenty of choice both for permanent homes and for investors looking to benefit from Cape Town’s ever-growing short-term letting market.

Invest now

Online sales launch on 29 July 2026 at 1pm (with a R100 000 launch discount for those reserving on the day). Construction on the development starts early in 2027, with completion expected mid 2029.

Good to know The purchase price includes VAT and is free of transfer duty. The Madison qualifies for both UDZ and Section 13sex tax incentives
Cost Executive suite: from R2 650 000
Executive one-bedroom: from R3 150 000
One-bedroom: from R3 550 000
Two-bedroom: from R6 815 000
Penthouse: from R12 440 000
Where 142 Bree Street, Cape Town
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