Country South Africa Municipality City of Johannesburg | Province Gauteng Main Place Johannesburg | |
Melrose includes several suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E. Melrose is a developing up-market suburb.
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Map of Melrose, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa
History
The suburb has it origins when Henry Brown Marshall purchased land in the north of Johannesburg in 1893. It was called the Melrose Estate of 713 acres and at the time was 9.7km north of the central business district. He built his home there and planted trees on the land.
Melrose Arch
The Melrose Arch mixed-use development is located in Melrose. The development, which cost ZAR 800 million to build, began construction in 2007, with Phase One completed in November 2009. It contains 170,000 m2 of office and retail space, in addition to residential space and 2 hotels. The area is characterised by cobbled alleys, red brick buildings, and open-air cafés, and gives preference to pedestrians.
The retail area includes major retailers Truworths, Edgars, Woolworths, as well as the large Virgin Active Classic gym.