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Friday’s PowerBall lottery jackpot stands at R127 million.

The bad news is that even if you were to strike it lucky, you would still be around R46 million short of buying Pentagon.

That’s the name of the famous Nettleton Road residence that Property24 claims is “Cape Town’s most popular and requested rental villa”.

In 2015, renting Pentagon cost a cool R150 000 a day in peak season. I suppose when you tell the Yanks that’s less than $10 000 a day you might get a few nibbles.

Out of season, that price drops. Former ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa is alleged to have stayed there for five nights across two separate stays, with a total cost of R250 000.

The property sold in August 2015 for R111 million to a company owned by Johannesburg software tycoon Danny Mackay, chairperson of IT company Tactical Software Systems (TSS).

Those looking to purchase Pentagon outright today will need to pay R172,5 million:

This property was designed by Stefan Antoni and Greg Truen of award winning architectural firm, SAOTA. The home is build over 4 double volume levels and consists of 5 spacious bedrooms, each with their own en-suite bathroom (fitted with a bath and shower) and front facing balconies.

On the entertainment level, this home is unmatched by any other home in South Africa. This level features 8m high ceilings and entertainment areas on both the front and the back end of this exclusive home. The front patio has a 16m long heated infinity pool which is suspended by cantilevered beams.

On the back end of this level, you will find a private zen garden with water features and direct access onto Lions Head.

As the consummate entertainer, you’ll be chuffed to learn that there’s also an eight-seater private cinema and an airconditioned studio gym.

The video tour below was posted last February, and the property listing date is January 25, 2021, so it’s been on the market for roughly 16 months. Despite this, the asking price has remained the same.

Enjoy the show:

It’s also Eskom-proofed with an 80 KvA Generator that “powers all 1381 square metres of this contemporary home”.

Take that, load shedding.

[source:property24]