Approximately 3 years ago, a petrol station and convenience centre next door to our complex closed down.
After a few months signs pictured to the right were erected on the building.
Since that time, absolutely nothing has been done at the site and it is now starting to look totally neglected.
I have contacted management at Lyndhurst Toyota 1.5km up the road - opposite Eden College on Johannesburg road (Neil Hermann tel: 0118804455) and at Rand Stadium Toyota.
I have spoken to management at the JSE listed company Supergroup (Robbie Matticks robbie.matticks@supergrp.com Tel: 0114351270, Cell: 0834097478 about the problems that we are experiencing, however we are constantly ignored. These peoples attitude is devaluing our properties.
What are these problems you may ask? Stop whinging about your neighborhood you might state! Stop behaving like an old aged pensioner!
To begin with, this is the state of the forecourt pictured above.
The surrounding gardens are neglected, the site is progressively being stripped of recyclable materials at the expense of the owners, vagrants have made fires at various locations on the site and have even burned the building in places.
As we move into the site we find a stagnant neglected water feature that has been the cause of our constant plague of mosquitoes in the area for the past 3 years.
The vagrants living on the site are using a shipping container to store their rubbish. It stinks and is rat infested as is the rest of the site.
The rats are a bit camera shy but I managed to catch one as it scurried under the container.
There were at least 12 running around before I pointed my camera.
When I opened the container pictured below a few ran out as well.
Management argue that they cannot attend to the site since they are embroiled in a legal dispute.
What constantly puzzles and irritates us is that Lyndhurst Toyota are storing their excess stock of vehicles on the site. What puzzles us even more is that as soon as a summer hail storm smashed some of the windows of this warehouse, somebody involved in a legal battle managed to repair them.
Why can Lyndhurst Toyota / Rand Stadium Toyota / Supergroup not look after this propety, it is depreciating the value of our homes.
Please excuse the poor quality due to the reflection, but you can clearly see that there is a lot of stock in this warehouse.
The far right windows were closed with steel sheeting after the storm.
Between our Townhouse Complex and this site, their gardens are totally neglected, fowled up with litter and infested with rats.
For the past 3 years I have not supported Lyndhurst Toyota for fuel, I have encouraged the 30 residents in our complex to follow my example, I have e-mailed, complained on www.hellopeter.com to no avail.
Hopefully this blog will achieve something positive.
All that we want is a well maintained site and to have a good relationship. The problem is that only one of us wishes to Tango!
Come Super Group, Rand Stadium, Lyndhurst Toyota.
4 comments:
Dear Mr David Khan,
of 26 Willow View,216 Pretoria Road, Corlett Gardens, 2090
Tel: 011 8826356
Mobile: 0824574291
You are once agian medling in a matter with which you have no knowledge. This site is busy with development plans and negotiations have been underway for over 18 months.
More over, Rand Stadium Toyota has NO interest vested in this site and should not be dragged into your lack of understanding of business ethics.
This site, once developed, will certainly improve the property value and improve the image of the immediate area.
You may recall, the press was invited to investigate this matter and after numerous attempts from the property owners to discuss the matter with them, they failed to appear for the interview.
No further comments wish to be added as matters are well in hand and the future developments will speak for themselves.
Many thanks for your time and interest shown in our development and your strong support of our future growth into uplifting the area.
Please explain that if there is No interest in the site the why does the sign in the first photo conflict with your claim.
Please explain WHO is storing TOYOTA vehicles (brand new stock) on the site?
Should you wish us neighbours not to question the diabolical state of your property, the correct way would be to keep us informed of what developements will be taking place and when may we expect this to happen? Lack of information not bussiness ethics is the root of this problem.
INFO,INFO,INFO.....
I agree with All Residents of WillowView Comments Posted . It is really getting out of hand , as some Vagrants are using this " Business Premises " as a Home for themselfes, and to get rid of them once develoment starts is going to be tough. This has been going on toooo long and needs to be sorted out ASAP .... It is also definitley causing a security risk for the Whole Complex . I have tried to contact the Manager of Lyndhurst Toyota as well, with no luck of any answers , as stated by David ... Something needs to be done !!!!!!
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