Owning more than 24 buildings throughout the Inner City, Jozi Housing (Ltd) Pty pride itself by not only providing affordable accommodation but also contributing in making public spaces conducive to its tenants and the community at large. One would ask, how so? Over the past years Jozi Housing (Pty) Ltd has been involved in various City Improvement Districts throughout the Inner City. To be more precise, the company is involved in 5 City Improvement Districts, namely:
- Hillbrow Improvement District (HID),
- Ekhaya Neighbourhood,
- Legae La Rona Improvement District (LLR),
- Fashion Improvement District (FID) and
- Retail Improvement District (RID).
What is City Improvement District?
A City Improvement District (CID) is a non-profit organisation operating within a defined geographic area within which property owners agree to pay a levy for supplementary and complimentary services set to enhance the physical and social environment of the area.
CIDs are aimed at ensuring a safe, clean, friendly and well-managed neighbourhood where property owners, their managers and tenants have confidence that the service providers, namely; SAPS, JMPD, City Power, Johannesburg Water, JRA, Pikitup, City Parks and the Department of Environmental Health will deliver and sustain effective services to the precinct, together with supplementary services to achieve an acceptable standard of management of the public space.
CID’s does not only focus on supplementing municipal services on the public space (security and cleaning), but CID’s also initiate programmes which brings the community together to try eliminate bad elements within the neighbourhood.
Benefits of becoming part of City Improvement District
The following are some of the benefits Jozi Housing (Pty) Ltd receives for becoming part of CIDs:
- Clean and safe public space
- Public parking improvements
- Illegal trading and dumping
- Noise pollution
- Immediate resolve of fault loggings (missing manhole covers, blocked water drainage, street lights etc.)
The above mentioned benefits has made Jozi Housing (Pty) Ltd to become part of such amazing initiatives because we want our tenants to be safe and live in a clean space at all times. But such great things don’t come cheap. Jozi Housing (Pty) Ltd buildings which fall within the 5 CIDs their tenants are required to pay a levy of not more than R21.00 per month.
Summary of services that Jozi Housing Building gets per CID
The following table illustrate services which each CID receives on a daily bases. The services received per CID vary because of the number of property owners involved and monthly contributions (levy) received. The services are mostly targeted at public spaces such as parks and streets.
| City Improvement District | Building | Services | CID Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillbrow Improvement District (HID) |
|
Security
|
Ntombi Mamabolo 083 596 0960 |
| Ekhaya Neighbourhood |
|
Security
Cleaning
|
Bafikile Mkhize 076 888 7982 |
| Legae La Rona (LLR) |
|
Security
Cleaning
|
Humphrey Nkosi 081 518 1681 |
| Fashion Improvement District (FID) |
|
Security
Cleaning
|
Dumisani Maluleke 081 530 0893 |
| Retail Improvement District (RID) |
|
Security
Cleaners
|
Kelvin Tshabalala 061 256 5299 |
As much as we look after our own buildings as Jozi Housing (Pty) Ltd, it is also important to take care of the surrounding spaces which most of the time our tenant spend time in.