PORTFOLIO DISPOSAL: Prominent Double-Storey Retail Property In Durban CBD

494 Dr Pixley Kaseme (West) Street, Durban CBD

Site Extent: ± 253 m² | Total GLA: ± 500 m² | Retail frontage onto West Street | Positioned within an established retail and wholesale trading precinct | Exposure to pedestrian and vehicular traffic | Suitable for retail, wholesale and supporting commercial uses

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal

The property comprises a double-storey commercial building situated at 494 Dr Pixley KaSeme Street, formerly West Street, within Durban CBD. Occupying a site of approximately 253 m², the building provides a total gross lettable area of approximately 500 m² across two levels. The ground floor offers direct street-facing retail exposure, with additional space on the upper floor.

The building forms part of an established row of retail properties serving the surrounding market. Its façade provides a recognisable street presence, while the two-level configuration offers scope for complementary trading and supporting uses.

ACCESSIBILITY
The property is accessed directly from Dr Pixley KaSeme Street, providing convenient pedestrian access from the pavement. Its central position places it within the surrounding public transport and CBD road network. Nearby routes include Anton Lembede Street and the M4, providing connections to the wider Durban area.

SURROUNDING AREA
The surrounding area comprises a concentration of retail shops, wholesale traders, food outlets, service businesses and commercial buildings. This established trading environment serves shoppers, workers and commuters moving through the CBD. Nearby amenities include the Workshop Shopping Centre, while Durban Harbour and the Victoria Embankment are situated to the south.

POTENTIAL USES
The property is suited to retail and wholesale trading, with the upper floor offering potential for supporting storage, administrative offices or additional commercial accommodation, subject to its configuration and any necessary approvals. The double-storey layout could accommodate a business requiring both street-facing trading space and supporting accommodation within the same building.

BRANDING EXPOSURE
The street-facing façade provides signage and branding opportunities along an established CBD commercial corridor. Ground-floor frontage offers visibility to passing pedestrians and motorists, while the upper façade provides further scope for business identification, subject to applicable signage requirements.

LOCATION
494 Dr Pixley KaSeme Street is situated within Durban’s established inner-city retail and wholesale precinct. Its position combines direct street frontage, access to public transport and proximity to surrounding shops and commercial services. The property presents an opportunity for investors or businesses seeking a double-storey commercial building within an established Durban CBD trading location.

Commercial Type:

Commercial Building

Web Reference:

AUCT-002818

List price:

POA

Address:

494 Dr Pixley Kaseme (West) Street, Durban, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal

Auction Venue:

Mount Edgecombe Country Club

Auction Date:

19 November 2026 11:00 am

Auctioneer:

Andrew Miller

Auction Terms and Conditions:
R50 000 refundable registration deposit. Strictly by EFT. FICA Documents are required DISCLAIMER: Website listings are for information purposes only and remain subject to change, amendment, correction or withdrawal at any time prior to the auction. As further information becomes available, revised listings will be published from time to time. It may not be possible to identify, track or specifically draw attention to every amendment or revision. The final brochure and Conditions of Sale, as issued to each registered bidder via email and/or WhatsApp prior to or on the day of the auction, shall constitute the final, governing and binding documentation applicable to the auction and the sale of the property. It is each Purchaser’s sole onus and responsibility to ensure that he has received, read, understood and agreed to the final brochure and Conditions of Sale and to bid and purchase strictly in accordance therewith. Registration for the auction shall constitute deemed acceptance of the final documentation as issued.

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