Inyoni Creek retirement village offers upstairs living, without the stairs

At Rand Aid’s Inyoni Creek Retirement Village in Johannesburg East, you can enjoy elevated living without having to climb a single step.

Park in your automated garage, step out and simply walk along the level walkway to your front door. No stairs or ramps – just easy access to your upstairs apartment.

And then there is the view.

Choose from a spacious one-bedroom or two-bedroom apartment, with a sunny veranda overlooking beautiful communal gardens. The veranda can even be enclosed to create a warm, light-filled sunroom.

Although the village also offers two- and three-bedroom cottages, the upstairs apartments have plenty to offer – combining spacious, sunny living with beautiful views and the pleasure of enjoying a garden without all the maintenance.

For Fransie and Leon du Preez, who have lived in their upstairs apartment for 10 years, it is the best of both worlds.

“I never imagined living in an apartment,” says Leon, who spent his career working outdoors, in the pump industry. “But here I have my own corner of the garden to look after, while the village takes care of the grass and the heavier maintenance.”

Fransie loves the sunshine. Their apartment is so warm and sunny, she says they have not needed a heater in 10 years, while their enclosed patio is a favourite sun trap.

Below the apartments lies what feels like a secret garden – a sheltered, green communal space where residents can adopt a patch, get their hands dirty and enjoy gardening without taking on all the hard work.

There is also a wonderful sense of community.

“We can stand here and wave to other residents. We are all friends,” says Fransie.

With walking paths, beautiful open spaces, river and dam frontage, benches, birds and cats welcome, Inyoni Creek offers space to enjoy the outdoors – and the freedom to live life your way.

One-bedroom (one bathroom) and two-bedroom (two bathrooms) apartments available. And best of all, says Fransie, is that each apartment has a small laundry room with additional storage space.

Come and discover why elevated living at Inyoni Creek does not mean compromising on convenience.