R600m Mushroom Farm Centre Opens - Waterfall’s New Retail Anchor

• 27,000m² curated retail village on Waterfall’s highest point

• Anchored by Checkers Hyper + Dis-Chem with 50+ brands

• Solar-powered, pet-friendly, built for lifestyle — not mall-traffic

Background

‍Mushroom Farm Shopping Centre, now officially open stands on the historic mushroom-farm site between Allandale and President Roads in the Kyalami - Waterfall node.

The name honours its agricultural past neighbouring the original Waterval Farm, now Waterfall Estates. This is Century Property Developments’ newest flagship convenience centre, built with direct input from local residents.

Development Snapshot

1,150 public parking bays, 60 motorbike bays, 96 taxi bays, Wi-Fi enabled pickup zones, plus major road upgrades (Allandale + K73) completed ahead of launch.

Anchors and retail mix

‍Anchored by 9,000m² Checkers Hyper and 1,300m² Dis-Chem, supported by national fashion, home, lifestyle, medical suites, services and signature restaurant terraces.

Highlights include

‍• WW Edit, Mr Price, Miladys, Kingsmead Shoes
• @Home, Dial-a-Bed, Volpes, Pep Home
• JHB’s first Mambos Storage & Home
• Sorbet, BOA Beauty Bar, Vision Works, Barberland
• Baglios-Porchinis, Dough & Co, Pizza Baby, Seattle Coffee
• 3 Drive-Thrus: Mugg & Bean, Steers, KFC
• Medical + offices on first floor

Fun facts

• 44,805m³ concrete - enough to build a 20-storey tower
• 1,191,905 bricks - enough for 130 RDP homes
• 437 tons of steel - equal to 170 African elephants
• On-site 2.1MVA solar plant - centre trades through outages

Summation

‍Mushroom Farm isn’t “another mall”. It’s a curated, convenience-led lifestyle precinct. It merges neighbourhood retail, destination dining, health, workspace, outdoor terraces and sustainable engineering into one contemporary village hub, built to grow with Waterfall’s evolving community.

Phase 2 is already planned for 2026.

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