River Club Area Profile

River Club at a glance

RIVER CLUB INFO

River Club is an area located in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg and lies between Bryanston & Sandton. The area offers residential estates, freehold properties as well as sectional title developments. River Club is ideally located to all the main arterial routes, allowing easy commuting to Sandton CBD. River Club was originally part of the Driefontein Farm, established in the 1840s. By the turn of the century it was owned by a German family, Adolf & Elsa Wilhelmi, who despite being exiled during the Boer War returned to their land which they then rented. They remained on the land until the 1990's with their seven children.

The legendary River Club, established in 1967, is an exclusive fully-private Golf Course and is regarded as one of the top 10 courses in South Africa. https://www.runridedive.com/the-river-club/

The Field & Study Recreational Centre https://www.joburg.co.za/sandton-field-and-study-centre/ in neighbouring Parkmore has a family-friendly restaurant as well as a public braai area. A popular market takes place there on the third Saturday of each month. The suburb also allows for easy access to the Braamfontein Spruit MTB tracks, which are well utilised by residents from River Club and the surrounding suburbs.

There is a strong sense of community within the neighbourhood and areas such as Panners Lane & the Golf Course enclosure have monitored booms & area surveillance. Security companies such as Seven Arrows, CAP and ADT patrol on a regular basis and have specific vehicles dedicated to patrolling the areas. These deterrents result in the area having a lower rate of incidents than its neighbours.

An extensive array of education options abound with St Stithians, https://www.stithian.com

The French School - Lycee Jules Verne, http://www.lyceejulesverne.com

Bryanston High , http://www.bryanston.com

Crawford Sandton https://www.crawfordschools.co.za/sandton-college

Redhill https://www.redhill.co.za as well as

Bryneven http://www.bryneven.co.za

Montrose Primary all being close by.

Places of worship include a Mosque , Shul & churches of various denominations.

River Club is ideally positioned for a myriad of retail opportunities: being a stone's throw away from Sandton City, Johannesburg's upper-end shopping destination and is also flanked by Bryanston Shopping Centre,

Morningside Shopping Centre https://www.morningsideshops.co.za

Benmore Centre https://benmorecentre.co.za

Riverside Shopping Centre http://www.megaplex.co.za/shops-bryanston-riverside.htm and the flagship Pick 'n Pay On Nicol http://campaigns.pnp.co.za/malls/onnicol/

A multitude of dining and entertainment options are in close proximity, from fine dining at Signature to various Italian options: Pomodoro http://pomodororestaurant.co.za , Danilo's, Casalotti's https://casalottis.co.za. Modern gastro-fare at The Green Peppercorn https://www.zomato.com/johannesburg/the-green-peppercorn-morningside or Tasha's are easily reached as well as coffee shops such Dylan's Parkmore http://www.dylansrestaurant.co.za or Contessa http://contessateashop.co.za

The suburb is tree lined with numerous green spaces making this attractive to young families with children. The proximity to top schools, shops, world-class medical facilities - at both Sandton http://www.mediclinic.co.za/Hospitals/HospitalDetails/id/24 and Morningside Clinics http://www.mediclinic.co.za/Hospitals/HospitalDetails/id/ and main arterial routes as well as easy access to Sandton CBD make the area extremely attractive. River Club is an upmarket area which is secure and still relatively affordable. There is a good mix of Full & Sectional Title homes in the area that attracts young families & professionals alike. Residents tend to settle here for long periods.