The Cape Town Station refurbishment was commissioned by Eris Property Group, with the aim to redevelop the train station into a mixed-use residential and retail space.The redeveloped property will include a 20-storey, 3,085-bed purpose-built student accommodation facility, 6,700 square metres of retail space, and a new world-class public square, he said.The project forms part of Eris’s RISE Student Living brand – a major student accommodation provider in South Africa. The project is expected to take around two years to complete, with an aim to be ready for the 2024 student intake. Planning indicates that the Cape Station project will consume 31,281 cubic metres of concrete, 3,300 tons of rebar, 120,000 square metres of formwork, and eight million bricks. while four tower cranes will be needed to move materials vertically. The accommodation, which is located only 1km away from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology's District 6 Campus (CPUT), offers self-catering accommodation in the form of 4, 3 and 1 bedroom apartments. Amenities in the building include Fives football, Action basketball/netball, a gym, cinema, games rooms, study rooms, TV lounges, collaboration lounges, laundry facilities, computer rooms and urban gardens. The building forms part of Eris's RISE Student Living brand which has positioned itself to be the leading student accommodation provider in South Africa. The retail portion of the precinct, named Cape Station, will be anchored by a 1,600m2 Spar and Tops and a 600m2 Clicks, with various other national tenants secured to ensure that the local community will have their every retail need met under one roof.