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Pioneering Property Development

Our extensive expertise covers all aspects of property development, from concept to the final design touches, resulting in a consistent product every time. We combine traditional brand-building skills with cutting-edge digital tools to produce measurable results and build mutually profitable relationships. Machete is a creatively-led brand communications agency founded in Cape Town in 2002 by award-winning copywriter and creative director, Nicholas D. R. Shepherd.

Situated in the beautiful city of Cape Town, we’re an established property development company focused on creating homes packed with style, convenience, and comfort for today’s lifestyle seeker and savvy investor. It is our passion to create spaces that epitomize the convenience and comfort of modern-day living while providing excellent investment opportunities in some of South Africa’s most prime real estate locations.

25 Years Experience

With over 25 years experience, Machete Creative has built and successfully launched more than 2,500 homes in over 50 different developments.Our self-owned premises are in Observatory, Cape Town, but we service clients throughout Southern Africa.
A riotous profusion of brands assaults the senses at every turn and in every medium, from billboards, flyers, and print ads, to television and radio, email, websites, and smartphones. Estimates put the number of commercial messages we are exposed to every day at well over 4 000 – some as high as 30 000! However that figure is calculated, there is no doubt that never before has the human nervous system been subjected to such intense levels of information overload.

We design lifestyles

From rooftop pools and social areas, to gyms and private gardens, our developments are built around the lifestyles of our residents. A riotous profusion of brands assaults the senses at every turn and in every medium, from billboards, flyers, and print ads, to television and radio, email, websites, and smartphones. We pride ourselves on having a ‘big agency’ creative resources, but ‘small agency’ personal contact, agility and commitment.
Estimates put the number of commercial messages we are exposed to every day at well over 4 000 – some as high as 30 000! However that figure is calculated, there is no doubt that never before has the human nervous system been subjected to such intense levels of information overload.

The Investors Choice

Join our list of savvy investors. Subscribe for alerts to get access to early bird prices and have development details emailed directly to you. We combine traditional brand-building skills with cutting-edge digital tools to produce measurable results and build mutually profitable relationships.
As a protective mechanism, our jaded 21st-century minds filter messages more and more ruthlessly, ignoring the obvious, the clichéd, and the unrewarding. If your brand is to cut through this clutter, you need a robust but sophisticated tool with a very sharp edge. We call it the machete of creativity.