Oasis Life Retirement

What Oasis Life Retirement does

Oasis Life Retirement is a brand of Rabie Property Group that develops and operates hospitality-driven retirement estates across South Africa's Western Cape, launched in 2018. The company serves active retirees aged 60 and over seeking secure, amenity-rich lifestyles through a portfolio of four estates: Clara Anna Fontein in Durbanville (sold out), Burgundy Estate in Milnerton (R1 billion development with 159 houses and 387 apartments planned and a R40 million Lifestyle Centre), Constantia in Cape Town's southern suburbs (sold out, with houses and apartments from R2.4m), and Sunningdale on the Western Seaboard (now selling, from R2.6m). The core commercial offering is the Life Rights tenure model, in which residents purchase the right to occupy a home for life while Oasis Life retains ownership, supplemented by CPI-indexed monthly levies covering maintenance, security, and clubhouse operations, with no special levies ever raised.

Ancillary revenue is generated through optional hospitality and care services including restaurant dining (The Townsend at Constantia), specialty coffee (Bootlegger partnership), wellness programming led by registered biokineticists (Wellness Redefined), salon and laundry services, and on-site primary healthcare suites supported by partners such as TOTALCARE Living. The technology stack is deliberately light and oriented toward resident safety and accessibility rather than AI or data products: a 24-hour wireless emergency call system using wearable bracelets and home buttons, fibre-to-the-home connectivity as standard, and age-tailored home design features (wheelchair-ready layouts, slip-resistant floors, raised vanities, easy-grab handles, automated garage doors).

The go-to-market motion is sales-led, executed through appointed property agents (Louw Coetzee Properties for Clara Anna Fontein, Property World for Burgundy Estate) and direct developer sales supported by show house events, open days, and a content-driven digital presence including a quarterly Ripple magazine. Distribution leverage comes from parent Rabie Property Group's 41-year Cape Town development track record and the integration of retirement living within larger multi-generational master-planned estates, which provides shared amenities (schools, recreational facilities) that standalone retirement operators cannot match.

Name

Oasis Life Retirement

Legal name

Oasis Life

Website

https://oasislife.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oasis Life Retirement, a brand of Rabie Property Group, develops and operates Life Rights retirement estates in South Africa's Western Cape for active retirees aged 60 and over, with four estates across Durbanville, Milnerton, Constantia, and Sunningdale offering CPI-capped levies, hospitality services, and 24-hour emergency response.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retirement Living Real Estate

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities (623311), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury/Resort-Style Independent Living Communities (HLADAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Market-Rate Independent Living (Private Pay) Communities (HLADAAAA), Life Plan / Entrance-Fee CCRCs (HLADAEAA), Senior Living Property Management (BPAJAGAI)

Keywords

• Retirement estates
• Life rights housing
• Senior living communities
• Retirement villages
• Hospitality retirement

Headquarters

HQ city

Century City

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Life Rights Purchase: Residents purchase life rights to occupy homes on the estate, providing secure tenure for life. The life rights model ensures residents are protected from property market fluctuations while enjoying full use of estate facilities.
2. Monthly Levies: Recurring monthly levies cover maintenance of communal facilities, clubhouse operations, security, and management services. Levies increase only with CPI inflation with no special levies ever raised.
3. Hospitality and Care Services: Additional revenue from optional services including restaurant dining, primary healthcare suites, salon services, laundry services, and wellness programmes such as biokineticist-led fitness classes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Oasis Life Retirement develops and operates luxury retirement estates across South Africa's Western Cape, selling Life Rights to purpose-built, age-tailored homes within secure, hospitality-driven estates. Residents pay a one-time life rights purchase price plus recurring monthly levies (CPI-indexed) covering maintenance, security, clubhouse facilities, primary healthcare suites, wellness programmes, and 24-hour emergency response. The portfolio comprises four estates — Clara Anna Fontein, Burgundy Estate, Constantia, and Sunningdale — each offering resort-style amenities to active retirees aged 60 and over.

Product overview

Oasis Life Retirement operates a portfolio of Life Rights retirement estates across the Western Cape, South Africa, launched in 2018. The portfolio comprises four distinct estate brands: Clara Anna Fontein (Durbanville, launched 2018), Burgundy Estate (Milnerton, launched 2019), Constantia (southern suburbs, launched 2023), and Sunningdale (Western Seaboard, under construction). Each estate offers purpose-built age-tailored homes ranging from one to three bedrooms, complemented by exclusive Lifestyle/Clubhouse facilities including restaurants, wellness centres with heated pools, libraries, primary healthcare suites, and 24-hour emergency response systems. The estates share a hospitality-driven model underpinned by the Rabie Property Group, offering Life Rights tenure with CPI-indexed levies. Ancillary offerings include the quarterly Ripple Magazine lifestyle publication and the Wellness Redefined programme delivering structured exercise classes through registered biokineticists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oasis Life Clara Anna Fontein Luxury retirement estate in Durbanville, Cape Town, offering pet-friendly homes ranging from 69sqm one-bedroom to 198sqm three-bedroom options, with exclusive clubhouse access including restaurant, library, primary healthcare suites, gym and media centre. Sold out.
• Oasis Life Burgundy Estate Secure retirement estate within Burgundy Estate in Milnerton, bordering De Grendel wine farm. Phase one comprises 24 houses and 33 apartments with a R40-million Lifestyle Centre featuring gym, heated pool, restaurant, library, and primary healthcare suites. Homes from R1.3m.
• Oasis Life Constantia Retirement estate in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town on the edge of Constantia's Wine Route. Features The Townsend restaurant and partnerships with Bootlegger Coffee and TOTALCARE Living. Luxury houses and apartments from R2.4m. Sold out.
• Oasis Life Sunningdale Coastal retirement village along Cape Town's Western Seaboard with indoor heated aerobics pool offering Aqua Ignite and Aqua Revive classes. Freestanding homes selling from R2.6m. Clubhouse with Wellness Centre.
• Life Rights Model Ownership tenure model providing secure residence for life within Oasis Life estates, with monthly levies increasing only by CPI inflation and no special levies raised, ensuring residents are protected from property market fluctuations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 concluded sales at Burgundy Estate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wellness Redefined / Samantha KnobelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSamantha Knobel (Sam) is a registered biokineticist and founder of Wellness Redefined who leads wellness programmes across all Oasis Life estates. She delivers the Strong Foundations (balance and fall prevention), Empowered Strength, and other fitness classes designed for residents managing muscle loss, balance challenges, or osteoporosis. Her team includes Conrad van der Merwe, another biokineticist working at Clara Anna Fontein.
• TOTALCARE LivingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partnership at Oasis Life Constantia providing residents with comprehensive care services. TOTALCARE Living brings healthcare expertise to support the health security pillar of the estate.
• Bootlegger Coffee CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to bring specialty coffee culture to Oasis Life Constantia, enhancing the daily lifestyle rituals and hospitality experience for residents.
• Food JamsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCulinary partner operating The Townsend restaurant at Oasis Life Constantia, bringing creative food experiences and cooking classes (Food Jams) to the estate.
• Asante TravelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerZephné Weston founded Asante Travel to design tailor-made African travel experiences. Provides curated luxury travel recommendations featured in Ripple Magazine for Oasis Life residents seeking adventure holidays.
• Rabie Property GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company and developer behind Oasis Life. Rabie Property Group has 41 years of development experience in Cape Town, developed most of Century City including the Oasis Luxury Retirement Resort, and owns/operates various conference centres and hotels including the award-winning Century City Conference Centre and Hotel. Led by CEO Glyn Taylor (also CEO of Oasis Life) and with joint hospitality expertise from Gary Koetser.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Welltower: US healthcare REIT focused on senior housing operating portfolios and outpatient medical properties. Comparable to Oasis Life as a capital partner and operator in the senior living real estate category, though structured as a public REIT rather than an integrated operator.
• Atria Senior Living: US-based operator of independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities serving affluent retirees. Comparable to Oasis Life in resort-style independent living focus and recurring service revenue model, though operating at much greater scale and in a different regulatory environment.
• Life Healthcare Group: Listed South African hospital and healthcare group with adjacent retirement and wellness offerings. Comparable to Oasis Life in the South African senior care landscape and integrated healthcare partnerships, though primarily an acute care provider with smaller retirement exposure.
• Brookdale Senior Living: Largest US senior living operator offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care nationwide. Comparable to Oasis Life in operating senior housing communities for older adults, though serving a much broader acuity range and operating at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Faircape: Western Cape-based retirement and healthcare operator providing independent living, frail care, and assisted living across multiple estates. Comparable to Oasis Life in geographic focus, upscale independent living offering, and integrated healthcare partnerships.
• Evergreen Lifestyle: South African retirement village operator running multiple secure lifestyle estates across the country. Closely comparable to Oasis Life in target customer (active 60+ retirees), hospitality-driven independent living model, and recurring levy-based revenue model.

Others

• Sun International: Major South African hospitality and resort operator. Comparable to Oasis Life in hospitality-driven resort-style operations, lifestyle branding, and Western Cape footprint, though focused on casino resorts rather than retirement real estate.

Regional players

• Calgro M3 Holdings: South African property developer with a meaningful retirement and memorial park segment alongside integrated residential developments. Comparable to Oasis Life as a South African developer-operator active in retirement communities, though diversified across broader property categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@rabiepropertygroup766
• Facebookfacebook.com/RabiePropertyGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oasis-life-retirement
• Instagraminstagram.com/rabiepropertygroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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