<i>The Block</i> reflects more than current decor trends; it exposes the contradictions that creep into the way we plan and inhabit our homes, writes Hannah le Roux.
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/ 19 October 2004
When both the owner and caretaker gave up on Everest, an 11-storey flat block in Johannesburg’s notorious Hillbrow, the job of building manager did not look attractive. In 1999 the building, at the corner of Goldreich and Edith Cavell streets, was well on its way to becoming a slum. But for grandmother Maureen Singh, Everest was an opportunity.