“I Thought This Was a Mall”: South Africans Critique R60m Johannesburg House
- A property marketing company posted a video online giving people a glimpse of a R60 million home in Johannesburg
- The luxurious house is located in Steyn City, an estate with a 300m lagoon, golf course, and hotel, among massive properties
- Many members of the online community felt the house bore a resemblance to a shopping centre
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A viral video oozed opulence as it showed a house costing a whopping R60 million. However, South African online users thought it looked less like a house and more like a shopping mall.
The home is located in Steyn City, an award-winning Johannesburg estate offering luxurious multi-million-rand homes for sale and to rent, a grand golf course, a boutique apartment hotel, and a 300m lagoon.
On 24 September, 2025, Our New Home, a property marketing company for real estate agents, uploaded a video showing a glimpse of the house on TikTok. Each area of the staged property had a different feel to it, with one section of the home's walls covered with portraits of former President Nelson Mandela.
R60 million house receives mixed reactions
Several local members of the online community gathered in the comment section to express their thoughts on the multi-million-rand house. Many people likened the property to a shopping centre and other types of buildings. Some commenters expressed concerns about the lack of creative warmth in the design.
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After looking at the home's interior and exterior, @sammypt22 stated under the post:
"This looks like an office building."
@prashanthsingh00, on the other hand, said:
"It looks like a modern-day shopping centre."
@kebramoss remarked with a chuckle:
"I thought this was a mall."
@llegacysworld told the online community members:
"The house is beautiful, but not worth R60 million. I think it also counts that it's a part of Steyn City, that's why."
A curious @mndeniwelcomemnis7 thought aloud:
"Why do you need all of these things in a house?"
Preumably showing sarcasm, @miss_koki3 wrote in the comments:
"I was going to buy it, but the problem is that I don't like the pool size, man. What a bummer, and I have the money, man."
@konstantino_kk added with a laugh:
"R60 million? I can get it built for less than R10 million, possibly even R6 million, but I don't like it at all."
Watch the TikTok video on Our New Home's account below:
3 Other stories about expensive houses
- In another article, Briefly News reported that a Facebook video gave a glimpse of a R700 million home in Camps Bay, Cape Town. The cost of South Africa's most expensive house stunned several social media users.
- A stunning mansion costing R198 million left many people on the internet in awe of its beauty. It had 10 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, a cinema, and more.
- A Cape Town mansion dubbed the 'Iron Man' house went viral when a video tour revealed its futuristic design. The property also featured floor-to-ceiling glass walls and views of the Atlantic Ocean.
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