Durban · KwaZulu-Natal · Source snapshot 14 November 2025
Problem Building — 85 Anton Lembede Street
85 Anton Lembede Street, Durban CBD
High RiskInvestigation / follow-up recordedGovernment-Owned Derelict
Problem Building — 85 Anton Lembede Street, at 85 Anton Lembede Street, Durban CBD in Durban, appears in Odyssey's curated tracker as a government-owned derelict based on the cited record. The tracker records the source-dated status as investigation / follow-up recorded, using a source snapshot dated 14 November 2025; this is not presented as a live current legal or occupancy status. Odyssey classifies the row as high risk for tracker navigation; that label is not a structural or fire-safety assessment.
Documented details
Source-dated statusInvestigation / follow-up recorded
Building typeGovernment-Owned Derelict
Odyssey tracker risk classificationHigh Risk
Address85 Anton Lembede Street, Durban CBD, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Source-reported occupantsNot available
Legal ownereThekwini Municipality
Known syndicateNot available
Court order dateNot available
Documented fire incidents0
Source snapshot date14 November 2025
A 14 November 2025 GCIS report on the Presidential eThekwini Working Group identified 85 Anton Lembede Street as a neglected/problem building that had seen visible improvements and legal recovery efforts. B2 treats that as a source-dated follow-up record, not proof of completed redevelopment, eviction or current safety.
Status citation — GCIS — Presidential eThekwini Working Group inspection
Source snapshot 14 November 2025
View cited status source →Citation class: direct official link
Additional evidence anchors
eThekwini Annual Report 2024 →Earlier direct municipal annual-report anchor for the bad-building intervention history; the newer GCIS source is used for the B2 status snapshot.
2024-06-30 · direct official link · historical context
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