Cissie Gool House (Former Woodstock Hospital)
Old Woodstock Hospital Complex, Mountain Road, Woodstock, Cape Town
Cissie Gool House (Former Woodstock Hospital), at Old Woodstock Hospital Complex, Mountain Road, Woodstock, Cape Town in Cape Town, is a government-owned derelict — a state-owned property recorded as derelict under municipal audit. Its current official status is recorded as: Occupied — No City Action. The tracker classifies it as high risk. An estimated 900 people are reported to be living there. 2 fire incidents have been documented at this address.
Documented details
One of Cape Town's most visible occupied public buildings. Approximately 900 people living in former Woodstock Hospital since 2017. First fire in 2022 badly damaged five rooms. Second fire in 2025 displaced 16 people and destroyed part of the roof. Has shaped Cape Town's affordable housing politics for nearly a decade. No eviction or resettlement plan implemented.
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Data is sourced from City of Johannesburg GFIS audit records, court papers obtained through public reporting, official municipal revitalisation plans, and documented fire incidents. Properties are described according to their official legal or municipal status — for example, “subject to eviction proceedings” or “classified as derelict under municipal audit” — rather than asserted as fact by Odyssey Tools independently.
This data is aggregated solely from official municipal filings, public court documentation, and published journalistic sources. It does not constitute independent valuation, legal advice, or structural assessment by Odyssey AI Labs. This tracker covers a documented sample — the City of Johannesburg alone reports 188 active hijacked building cases citywide.