| Melrose | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.141°N 28.047°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Johannesburg |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Johannesburg |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.74 |
| Population Total: | 1103 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 36.1% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.3% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 3.3% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 58.2% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 2.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 62.9% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 8.2% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 7.7% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 4.4% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 16.9% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Melrose includes several suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Melrose is a developing up-market suburb.
The suburb has it origins when Henry Brown Marshall purchased land in the north of Johannesburg in 1893.[2] Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms that make up Johannesburg, called Syferfontein.[3] It was called the Melrose Estate of 713 acres and at the time was 9.7km north of the central business district.[2] He built his home there and planted trees on the land.[2] The suburb was laid out in 1902.[3]
The Melrose Arch mixed-use development is located in Melrose. The development, which cost ZAR 800 million to build, began construction in 2007, with Phase One completed in November 2009. It contains 170,000 m2 of office and retail space, in addition to residential space and 2 hotels.[4] The area is characterised by cobbled alleys, red brick buildings, and open-air cafés, and gives preference to pedestrians.[5]
The retail area includes major retailers Truworths, Edgars, Woolworths, as well as the large Virgin Active Classic gym.[6]
It is also famously known to light up the city during the festive season in December. Not only having stunning light displays but they also offer family fun for all ages.[7]