Is Anse Royale gearing up for its proposed transformation from a district into a town? Business promoter Mr Clifford Benoit seems to think so with the investment of R3 million in one of the most elegantly-built commercial and residential complexes in that district.

The one-storey CSB Building is located along the Mont Plaisir Road opposite the Seychelles Polytechnic.

While most developers are concentrating their efforts in the vicinity of Victoria, Mr Benoit is optimistic that with higher standard of infrastructural development, Anse Royale can easily reach the status of a town.

"Anse Royale is an ideal location for major commercial developments and the construction of CSB is in tune with the new phase of development in the district," Mr Benoit told Business Nation.

Mr Benoit said CSB, which stands for his full name, "Clifford Sibert Benoit", is the first in a series of projects coming up soon in the district. But projects, he added, could only be implemented with the necessary support and depending on availability of land.

In the meantime, Mr Benoit is encouraging all business promoters to play their role in ensuring the proper maintenance of their surroundings and carrying out regular renovation work on their buildings and infrastructure.

The building's stylish Creole and modern blend of architecture was designed by Mr Franky Petrousse of Aries Consultancy. CSB was constructed by Yangze Construction and it took two years to complete.

On the first floor of the building are flats and offices, whereas the ground floor comprises an information technology and computer training centre, a snack shop and take-away, a youth department centre and a Deepam's video rental.

The video rental is also seen as a sign of Deepam's decentralisation of its services, as the company eyes possibilities to further expand its business to the South of Mahe.

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