The City of Cape Town has assured concerned residents of the greater Atlantic Seaboard they have made sure parking and municipal services will be able to can cope with the new development at 6 Kloof Road.
The Tropicana will have 54 self-catering apartments.
But irate residents are worried about how the old infrastructure will cope with water supplies and sewage, and that the already traffic-congested streets will become more problematic.
The development is expected to boast a rooftop Olympic-size swimming pool.