2019 Sapoa Property Development Award winners

he 2019 winners of the Sapoa Property Development Awards for Innovative Excellence were announced in June.

The awards recognise work by property owners, designers, engineers and visionaries in SA.

The overall winner was Discovery Joint Venture, also the winner in the Corporate Office Developments category. Discovery Head Office was developed in a

Tjoint venture by Growthpoint Properties and Zenprop Property Holdings in Sandton, Johannesburg. It houses almost 7,500 people on 112,000m² of gross lettable area in an eight-storey structure above a parking basement accommodating 5,667 cars.

Rabie Property Group’s Sable Park in Cape Town’s Century City (right) won the Commercial Office Developments category.

Designed by dhk Architects and constructed by WBHO, Sable Park consists of two buildings – the one is 8,300m² and the other 8,000m². Completed by end-2018, this development received a five-star rating from Green Star SA and has attracted prime tenants. Discovery occupies the larger of the two buildings, whereas MTN, ICLEI, Byte Orbit, Sasfin and TAL share the second structure.

Thavhani Mall in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, scooped the award for

Rural and Small Town Development. The 50,000m² regional mall opened in 2017, introducing the largest retail selection in the region with 140 stores. It was developed by Flanagan & Gerard Property Development & Investment, Thavhani Property Investments and Vukile Property Fund.