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Winners of the Africa Property Investment Awards 2018

The annual Africa Property Investment (API) Awards were celebrated by property developers, suppliers and owners from all over sub-Saharan Africa at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg on 20 September 2018.
Best Woman in Real Estate winner, Grit Real Estate Income Group CEO, Bronwyn Corbett
Best Woman in Real Estate winner, Grit Real Estate Income Group CEO, Bronwyn Corbett

Held at the 9th API Summit and Expo, one of Africa’s largest investment and development conferences, the awards recognised innovation and outstanding achievement across the entire property industry in 11 categories. The categories covered projects and the leaders shaping the future of Africa’s real estate sector.

The projects were judged on a wide range of criteria including location, infrastructure and transport access, integration into the environment, originality of the concept, technical and architectural quality, services offered, sensitivity to the local community, innovation, sustainability, corporate staff involvement, response to market demands, financial performance, occupancy, and the impact of the project on economic convergence.

Representative for Actis Africa LLP, collecting the award for Best Retail Development for Baia Mall, Maputo, Mozambique.
Representative for Actis Africa LLP, collecting the award for Best Retail Development for Baia Mall, Maputo, Mozambique.

The calibre of entries was world class and the panel of judges had a challenging time selecting the winners, nevertheless they managed to hone in on the worthy projects.

Winners of the 2018 Africa Property Investment Awards

CategoryDevelopmentAward winner/ winning team
Best Retail DevelopmentBaia Mall, Maputo, MozambiqueActis Africa LLP
Best Office DevelopmentEcobank Ghana, AccraArc Architects
Best Mixed-use DevelopmentTwo Rivers Mall, Nairobi, KenyaCentum Real Estate
Best Green-building DevelopmentStrathmore University, KenyaQuestworks
Best Hotel DevelopmentRadisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali, RwandaRadisson Hotel Group
Best Alternative Asset (Refurbished Asset)KBC, Kigali, RwandaCentury Rwanda
Best Architectural DesignRadisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali, RwandaRadisson Hotel Group
High-End ResidentialPrimevillas, Lusaka, ZambiaUmran Construction Limited
Best Logistics/Industrial DevelopmentALP North Distribution Centre, Nairobi, KenyaAfrican Logistics Properties (ALP)
Best Woman in Real EstateBronwyn Corbett, CEO, Grit Real Estate Income Group
Best Housing DevelopmentVictoria Crest Homes, Lagos, NigeriaNedcom Oaks Ltd

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