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EXXARO HEAD OFFICE, CENTURION
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THE 1054, WALMER
The development has been named
after its ERF number – “The 1054”
and is located at 254 Main Road,
Walmer, Port Elizabeth.
The premises will comprise of
office and retail suites providing
a
dynamic
and
professional
image for all tenants. On offer
are
various
sized
office
and
commercial opportunities along
Main Road, Walmer, which has
Growthpoint Properties has commen-
ced its multi-million Rand development
of a new head office for Exxaro, one of
the largest and foremost empowered
South African-based diversified resour-
ces companies.
The development of the new Exxaro
headquarters is the second phase of
Growthpoint’s redevelopment of the
prime Lakeside office site on West
Street, Centurion, directly opposite the
Centurion Gautrain Station. Exxaro’s new
corporate headquarters will consolidate its
current offices in Pretoria and Johannes-
burg into a single thriving workspace,
located at a convenient midpoint in a
decidedly accessible location for its staff
and business partners.
Growthpoint’s highly skilled develop-
ment and workspace design team is
delivering an innovative green building,
integrating P-grade aesthetics and
finishes and high-performance work-
space. Exxaro will occupy all of the new
building’s 18,500m 2 of gross lettable
area on a long lease.
shown a dramatic rise in business
development due to Nelson Man-
dela Bay Municipality’s LSDF (Land
Spatial Development Framework).
The development will be a land-
mark building with the vision of
being a creative hub and desti-
nation which all tenants would
feed off. The building also includes
positive ancillary features, namely
a large fully paved area for parking
around the building, fully walled
with
dual
access,
landscaping
elements, dedicated street signage
and refuse bin storage.
Client:
Symbolic Investments
Propriety Limited & Jeremy
Delport Construction
Architect:
DMV Architecture
Contractor:
Jeremy Delport Construction
Structural & Civil Engineer:
MEB Consulting Engineers
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