The CBD is big business for developers, with two more inner city buildings being converted into residential units and upmarket penthouses - The Steytler and 37 Quinn Street.

Johannesburg - Ten historic buildings in central Johannesburg, some of which were built in the art deco style of the 1930s and 1940s, are to be demolished.

Growthpoint Properties has agreed to sell 14.2% of its total linked units in issue to a consortium of black economic empowerment partners

President Thabo Mbeki’s scathing remarks about the adverse effect of golf estates and boomed areas on residential integration have found surprise backers in the property development sector.

BEE 'nonsensical' for listed property

Growthpoint to take its South African pitch on Investec's UK road show in the hope of attracting European customers

Joburg redevelopment bears fruit, writes Don Robertson

Brian Kirchmann, CEO of commercial property association Sapoa, says a record number of delegates have signed up for the annual convention at the Cape Town Convention Centre from May 12- 14.

Johannesburg Housing Company CEO Taffy Adler said that the new R100m Brickfields residential project in Newtown, Johannesburg, launched yesterday, would see the first high-rise residential buildings erected in the inner city in about 30 years.

Performance indicators show a 200% increase in building-plan approvals for 2002-03 in city area.