Honoring Excellence in African Real Estate

2025 Finalists below

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2025 FINALISTS

Two Rivers, Nairobi
Longkloof Precinct
Cantonments City
Network, Moka City
Soshanguve Mall
Mall of Africa Edge
Theku Mall
Bedworth Centre Development
Uganda Development Bank – UDB Tower
Westown Square, Shongweni, KwaZulu-Natal
Waterfall Walk Retail Centre, Johannesburg
The Nord
Mbhashe LG Mall
Madombidzha Mall
Mehlareng Mall
Optenhorst Village Retail
Skanem, Tilisi, Kenya
Nairobi Gate Special Economic Zone
New Earth Sciences Building, University of Limpopo
Cato Zulu Cold Storage Facility
Rack Centre

SERVICE & TECHNOLOGY CATEGORY

BEST TRANSACTION OF THE YEAR

Westown

The Hive

RealGrowth Developments

V&A Waterfront

UAP Old Mutual Properties Uganda

Tribecca Mall

Garden City Mall

Club Med

Soshanguve Mall

Citra

Attaafrica

Bankenveld District City

CO-WORKING OPERATOR

KOFISI Africa

Africaworks

BEST AFRICAN REAL ESTATE BANK OF THE YEAR

HFC Bank

Standard Bank

KCB group

Nedbank CIB

Absa Bank

MOST INNOVATIVE PROPTECH COMPANY OF THE YEAR

14Trees

admyt

Re-Tec (Pty) Ltd

The Good People Data Company

TransBridj

The Awareness Company

PERSONNEL CATEGORY

Tinka Patience
– Realty With T

Cyril Nii Ayitey Tetteh
– Yecham Property Consult / Ghana Green Building Summit

Thomas Reilly
– Lango Real Estate

Michael Aldridge
– Kofisi Africa

Samuel Kariuki
– Mi Vida Homes

Tatu Gatere
– Buildher

Mercy Thuo
– CPF Group

Sarah Shezi
– Durban University of Technology

Taryn Landman
– SVA International

Vanessa Murray
– Nedbank CIB

Maureen Mujera
– O&M Law LLP

Aileen Rodel
– RE-TEC Solutions

Caroline Wanjeri
– KCB Bank

Renee Nanji
– Tilisi Developments PLC

Vumiso Nyamazana
– Absa Bank

Ayobami Akindipe
– Ace Real Estate Development LTD

Udesh Sewduth
– calgro m4

WHO THE AWARDS ARE FOR

The awards are open to developers, professional teams, consultants, suppliers and property owners involved in the
African real estate industry. To ensure impartiality and objectivity, the awards are judged by a panel of industry experts
and thought leaders.

API AWARD OBJECTIVES

RECOGNISE

To recognise and reward
excellence in real estate
and associated sectors

ENCOURAGE

To encourage innovative real estate solutions within the industry

ENHANCE

To enhance quality standards.

PROMOTE

To promote confidence in the real estate and property industry

SAFEGUARD

To safeguard and
strengthen interest of
stakeholders in the industry

PROVIDE

To provide a strategic and
reputable platform of
interaction for the different
stakeholders in the industry

AWARD CATEGORIES

PROMOTING YOUR AWARD

Award winners also have the opportunity to be highlighted as an award-winning project on API
Events’ various websites, events and platforms, which include press releases distributed by API Events,
prime placement of the API Summit and Group websites, social media channels, newsletters, which is
electronically distributed to 25,000 property stakeholders, and through targeted email marketing
campaigns to API Events database.

All winners receive a framed certificate, trophy, email signature, web banner and a window vinyl,

and any additional customised and branded marketing collateral on request.

Finalists are mentioned in the Awards presentation. Due to the high level of competition and interest in the API Awards,
being recognised as a finalist in this African property defining awards provides significant exposure for brands and their teams.

About

2024 aWARDS

The 8th annual API Awards were open to developers, professional teams, consultants, suppliers, and property owners involved in the African real estate industry.

The awards included over 240 entries & nominations, with 111 finalists and 20 winners. To ensure impartiality and objectivity, the awards were judged by a panel of 6 industry experts. The judges were Tim Harlech-Jones, Elizabeth Natukunda, Nicolas Sheard, Ivan Cornet, Paul Onwuanibe and Vere Shaba