Chas Everitt International - Property in Sandton

ABOUT SANDTON

Sandton Central is a business improvement district that has been developed to enhance your experience of this key node of Johannesburg. Identified as the vibrant, high energy cluster of global trade.

Sandton has become the new financial centre of South Africa and Johannesburg's premier business centre. Much of the financial focus of Johannesburg has shifted from the Central Business District to Sandton , especially in the last 15 years. However, three of South Africa's four largest banks have kept their head offices in downtown Johannesburg along with Transnet, the transport parastatal. The other bank, Nedbank, has its headquarters in Sandton .

But much of the "new money" has moved north to Sandton , including investment banks, financial consultants and the like. A considerable amount of the city's A-grade office space is to be found in Sandton. The JSE Securities Exchange, Johannesburg's stock exchange, relocated its offices to Sandton from the Central Business District in the late 1990s. Sandton's gain was the central business district's loss: it resulted from urban blight of the downtown Johannesburg area.

Sandton is home to the Sandton Convention Centre, one of the largest convention centers on the continent and primary site of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (also known as "Rio + 10"), which Johannesburg hosted. The convention centre also hosted the Africa National Congress' victory celebrations after the party won the 2004 elections.

Hewlett Packard's main Southern Africa and South Africa office is in Rivonia, Sandton.

Sandton City's Security Force consists of over 150 personnel, including uniformed men, reaction teams and a plain-clothes section. Surveillance and Mobile patrols also operate within the Centre and in the Parking garages; including 250 closed circuit TV's around the centre which are monitored 24 hours a day.

Nelson Mandela Square … because life is about choice. And what better way to exercise yours than combining the grace and charm of Nelson Mandela Square's European styled piazza with the warmth of the South African sun.

As the spacious mall winds its way through a delightful array of shops, you're greeted by everything from chic sophistication to décor and designer labels, from curios to culture, it's art and African couture, jewellery and books.

Then, nested along the colonnades, a host of restaurants and coffee shops fan out into the open square where a cappuccino, cooler or sumptuous meal add the final ingredients to this, the safest choice in shopping destinations. Nelson Mandela Square is linked to Sandton City and accessible from the Banking Mall across the bridge.

SANDTON CITY is the ultimate shopping sensation. This three-tiered tower is a maze of escalators and lifts and, with 290 stores under its roof, is a one of a kind experience. As you make your way through the spacious malls you are surrounded by a delightful array of shops; greeted by the chic sophistication of the exclusive boutiques, the vibrant stores displaying cutting-edge décor and designer labels, the medley of restaurants.

From curios to culture, art to African couture, Sandton City fuses sophistication and tradition. As a premier retail destination in Southern Africa, it encapsulates the South Africa of today.

The Sandton Central marketing programme aims to improve the overall image of the business district through place marketing, collaborative promotional strategies, market research and working with the media.