The SAPOA
Property Development Awards for Innovative Excellence 2025
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T he South African Property Owners’ Association (SAPOA) announced the winners of its 2025 Property Development Awards for Innovative Excellence, at its recent Annual Convention at Sun City. The awards represent the country’s most prominent recognition of achievement in commercial property development. They honour visionaries, innovators and pioneers who shape the nation’s built environment.
For this year’s judges, the 2025 winners exemplified the fusion of cutting-edge technology, environmental responsibility, and human-centred design that defines world-class development. Each submission was rigorously assessed on economic and financial considerations, design, function and fit, user satisfaction, tenancy, environmental sustainability, social transformation and overall impact.
Receiving the Overall Winner Award for Canopy by Hilton Cape Town Longkloof at the SAPOA Property Development Awards for Innovative Excellence are (left to right): Wouter de Vos, Growthpoint Properties Regional Head: Western Cape; Itumeleng Mothibeli, President of SAPOA and Managing Director: Southern African, Vukile Property Fund Limited; Morné van Zyl, Growthpoint Properties Regional Development Manager; Bashirah Martin, Portfolio Manager at Growthpoint Properties; Nonku Ntshona, Chair of the SAPOA Property Development Awards; Neil Gopal, CEO of SAPOA; and Pierre Swanepoel, Partner at dhk Architects.
October 2025 | Issue 141 | Asset Magazine 329
328 Asset Magazine | Issue 141 | October 2025
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