Sandton City

Sandton City
Sandton City's logo as of 2011
Sandton City entrance on Rivonia Road
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LocationSandton, Gauteng, South Africa
Coordinates26°06′30″S 28°03′15″E / 26.10833°S 28.05417°E / -26.10833; 28.05417
Opening date12 September 1973; 51 years ago (1973-09-12)[1]
DeveloperRapp and Maister
OwnerLiberty Holdings Limited/Liberty Two Degrees
Pareto Ltd
No. of stores and services300+[2]
Total retail floor area128,000 square metres (1,380,000 sq ft)
Parking10 000
Websitesandtoncity.co.za

Sandton City is a large shopping centre situated in Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa.[2] It was built and owned by property development company Rapp and Maister, in partnership with brothers Hilliard and Eli Leibowitz, and was later taken over by Liberty Life (now part of Liberty Holdings Limited).

The centre opened to the public on 12 September 1973[1] and has a gross leasable area of 128,000 m2 (1,380,000 sq ft) of retail space. The office space combined with the Sandton Sun Hotel increase the total area to 215,000 m2 (2,310,000 sq ft). Together, Sandton City and the adjacent Nelson Mandela Square (formerly Sandton Square) form one of the largest retail complexes in Africa with shops such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Prada, Patek Phillipe, Dolce & Gabbana and other exclusive boutiques - sometimes referred to as "the richest square mile in Africa".[3]

  1. ^ a b "Sandton City mall opens in Sept 1973". Property24. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "About Us". Sandton City. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ^ Sandton City. "History of the center - Sandton City". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2014.