Sandton City
Shopping mall in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sandton City is a large shopping centre situated in Sandton, Johannesburg, 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).
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Location | Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa |
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Coordinates | 26°06′30″S 28°03′15″E |
Opening date | 12 September 1973; 50 years ago (1973-09-12)[1] |
Developer | Rapp and Maister |
Owner | Liberty Holdings Limited/Liberty Two Degrees Pareto Ltd |
No. of stores and services | 300+[2] |
Total retail floor area | 128,000 square metres (1,380,000 sq ft) |
Parking | 10 000 |
Website | sandtoncity |
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]