Commercial & Industrial
Welcome
Atterbury creates environments optimised for you — our tenants, clients, partners and investors.
Atterbury is a real estate development, investment and management company. We develop prime mixed-use, commercial, retail and industrial properties.
From our South African roots, Atterbury has branched out across Africa and into Europe.
Atterbury builds long-term relationships and mutually beneficial partnerships with our progressive and collaborative corporate culture. Sustainability is deeply ingrained in everything we do.
Our experienced leasing team manages many leases and important relationships with leading retailers, corporates, businesses and brokers.
Atterbury Milestones
1994 – Atterbury founded by Francois van Niekerk and Louis van der Watt
1998 – The Atterbury Trust established to support disadvantaged communities, support art and culture and community projects
2002 – Attfund formed
2005 – Attacq launched
2007 – Atterbury Property Foundation NPC established
2008 – A massive 1.75 million square metres of commercial development rights successfully acquired for Waterfall, Midrand
2011 – Attfund sold to Hyprop Investments Limited
2012 – AttAfrica set up as a specialised fund to develop and own various shopping centres across Africa, beyond South Africa
2013 – Attacq Limited lists on the Main Board of the JSE and goes on to become a leading SA REIT
2014 – Atterbury Europe was launched from Austria in 2014 and is now effectively managed from the Netherlands
2014 – The record eight shopping centres completed by Atterbury to take the total number of Atterbury shopping centres developed to 20
2014 – Commercial, retail and industrial properties developed exceeds a total of two million square metres
2015 – Atterbury Property Fund established
2015 – Gross lettable area under management surpasses 1.4 million square metres on two continents
2016 – RMH acquires a shareholding in Atterbury Property Holdings
2016 – Western Cape regional office opens in Stellenbosch
2017 – Divercity Property Fund launched
2018 – Our landmark B-BBEE deal with Talis Investment Partners
2019 – AttX, a value-adding property management services joint venture with Excellerate Property Services, launched
We believe in mutually beneficial partnerships. Associating with the best employees, partners and suppliers ensures everyone benefits together.
We believe in a whole that’s bigger than its constituent individual parts.
Latest News
Turbine Hall – office space with steampunk magic
One of the most iconic buildings in the Johannesburg CBD, Turbine Hall was originally the largest of Johannesburg’s three steam-driven power stations, and now this magnificent venue hosts numerous events and houses the head office [...]
Jewel City and Towers Main are set to revive Joburg inner-city living in 2020
The transformation of the city of Johannesburg will continue with a resurgence of life and community in its inner-city in 2020 driven by two major Divercity Urban Property Fund developments. Residents have already started moving [...]
View from the ”Leeukuil“
It has been a landmark 25th year with milestone after milestone for Atterbury, and as 2019 draws to a close, Group CEO Louis van der Watt shares his thoughts on achievements, challenges and the road [...]
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Showcase 2018
Die Klubhuis
Video by Tony Hofman