Property Developers South Africa
Atterbury Property Developers: Building the Future, One Project at a Time
Atterbury is a leading South African property developer, transforming visions into vibrant, sustainable realities. With 30 years of local and international experience, our development team manages the entire journey—from land acquisition to occupation—delivering exceptional retail, commercial, industrial, and residential spaces.
What We Do
Our property development services cover every aspect of creating high-performing, tailor-made environments that exceed expectations.
- End-to-End Project Management
From sourcing land to building completion, we handle every stage, ensuring seamless execution and exceptional results. - Diverse Development Expertise
Whether it’s greenfield development, adaptive reuse, or repositioning existing assets, we specialise in retail, logistics, industrial, medical, hotel, and residential projects. - Sustainability & Innovation
As design-led developers, we prioritise long-term value through environmentally friendly solutions, innovative building technologies, and modern design trends.
Commercial and Business Park Developers
Atterbury develops commercial properties across Gauteng and the Western Cape, covering office parks, business parks, and purpose-built corporate headquarters. As commercial developers active for over three decades, we manage the full project lifecycle: site identification, feasibility, design, construction, and leasing from a single point of accountability. Corporate clients and investors work with one team rather than coordinating architects, contractors, and leasing agents separately.
Riverwalk Office Park in Pretoria East and Castle Gate Business Park in Centurion illustrate the range of our delivery: a mature, multi-tenanted business park address alongside an active build-out within a mixed-use precinct. Each was structured around the specific operational and connectivity requirements of the businesses occupying it.
Location determines whether a commercial development performs or underdelivers. Atterbury evaluates sites against tenant demand data, transport access, and long-term precinct growth potential before committing to any project, placing commercial properties in nodes where businesses choose to operate.
Retail and Shopping Centre Developers
Atterbury is among South Africa’s most established retail property developers, with a portfolio spanning regional shopping centres, community centres, and precinct retail across South Africa and into sub-Saharan Africa and Mauritius. Each project is built around the trading fundamentals that determine long-term commercial success: catchment demographics, anchor tenant strategy, parking ratios, and co-tenancy planning.
Mall of Africa in Waterfall City remains one of South Africa’s most significant single-phase retail developments. Pan Africa Shopping Centre in Alexandra demonstrates a different dimension of our retail capability: a catalytic community project that integrates taxi infrastructure and informal trading alongside national retailers, designed around a high-density urban catchment.
Atterbury’s in-house leasing team is involved from the earliest stages of every development, ensuring tenant mix decisions inform building design from day one. For retailers, landowners, and investors evaluating a retail development opportunity, Atterbury offers the retailer relationships, development capability, and operational track record to take a project from concept to a performing asset.
Residential and Mixed-Use Developers
Atterbury develops residential properties as part of larger mixed-use precincts in prime urban locations across Gauteng. Our approach targets high-density, affordable rental housing positioned close to economic activity, transport infrastructure, and daily services. In partnership with Divercity Urban Property Fund, Atterbury has delivered some of South Africa’s most significant mixed-use developments, combining Atterbury’s commercial development capability with Divercity’s specialist rental housing expertise.
Barlow Park in Sandton is the flagship: a R3 billion mixed-use development transforming the former Barloworld corporate headquarters at 180 Katherine Street into 4,100 affordable rental units across 11 apartment blocks, alongside 5,500m² of convenience retail, a Curro school, and a medical centre. Phase 1 won the Mixed-Use Development award at the 2024 SAPOA Property Development Awards.
For landowners, corporates, or investors with urban residential development potential in Johannesburg or the broader Gauteng region, Atterbury offers precinct-scale development management and the Divercity partnership for long-term rental housing operations.
For businesses seeking a build-to-suit warehouse or distribution facility, Atterbury provides the land, development management, and established relationships with bulk service providers to deliver a compliant, operational facility on programme.
Warehouse and Industrial Property Developers
Atterbury develops warehousing, distribution centres, and industrial parks across Gauteng and the Western Cape. As warehouse property developers with an active project pipeline, we build across the full typology: large-format distribution facilities, light industrial business units, purpose-built manufacturing facilities, and showroom-warehouse combinations, each planned around the freight route access, power capacity, and operational specifications that determine whether a facility actually functions for the business inside it.
King Air Industria, near Cape Town International Airport and with 71 hectares of development capacity within 2km of the runway, is the flagship of our Western Cape industrial portfolio. In Gauteng, Randport Industrial sits at the N3/N12/N17 interchange, giving tenants direct access to three national freight corridors.
For businesses seeking a build-to-suit warehouse or distribution facility, Atterbury provides the land, development management, and established relationships with bulk service providers to deliver a compliant, operational facility on programme.
Our Approach to Property Development
- Collaboration & Partnership
True to our motto, “It’s a matter of association,” we collaborate closely with leading industry professionals, contractors, suppliers, and brokers to deliver unmatched quality and results. - Tailored Solutions
We take the time to understand tenant and partner needs, crafting bespoke solutions that balance aesthetics, functionality, and lasting appeal. - Data-Driven Decision-Making
Through detailed market research, zoning analysis, and fundamental financial assessments, our investment decisions are backed by thorough due diligence and strategic insight. - Integrated Development
Leveraging our in-house Development, Asset, and Property Management expertise, we adopt a holistic approach, identifying opportunities to add value and optimise returns at every step.
Why Choose Atterbury Property Developers?
- Leading the Industry in Deal Structuring
At Atterbury we create customised agreements for our stakeholders to meet their specific financial, operational, and strategic needs. It goes beyond standard leases or purchases we pride ourselves in providing innovative and flexible solutions. - Customised Deals
We specialize in bespoke structuring, offering various options, including joint ventures and partnerships, to meet diverse business needs. - Sustainability Focus
Our developments incorporate the latest trends in environmental and green solutions, ensuring spaces are built for the future. - Unparalleled Expertise
Our team excels in property conversions, extensions, and refurbishments, alongside greenfield developments and land conversions with infrastructure capabilities. - Unrivalled Expertise in Conversions, Refurbishments, and Extensions
As the most experienced South African developer in transforming and optimizing existing buildings, we excel at creating efficiencies. Whether it’s conversions, refurbishments, or extensions, our expertise ensures cost-effective, sustainable, and impactful results. - End-User Satisfaction
We prioritize the tenant experience, focusing on functionality, aesthetic appeal, and long-term value to create enduring partnerships and thriving spaces.
Let Atterbury bring your vision to life.
With decades of experience and a reputation for excellence, we’re your trusted partner for innovative and sustainable property development. Contact us today to explore how we can collaborate to create spaces that inspire and perform.
Derrick Pautz
Head of Development
Gauteng
Gerrit van den Berg
Head of Development
Western Cape
