There’s a brand-new travelling festival that celebrates local music, theatre and culture… and it's coming to a theatre near you. Get ready for Optog! 2019, a proud initiative of the Atterbury Trust, with 250 shows featuring 25 different artists and performers on 55 unique stages. Optog! will be visiting towns and villages across South Africa and Namibia over the next seven months, from Bela-Bela to Beaufort West, Witbank to Windhoek, and just about everywhere

Nicos Shacolas (92) of Shacolas group, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Atterbury Group CEO Louis van der Watt open the new Mall of Cyprus Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Finance Minister Harris Georgiades attended the illustrious opening ceremony of the brand new, expanded Mall of Cyprus in Latsia, a popular suburb of Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus. Atterbury Group CEO Louis van der Watt participated in the opening ceremony and was joined

The iconic 30-storey Towers Main building in Johannesburg’s ABSA Precinct now has a new owner and a new lease on life. Divercity Urban Renewal Fund has taken transfer of Towers Main and is giving it an exciting new future and an innovative redevelopment that will extend the lifespan of this landmark on the Joburg Skyline. The game-changing development will be valued at over R400m once completed. The WBHO / Motheo Joint Venture

Construction of Divercity Urban Property Fund’s iconic Jewel City redevelopment is forging ahead. The project is changing the face of Johannesburg’s CBD and revitalising six city blocks that have been closed to the public for decades. Work has started on the first new residential building in Jewel City and, in addition, the first residential conversion of an existing building on site is now underway. The Jewel City redevelopment initiative is a substantial

The first mixed-use project in the west of Romania was awarded by the Forbes Romania business magazine for the second consecutive year. Openville, the ensemble integrating the current lulius Mall Timisoara, is set to become the primary business, shopping and leisure attraction in the region. Openville Timisoara was awarded the “Largest Office Building” prize in the Best Office Buildings 2019 Forbes Gala, organized in Bucharest on February 28th. The annual event is dedicated to

Atterbury to manage The Village as part of Old East Precinct At the beginning of December last year Atterbury announced its novel new plans for invigorating the Hazelwood business and leisure precinct from The Club to The Village. Named Old East Precinct, this contemporary mix of urban and suburban districts is referred to as a “surban” region in modern development parlance. Atterbury’s vision for Old East Precinct conjures up feelings of a surban village

As you approach Atterbury’s head office Die Klubhuis in Pretoria, you will see him, standing across the road, contemplating the world; his massive bulk rising three times the height of a human above the pavement that he seems to have grown from. He is the “Son of the soil – kinders van hierdie klippe”, and he was created from African rock dating back billions of years. Sculptor Angus Taylor told us all about his

Atterbury’s Cape office in the winelands is getting an exciting new home this year. We hear all the details from Gerrit van den Berg, head of development of Atterbury Western Cape. Why the decision to move the Stellenbosch office? The decision to move was based purely on additional space required; we’ve simply outgrown the current premises. Although we love our location, and the look and feel of the office, we need more. Our current

Black Friday continues to be a growing retail trend. The total foot count for shoppers at Mall of Africa over the Black Friday weekend was 231 269 people and total vehicles from Friday to Sunday were 54 366. Of the 16 907 people detected on Black Friday, 7 657 (45%) were new shoppers to the mall. These visitors spent approximately 170 minutes inside Mall of Africa, visiting at least three shops on average. Most Black Friday shoppers visited

Created by Atterbury Property stalwart and Atterbury Trust study bursary alumnus Gerhard van der Westhuizen and presented by him and Rayno Strauss, the popular Invitational Golf Day has once again secured essential care for select charities and a cancer-stricken child in desperate need. In conjunction with Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels, The Invitational Golf Day has secured funds for Atterbury Trust, Sunflower Fund and Karla Kriel, an eight-year-old girl from Meyerton who requires assistance

It’s been a breakthrough year at Atterbury’s malls across South Africa and in the neighbouring countries. We got the highlights from asset managers Zandri Wells, Adelene van der Westhuizen and Catherine Bosman and found out what special festive treats shoppers can expect to find… Describe a couple of the malls’ highlights from the past year. Zandri Wells, Flamwood Walk, Klerksdorp:  We had a Dirt Run with an obstacle course on the open field behind

Atterbury creates new community-friendly surban precinct HAZELWOOD, PRETORIA In a pleasing development for the Hazelwood neighbourhood, Atterbury has announced plans to create a new surban village precinct in the suburb. Old East Precinct is contained within the suburban zone including The Club and The Village. During a tenant briefing session in early December 2018, Atterbury CEO Louis van der Watt unveiled Atterbury’s vision for Old East Precinct. Defined in modern urban development parlance as

It has been a year of change and challenges, but 2018 is on its back! On the eve of the summer holidays we asked a few members of the Atterbury team what they’d like to forget, and what they look forward to.... What about 2018 can’t you wait to leave behind, and what is your wish for 2019? Erna van Huyssteen After an extremely busy 2018, the hustle and bustle is definitely something that

Atterbury established the Atterbury Foundation in 2007 as a non-profit organisation whose work rolls out in previously disadvantaged communities where the Atterbury Group’s development initiatives take place, and other areas where needs are identified. For 11 years it has created social upliftment opportunities and now its work is entering a new phase, with ramped up objectives. Zahn Hulme paints a background picture. What are the similarities and differences between the Atterbury Foundation and the

An excited Mulweli Makhuvha (front, middle) and his family awaits the cochlear implant to be performed by Dr Jannet Izeboud (front, right). Mulweli Makhuvha is living in a world of silence. Suffering from cochlear dysfunction, the nine-year-old hears very little, even with his hearing aids – not his mother’s voice, nor the bark of a pet or a single note of music. Advanced ear surgery at a day hospital But all this

The Erasmus family’s history is closely interwoven with property development in eastern Pretoria. An imposing landmark near the cross-section of the N1 and R21 highways in eastern Pretoria, Erasmus Kasteel is the historic home of the Erasmus family. Built between 1903 and 1904 on a hill on the farm Garsfontein 374 by Jochemus Erasmus, with an inheritance from his father, Carel, this remarkable building has left an indelible mark on the area. Designed by

The Iulius group is in our minds the “Atterbury of Romania” and we were honoured to host a group of representatives from our Romanian partners, Attrius and the Iulius Group, at Atterbury earlier this month. this is what a few of them had to say about their visit to sunny SA! What our visitors have to say What was your impression of Mall of Africa? One thing about South