Accenture moving to Waterfall City near Woodmead
Category Commercial Property News
Waterfall City situated a short distance from popular commercial and residential suburb Woodmead is seeing further growth with a top company moving their operations to the mega-development. The building is already well under way for Accenture which is set to open in the precinct around December. This is according to a recent news article published off engineering news.co.za
Accenture is a leading international management and consulting company offering various professional services. The company dates back to the 1950's from Louisiana Kentucky, in the United States of North America and today their main operating base is in Dublin Ireland and they are a fortune 500 company.
Leading property specialists OfficePlace have 26 available commercial properties for rental in the Woodmead suburb. What makes the area highly desirable is the fact that properties have various green attributes to them that have kept the interest for office space in the area high as global trends lean towards greener practices within real estate. According to the same news article the construction of this new building is keeping within these trends of sustainability, "Accenture has endorsed the application of the very best in sustainability and urban design principles" -http://www.engineeringnews.co.za
The Waterfall City developers are happy to have such regarded companies making the location their operational base within the Gauteng area. Developments such as Waterfall City are closing the gap within the Woodmead expanse turning the suburb into a highly developed and commercially driven node for any size commercial operation not just fortune 500 enterprises such as Accenture.
According to the official website for the Waterfall development, they are building on Johannesburg's reputation as being one of the world's most extensive man-made forests. "Building on Johannesburg's positioning as one of the largest man-made urban forests in the world and inspired by New York's Bryant Park, Waterfall Park has three amphitheatres, a staging area, exhibition, market space and recreational spaces". -http://waterfallcity.co.za
Waterfall City was built opposite one of Africa's largest shopping facilities The Mall of Africa and is in close proximity to various prominent roadways and transport infrastructure such as the Gautrain. The idea is that people can "live, work and play" in one central location. "It embraces integrated, new urban living with retail, offices, homes, hotels, a hospital, parks, dining, entertainment and more. Waterfall City is more than a city, it's a truly connected hub, fully-integrated lifestyle and offers a complete work-life package". -http://waterfallcity.co.za
However Waterfall City isn't the only development near or in Woodmead and various property developers and brokers are seeing great value in basing their operations out of this node. This is largely due to other prominent areas within the Gauteng vicinity such as Sandton becoming increasingly pricey for commercial and residential property and the fact that Woodmead is centrally located to key infrastructure and roadways. Waterfall City is closing the gap, and companies such as Accenture showing their faith in locations not far from the epicentre of Woodmead is testament to the fact that the area is seeing expansion within the commercial property market.
It would seem there really isn't a better time to invest in this highly regarded commercial and residential area. Developments such as this and fortune 500 companies deciding to make Woodmead their home are examples of how the commercial property market in the region is growing. Why not get in on the action? With leading property specialists OfficePlace there really isn't an easier way, get in contact with one of their highly dedicated and skilled brokers today and start your next operation out of Woodmead in Johannesburg, Gauteng.
Author: OfficePlace Property Specialists
