Development: The Exchange, Accra - Ghana

• Name: The Exchange;
• Location: 7 Acre site close to Kotoka International Airport, Accra – Ghana;
• Use: Mixed Use:
  • Residential – 100 Apartments & Penthouses (1, 2 and 3 bedrooms);
  • Hospitality – 206 room Radisson Blu;
  • Office – 16,000m²
  • Retail – 12,000m²
• Developer: Actis, Mabani Holdings;
• Contractor: MSF Construction;
• Project Manager: Profica;
• Executive Architect: Dar Al-Handasah;
• Design Architect: HOK;
• Farrow Laing: Quantity Surveyors;
• Expected Completion: July 2018.

The Exchange is a mixed-use real estate project being developed in Accra, Ghana that will include retail, hospitality, office and residential elements. It is being developed by Actis in partnership with Mabani Holdings, a Ghanaian real estate services company.

The project is located on a prime seven-acre site close to Kotoka International Airport and will be the first African project to receive the EDGE certification, an ‘innovation‘ by the IFC that helps developers design green & sustainable buildings.

According to the developer:

• The retail segment will offer 12,000m² of retail space and is said to be anchored by South African retailer Pick ‘n Pay.
• The 200-room hotel will be branded Radisson Blu, and operated by the Carlson Rezidor group which owns the hotel chain.
• The office segment will be divided into two buildings, offering a total of 16,000m² of office space.
• 100 prime apartments and penthouses.