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Bayer in South Africa redefines its workplace with id.work to create a flagship design for a new way of working

Bayer interior

id.work has transformed Bayer South Africa’s office, relocating from a traditional 25,000m² space to a flexible, 1,600m² high-performance office in Waterfall, Midrand. The new Next Normal Office Concept (NNOC) embraces agile, tech-enabled environments without assigned desks, supporting collaboration and hybrid work. Co-created with Bayer employees and reflecting local culture, the space features adaptable zones and advanced technology, enhancing employee engagement and business performance while setting a new benchmark for workplace innovation in South Africa.

R90 million deal shows growing investor appetite for Joburg’s office-to-residential conversions

Parktown North

Galetti Corporate Real Estate has brokered a R90 million deal in Parktown North, Johannesburg, converting a landmark office block into affordable residential apartments. This reflects a broader trend of office-to-residential conversions in high-demand areas like Rosebank, driven by strong demand for affordable urban living and underutilised office stock. With Johannesburg’s housing need rising—especially among young professionals and students—these conversions offer investors value and flexibility, reshaping the city’s property landscape for sustainable, integrated urban growth.

2025: A pivotal year for South Africa’s office real estate dynamics

South Africa’s office real estate market is poised for a transformative year in 2025, with Cushman & Wakefield | BROLL predicting that it will mark the end of a lengthy ‘tenant-market’ cycle and as property demand-supply dynamics are shifting in favour of landlords. In the year ahead, the property solutions leader expects more office real estate deals to flow, increased office space take-up and rental growth driven by solidified hybrid work policies, an evolution in tenant-controlled office designs, and even the re-emergence of new development in some locations.

The selling of Portside Tower

Accelerate Property Fund (APF) is taking significant steps to manage its financial position by offloading some substantial properties. Selling these assets, especially notable ones like Portside Tower seems like a strategic move to reduce their debt burden, which is quite large at R3.7 billion.

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