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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
NOVEMBER
2016
Amdec is injecting a massive R3-bil-
lion into the development of these
properties as a result of its growing
partnership with Marriott Interna-
tional. This investment comes with welcome
economic and employment benefits, during
construction and long afterwards.
Commenting on the announcement,
James Wilson, Amdec CEO says: “We are proud
to pave the way for Marriott International’s
growth plans in Africa and help to open up new
markets for this leading hotel company and
its many loyal guests from around the globe.
At the same time we are thrilled to develop
property assets that create even more reasons
to visit South Africa and see the cities they are
located in. It is exciting to be part of creating
new dimensions to hospitality and tourism in
the country and, by doing so, provide more
opportunities for visitors and locals alike.”
The hotel developments are in response
to increasing visitors’ numbers to the two
major South African cities. Their development
is expected to create around 8 000 building
related jobs while under construction and
over 700 new sustainable hospitality jobs will
be created on completion – 470 in three new
Cape Town hotels and 320 in the two Johan-
nesburg hotels.
Johannesburg
The new hotels in Johannesburg will be the
first two Marriott-branded properties in South
Africa – the signature brand Johannesburg
PROJECTS AND CONTRACTS
Marriott Hotel® Melrose Arch and the Marriott
Executive Apartments® Johannesburg
Melrose Arch.
Both the hotel and executive serviced
apartment projects are part of Amdec’s latest
phase of the iconic Melrose Arch mixed-use
precinct, the striking One on Whiteley which
also includes a health club and luxury motor
retail, and exclusive residential apartments.
The Johannesburg Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch
will offer 150 rooms and the Marriott Executive
Apartments Johannesburg Melrose Arch will
have 200 apartments. They are set to welcome
guests at the celebrated live, work, play and
stay Melrose Arch precinct in 2018.
Cape Town
The three new hotels in the mother city
include the first Marriott Hotel in Cape Town;
the second hotel will be under the upscale
extended stay brand, Residence Inn by
Marriott®, the first in South Africa; and the third
hotel will be under the upper-moderate tier
lifestyle brand, AC Hotels by Marriott®, which is
the first hotel under this brand for the Middle
East & Africa (MEA) region.
Amdec’s latest mixed-use development
– Harbour Arch – is to be constructed in the
bourgeoning Culemborg node of Cape Town,
and will become the site of the 200-room
Cape Town Marriott Hotel Foreshore and the
150-room Residence Inn by Marriott Cape
Town Foreshore. Harbour Arch will be a new
200 000 m
2
mixed use development modelled
MARRIOTT: FIVE
new hotels in SA
Amdec Group, South Africa’s leading developer of new urban
lifestyles, last month confirmed it is developing five hotel
properties for the world’s leading hotel company, Marriott
International. All five of these properties will be firsts for
Marriott brands in the country.
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James Wilson, Amdec CEO.
Johannesburg Marriott Hotel Melrose Arch.
on the iconic award-winning Melrose Arch
mixed use precinct in Johannesburg. On
completion, it will comprise seven individual
blocks located along a landscaped pedestrian
walkway running the entire length of the
precinct and will offer a sumptuous blend of
retail, commercial, residential, hotels, restau-
rants and coffee shops, gyms and health clubs,
banking, entertainment, and much more. It is
expected to open in 2019.
The 189-room modern, design-led AC Hotel
Cape Town Waterfront will welcome guests at
The Yacht Club, a unique mixed-use landmark
by Amdec which recently began construction.
The Yacht Club is within the Roggebaai Canal
Tourism Precinct, named after the Roggebaai
Canal which runs through it. It is linked to an