The Leonardo is a 55-floor mixed-use property development in
Sandton
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,
Johannesburg
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,
South Africa
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. The
fourth tallest building in
Africa
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and the
tallest in South Africa and
sub-Saharan Africa
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, it stands at a height of . The building is built at 75 Maude Street, approximately 100 metres from the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
The development includes street level shops as well as an above ground podium, where a swimming pool, restaurant and several other facilities are located. The facilities are open to public use, and can be booked through Legacy Hotels and Resorts.
It has been announced that the 2100 square metre, 3 floor penthouse apartment will go on the market for
R 180 million, which, if sold, will make this the most expensive sectional title property ever sold in South Africa. The entire structure cost R 2 billion and consists of 200 apartments and 11 floors of commercial office.
The design has changed significantly since it was announced and was originally scheduled to be designed by AMA architect firm and be completed by 2010.
On 17 November 2015, the Leonardo began construction. By late April 2018, the Leonardo was the tallest building in Sandton, exceeding the Sandton City Office tower which stands at 141 metres, and by mid April 2019, the Leonardo was topped out and was officially the tallest building in Africa until surpassed on 29 April 2019 by the
Great Mosque of Algiers Tower in
Algeria
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, standing at . The Leonardo is now the fourth tallest building on the continent following the completion in 2024 of the
Iconic Tower () in
Egypt
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's
New Administrative Capital
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, and the 2023 completion of the
Mohammed VI Tower () in
Rabat
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,
Morocco
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.
Gallery
File:The Leonardo - Under Construction.jpg, The tower under construction in 2018
File:Africa reaches for new heights.jpg, Tower partially obscured by haze
See also
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List of tallest buildings and structures in South Africa
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List of tallest buildings in Africa
This article ranks the tallest skyscrapers on the African continent by height. Initially, only a small number of major financial and commercial centres boasted large skylines, such as Cairo, Johannesburg, Lagos and Nairobi. However, since t ...
References
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Skyscrapers in Johannesburg