Sapoa 2026 Innovative Excellence Awards winners announced across South African property categories
Supplied image: Sandton Gate, the 10-hectare mixed-use precinct on Winnie Mandela Drive developed by Abcon and Tiber - winner of the Retail Category at the 2026 Sapoa Property Awards for Innovative Excellence
The Sapoa Property Awards for Innovative Excellence are a symbol of achievement in South Africa’s property sector — recognising those who challenge convention, push boundaries, and elevate what is possible.
The winner of the 2026 Sapoa Property Awards for Innovative Excellence are:
| Category | Winner | Developer, owner and/or architect |
| Commercial Office Development of the Year | Bendehuis | Atterbury Property / Twin City / Slee+co. and Francois van der Merwe Architects |
| Corporate Office Development of the Year | South African Reserve Bank H/O Campus redevelopment | GASS Architecture Studios |
| Industrial Development of the Year | Goscor Lift Trucks, Lords View Industrial Park | West Property Fund / Empowered Spaces Architects |
| Innovative Development of the Year | University of Johannesburg Rescue Simulation Centre | Impendulo Design Architects |
| Interiors Development of the Year | Ninety One HO | Growthpoint Properties / Paragon Group - Architects and Interior Architects |
| Mixed-use Development of the Year | The Herringbone | Divercity Urban Property Group / GASS Architecture Studios |
| ‘Other Development’ of the Year | Emeris Sandton Campus | SNA Architects |
| Refurbished Development of the Year | SARB HO Campus Redevelopment | GASS Architecture Studios |
| Residential Development of the Year | Yethu City on Sisulu | Octodec Investments Limited / GASS Architecture Studios |
| Retail Development: ‘Large Regional’ of the Year | Mushroom Farm Shopping Centre | Century Property Developments / Bredenkamp and Reid Architects |
| Retail Development: ‘Small Boutique’ of the Year | Sandton Gate Central | Abcon Developments / Boogertman + Partners Architects |
| Rural & Small-town Development of the Year | Mbashe LG Mall | Exemplar REITail, McCormick Property Development / MDS Architecture and Architects Unbound |
| Student Accommodation Development of the Year | Volley Roper | Bow+Arc / Tann Architecture |