JLL named Top Property Services Group at API Awards 2022

JLL has been named the Top Property Services Group at the 6th Annual Africa Property Investment (API) Awards 2022 held from 21st to 22nd September at the Marriott Hotel, Melrose in Johannesburg, South Africa. The firm was awarded the title for its achievements including technology innovation, sustainability, and successful diversification as well as execution of real estate deals and services across 30 African countries in the past 12 months.
During that period, the company has worked across all major real estate services and sectors on the African continent, including Capital Markets, comprising investment sales, debt and financing arrangements; Leasing – full service brokerage between tenant and landlords; Advisory and Consulting – workplace strategy, technology services, valuations, and strategic consulting; Facilities Management – management and outsourcing of properties and real estate portfolios, and Project & Development Services – design and management of real estate projects including fit out services. The company also undertakes detailed research across sectors and regions in Africa.
"Having the range and depth of expertise within JLL Africa is important, but more than just that, I do believe that being the only independently and fully owned global player on the continent for the past 11 years puts JLL at a significant advantage," said Peter Harris, JLL’s Co-CEO for sub-Saharan Africa and Maghreb. “We are deeply honoured to have received this award. It has reaffirmed our conviction that with this level of regional expertise and global insight, we can deliver for our clients and continue to shape the future of real estate in Africa."
In the past 12 months, the company completed 75 assets and executed $490 million capital markets transactions by deal value. This included advising on the largest integrated logistics facility ever in Africa (DSV logistics facility in Pomona, Johannesburg) at the start of 2022. Another standout was taking to market a 62-asset portfolio comprising of retail, office, and industrial assets to market on behalf of South Africa's largest pension funds; 311’000 square metres leased on the continent. JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group has been ranked as the leading hotel investment sales advisor since 2015. This was again achieved in 2021.
The API peer-to-peer awards were established to recognize and promote excellence in Africa’s rising real estate sector and have become a critical benchmark for measuring success for the industry.