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“All these accolades

reassure us that
we are on track to
realise our vision
for Waterfall City:
a smart city so

admired, safe and
sustainable, there
is no better place to

live, work, play and
prosper. “

Real Estate Leadership. With 30+ years’ ceremony planned for February next year.
experience in real estate, property and
asset management, Willie is a visionary Reflecting on this honour, Willie Vos said;
leader who has managed Waterfall City’s “After winning the first-ever World’s Best
evolution from a R3bn municipal asset in Masterplan title earlier this year, we are
2004, to Africa’s premier mixed-use smart thrilled to be in the running for this award
city, valued at R65bn and admired for its again, having retained our Best Masterplan
safety, sustainability and liveability. Willie’s South Africa status. This recognition
imagineering of Waterbucks, the world’s first highlights the considerable efforts we put
geographically bound smart-city rewards into the careful planning of the key urban
programme, due to launch early next year, design aspects of Waterfall City’s blueprint
cements his reputation as an innovator and and showcases the success of our innovative
change-maker in the property sector. thinking and human-centric design. On a
personal level, I am humbled to have been honoured with the
The Masterplan category was specially created in 2024 by Real Estate Leadership award, a true milestone in my career.
the International Property Awards association for large- All these accolades reassure us that we are on track to realise
scale developments covering a minimum of 20,000m² and our vision for Waterfall City: a smart city so admired, safe
including at least five of the following uses: residential, retail, and sustainable, there is no better place to live, work, play
commercial, leisure, cultural, institutional, public service and and prosper. Kudos to my team and to all our partners and
industrial. stakeholders on another remarkable achievement.”

Regional heats are staged for Africa, Arabia, Europe, Canada, The International Property Awards are the largest, most
Central & South America, the Caribbean, USA, UK and Asia prestigious and widely recognised property awards
Pacific. The highest scoring, five-star regional winners from programme globally. Now in their 32 year, the awards cover
nd
each category in Africa will automatically be put forward over 50 different residential and commercial categories,
for re-judging against the five-star winners in the other judged by an independent panel of over 100 industry
regions of the world. Following this re-assessment, the 2026 experts, and chaired by House of Lords members. Judging
International winners will be identified as the ‘World’s Best’. focuses on design, quality, service, innovation, originality, and
These winners will be announced at a glittering awards commitment to sustainability.

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