Johannesburg's trophy roster is anchored by Sandton City Office Towers, The Leonardo, Norton Rose Fulbright Tower.

• Sandton City Office Towers — Sandton, 2014.
• The Leonardo — Sandton, 2019.
• Norton Rose Fulbright Tower — Sandton, 2016.
• Discovery Place — Sandton, 2018.
• Alice Lane Towers — Sandton, 2014.

TL;DR

• Sandton City Office Towers — Sandton, 2014.
• The Leonardo — Sandton, 2019.
• Norton Rose Fulbright Tower — Sandton, 2016.
• Discovery Place — Sandton, 2018.
• Alice Lane Towers — Sandton, 2014.

Trophy roster

**Sandton City Office Towers** (Sandton), ~540k sqft, completed 2014. Office levels integrated with Sandton City retail anchor. **The Leonardo** (Sandton), ~590k sqft, completed 2019. Tallest building in South Africa. **Norton Rose Fulbright Tower** (Sandton), ~290k sqft, completed 2016. Norton Rose Fulbright Africa HQ; boutique Sandton trophy. **Discovery Place** (Sandton), ~970k sqft, completed 2018. Discovery insurance HQ. **Alice Lane Towers** (Sandton), ~540k sqft, completed 2014. Three-tower Sandton precinct anchored by Marsh, Bowmans, Sanlam.

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Sandton City Office Towers is the most-cited trophy benchmark in the Johannesburg market.

Editorial provenance

Reviewed by Samuel Okafor — EMEA contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.

Primary sources for this page

• CBRE Marketview reports — CBRE
• JLL Office Insight — JLL
• Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat — Cushman & Wakefield
• Savills World Research — Savills
• Colliers Global Office Outlook — Colliers

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