Projects Showcase

OPH has transformed dozens of buildings in the Gandhi Square Precinct. Take a look at a few of the before and after transformations.

Before & After (For Showcase landing page)

112 Main Street

From a derelict structure, that sadly stood empty for many years, is now one of the premium buildings in Johannesburg CBD overlooking Gandhi Square

High Court Building

The High Court Building has undergone several rebirths. Built in 1904 in the Edwardian style, it provided rooms for lawyers who practiced at the Law Court on the present Gandhi Square

Somerset House

Somerset House, built in 1906 in an Edwardian/classicism style, is a three-storey building fronting Gandhi Square, with an arcade running through to Fox Street

Oscar Spares & Mathomo Mall

Once referred to as the “place of darkness” amongst the locals, Oscar Spares and Mathomo Mall was a dilapidated complex and regarded as one of the most dangerous hijacked building’s in town

Hatton Gardens Complex

When OPH bought Hatton Gardens in about 2010 it contained 180 corrugated iron shacks spread throughout its seven storeys, with a shebeen on the ground floor

Umoya House

Umoya House, located on Gandhi Square, was one of the 1st buildings that OPH purchased in the late 1990’s. As with the other buildings OPH rehabilitated, Umoya House was in a state of profound decay

Gandhi Square

The commercial and retail hub of Johannesburg CBD

Fox Street Mall

Two blocks of leisurely, pedestrianised space