Residential & heritage
Distinctive city living, including the CornerHouse apartments and the award-winning Apprentice Penthouse.
View developmentsJohannesburg inner-city property
Build the city.
Live the shift.
Urban Ocean develops and manages distinctive spaces in Johannesburg's Financial District — from residential and student living to commercial environments built around the energy of the CBD.
Based at CornerHouse · 77 Commissioner Street · Johannesburg
One city. Multiple ways to use it.
Inner-city space with intent.
Urban Ocean's portfolio moves across the daily life of the CBD: homes, student accommodation, workspaces, retail and adaptive reuse. The common thread is a focus on central Johannesburg and buildings with character.
Student accommodation
Urban Einstein provides furnished student accommodation across three adjacent CBD buildings around Rissik and Commissioner streets.
Explore Urban EinsteinCommercial space
Office, co-working and retail opportunities across buildings including CornerHouse, CNA Building, National Bank House and Penmore Towers.
See commercial spacesPortfolio markers
Buildings that tell Johannesburg's story.
Rather than treat the CBD as blank land, Urban Ocean's published portfolio works with landmark addresses and mixed-use opportunities in the Financial District.
CornerHouse
One address, many uses: office suites, co-working, residential accommodation, retail, events and creative production. CornerHouse is also Urban Ocean's published office address.
Explore CornerHouseUrban Einstein
Student accommodation across three adjacent inner-city buildings.
Student livingNational Bank House
A historic Financial District address with offices, banking-hall space and the Apprentice Penthouse.
Commercial portfolio“Re-inventing the culture of true inner-city living and working.”
The CBD as an ecosystem
Live, study and work within the same urban fabric.
The portfolio sits close to Johannesburg's transport, education, retail and business networks. Urban Ocean's development model combines heritage buildings, central addresses and adaptable uses rather than treating each property as an isolated asset.
Start with what you need.
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Student accommodation
Urban Einstein enquiries and room information.
Urban Einstein enquiries and room information.
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Residential or commercial space
Discuss a building, use, size requirement or availability.
Discuss a building, use, size requirement or availability.
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Development conversation
Speak directly with Duan Coetzee, Director.
Speak directly with Duan Coetzee, Director.