Landmark Africa Group is a Nigerian hospitality, commercial real estate, and tourist destination development and services company. Landmark Lagos, the group's headquarters at Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria attracted over 3.5 million visitors in 2023.[1]
Landmark Africa Group started in 1997 as a co-working office provider in Mayfair, London and expanded across Europe.[3] In 2003, Landmark entered the African market after opening in Lagos, Nigeria. By 2006, it had expanded to Accra, Johannesburg, and Nairobi.[4]
In 2014, Landmark completed the Landmark House at Ikeja, Nigeria.[3] This was followed by the completion of Landmark Towers in 2015 and that same year.[5]
In 2016, Hard Rock Café and Shiro Japanese Restaurants were introduced within Landmark Lagos, followed by the Landmark Leisure Centre in 2017.[6]
In March 2020, Landmark Group and the Lagos State Government set up an emergency response COVID Isolation Centre on the grounds of the Landmark Village during the critical early stage of a global pandemic.[7]
Controversy on the demolition of Landmark Leisure Beach
Between April and May 2024 Landmark Leisure Beach was demolished between to make way for the Lagos – Calabar Coastal Highway.[8] At the time of the demolition, the beach was a platform for over 50 micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises and over 1,000 employees.[9] The group is currently seeking compensation from the Federal Government of Nigeria.[10]
Awards
In 2017 and 2019, Landmark Africa was named among London Stock Exchange’s Companies to Inspire Africa.[11][12] Landmark Africa won Commercial Real Estate of the Year at the Africa Housing Awards in 2022[13] and Best Overall Developer (Nigeria) at Euromoney in 2023.[14]
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