{"id":8713,"date":"2018-06-04T04:15:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T04:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/julius-berger-van-oord-picked-for-lagos-apple-island-project\/"},"modified":"2018-06-04T04:15:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T04:15:58","slug":"julius-berger-van-oord-picked-for-lagos-apple-island-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/julius-berger-van-oord-picked-for-lagos-apple-island-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Julius Berger, Van Oord picked for Lagos Apple Island project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"49.290224419932\">\n<article data-io-article-url=\"http:\/\/guardian.ng\/property\/julius-berger-van-oord-picked-for-lagos-apple-island-project\/\" data-post-type=\"post\" data-post-id=\"650555\" readability=\"44\">\n<div id=\"attachment_499190\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger.jpg?resize=1280%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/ventra-lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif?ssl=1\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-640x360.jpg 640w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-1062x598.jpg 1062w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-320x180.jpg 320w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-281x158.jpg 281w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-562x316.jpg 562w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-531x299.jpg 531w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-487x274.jpg 487w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-974x548.jpg 974w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-600x338.jpg 600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"size-full wp-image-499190 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger.jpg?resize=1280%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"size-full wp-image-499190 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-640x360.jpg 640w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-1062x598.jpg 1062w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-320x180.jpg 320w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-281x158.jpg 281w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-562x316.jpg 562w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-531x299.jpg 531w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-487x274.jpg 487w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-974x548.jpg 974w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julius-Berger-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julius Berger<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Construction giant, Julius Berger Plc  and Van Oord have been picked by the  Nigerian Army for the development of its  iconic  Apple Island  project in Lagos.The mixed-used development being promoted by the Nigerian Army Properties Limited is \u00a0 located off the Banana Island, reputed to be the preserve of the rich.Named \u2018Apple Island\u2019 because of its shape, the project is expected to comprise about 100 <a href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/property-center-nigeria\/\">housing<\/a> units for top military officers, who currently are suffering acute accommodation shortage.<\/p>\n<p>The project expected to be sited on a reclaimed parcel of land from the Lagos Lagoon.\u00a0The sandfilling of the scheme is yet to commence.The proposed island is to be located 400 meters off the shoreline of the upscale Banana Island in Ikoyi. It would  sit  on  45 hectares, with a total of 131 plots. <\/p>\n<p>It consists of a shopping mall, Guest House, Police station a mosque and a clubhouse.The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Burutai  visited the site of the proposed Apple Island being promoted by the Nigerian Army Properties Ltd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>General Burutai, who performed the traditional   ground  breaking ceremony  said the project will  help to alleviate the accommodation  problems of the officers.Accompanied by\u00a0 military commanders including General Enebong Udoh, General Officer Commander, 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, he stressed readiness for the project to be completed within time. <\/p>\n<p>The architectural design was handled by Messrs Majoroh Partners.  The shape was specifically done  to wade off water current  as well as  obstruct  debris.According to the architect, the island consists of  64 plots for the army, with another 24 hectares lay out, while a bridge will be constructed over board.<\/p>\n<p>The firm stressed that the  project is expected to have  two layout. One layouts for the Army and another for civilian  population, who will want to enjoy the security and  the ambiance provided  by nature.The Business Mmanager,\u00a0 Tauraf International Limited , the appointed developer for the project, Babajide Ayoade, who briefed  the Army chief expressed optimism that project will be a delight for Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian gathered that the island was part of the Lagos Master plan created  over 40 years and was being designed in line with international best practices.Already prospective  buyers are already making enquiries for a plot as the island  will have other areas apart from  the  100 housing units for top military officers.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>\t\t\t<br class=\"clear\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<br class=\"clear\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a hre=\"http:\/\/guardian.ng\/property\/julius-berger-van-oord-picked-for-lagos-apple-island-project\/\"> Guardian <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julius Berger Construction giant, Julius Berger Plc and Van Oord have been picked by the Nigerian &hellip; <a title=\"Julius Berger, Van Oord picked for Lagos Apple Island project\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/julius-berger-van-oord-picked-for-lagos-apple-island-project\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Julius Berger, Van Oord picked for Lagos Apple Island project<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[1393,1403,1399,617,344,684,522,416,41,15309],"class_list":["post-8713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opportunities-in-new-markets","tag-5-hectares","tag-buy","tag-development","tag-house","tag-housing","tag-lagos","tag-nigeria","tag-properties","tag-property","tag-ups"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Julius-Berger.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}