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Urban and Regional Place Makers

Business, Administrative & Contact Information

a. Business name: SpatialiZe (Pty) Ltd

b. Business type: Private Company

c. Company registration number: 2015 / 023778 / 07

d. Tax reference number: 909 394 819 9

e. VAT number: 4100270901

f. Tel: +27 11 268 6380

g. E-mail: [email protected]

h. Physical address: 1st Floor, Unihold House, 22 Hurlingham Road, cnr Fricker, Illovo Boulevard, Illovo, Johannesburg, 2196

i. Postal Address: P.O. Box 835, Houghton, 2041

k. Banking details:

Bank: First National Bank (FNB)

Branch: Killarney, JHB

Account number: 625 257 873 81

Branch code: 256 205

Main company contact

Yusuf Patel Founder & Managing Director

Pr. Pln A/1041/1998, PPSAPI MSc. Financial Economics (University of London) MSc. Development Planning (University of the Witwatersrand) Cell: + 27 82 894 4825 Skype: yusuf.patel24 Email: [email protected] Web: www.spatialize.co.za

Introduction Company History

SpatialiZe was formed in January 2015 out of the vision of its founder, Yusuf Patel, incorporating 20 years of policy and

practical experience in the built environment across both the public and private sectors.

Yusuf is a former Deputy Director-General in national government, former Executive Director of Basil Read (Pty) Ltd and

Managing Director of its Developments Division, former board member of the South African Cities Network (SACN) and

immediate Past President of the South African Planning Institute (SAPI). He continues to serve on the SAPI board, is Vice

President (Southern Africa) of the Commonwealth Association of Planners (CAP), committee member SAPOA property

developers forum, and spokesperson of the South African Affordable Residential Developers Association (SAARDA). He is

founder and director of Makopa, which is a family and community based Investment Company with a Foundation that

supports various community development initiatives.

In a short space of time since inception SpatialiZe has already undertaken various support and advisory assignments for

clients in the built environment sector including consulting support to developers operating in the affordable housing

market. SpatialiZe was appointed by Mbombela Local Municipality (MLM) in July 2015 to lead and manage a Strategic

Programmes & Projects Support Unit (SPPSU). This multi-year contract involves overseeing a multi-disciplinary

professional team of Planners, Development Economists, Engineers, Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Marketing and Social

Facilitation specialists. The aim of the project is to support City making through long-range planning, mobilising

infrastructure investment, and improving governance and service delivery systems.

Key Experience & Projects

Long-Term Planning, Project Packaging & Strategic Support

Spatial & Development Planning

Local Government (Establishment, IDPs, LED, MIG, Turnaround Strategies)

Infrastructure (Investment, Frameworks, Modelling, Inter-sectoral Planning)

Sustainable Human Settlements & Affordable Housing

o Packaging large-scale integrated housing projects (Cosmo City, Malibongwe Ridge, Savanna City)

Urban Development Framework, Rural-Urban interlinkages and integration

Planning Profession, Planning Africa conference series

With this experience and having operated across strategic, executive, programme/ project management and technical

levels, SpatialiZe is founded on a solid platform.

What the company does

SpatialiZe is a multi-functional place-making company that undertakes and facilitates land, infrastructure, housing and

property development; and provides various development planning and built environment related services to create

inclusive, economically vibrant, and sustainable neighbourhoods, cities and regions. SpatialiZe does place-making at

various scales including regional, city, town, precinct, neighbourhood, street, and site/ERF specific levels through a holistic

and integrated approach.

SpatialiZe Focal Areas & Areas of Expertise

Spatial Economics

Spatial Collaboration

Spatial Governance Spatial Design

Spatial Planning

Strategy

Vision statement To be a leading contributor in the spatial transformation of South African cities and regions, and to promote inclusive

development globally.

Mission statement To orchestrate better and more affordable urban living experiences for people.

Values Purposeful

Mission directed

User focussed

Quality service

Innovative

Collaborative

Holistic

Business goals & objectives Within a three year period to:

Be a well-established, cutting-edge and sustainable company;

Have built on previous experience and undertaken well acknowledged projects with high socio-economic impact;

Be amongst the leading preferred specialists and partners that investors and clients utilise and work with;

Have a growing professional core team and a network of partnerships with built environment experts that enable the

facilitation of integrated solutions for clients; and be regarded by users and communities as a highly valuable resource

and change agent.

The general strategy of the company is to work in collaborative joint ventures and partnerships with the best available

specialists in various areas or disciplines. The company will develop organically through delivering high quality work and

continuous learning. The two focus areas will include development planning and built environment related consulting

services, and infrastructure and housing transaction facilitation. In the longer term the company will build a property

investment portfolio.

The economic intent of the organisation is to be a triple bottom line company focussing on profitability, social investment

and environmental responsibility.

Business concept

Business concept

SpatialiZe is a multi-functional place-making company that undertakes and facilitates land, infrastructure, housing and

property development; and provides various development planning and built environment related services and solutions.

SpatialiZe does place-making at various scales including regional, city, town, precinct, neighbourhood, street, and site/ERF

specific levels through a holistic and integrated approach.

This approach combines social, economic, environmental and physical elements of development in a synergistic way to

create more inclusive, sustainable, and economically successful places for people to live and work in. SpatialiZe

provides various built environment and infrastructure investment services and solutions for the public and private

sectors, and facilitates public-private partnerships. The company operates across the economic development and

sustainable human settlement value chain and undertakes housing transaction facilitation by packaging projects and

mobilising funding based on the holistic place-making approach.

Products

Development Strategies and Plans (including municipal IDPs, SDFs, PGDSs, Sector and National plans)

Place Based Concept and Spatial Master plans

Investment/Project Appraisals

Cost-Benefit Studies

Feasibility Studies

Financial Models

Transaction Structures & Memorandums

Property and Land market research reports

Demographic studies

Urban growth and management models

Housing strategies, design and technological options

Packaged/implemented projects (property/housing developments)

Services

Consulting and Advisory services

- Place-Making

- Development Planning

- Urban Planning & Design

- Built Environment

- Infrastructure

- Housing

- National, Provincial & Local Government support

Mega-Scale Mixed-Income Housing

Packaging of All-Scale housing projects

Infrastructure Investment facilitation

Project preparation

Land and Property transaction facilitation

Development & Implementation Management

Public-Private Partnership facilitation

Strategic Advanced Stakeholder facilitation

Business competitiveness

SpatialiZe has a unique holistic approach to place-making that transcends individual professional disciplines and

incorporates deep knowledge and experience of public and private sector requirements and workings. SpatialiZe also

engages space and built environment from an economic and business logic perspective.

Quality policy & objectives

SpatialiZe operates within the professional framework and code of conduct for Registered Professional Planners under the

regulatory body SACPLAN (South African Council for Planners).

Service pledge

To provide services and outputs of a high quality based on appropriate information, data, research, stakeholder facilitation

and multi-disciplinary collaboration within agreed time frames.

Management & Ownership

Ownership Structure Yusuf Patel – 100%

Directors Sole and Managing Director – Yusuf Patel

Business & leadership skills Possesses strong leadership and managerial experience in both the public and private sectors at Board, Executive

Management and Senior and Project Management levels balancing strategic capability with practical implementation

expertise. Possesses a vision and purpose driven approach ensuring the successful delivery of projects utilising strong

organisational development experience to market, position and build brands in line with triple bottom-line sustainability.

Strive for team-based results through a strong focus on performance management and development of people. Has a

wide and experienced network of associates and colleagues to be able to take on any project within the focal area of

expertise successfully.

Management & Personnel SpatialiZe is managed and operated by Yusuf Patel and supported by strategic partners and a network of specialist service

providers. As the business grows a core team of young planners will be recruited internally and be positioned to grow as

future industry leaders.

Attorneys Ziyaad E Patel Attorneys

www.zepattorneys.co.za

P.O. Box 291397, Melville, 2109

Cell No: +27 83 309 5238; Tel No: + 27 11 782 - 2644

Fax No: + 27 11 782 – 6293; Fax - Email: +27 88 011 782 - 6293

E-Mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

Accountants

Metro Management Consultants

59 Oxford Road, Saxonwold, 2196

Tel No: 011 646 3414

Fax No: 011 646 7477

Email: [email protected]

Affirmative action initiatives

SpatialiZe is committed to affirmative procurement and aims to grow the business by hiring young black talented planners

as a business imperative. SpatialiZe, since operating has utilised 100% BEE service providers for legal, accounting, branding

and marketing, and IT related support services.

BEE

SpatialiZe is 100% black owned and operated.

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Recent Project Experience (Integrated Housing & Property Development)

Savanna City (over 18 000 houses), Cosmo City (over 12 000 houses), Malibongwe

Ridge (over 5 000 houses), Lufhereng (over 22 000 houses), Klipriver Business Park

(light industrial), Munis Square (mixed-use development in Lusaka), Rolling Hills

(Lifestyle estate), Akumunigo (affordable housing in Rwanda)

Approach & Methodology

SpatialiZe (Pty) Ltd

Our typical approach and methodology consists of four interrelated phases. Each phase is undertaken in a multi-

disciplinary way and by engaging with the client, key stakeholders, affected communities and users. Our core products and

services offered are integrated within this methodological approach which is flexible, can be offered in parts and can be

tailored according to specific client and project needs.

1

Strategize

4

Materialize

3

Mobilize

2

Spatialize

1. Strategize

We start any assignment by developing a rigorous understanding of the given situation, assessing the forces and dynamics

impacting on the situation, and formulating potential solutions, options and visions:

Gather and analyse information and data

Assess social, economic, environmental and physical/spatial dimensions

Undertake further research

Stakeholder and community input

Understand user needs and requirements

Identify root causes

Undertake SWOT

Formulate a Vision

Develop objectives and strategies

2. SpatialiZe

In this phase we translate visions and development objectives into spatial and physical form, we consider the spatial

economy and design dimensions, and optimize the spatial benefits and impacts towards inclusive and sustainable

development outcomes:

Determine economic logic of spatial area

Prepare spatial frameworks and plans

Identify key focal areas and projects

3. Mobilize

This phase deals with preparing the groundwork for implementation and mobilizing all relevant resources:

Identify implementation and funding requirements

Prepare feasibility studies

Identify and engage investors, funders and financiers

Implementation plans

4. Materialize

The final phase is undertaking implementation and managing delivery processes:

Project and implementation management

Project plans and reports

Monitoring & Learning

Park at Savanna City designed by local school children and community artists, 2014

SpatialiZe (Pty) Ltd

Company Registration Number: 2015/023778/07

1st Floor, Unihold House

22 Hurlingham Road, cnr. Fricker

Illovo Boulevard

Illovo

Johannesburg

2196

PO Box 835

Houghton

Johannesburg

2041

Contact details:

Tel: +27 11 268 6380

Cell: +27 82 894 4825

E-mail: [email protected]

Skype: yusuf.patel24

www.spatialize.co.za