Completed
Construction

Harbor View Mixed-Use Tower

A 12-story landmark blending retail, office, and residential life on the Douala waterfront.

Atlantic Holdings Douala, Cameroon Jan 15, 2023 — Feb 28, 2025
Overview

About the project

Delivered as a turnkey design-build, the Harbor View Tower integrates retail at street level, six floors of Grade-A office space, and five floors of premium residences. The project introduced a hybrid energy system reducing grid dependency by 35%.

12
Floors
18,400
Gross floor area
35%
Grid dependency cut
On time
Delivery
The work

Challenge, solution, outcome

Challenge

A waterfront site with a high water table and a hard delivery deadline tied to anchor-tenant lease commitments left no slack in the programme.

Solution

We dewatered and reinforced the substructure early, ran a 14-week rolling procurement calendar for long-lead façade and MEP packages, and sequenced floors so fit-out trailed the structural frame by a fixed offset.

Outcome

Handed over on schedule and under budget, with the hybrid energy system cutting the building's grid dependency by 35% from day one.

Delivery

Project timeline

  1. Design & permitting

    Completed

    Jan 15, 2023 — Apr 30, 2023

    Design-build coordination, geotechnical study, and statutory approvals.

  2. Substructure & dewatering

    Completed

    May 1, 2023 — Sep 15, 2023

    Dewatering, piling, and reinforced foundation on a high-water-table site.

  3. Superstructure

    Completed

    Sep 16, 2023 — Jun 30, 2024

    Reinforced-concrete frame and core to full height across 12 floors.

  4. Façade & MEP

    Completed

    Apr 1, 2024 — Nov 30, 2024

    Curtain-wall, hybrid energy system, and mechanical/electrical/plumbing coordination.

  5. Fit-out & handover

    Completed

    Oct 1, 2024 — Feb 28, 2025

    Retail and residential fit-out, commissioning, snagging, and handover.

The team

Who delivered it

ME

Marie-Claire Etogo

Project Director

PMP-certified construction lead; ex-Bouygues.

PM

Patrick Mbah

Lead Electrical Engineer

Headed the MEP and hybrid energy integration.

EK

Emmanuel Kondé

Energy Systems Lead

Designed the rooftop solar + storage architecture.

Partners

With

Atlantic HoldingsCameroon DevBank

Tags

Mixed-use High-rise Hybrid energy Design-build
Gallery

On site

Images and video from the project.

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