Johannesburg’s inner city appears to be making steady progress in luring upmarket residential buyers into the fold.

Urban Ocean Property Devel- opers, which is active in Johannesburg’s inner city, has bought two mothballed office blocks, including two landmark properties, from Old Mutual Properties for an undisclosed amount.

Its identity is under wraps, but we can tell you the building where South Africa's version of The Apprentice is being filmed, is a Joburg landmark

The old Ernst & Young building on the corner of Diagonal and Pritchard streets is being renovated into luxury living quarters for the young and trendy

Developers are hoping to turn Johannesburg's inner centre into something that resembles Manhattan