Banana Island | |
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city | |
 Architectural drawing of Lagoon City | |
  Banana Island Location in Lagos | |
| Coordinates:6°28′N3°27′E / 6.467°N 3.450°E /6.467; 3.450 | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Lagos State |
| City | Lagos |
| LGA | Eti-Osa |
| Neighbourhood | Ikoyi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Banana Island is an artificial island off the foreshore ofIkoyi,Lagos,Nigeria. Its name derives from the curvature of its shape. The island is a planned, mixed development with residential, commercial and recreational buildings.
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The original Banana Island construction project entitledLagoon City was the brainchild of the late Chief Adebayo Adeleke, a University of London trained Civil Engineer (MICE), and CEO of City Property Development Ltd.
Adeleke had originally commissioned a new urban development inMaroko, Victoria Island, but that project had been acquired by the Lagos State government. Following a lengthy 10 year court case, Lagos State government offered other parcels of land as consideration for the Maroko development.
Banana Island is aman-made island inLagos State,Nigeria that is slightly curved in shape – like a banana. It is located in theLagos Lagoon and is connected toIkoyi Island by a dedicated road which is linked to the existing road network near Parkview Estate. The island was constructed by the Lebanese-NigerianChagoury Group in partnership with the FederalMinistry of Power, Works and Housing,[1] and is considered to be on-par with the7th arrondissement of Paris,La Jolla, California (inSan Diego), andTokyo'sShibuya andRoppongi neighbourhoods.[2]
It occupies a sand-filled area of approximately 1,630,000 square metres and is divided into 536 plots (of between 1000 and 4000 square metres in size), mainly arranged alongcul-de-sacs, designed as to enhance the historically residential nature of Ikoyi. Residents are provided with utilities, including underground electrical systems (versus the overhead cabling common throughout Lagos), an underground water supply network, a central sewage system/treatment plant, street lighting and satellite telecommunications networks.[3]
The Island is a planned, mixed development, with dedicated areas for residential, commercial and recreational activities. On the residential side of the Island, planning permission is not granted for dwellings over 3 storeys high. The developers also intend to develop a mainpiazza, a club-house, a primary and secondaryschool, a fire and police station and a medical clinic. They are also negotiating to build a5-starhotel on the island, along with an array of smaller Guest Houses.
Banana Island hosts several high end residential developments such as Ocean Parade Towers[4] - a series of 14 luxury tower blocks strategically situated at one end of the island to take advantage of 180 degree panoramic views overlooking the lagoon. Similar to many of the developments on the island, it has dedicated leisure facilities such as a private health club - with tennis courts, squash courts and a swimming pool surrounded by extensive gardens.[5] At launch flats in Ocean Parade sold for over US$400,000.[6]
Several leading Nigerian and International corporates such as - Etisalat Nigeria,[7] Airtel Nigeria,[8] Ford Foundation Nigeria[9] and Olaniwun Ajayi & Co[10] - are also based on Banana Island.
[[Category:Mixed-use developments in Lagos]
Stolen from original owner by the local government
