Gracefield Island

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Gracefield Island, also called The Phoenix, is a 100 hectares (250 acres) city in Nigeria created via reclamation of land from the Lagos Lagoon. The city is a joint venture between Gravitas Investments Limited (the city developers) and the Lagos State Government.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

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Gracefield Island(The Phoenix)
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3D Aerial View of the Gracefield Island
3D Aerial View of the Gracefield Island
Gracefield Island shown within the Lekki Masterplan
Gracefield Island shown within the Lekki Masterplan
Gracefield Island(The Phoenix) is located in Nigeria
Gracefield Island(The Phoenix)
Gracefield Island(The Phoenix)
Gracefield Island on map of Nigeria
Coordinates: 6.477180647020161°N 3.5227003141257334°E / 6.477180647020161; 3.5227003141257334
Country Nigeria
StateLagos State
Government
  City PlannerGravitas Investments Limited
  Chief Executive, GravitasOlufemi Babalola[1][2][3]
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT (UTC+1))
Area code010[4]
Websitegracefieldisland.com
This project is currently under development
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Overview

Gracefield Island is a city developed from the reclamation of 100 hectares from the Lagos Lagoon and is expected to accommodate 10,000 to 25,000 people.[11] The project, a joint venture between Lagos State Government and Gravitas Investments Limited, is located at the end of Chevron Drive, Lagos, and is connected to Lekki by its own highway.[12][8][13][1][2][14]

The Lagos State Government approved the development of Gracefield Island in 2016.[15][16][17][18][19]

Some companies with presence on the Gracefield Island are: Lafarge, Aspin, 9Mobile, Chevron Staff Coop, Zutari of South Africa, Samsson Group of Dubai, and HealthCare Outpost.[20][3] The founder and Chief Executive of Gracefield Island is Mr. Olufemi Babalola and Chairman is Dr. Nu'uman Barau Danbatta, OFR, with Architect Ferdinand Agu, OFR, Peter Stephenson OBE, Leke Ojulari and Adetokunbo Adeyemo as directors.

Development Milestones

In 2016, it was reported that Van_Oord, a marine engineering company, was working on land reclamation aspect of the project had reclaimed around 30 hectares (74 acres) of land at a finished height of 1.8 metres (5 feet 11 inches).[21][22] By 2017, the city developers unveiled its nearly completed site office buildings.[1]

Infrastructure

The island will be a green city with integrated public charging points for electric vehicles, dedicated cycle lanes, and pedestrian pavements to encourage cycling and walking as standard means of movement.[23]

Companies with presence on the Gracefield Island include Lafarge, 9Mobile, and HealthCare Outpost.[24][25] 9Mobile is the exclusive provider of Fibre telecommunications service on the island.[26][27][28][29]

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