Harare’s northern suburbs marked a milestone this week as WestProp Holdings officially handed over Block 4 of its flagship Millennium Heights development, popularly known as ED Block, to its new homeowners. The ceremony, held on Monday evening, was headlined by WestProp Holdings chief executive Ken Sharpe, who used the occasion to update residents on the project’s progress and share his vision for its future.
Named in honour of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, ED Block is a six-storey residential building that broke ground in November 2023 and has since become one of the more closely watched projects in Harare’s evolving skyline. The block combines clean architectural lines, spacious interiors and sustainability-focused features as part of its modern urban design. Apartments are built to maximise natural light, with private balconies overlooking the expanding Millennium City precinct, and the development incorporates solar power and water-recycling systems as part of its environmental positioning.
The handover forms part of Millennium Heights’ wider rollout, a residential complex WestProp says will eventually comprise more than 1,000 apartments across multiple blocks, forming part of an investment the company values at over US$100 million. The estate is designed around a “live, work, shop and play” concept, and will eventually connect to the Mall of Zimbabwe, Pokugara Residential Estate and Radisson-managed serviced apartments — positioning the precinct as much a lifestyle and hospitality hub as a residential one.
For Sharpe, the project reflects a broader ambition. At the original 2023 groundbreaking, he spoke of working toward a “billion brick vision by 2050,” and has repeatedly framed Millennium Heights as a bid to bring the design standards of cities like Dubai, London and Singapore to Harare.
The launch comes as Zimbabwe’s capital sees a wave of premium residential and mixed-use development, with backers arguing that projects of this scale help signal investor confidence in the country’s property market. Critics, however, have raised questions over land acquisition processes and environmental impact linked to some of WestProp’s developments, including concerns about wetland encroachment.
For the new occupants of ED Block, though, Monday’s handover marked a more immediate milestone: the start of life in one of Harare’s most talked-about addresses, as construction continues apace on the remaining blocks of what WestProp hopes will become a defining feature of the capital’s northern skyline.
