Ikoyi
Ikoyi is situated on the eastern half of Lagos Island and joined to it by a landfill. Ikoyi is also connected to Victoria Island by a bridge carrying a main road over a Five Cowrie creek. Ikoyi has a great number of hotels, night clubs, a recreational park and one of Africa's largest golf courses. Originally a middle class neighbourhood, in recent years it has become more of a fashionable residential enclave for the upper middle class to the upper class.
RESIDENTIAL
Most of Nigeria upper class families and executives have had a home in Ikoyi making it the most expensive neighbourhood in Africa. Quiet and mostly residential, Ikoyi is the perfect location for families and individuals who make privacy and luxury living a priority. Originally composed of colonial single family residences with large gardens, the neighborhood is now seeing the emergence of impressive modern high rise fully service buildings. Ikoyi is comprised of 4 major private estates: Parkview, Banana Island, Osborne Foreshore Phase 1 and Osborne Foreshore Phase 2.
COMMERCIAL
Ikoyi is still mostly residential with old-school colonial homes still being used as offices. Ikoyi has recently seen spring impressive grade A buildings on its main commercial streets such as Kingsway road, Glover road or Banana Island Commercial Area. Its proximity to executives accommodations and easier access to the airport makes it one of the best place for professional services companies.
