Discover Meridian Apartments: A Quality 120 Residential Units Project Located in the Heart of Accra

Radwan Fattal Dakmak, Managing Director of Wahhab Estate Co Ltd and Meridian Group, gives an overview of Meridian Apartments, a quality 120 residential units project located in the heart of Accra.

“Meridian Apartments is made up of 120 residential units, a combination of 1, 2, 3, and 4 bedrooms. Ever since we started, we have had a very good occupancy rate. The commercial side is more consistent in terms of occupancy than the residential, which is usually the norm everywhere, simply because residential is usually short-term, whereas commercial is long-term. For residential, we were impacted heavily during the Covid-19 period. Before Covid-19, we were at almost 95% occupancy. During Covid, it dropped to almost 55%. Since then we are recovering gradually. We have not gotten to the 95% yet, but we have been improving yearly. Generally, it has been slow, but we are doing well. Again, our clients are happy. All the tenants recommend their colleagues or their friends, and all the companies are happy and keep on renewing. We are doing relatively well compared to the market. We would have expected to get back to the 95% occupancy, but we have to admit and understand the difficulties that all the companies are going through, as the economy is in a bit of trouble now”, says Radwan Fattal Dakmak.

“The key to the success of any business is service. Meridian One is 13 years old, but the compound is very well maintained. Customer service and maintenance are the key factors that keep us going. There are new projects in town that look better than Meridian, but everyone living in Meridian says they will not leave for any other project. We have rarely had a situation where people leave us to move to another project, and everyone who leaves Meridian comes back saying they regret moving out. We have an excellent reputation in town. Everyone is happy with the quality of service that we provide, and frankly, this is what keeps us going. In terms of facilities, we have two swimming pools, a gym, a tennis court, a squash court, childrens’ playground, a mini market and a coffee shop. All this adds to the comfort of the tenants and we keep maintaining the quality. The pool is always clean. The gym is always updated with equipment. The coffee shop is performing very well. People are happy. The environment, the serenity, the safety, the security, all these things add up and they complement each other. Meridian is more of a family compound. We try to focus on the safety and the friendliness of the environment so people become best friends from the compound. A lot of people come to Ghana and get to know each other through Meridian. I know people who travel, left Meridian over 10 years ago, made friends through Meridian and still contact us. Every time I travel to Portugal I meet a group of friends, and they always call it the Meridian Connection. They are Portuguese, they met in Ghana, but every time I go to Portugal, I call them and we meet. This happens with most of the communities that are here. That friendly environment is really something I cherish. It is not only the business, but it gives me a lot of pride and joy when I see how happy people are”, he adds.

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