Frequently asked questions

What you are buying, what you do with it, when you receive it, what it brings you. Straight answers, no detours. Still missing something? Call +226 44 04 04 73 or write to contact@zafaraplazza.com: an advisor will answer and welcome you in Ouaga 2000.

• What is ZAFARA PLAZZA?

  A complex of 48,000 m² built, on a 13,498 m² plot, under construction in Ouaga 2000. It faces the National Heroes Monument, and four paved roads border it: four of its five sides open directly onto a road. The roofs take planting and solar panels.

  312 properties are for sale, in six buildings: 75 T3 and T4 apartments (blocks A to D), 18 apartments in the serviced-apartment building (building E), 44 ground-floor shops, and 175 rooms and suites in the 5-star hotel, in the 20-storey tower (building H). Add a 400-seat hall and 3,375 m² of gardens, a quarter of the plot. The complex has its own backup power supply. Building S, the future SONATUR head office, is not for sale.

• Where is ZAFARA PLAZZA?

  In Ouaga 2000, Ouagadougou, opposite the National Heroes Monument. Ouaga 2000 is the administrative and diplomatic district of the capital: ministries, embassies, corporate head offices. At street level, the shops follow one another from one end of the complex to the other, between the pavement palms and the terraces.

  The hotel and the residences each have their own entrance. Building S will house the head office of SONATUR, the project partner.

• Is the complex already built?

  No. Construction is under way and the property is sold off plan, under a VEFA contract (vente en l’état futur d’achèvement). In practice: you reserve before the works are finished, your payments follow actual progress, and the contract sets out every stage through to handover. Project images are artist impressions; what is delivered is set out in the descriptive schedule, the official list of specifications. At your appointment you go through the drawings and the schedule, property by property. This is also when the choice is widest: you pick your building, your floor and your aspect. An advisor follows you from the first appointment to delivery, whether you are in Ouagadougou or abroad.

• How does the 10% net yield per year, guaranteed for 10 years, work?

  You buy a property in the serviced-apartment building (building E) or in the 5-star hotel (building H), and entrust its operation to ZAFARA PLAZZA SA under a management mandate. The operator lets the property, welcomes guests, maintains it, and pays you 10% net a year for 10 years. Buildings E and H follow the same rule. The rate, its duration, its scope and the payment schedule are written into your contract in black and white, and your advisor reads it with you before signature.

• Which properties does the 10% net yield apply to?

  The hotel properties in buildings E and H: the 18 apartments of the serviced-apartment building and the 175 rooms and suites of the 5-star hotel, run by ZAFARA PLAZZA SA under the management mandate. That is the exact scope of the 10% net a year guaranteed for 10 years. The 75 apartments in buildings A to D are homes: you receive them finished, ready to live in.

  Live in them, let them yourself, or let us rent them out for you. The 44 shops are commercial premises, run however you see fit. In all three cases the property is yours outright.

• When will my property be delivered?

  12 months for the apartments in buildings A to D. For the serviced apartments (bldg. E) and the 5-star hotel (bldg. H), 36 months: the time it takes to raise a 20-storey, 83 m tower. Both periods run from the signature of your contract, which sets the milestones.

• Who handles letting and maintenance?

  It depends on the property, and each case is set out in the contract. Hotel properties (buildings E and H): ZAFARA PLAZZA SA handles everything (letting, guests, housekeeping, upkeep, paperwork) and pays your income across. You have no listing to publish and no repair to arrange. Apartments (buildings A to D): you decide.

  Live in it, let it yourself, or let us rent it out for you. Shops: the same freedom (your business, our management, or your tenant). The common parts are maintained by the complex’s own services: security 24/7, on-site guarding, concierge.

• What if the hotel is not full?

  Your income does not move. That is what “guaranteed” means: the payment does not depend on how full the hotel is. The operating risk sits with ZAFARA PLAZZA SA, under the terms set out in the contract. The operator manages the whole under a single mandate: the 175 rooms and suites of the hotel and the 18 serviced apartments. And the hotel has other sources of income: the conference centre, the offices and the panoramic restaurant are in the same tower.

• What exactly is for sale?

  312 properties, in three types. Residential: 75 T3 and T4 apartments, from 114 to 214 m², in blocks A to D, on floors 1 to 6. They are handed over finished: kitchen installed and equipped (hob, hood, fridge, oven and dishwasher), bathroom fitted, floors and walls laid, hot water provided, storage included. At the foot of the buildings: gardens, shops, secure parking and the garden pool. That pool is reserved for residents, closed to the public.

  The complex also has a gym, and every building has a lift. On the hotel side: the 18 apartments of the serviced-apartment building (building E), with hotel services, and the 175 rooms and suites of the 5-star hotel (building H), from the 8th to the 20th floor of the tower. The rooftop pool of building E belongs to the hotel. On the retail side: 44 shops, 34 at the foot of buildings A to D and 10 under building E.

• Apartment, hotel unit or shop: what is each one for?

  Each one answers a different plan. The apartment (buildings A to D) is a family home, 114 to 214 m², handed over finished: air conditioning in every room, fibre optics, a video entryphone, good sound insulation, water at constant pressure on every floor. And the complex has its own backup power supply: in Ouagadougou, that question comes before all the others. Your advisor will set out its scope.

  The renderings also show fabric-dressed walls and decorated headboards: these are artist impressions; what is delivered is set out in the descriptive schedule. The complex faces the National Heroes Monument; the aspect of your apartment is chosen on the drawings with your advisor. Delivery: 12 months. The home is yours: live in it, settle your family there, let it, or let us rent it out for you.

  The hotel property (buildings E and H) is a share of a working 5-star hotel, with everything that comes with it: reception, housekeeping, 24/7 security, room service. ZAFARA PLAZZA SA runs it: 10% net a year guaranteed for 10 years, without you having to look after it. Delivery: 36 months. The shop opens at street level in a complex that is lived in: hotel, offices, 75 homes, a 400-seat hall. Tell your advisor what you are after and they will point you to it.

• Are the retail units a good investment?

  Your customers live upstairs. The 44 shops sit at street level: 34 at the foot of buildings A to D, 10 under the serviced-apartment building (building E). Above and around them: 75 apartments, 18 serviced apartments, a 5-star hotel of 175 rooms, offices, a conference centre and a 400-seat hall, with 324 parking spaces.

  The footfall is produced by the complex itself: the residents, the offices, the meeting rooms, the terraces of the street. A shop lends itself to three uses: your own business (retail, dining, grooming and beauty, services); our rental management, and ZAFARA PLAZZA takes care of everything; or your own tenant, whom you manage yourself.

• Can I use the property myself?

  Yes for an apartment in buildings A to D: it is your home. Live in it, house your family, let it, hand us the rental management or not. Yes for a shop: you can run your own business there. The hotel properties in buildings E and H are run by ZAFARA PLAZZA SA; the terms for personal use are set out in your contract, and your advisor will go through them with you before signature.

• Do I really own the property?

  Yes, outright: and it is identical for all three types of property. Apartment, hotel unit or shop: you receive a land title and a title deed in your name. You can pass the property on to your children, resell it when you decide to, or pledge it as security with your bank. The difference is in the operation: who runs the property day to day. The sale is made off plan under VEFA, with a contract that sets out every stage through to delivery. ZAFARA PLAZZA is led by the Reliance West Africa group with SONATUR, the national land development company.

• How much does a property cost?

  Prices are shared at your appointment, property by property. They vary with the building, the floor area, the level and the aspect: a T3 on the first level and a 214 m² T4 on the top one do not sit at the same place on the grid. You leave the meeting with the day’s availability, the drawing of the property you have your eye on, and the VEFA payment schedule.

• How do I get prices and book an appointment?

  Call +226 44 04 04 73, write to contact@zafaraplazza.com, or message us on WhatsApp. The site form works too: an advisor will call you back. Are you abroad? Say so: the appointment can be held remotely. The sooner you come, the more choice you have of building, floor and aspect.