Transforming the Ghanaian landscape is about breaking barriers and creating innovative spaces and experiences.
Dare to transform
OUR COMPANY
WHO WE ARE
We Are Reshaping Cities With Vision
We strive to propel cities forward. Our developments are inclusive, tech-forward and sustainable, and serve as economic and creative engines for their communities.
We Are Committed to Innovation and Entrepreneurship
We relentlessly pursue innovation. By empowering our talented team, we promote entrepreneurship and new ideas to bring our ambitions to life.
Hospitality Is in Our DNA
With us, hospitality comes first. With an eye to tech and a human touch, we provide seamless service that anticipates needs and enhances lives.
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Our goal is to redefine the real estate industry
by thinking beyond the basic building blocks and focusing on architectural innovations for how people live.
— Neil Oku , CEO - Golden Coast Developers
OUR HISTORY
After a 12 years on Wall Street as an investment banker and being one of the youngest senior vice presidents at Citigroup. Neil resigned in 2018 from his coveted position and moved back to Ghana. Charged with a strong desire to transform and elevate African real estate.
He has since brought about the commercialization of smart home automation in Ghana and has revolutionized the real estate industry with his willingness to share trade secrets with other developers for the benefit of the ecosystem at whole.
"If we want a better future, we have to take hold of the present"
EXPERIENCED
With over 100 years in combined experience, we hire and partner with the best talent across the continent from design to development.
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USER CENTRIC
We place the needs of our clients at the center of our research and development. Simply put, what we build is not for us but for you.
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QUALITY
Our team travels the world to source the best of materials and technology to build our homes that will last for generations.
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SUSTAINBILITY
GCD is the real estate industry leader in sustainability policy. Our company's long-standing and ongoing commitment to sustainable practices has been recognized by a wide variety of independent industry and sustainability groups.
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GCD Press
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h8Af52dgeI; Grow Ghana - Golden Coast Developers
; 5:14; Editor's note: After spending 12 years on Wall Street, Neil Oku returned to Ghana and decided to pursue business in real estate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VDJeJq5dyo&t=410s; How An American Investment Banker Built Ghana's First Smart Home; 13:24; Nii Neil Oku is a Ghanaian American who worked as an Investment banker and later decided to return back to his motherland to build Ghana's first Smart home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idmtojymkKU; Golden Coast Developers: The Housing Deficit in Ghana is an Investment Opportunity says Neil Oku; 0:57; Neil Oku, CEO of Golden Coast Developers, shares his views on the real estate sector in Ghana and explains why the housing deficit in the country constitutes an investment and financial opportunity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_lJSS-Jv_A; ORIGINS: Epsiode 4 – DUALITY; 3:19; In episode 4 of ORIGINS, asante & Corey Johnson highlight the fine line that separates outsider views of Africa and the truth about the abundant continent. With testaments from Neil Oku, an investment banker that turned around and left a six-figure job in the US to begin a real estate/construction company in Ghana, and Philip Botchway, a banker in Ghana with motivation to make it to the top, it becomes clear that stigmas towards Africa & it's capabilities for success are being broken down tenfold.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBsmCiy18Jk;The Futuristic Homes Built by a 37-year-old developer in Accra, Ghana; 15:03; In today's video, we visited golden coast developers and toured this smart futuristic development been built by a 35-year-old developer in Cantonment, Accra ghana. we also interviewed the CEO Mr. Neil who shared his story and his why for leaving America to develop ghana.