Grand Central Water Tower Midrand, Water tower in Midrand, South Africa

Grand Central Water Tower is a concrete structure in Midrand designed to store water and serve as a visible landmark in the urban area. The building uses an inverted cone shape, with the upper section holding water while the lower portion was planned for different uses.

Built in 1997, the tower is an inverted-cone concrete reservoir holding 6,500 m³, erected beside Grand Central Airport in Midrand. It is operated as an installation of Johannesburg Water, the municipal water utility of the City of Johannesburg. The German Wikipedia also records that it stands near the Gautrain halt of the same name.

The tower is operated by Johannesburg Water and stands beside the Gautrain stop of the same name, so commuters see it as a marker of Midrand's rail-linked growth. Its inverted-cone form appears in Christina Muwanga's 1999 guide "South Africa: a guide to recent architecture", published by Ellipsis in London.

The tower stands near Grand Central Airport in Midrand, beside the Gautrain station of the same name, so it can be reached by train or by road from Johannesburg. It is operated by Johannesburg Water. The inverted cone is visible from a distance, which helps with orientation in the area around the airport.

The structure has an unusual interior arrangement where only the upper section actually holds water for storage. The lower portion was originally reserved for retail or office space, making it a rare blend of water infrastructure and commercial space within a single tower.