Kenya's highest skyscraper is ready for occupation – Finance



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  • Financial situation
    British investment company said the 32-storey tower located in the high-end
    Upper Hill, Nairobi is ready to rent tenants.
  • The
    ultra-modern tower has a total rental space of 350,000 square feet with 1,000
    parking areas and is ready to be occupied by diplomatic missions,
    multinationals, private companies and financial institutions.
  • Britam
    started building the skyscraper in 2013 and completed it in September 2017 at
    a cost of 7 billion Sh.

The tallest skyscraper in central and eastern Africa is ready to be occupied. Standing at 195 meters, the Britam Tower is the third tallest skyscraper on the continent after the Hbadan II Mosque in Morocco (210M) and the Carlton Center in South Africa (223M).
British investment company said the 32-storey tower located in the high-end
Upper Hill, Nairobi is ready to let tenants barely eight months after the company
completed the construction of the building.

"Britam
The tower is ready to leave following the completion of the building at the end of last year, "
said Benson Wairegi general manager of Britam Group



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Highest skyscrapers in Central and Eastern Africa, Britam Tower, is open and ready to leave. (Facebook)

British
started building the skyscraper in 2013 and completed it in September 2017 at
a cost of 7 billion Sh.

ultra-modern tower has a total rental space of 350,000 square feet with 1,000
parking areas and is ready to be occupied by diplomatic missions,
multinationals, private companies and financial institutions.

Britam
The towers, however, will not have the means to draw Kenya's skyline for a long time, a few meters
from its location, the tallest skyscraper in Kenya and Africa is coming quickly
top Once completed, the Pinnacle Tower will represent "the height of Africa
production ".

Standing
at a height of more than 300 meters, the Pinnacle Tower eclipses the more than 100-meter Britam Tower

Uhuru Kenyatta in May 2017 laid the foundation stone for the 70-story building
which will host 150 stylish apartments and will come with a helipad that will
allow customers to fly directly to the Hilton hotel and beat the chaotic Nairobi
traffic.

He will be
also offer elegant business offices and a five-star Hilton hotel, joined
together by a three-story shopping mall and entertainment center once completed.

Read also: The 6 buildings in Nairobi that will ensure you will never get lost



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President Uhuru Kenyatta lays the foundation stone for the Pinnacle Tower and Hilton Hotel in Upper Hill, Nairobi. (twitter)

The
The building is built by Hbad Petroleum and White Lotus – Dubai-based
investors who have injected 220 million US dollars into the business.

Britam
The tower consists of two separate buildings, a 32-storey office tower and the
other a 15 storey parking silo with a bridge to the summit
floor that offers other means of evacuation in case of emergency.



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Britam Tower. (Facebook)

That too
boasts of unique features such as earthquake resistance technology, modern fire
safety provisions, including escape stairs in case of fire, and
State-of-the-art fire detection and detection equipment.

Year
advanced security monitoring system has also been put in place and is being monitored on
a 24-hour base to enhance security.

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