Britam Tower

Britam Tower
Britam Tower on 10 March 2017.
Record height
Tallest in Kenya since 2017[I]
Preceded byUAP Old Mutual Tower
General information
StatusCompleted
Architectural style
Structural Expressionism
LocationHospital Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya
Coordinates01°18′00″S 36°48′47″E / 1.30000°S 36.81306°E / -1.30000; 36.81306
Elevation1,795 metres (5,889 ft)
Current tenantsEquity Group Holdings
Construction started
September 2013
Completed
September 2017
CostKSh. 7 billion (US$70 Million)
ClientBritam
OwnerBritam
Height
Height200.1 metres (656 ft)
Dimensions
Diameter160 by 150 metres (520 ft × 490 ft)
Technical details
Floor count32
Floor area31,500 m2 (339,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
ArchitectsChris Kroese, GAPP Architects and Urban Designers
Website
www.britam.com

The Britam Tower is a commercial building in Nairobi owned by British-American Investments Company (Britam). The skyscraper, the tallest building in Kenya, rises 200 metres (656 ft) above ground, with 32 usable floors. The building features a unique prismic shape, that starts as an equal four sided square footprint and ends with a two sided roof with a 60-metre (200 ft) mast, containing three helical wind turbines.

Location

The tower is located along Hospital Road, in the Upper Hill neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city.

Overview

The building is the international headquarters of Britam. It also serves as the regional headquarters of the business conglomerate in East and Central Africa. The building has a total of 350,000 square feet (32,516 m2) of office space to let for commercial purposes. To cater to its many tenants, the building has an attached 12 Storey Car Park that can accommodate up to 1,000 vehicles.

Since 2018

In July 2018, nearly one year after the building was completed, Britam, the skyscraper's owner-developer, began letting the building to prospective tenants. The target clientele are financial institutions, diplomatic missions, private companies and multinational corporations.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Guguyu, Otiato (15 October 2015). "Britam wants Kidero to speed up roads construction". Daily Nation. Nairobi: Nation Media Group. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Otieno, Bonface (22 July 2018). "Tallest building in East Africa ready for letting". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 Kagai, Danson (21 June 2014). "Britam Tower Underway In Nairobi". Nairobi: Construction Kenya. Retrieved 22 July 2018.