| Britam Tower | |
|---|---|
 Britam Tower on 10 March 2017. | |
 Interactive map of the Britam Tower area | |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in Kenya since 2017[I] | |
| Preceded by | UAP Old Mutual Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Architectural style | Structural Expressionism |
| Location | Hospital Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Coordinates | 01°18′00″S 36°48′47″E / 1.30000°S 36.81306°E / -1.30000; 36.81306 |
| Elevation | 1,795 metres (5,889 ft) |
| Current tenants | Equity Group Holdings |
| Construction started | September 20132 |
| Completed | September 20173 |
| Cost | KSh. 7 billion (US$70 Million)1 |
| Client | Britam |
| Owner | Britam |
| Height | |
| Height | 200.1 metres (656 ft)3 |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 160 by 150 metres (520 ft × 490 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 323 |
| Floor area | 31,500 m2 (339,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Chris Kroese, GAPP Architects and Urban Designers |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Britam Tower is a commercial building in Nairobi owned by British-American Investments Company (Britam). The skyscraper, the tallest building in Kenya, rises 195 metres (640 ft) above ground, with 32 usable floors.3 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.1
Location
The tower is located along Hospital Road, in the Upper Hill neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city.3
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.3 To cater to its many tenants, the building has an attached 12 Storey Car Park that can accommodate up to 1,000 vehicles.2
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.3
References
References
- Kagai, Danson (21 June 2014). "Britam Tower Underway In Nairobi". Nairobi: Construction Kenya. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- 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.
- Otieno, Bonface (22 July 2018). "Tallest building in East Africa ready for letting". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
External links
External links
- "Britam Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018.
- Profile At Skyscrapercenter.com