The Pinnacle (Nairobi)

The Pinnacle Towers
Location within Kenya
General information
Type Mixed Use Commercial
Location Upper Hill
Nairobi
Kenya
Coordinates 01°17′48″S 36°49′05″E / 1.29667°S 36.81806°E / -1.29667; 36.81806Coordinates: 01°17′48″S 36°49′05″E / 1.29667°S 36.81806°E / -1.29667; 36.81806
Construction started 2017
Completed 2020 Expected
Height
Top floor 300 m (980 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 70
Design and construction
Main contractor China State Construction Engineering Corporation

The Pinnacle (Nairobi), also Pinnacle Towers, is a building under construction in Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya. When completed, the skyscraper is expected to become the tallest building in Africa, at 70 storeys and 300 m (980 ft) in height.[1]

Location

The skyscraper is located in Upper Hill, on a 2 acres (8,100 m2) piece of property, approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi), south-west of the city centre of Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya.[2]

Overview

The development consists of two adjacent towers. The shorter tower, at 45 floors will house the 255-room, five-star Upper Hill Hilton Hotel, the third Hilton franchise in Nairobi and the 50th on the African continent.[1] The taller tower, with 70 floors, will feature eleven floors of commercial office space, nine floors of upscale rental retail space and 209 upscale 1, 2 and 3-bedroom, serviced residential apartments. Other amenities include conference facilities, a gymnasium, luxury spa and an infinity pool. The taller tower will have a roof-top helipad, to allow the deep-pocketed to chopper directly from/to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, 16 kilometres (10 mi) away.[3]

Ownership

The development is a joint venture by Hass Petroleum an East African petroleum products distributor and White Lotus Group, a Dubai-based investment firm.[4][5]

Construction and funding

The budgeted construction cost for the Pinnacle Towers is US$200 million. Of that, the developers contributed US$50 million and the balance was borrowed, from Afreximbank and some Kenyan banks.[6] The main contractor is China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC). Commissioning of the building is expected in 2020.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Monks, Kieron (26 June 2017). "Work begins on the tallest skyscraper in Africa". Cable News Network (CNN). Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Globefeed.com (27 April 2018). "Distance between Central Business District, Nairobi, Kenya and Nairobi Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Property 24 (15 January 2018). "Kenya will be home to Africa's tallest skyscraper, The Pinnacle". Cape Town: Property24.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Kiganda, Anthony (27 March 2018). "Construction work starts on Africa's tallest building in Kenya". Nairobi: Constructionreviewonline.com.
  5. ↑ Herbling, David (23 May 2017). "Hilton kicks off second Nairobi high-end hotel". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Biko, Jackson (27 April 2018). "Men who gave Africa its tallest building". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Gideone Kiarie, and Sandra Chao (6 October 2016). "Hilton replies to hotel rivals with 45-floor Nairobi tower". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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