Upper Hill Nairobi now host to Africa's Tallest Building

Upper Hill Nairobi now host to Africa's Tallest Tower


Construction of Hass Tower 1 in Nairobi has started,  with the excavation that has been going on since November last year almost complete. Hass Tower 1 is a 66-floors mixed-use high-rise building under construction on a 3-acre plot located in Nairobi’s Upper Hill — dubbed Africa’s fastest rising high-end central business district.




Once complete the building will rise 300m (980ft), making it the tallest building in Africa after the 50-floor South Africa’s Carlton Centre in Johannesburg, as of now the tallest building in sub-Saharan Africa at 223m (732ft). Currently,  the tallest completed building in Kenya is the 33-floor UAP towers at 163 m (535 ft).


Interestingly, 40 storeys Hass Tower 2 will be built on the same plot to make a twin tower property once complete. The project, designed jointly by Archgroup and Meinhardt Group, will consist of a 40 storied luxury hotel tower, a 66 storied office tower, class A retail space, a helipad and a parking.
source: EastAfrican.com