The Britam Tower is a commercial building in Nairobi owned by
British-American Investments Company (Britam). The skyscraper,
the tallest building in Kenya, rises 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 mast, containing three helical wind turbines.
Location
The tower is located along Hospital Road, in the
Upper Hill neighbourhood of
Nairobi
Nairobi is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation of . The name is derived from the Maasai language, Maasai phrase , which translates to 'place of cool waters', a ...
, Kenya's capital and largest city.
The geographical coordinates of Britam Tower are 01°18'00.0"S, 36°48'47.0"E (Latitude:-1.300000; Longitude:36.813056).
Overview
The building is the international headquarters of
Britam. It also serves as the regional headquarters of the business conglomerate in
East
East is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth.
Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that ea ...
and
Central Africa
Central Africa (French language, French: ''Afrique centrale''; Spanish language, Spanish: ''África central''; Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''África Central'') is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries accordin ...
. The building has a total of 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.
References
External links
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Profile At Skyscrapercenter.com
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Skyscraper office buildings in Kenya
Buildings and structures in Nairobi
Office buildings completed in 2017
2017 establishments in Kenya