The Pinnacle Towers which was first touted to be the tallest building in Africa once compeeted seems set not to see the light of day. In a report published in a local daily the Business TImes it has been mentioned that the plot of land on which the twin towers were to stand is to face the auctioneers hammer after a local bank got a green light from the ig ocurt in Nairobi in order to recover a Ksh1.2Bn debt from the developers. Below is what we reported back in 2021.
The Pinnacle Towers complex is a mixed-use development on a 2.5 acres piece of land in Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya.
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The project includes the construction of two adjacent towers. At a height of 659 feet and with a total of 46 floors, the shorter tower will house the 257-room five-star Upper Hill Hilton Hotel, the third Hilton franchise in the East African country’s capital and the 50th on the African continent.
The taller tower, on the other hand at a height of 1,050 feet with a total of 70 floors, will feature eleven floors of commercial office space, nine floors of upscale rental retail space, and 46 floors with 210 upscale 1, 2, and 3-bedroom, serviced residential apartments.
This tower upon completion will become the tallest tower in Kenya overtaking the 31 floors Britam Tower that stands at a height of 200.1 m (656 ft.) in Nairobi’s Upper Hill Region, and the 2nd tallest in the whole of Africa overtaking the 55 floors Leonardo Tower standing at a height of 234 m (768 ft.) in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa and slightly behind the 385-meter-high, 80 floors Iconic tower in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) east of Cairo, Egypt.
The Pinnacle Towers complex will enjoy amenities such as conference facilities, a gymnasium, luxury spa, an infinity pool, an observatory at 902 feet, and a helipad situated on the roof-top of the taller tower.
Project Team
- Developer: Hass Petroleum, Jabavu Village Ltd., and White Lotus Group
- Architect Design: Arch Group Consultants
- Architect of Record: Sketch Studio
- Structural Engineer Design: Meinhardt
- Engineer of Record: Metrix Integrated Consultancy
- MEP Engineer Design: Meinhardt
- Main Contractor: China State Construction Engineering Corporation
- Foundation Consultant: Franki Africa
- Quantity Surveyor: BECS Consultancy
- Vertical Transportation: Barker Mohandas Middle East
- Foundation Equipment Supplier: BAUER Maschinen GmbH
The budgeted construction cost for the Pinnacle Towers complex is US$ 200M, US$ 50M was contributed by the developers, and the balance borrowed, from African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and some other Kenyan banks.
is this project ever going to be realised??? or its completely dead???
Well Noted.
We’ve covered that building as well
This tower, if it will ever be completed will NOT be the tallest in Africa. The tallest building in Africa has already been completed in Egypt’s new city. It is 386 meters tall, compared to 300 meters proposed for Pinnacle.