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

1. Developer: Hass Petroleum, Jabavu Village Ltd., and White Lotus Group
2. Architect Design: Arch Group Consultants
3. Architect of Record: Sketch Studio
4. Structural Engineer Design: Meinhardt
5. Engineer of Record: Metrix Integrated Consultancy
6. MEP Engineer Design: Meinhardt
7. Main Contractor: China State Construction Engineering Corporation
8. Foundation Consultant: Franki Africa
9. Quantity Surveyor: BECS Consultancy
10. Vertical Transportation: Barker Mohandas Middle East
11. 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.