Kenya

Africa

Nairobi

Nairobi

Facts

Population

38,610,097

Area

591,958 km² • 228,555 mi²

Density

65.2 people per km²

168.9 people per mi²

First 150m+ Building

UAP Old Mutual Tower (2016)

Tallest Building

Britam Tower (200 m)

Tallest City

Nairobi

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#
43

Tallest City in

the World

#
2

Tallest City in

Africa

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

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Height
1 Britam Tower
200.1 m / 656  ft
2 Global Trade Center Office Tower
184 m / 604  ft
3 UAP Old Mutual Tower
163 m / 535  ft
4 Times Tower
140 m / 459  ft
5 Prism Tower
133 m / 436  ft
6 Parliament Tower
125 m / 410  ft
7 Teleposta Towers
120 m / 394  ft
8 Kenya Commercial Bank Plaza
109.1 m / 358  ft
9 Kenyatta International Conference Centre
105.2 m / 345  ft
10 316 Upper Hill Chambers
104 m / 341  ft

CTBUH People & Events

Nakeel Matthew

Country Committee

Nakeel Matthew

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Global News

10 June 2022

Bank Headquarters High-Rise Building Opens in Nairobi

The TDB Tower, a new office high-rise located in Kilimani Nairobi reached completion in June 2022. The building is now the permanent Eastern Africa headquarters...

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Global News

23 December 2021

Developer to Build Twin Tower in Nairobi

Sheria Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (Sacco) is seeking regulatory approval to build a twin tower in Upper Hill, Nairobi, as it seeks to boost...

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Global News

24 June 2021

Nairobi Office and Residential Building to be Completed in 2021

316 Upper Hill Chambers is an office development located on 2nd Ngong Avenue, in the Upper Hill area of Nairobi, Kenya. Standing at a height...

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