Nairobi
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
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Height
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1 | Britam Tower | 200.1 m / 656 ft | |
2 | Global Trade Center Office Tower | 184 m / 604 ft | |
3 | Old Mutual Tower | 163 m / 535 ft | |
4 | Global Trade Center Hotel Tower | 143 m / 469 ft | |
5 | Times Tower | 140 m / 459 ft | |
6 | Prism Tower | 133 m / 436 ft | |
7 | Bunge Tower | 125 m / 410 ft | |
8 | Teleposta Towers | 120 m / 394 ft | |
9 | Kenya Commercial Bank Plaza | 109.1 m / 358 ft | |
10 | Kenyatta International Conference Centre | 105.2 m / 345 ft |
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# of 150m+ buildings
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Arup |
Platinum
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447 | CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC |
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18 April 2024
28-Story Government Building in Nairobi Reaches Completion
After 14 years of construction, which began during the Mwai Kibaki era, the Bunge Towers are finally complete and ready for occupation by Kenyan legislators....
01 November 2023
33-Story Building in Nairobi is Up For Sale
On Monday, 30 October, 2023 the company owning the 163 meter Old Mutual Tower in Nairobi, disclosed that it plans to sell the building, and...
30 March 2023
One of Kenya's Earliest Skyscrapers is Closing in Nairobi
The Hilton Hotel, Nairobi's first skyscaper, is closing after more than half a century of operation. Originally opened in 1969 by then-President Jomo Kenyatta, a...
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