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Two New Residential High-Rise Developments Underway in Nairobi

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19 March 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya

Chinese investor John Zeyun Yang, in a joint venture with national and county governments, officially began the groundbreaking of eight high-rise apartment buildings in Nairobi’s Ngara estate on March 13, 2019. The 34-story blocks will each contain 340 homes and be one of the tallest residential developments in the Kenyan capital.

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The River Estate is scheduled for completion in December 2021. A planned bridge will cross the Nairobi River to provide easy access to and from the 2.3-hectare gated community.

Yang’s firm, Erdemann Property Limited, has been operating in Kenya since 2003 and has built about 4,000 homes and warehouses throughout Nairobi and Mombasa.

88 Nairobi Condominiums Begin Construction

Lordship Africa, an international real estate development company has begun construction on the 88 Nairobi condominiums. At the corner of Bishop’s Road and 4th Ngong Avenue, Upperhill District, the 44-story building will include high-end residential apartments from studio units to luxury penthouses. The residential units begin at the eighth floor and will feature generous covered terraces and balconies protected by transparent safety glass balustrades. The lower floors will contain a gym, parking area, shops and a restaurant.

The tower will have 12,000 square feet (1,115 square meters) of rental space and an additional 16,000 square feet (1,486 square meters) of lush gardens. The development is targeting the community of people who work in the Upper Hill district, which is home to embassies, multi-national corporations, blue-chip financial companies, medical institutions, and the high-profile legal firms.

For more on this story, go to Construction Kenya and Mwakilishi.