The Britam Tower is a commercial building in Nairobi owned by
British-American Investments Company (Britam). The skyscraper,
the tallest building in Kenya, rises above ground, with 32 usable floors.
The building features a unique prismic shapea square footprint and a two-sided roofwith a mast containing three helical wind turbines.
Location
The tower is located along Hospital Road, in the
Upper Hill neighborhood of
Nairobi
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, Kenya's capital and largest city.
The geographical coordinates of Britam Tower are 01°18'00.0"S, 36°48'47.0"E (Latitude:-1.300000; Longitude:36.813056).
Overview
The building is the international headquarters of
Britam. It also serves as the regional headquarters of the business conglomerate in
East
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...
and
Central Africa
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. The building has a total of of office space to let for commercial purposes.
To cater to its many tenants the building has an attached twelve-storey Car Park that can accommodate up to a thousand vehicles.
Recent developments
In July 2018, nearly a year after the building's completion, Britam began letting the building to prospective tenants. The target clientele are financial institutions, diplomatic missions, private companies and multinational corporations.
References
External links
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Profile At Skyscrapercenter.com
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Skyscraper office buildings in Kenya
Buildings and structures in Nairobi
Office buildings completed in 2017
2017 establishments in Kenya