UAP Old Mutual Tower

UAP Old Mutual Tower
Record height
Preceded by PSPF Towers
General information
Status Complete
Type Office and Retail Space
Location
Upper Hill, Nairobi
Kenya
Estimated completion August 2015
Opening 5 July 2016
Owner UAP Old Mutual Holdings
Height
Roof 163 m (535 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 33

UAP Old Mutual Tower is a 33-storey office complex in the Upper Hill neighborhood of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in Kenya. It became the tallest structure in Kenya upon its completion in 2015, surpassing Times Tower which had held that record for 15 years.[1]

Location

The skyscraper is located on Hospital Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi, about 3.5 kilometres (2 mi), west of the city's central business district.[2] The coordinates of UAP Old Mutual Tower are 01°18'02.0"S, 36°48'47.0"E (Latitude:-1.300566; Longitude:36.813048).[3]

Overview

UAP Tower is owned by UAP Old Mutual Holdings, an insurance conglomerate headquartered in Kenya. It has rentable space that measures 29,000 square metres (310,000 sq ft), and will also house the UAP Old Mutual headquarters once it is completely finished. The tower was financed through private equity at a total of 4 billion Kenyan shillings (approximately US$40,000,000 as of 2015).[4] The building opened for business on 5 July 2016 and was 50 percent filled on opening day.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ UAPOMH (5 July 2016). "About UAP Old Mutual Tower". Nairobi: UAP Old Mutual Holdings (UAPOMH). Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Globefeed.com (5 July 2016). "Distance between Nairobi Central Business District, Kenya and Hospital Road, Nairobi, Kenya". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Google (5 July 2016). "Location of UAP Old Mutual Tower, Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Andeso, Albert (26 June 2014). "UAP Tower Soars Into Nairobi's Skyline". Nairobi: Construction Kenya. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Ngugi, Brian (5 July 2016). "UAP Towers rises above market concerns". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

Coordinates: 01°18′02″S 36°48′47″E / 1.30056°S 36.81306°E / -1.30056; 36.81306

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