The Global Trade Centre (GTC) is a mixed-use complex in the Westlands suburb of Upper Parklands in Nairobi owned by Nairobi GTC Industry Ltd. The establishment is set on a 7.5 acre piece of land in Westlands, comprises the Nairobi GTC Office Tower, the tallest building in Kenya, rises 184 metres (604 ft) above ground, with 42 floors.[2]
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| Alternative names | GTC |
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| Status | Completed |
| Location | Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Coordinates | 1°16′16″S 36°48′30″E / 1.2710817°S 36.8084200°E |
| Construction started | 2015 |
| Completed | 2022 |
| Inaugurated | 23 December 2022 |
| Cost | KES 40 billion |
| Owner | Nairobi GTC Industry Ltd. |
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Overview
editThe Global Trade Centre developed as mixed-use high-rises, sits on a 7.5-acre piece of land in the Westlands neighbourhood of Upper Parklands. The GTC comprises six other imposing towers: a 42-floor Office Tower, a 35-floor hotel tower hosting the US chain JW Marriott hotel, and four residential flats of 24 to 28 floors. GTC also includes a 4-storey mall on the and a 3-storey retail within the GTC Office Tower[1] The GTC Office Tower is sits at the farthest south of all the other establishments along Waiyaki Way and the Nairobi Expressway, the rest of the complex spreads northwards and westwards along Westlands Road and both sides of Chiromo Lane.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b K (21 January 2017). "Global Trade Centre – Nairobi". Nairobi: Triad Architects. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ a b Nkirote, Miriam (14 April 2023). "Inside GTC Tower in Nairobi". Construction Kenya. Nairobi. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Exclusive: Grand Tour of Nairobi GTC, East Africa's Tallest Office Tower". Capital FM. Nairobi. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "How The GTC Project Was Executed - Construction Kenya Showcase". 23 February 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Nairobi's tallest tower, GTC, now open for business". Capital Business. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Global Trade Center (GTC) - Real Estate Market Research and Data Nigeria and Africa - ei - Estate Intel". Estate Intel. Retrieved 12 July 2023.