As part of our ongoing series on identifying top office buildings in Nairobi, this article will focus on top buildings occupied by  multinational tech companies in Kenya. You can view our previous article dubbed ‘Top Buildings Occupied By The Big 4 Companies in Kenya’ here, where we noted that the majority of the firms are established in Nairobi’s Westlands area. Interestingly, the majority of the top multinational tech companies are also based in Westlands, validating its status as a top commercial hub in Nairobi’s Real Estate market, owing to various factors highlighted in the aforementioned article.

Below are the top five commercial office developments occupied by multinational tech companies in Kenya:

• The Oval Occupied by Microsoft Kenya

The Oval is a mixed use development located in Parklands, Westlands Constituency, along Ring Road. Construction commenced in 2010 and was completed in 2012 with the project team consisting of; Civil Engineering Design (K) Limited as the civil and structural engineers, BAA as the architects, and Knight Frank Kenya as the current property manager.Office spaces within this development are Grade A type: 

Gross Leasable Area: 13,000 M2

No. Of Floors: 8

Parking Ratio: 1:93 M2 

No. Of Lifts: 6

Security: CCTV surveillance 

Green Certification: No

• Delta Corner Towers Occupied By Oracle Kenya

Delta Corner is a twin tower Grade A building developed by Delta Corp East Africa Limited and completed in early 2012. It is located in Nairobi’s  Westlands District, along the Waiyaki Way, and currently being managed by Knight Frank Kenya:

Gross Leasable Area: Approx. 20,000 M2

No. Of Floors: 19

Parking Bays: Two basement parking levels totalling approx. 23,226 M2

No. Of Lifts: 4

Security: CCTv surveillance

Green Certification: No

• Purshottam Place Occupied By Google Kenya

Purshottam Place is a Grade A commercial office development situated in Westlands, along Chiromo Road. It was constructed by Purshottam Developers LTD, and completed in 2007. It is currently being managed by Knight Frank Kenya:

Gross Leasable Area: 9,660 M2

No. Of Floors: 10

Parking Slots: 238

No. Of Lifts: 3 

Security: CCTv surveillance

Green Certification: No

• Belgravia Business Center Occupied By Meta Nairobi

Belgravia Business Centre is a Grade A commercial office building located in Riverside, along Riverside Drive, Westlands Constituency:

No. Of Office Floors: 7

Security: CCTv surveillance

Green Certification: No

• The Atrium Occupied by IBM East Africa Ltd

The Atrium is a Grade A development located along Lenana Road, in Kilimani. The project was completed in 2013, with MasterBill Integrated Projects Ltd as the quantity surveyors, whereas Knight Frank Kenya is the current property manager.

Gross Leasable Area: 7,538 M2

No. Of Floors: 6

Parking Slots: 221

No. Of Lifts: 2

Security: CCTv surveillance

Green Certification: No

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