NAIROBI | Pinnacle Towers | 1,050 FT & 659 FT | 70 & 45 FLOORS | ON HOLD

[Atlas]

I came across this today and thought it was interesting!

https://www.bdcnetwork.com/kenya%E2%80%99s-pinnacle-tower-will-be-tallest-tower-africa

The Pinnacle Towers complex, which includes The Pinnacle Tower and Pinnacle Tower II, is currently under construction in Nairobi. Once completed, The Pinnacle Tower will become the tallest tower in both Kenya and Africa.

Pinnacle Tower II will rise 45 floors and 659 feet and include a 255-room Upper Hill Hilton Hotel. Residential space will also be included. The Pinnacle Tower will rise 70 stories and 1,050 feet. The top floor will sit at 1,000 feet with an observatory at 902 feet. It will feature 46 floors of residential space, 11 floors of office space, and nine floors of retail space.

https://www.bdcnetwork.com/sites/bdc/files/styles/content_display_image/public/PinnacleTowers.jpg?itok=MummHR_R

[NYguy]

They should built it in Vegas.

[Urbannizer]

Construction did begin, but the project has been on hold since late 2018 and is undergoing a redesign.

9/2018:

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1949/42998350720_096bce0c22_b.jpg
thebonz (https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/the-pinnacle-upper-hill-311m-214m-70-46-fl-on-hold.1746918/post-152466742)

[Urbannizer]

Cancelled

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/fight-for-spoils-collapse-planned-africa-tallest-building-3276664

With shattered dreams of a Sh20 billion skyscraper in Nairobi that would have been Africa’s tallest building, a court battle for the spoils is the only other reminder of the ambitious project.