Applewood, 10th Floor, off Ngong Road, Nairobi, Kenya
Applewood, 10th Floor, off Ngong Road, Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi
Mixed residential-commercial development, and renovation of an ageing but well-built housing stock.
About Westlands
Westlands is Nairobi's second commercial centre, and Parklands beside it holds some of the city's older residential building stock. The result is a genuinely mixed brief: office and retail fit-outs, apartment developments, and renovation of solid mid-century houses that are worth upgrading rather than replacing.
Renovation is unusually prominent here. Much of the Parklands stock was well built and sits on desirable plots, so the economics often favour reworking a structure — services, layout, finishes — rather than demolishing it.
Opening up a mid-century house to a modern open-plan layout means removing walls that may be carrying load. Before any layout is agreed we establish what is structural and what is not, and design the transfer — the alternative is discovering it during demolition, which is both dangerous and expensive.
Mixed-use and change-of-use proposals carry different approval requirements to straightforward residential work, and commercial premises bring fire and access obligations. We scope those at the outset so they shape the design rather than interrupting it.
Services here
Building a custom home in Westlands? TopHall Group is a Nairobi home builder offering measured pricing, qualified supervision and a free quote.
View detailsResidential and commercial construction in Westlands, Kenya — apartments, rental developments and corporate projects, built to code with measured pricing.
View detailsPlanning a renovation in Westlands? Kitchen, bathroom and full home remodelling with structural assessment and measured pricing. Get a free quote.
View detailsQuestions
It genuinely depends on the structure's condition and what you want from it. We assess the existing building and give you a comparison rather than a default answer — for a sound older house on a good plot, renovation frequently wins.
Yes. Commercial and mixed-use work sits within our building construction service, including the fire and accessibility requirements that come with commercial premises.
Tell us the site, the scope and the budget range. You'll get a considered response from a qualified engineer — not a call-centre callback.
Prefer to talk now? Call +254 742 147 558.
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