Applewood, 10th Floor, off Ngong Road, Nairobi, Kenya
Applewood, 10th Floor, off Ngong Road, Nairobi, Kenya
Residential & commercial construction · Nairobi
Mixed residential-commercial development, and renovation of an ageing but well-built housing stock.
Building in Westlands
Westlands is Nairobi's second commercial centre, so briefs here are genuinely mixed — apartments, offices, retail and change-of-use conversions, each carrying different approval and compliance requirements.
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.
How it works
What the plot permits, what it will cost, and whether the return works — before design is committed.
Structural design coordinated with services, submitted for county approval.
A measured bill of quantities so contractor prices can be compared like for like.
Delivered under engineer supervision with cost tracked against the bill.
Interim valuations, variations assessed on evidence, and a final account without surprises.
Commissioning, snagging and documentation for occupation or letting.
Get a quote
Project type, location and budget range are enough for a useful first reply.
Questions
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.
Yes. Developer work is where cost control and programme discipline matter most, which is why quantity surveying and project management sit alongside our construction capability rather than being bought in.
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