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Garden City Mall, Thika Road

This is the second largest mall in Kenya after Two Rivers Mall on Limuru Road, Nairobi.

Updated on

February 28, 2019

Garden City Mall in Nairobi. PHOTO | FILE

Garden City Mall is a shopping facility located off Exit 7 on Thika Road, next to the East African Breweries Plc headquarters, in Nairobi.

The mall, which is owned by UK PE firm Actis, was developed as part of phase one of the highly acclaimed Sh22.7 billion Garden City mixed-use project.

Opened in May 2015, Garden City is the second largest mall in Kenya after Two Rivers Mall on Limuru Road, Nairobi. It is home to about 120 local and global retail/restaurant brands, including Game – a subsidiary of Massmart, KFC, Domino’s Pizza and Cold Stone Creamery.

Garden City Mall is also home to East Africa’s largest iMax cinema.

Shoppers from Nairobi can access the mall through the overpass at the Garden Estate interchange at Exit 7, while those from Thika can use Exit 8 and then branch left into the service road that cuts through Willmary Estate.

Garden City apartments

Garden City boasts 159 two-and three-bedroom apartments that offer homeowners and residential tenants private access to the development’s gym, heated swimming pool, and clubhouse, as well as the convenience of living alongside a world-class shopping mall.

The apartments complete ‘the perfect mix’ of the ‘live, work and play’ themed Garden City and offer add-on value to the anticipated 3,000-strong office community from Garden City Business Park that is currently under construction.

Garden City apartments can be furnished upon request at a monthly rate of at least Sh180,000, depending on the unit. This option is however available for a minimum lease of 12 months.

Green building

Sustainability and green building best practices were integrated into the construction of Garden City, from its architecture, environmental engineering, structural engineering and landscaping, through to interior design and lighting.

Indeed, the mall is home to Africa’s largest solar panelled rooftop parking facility, and the completed retail and residential properties are the first mixed-use development in East Africa to gain LEED’s international Gold certification.

In 2013, the Kenyan government awarded Garden City Mall the prestigious Vision 2030 Private Sector partnership project status in recognition of its economic growth impact.

Quick facts:

Location: Off Exit 7 on Thika Road, Nairobi.
Opening date: May 2015.
Owners: UK-based PE firm Actis.
Architect: Triad Architects.
Main Contractor: SinoHydro Corporation.
Website: gardencity-nairobi.com