Residential Projects

Sh8bn Greenpark Estate Now Enters Phase Five

Greenpark Estate 5 will have a total of 148 units, 24 of which have already been booked.

Updated on

September 17, 2015

Superior Homes Ltd. has broken ground on phase five of its Sh8 billion Greenpark Estate in Athi River, Machakos, as it seeks to meet the rising demand for housing outside Nairobi.

The groundbreaking comes shortly after the property developer sold out the first four phases of the project which comprises bungalows, villas, and semi-detached houses.

Greenpark Estate 5 will have a total of 148 units, 24 of which have already been booked according to the company’s managing director Ian Henderson.

“Inquiries are steady but overall real estate market in Nairobi at the moment has slowed down since last year. We have inquiries mainly from Nairobi and several sales from the diaspora,” said Henderson during a tour of the site.

The project is scheduled for completion in 2017. The initial phase of the project, which comprised 184 units, was launched in 2005 and the first house was completed and sold in 2008. Phase Two has 62 units, Phase Three 150, while Phase Four has 380 homes.

Interestingly, a four-bedroom bungalow that was selling for Sh3.9 million in 2007 is now going for Sh18.4 million.

A super-bungalow, which is more spacious than the ordinary bungalow, is selling for Sh22.6 million up from Sh13 million in 2010.

A four-bedroom villa is going for Sh34.9 million, while a semi-detached home is selling for Sh13.6 million up from Sh6.9 million in 2008.

“The prices, quality of the product, construction, and finishing are well above average. We also offer bigger plot sizes than anyone is offering,” Mr Henderson said, adding that Greenpark Estate’s houses are competitive compared to those in Nairobi.

Machakos County is increasingly becoming a hotbed of real estate investments as developers rush to meet the rising demand for housing away in Nairobi’s neighbouring towns.

Safaricom Staff Pension Scheme is currently putting up a Sh3.4 billion mixed-use development in the county as it seeks better yields for its members.

The project, which was launched in June, comprises a shopping mall and a residential estate that will be located on Mombasa Road just a kilometre past the Athi River interchange.