Tatu City’s $50M plan for homes, and logistics complex

• Tatu City investment to provide modern homes, retail stores, offices, logistics centres as well as a mosque all covering roughly 60 acres of land.
• Investor Abdiweli Hussein says designs already underway and construction due to commence within one year.
• Currently, Tatu City is one of the top addresses for residential and commercial developers seeking space, order, and modern infrastructure.

Nairobi’s booming real estate segment is set to receive a massive boost after Abdiweli Hussein, the owner of the largest mall in East and Central Africa announced a $50.33 million (KES65 billion) plan to build a mixed use project in Tatu City Special Economic Zone.

In a market update on Monday, Hassan said his investment in Tatu City will see the building of modern homes, retail stores, offices, logistics centres as well as a mosque all covering roughly 60 acres of land.

This massive investment at a location about half-an-hour’s drive from Nairobi city centre aligns with a growing trend in Kenya’s capital where upcoming urban centres around Nairobi have evolved into real estate investment magnets. The development timeline for the full 60 acres is 10 years, with designs already underway and construction due to commence within one year, Hassan statement to the media stated in part.

Mr. Hassan has a track record of delivering market-leading developments. Business Bay Square, in Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighborhood, is the largest shopping mall and entertainment complex in East and Central Africa, spanning over 130,000 square meters, with more than 1,000 shops and restaurants.

“BBS Mall changed how people viewed Eastleigh, showing that thoughtful development can reshape neighborhoods and improve how people live and work,” said Business Bay Square Founder and Chairman Abdiweli Hassan, OGW, EBS. “Now, the future of development is moving beyond the city centre, where there’s space to build holistic communities with everything people need — schools, offices, entertainment, shops, and extensive recreation. Tatu City offers exactly that: a well-planned environment free from congestion and the hassles of commuting.”

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Tatu City, one of Nairobi’s top addresses

At the moment, Tatu City is one of the top addresses for residential and commercial developers seeking space, order, and modern infrastructure with proper planning and sustainable growth.

The country’s real estate boom has been powered by a steady rise of middle class, with “tens of thousands of new high earners in the education sector, tens of thousands more in health, in trade, in banking, and in agriculture,” expolained Sakina Hassanali, CEO, HassConsult last month.

So far some of the iconic residential investments in the 5,000-acre Tatu City are: Jabali Towers, Porini Point, and Kijani Ridge, all by Rendeavour, the owner and developer of Tatu City.

Additionally, UK-Kenyan developer Unity Homes has completed and fully occupied 1,200 units at Unity West and Unity East. The firm has other ongoing projects including: Unity One, Unity Parkside, and Silver Hill.

“People today value a higher standard of living in well-governed, holistic communities,” said Stephen Jennings, Founder & CEO of Rendeavour. “It takes visionaries like Abdiweli Hassan to execute large-scale projects that improve the lives of tens of thousands of people. We are delighted that Mr. Hassan selected Tatu City for this record-setting investment in Kenya’s future.”

According to property tracker HassConsult, when property markets across the world suffered in 2024 and 2025, Kenya’s market remained resilient, with property prices rising by 7.8 percent compare with barely 4 percent in other international markets.

Bedrock of demand

However, while Kenya has experienced a steady rise in individuals with a monthly take home of over KES100,000 in recent years, the country has seen the exit of expatriates in the last 10 to 15 years, a trend that has negatively impacted the rents for detached houses, and, “as landlords sell up, detached house prices too.”

“The sum of our market [Kenya] is that the bedrock of demand growth has led to a resilient market barely rippled by inflation, interest rates, or international departures,” HassConsult stated.

Currently, Tatu City is welcomes 25,000 people daily who live, work, and study within the zone that has now attracted over KES450 billion in investment. Some of the key business establishments in the zone are Emirates Logistics, Cold Solutions, Dormans, Freight Forwarders Solutions, Bakels, Novis, and Davis & Shirtliff, Tamarind Group, ADvTECH, Friendship Group Kärcher, Naivas, NCBA, Hewatele, FullCare Medical, Hounen, CCI Global, and Heineken.

Tatu City SEZ offered an array of benefits to establishments such as a 10 per cent corporate tax rate for the first 10 years and 15 percent for the next 10 years. In comparison, businesses operating out of the SEZ pay 30 percent in corporate tax. Additionally, firms also benefit from VAT zero-rating on goods and services, as well as exemptions from import duty and stamp duty.

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