Upper Hill

Upper Hill is Nairobi's power district. Walk its streets on a weekday and you are surrounded by suits — bankers heading to CBA or KCB towers, doctors crossing to Nairobi Hospital or MP Shah, insurance executives at the gleaming Britam Tower. The area sits on a natural ridge that gives it commanding views over the old CBD and, on clear days, all the way to the Ngong Hills. After decades as a purely commercial zone, Upper Hill is now attracting residential development, with mixed-use towers adding apartments above office floors. For investors, Upper Hill offers exposure to Nairobi's corporate economy. The rental market is dominated by serviced apartments and furnished units targeting business travellers and executives on short- to mid-term assignments. Occupancy rates are high and tenants are creditworthy — typically companies paying on behalf of employees. As the area transitions to mixed-use, early residential investors stand to benefit from the premium that comes with living minutes from East Africa's financial centre.

Upper Hill in Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya