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Times Tower

Times Tower, Office skyscraper in Nairobi, Kenya

Times Tower, also called the New Central Bank Tower, is a 140-metre office skyscraper in Nairobi with 38 floors, a 7-storey banking complex and an 11-split storey car park, served by 10 elevators. Its light grey or beige facade is broken by narrow vertical bands of dark glass, with two wide dark strips flanking a lighter central column; near the flat top the building steps back into a crown below a thin horizontal band of lighter material.

Times Tower was designed by Triad Architects and built as the New Central Bank Tower, a name it still carries. It stands 140 metres tall with 38 floors, a seven-storey banking complex and an 11-split-storey car park, served by 10 elevators. Its concrete raft foundation varies from 0.9 to 3.0 metres thick, and the structure is engineered to resist earthquakes. It now houses the main offices of the Kenya Revenue Authority.

The Kenya Revenue Authority is the tower's only tenant, using it for tax remissions and administration and for taxpayer education. Queues form outside, longest near the 20th of each month when taxes fall due. Visitors pass metal detectors and armed police guard the building.

The building sits in the heart of the business district and is easily accessible by public transport. Visitors should note that this is an active office building with regular business hours.

The tower's concrete raft foundation varies in thickness from 0.9 to 3.0 metres depending on the load above it, part of a structure engineered to resist earthquakes. Ten elevators serve the 38 floors, alongside a seven-storey banking complex and an 11-split-storey car park.

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Triad Architects
Floors above the ground
33
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140 m
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-1.29028,36.82389
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