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The Galleria Mall in Karen. The Hub is a new mall which, once completed towards the end of 2015, will feature six separate buildings connected by open-air walkways with retail and office spaces, a medical facility, a fitness centre, restaurants, cafés and even a lake in its grounds.
What you need to know:
- Once completed towards the end of 2015, the Hub will feature six separate buildings connected by open-air walkways with retail and office spaces, a medical facility, a fitness centre, restaurants, cafés and even a lake in its grounds.
- The second phase will see the addition of a hotel and a conference centre.
- The Hub’s design includes a waste water treatment plant, a system for harvesting rainwater and the use of energy-efficient lighting.
Karen has long been recognised as one of Nairobi’s greener areas, with its abundance of indigenous trees and proximity to both the Ngong Road Forest and the Nairobi National Park.
Over the last few years, however, the leafy suburb has become a hotspot for developers seeking high returns from commercial and residential buildings, a construction boom that is threatening to damage the environment.
There is one developer, though, that has recognised this risk, and is determined to sustain Karen’s natural charm.
The Hub is the new mall which, once completed towards the end of 2015, will feature six separate buildings connected by open-air walkways with retail and office spaces, a medical facility, a fitness centre, restaurants, cafés and even a lake in its grounds.
The second phase will see the addition of a hotel and a conference centre.
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