Hilshaw Group and Athi River City sign agreement
Dubai-based Hilshaw Group was onboarded as ‘Exclusive Advisor’ and overall project and financing consultants for the Athi River Smart Green City project in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
The 4.500acre Athi River Smart Green City project is located 10km from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, alongside the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway. The development will be home to a self-contained community including commercial, offices, retail spaces, sports, leisure, and entertainment facilities in addition to over 4000 residential units.
Hilshaw Group’s UAE plans involve the customization of ‘Ready to Move-in’ Real Estate for the post-Covid adoption of the ‘Work from Home’ concept. Hilshaw is pre-negotiating remote work contracts at the employer level within international Tech and Fintech industries and is looking to relocate over 1200 employees during its first phase.
The project principals, Kenya’s Jetblack Group (Jetblack Energy), have planned the Smart Green City to be a pollution-free environment where the entire city’s energy production will be done through a Waste Power Plant.
“The smart component of the Athi River project is being planned to be more adaptive in the face of future uncertainties,’ commented Lal Bhatia, Chairman, Hilshaw Group.
“Mega-projects like Athi River Smart Green City are only possible as a joint collaboration of experts, the public and private sectors, and like-minded visionaries,” remarked Keshoney Elisha, President Jetblack Group.
