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NAIROBI’S FUTURE TALLEST TOWERS TO HOUSE HILTON, OFFICES
Construction is underway on a project that includes 67- and 45-story towers in Nairobi, Kenya, that will house offices and a Hilton hotel, respectively, Business Daily reports. Developed by Jabavu Village Ltd. and White Lotus Projects, Hass Towers is scheduled for completion by 2020. It promises to be the tallest and among the most upscale developments in the African city, dwarfing other buildings such as Nairobi's current tallest building, UAP Tower, which was completed in 2015 and stands 33 stories tall.
FOBs WITH LIFTS TO BE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT INDIAN CITY
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corp. (GHMC) in Hyderabad, India, plans to install foot overbridges (FOBs) with elevators at more than 50 locations throughout the city in an effort to prevent accidents involving pedestrians crossing heavily trafficked roads, Express News Service reports. GHMC has invited proposals for FOBs with or without elevators, specifying they be 2 m wide and 6 m above the road. Two elevators, as well as staircases, are to be located at each FOB.
NYC FINANCIAL DISTRICT BUILDING NOW COMPLETE
A 687-ft.-tall, 47-story residential building in New York City’s (NYC) Financial District, 5 Beekman Street is now complete, though it is being criticized by New York YIMBY for, among other things, failing to take advantage of views of the One World Trade Center area and Brooklyn. The publication notes that, on the plus side, 5 Beekman’s lower portion consists of the historic Temple Court building, which has been appealingly well preserved to house retail, a restaurant and a hotel.
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