The Nyali Mall will become Mombasa’s first truly ultra modern shopping mall and leisure centre. The mall will adjoin the existing Nakumatt Nyali complex, already the most popular and busiest shopping outlet in the North Coast, and once complete the two developments will be inter-connected to form a single shopping and leisure experience for the public. The new mall will create close to 90,000 square feet of new lettable space to complement the existing buildings.

The Nyali Mall will fulfil a lack of retail and leisure space in Mombasa – it will also set new standards by offering an ultra modern shopping environment and facilities. The mall will cater for the needs of a fast expanding middle class income group residing in the surrounding areas and for tourists staying in the numerous nearby hotels and apartments.

The mall will comprise 7 floors – these will include 2 lower basement parking floors, 3 shopping and leisure floors above ground with retail units, banking halls, cinemas, fast food stalls, restaurants and cafes, followed by 2 floors of office space. All floors will be served with elevators and shopping and leisure floors will also have escalators.

Safe and secure parking will be well provided for in the new mall. The two lower basement floors will contain 200 parking spaces. The ground floor will have a further 200 parking spaces to ensure that traffic moves swiftly in and around the complex, and with minimal disruption to all visitors. The ground floor is house retail units and banking halls and will connect to the existing Nakumatt Nyali complex that will bring the new and old together as one shopping mall. The first floor will feature additional retail units and fast food stalls while the second floor will have cinemas and restaurants.

LOCATION

The mall is situated along the main Mombasa-Malindi Road in the North Coast of Mombasa at the northern end of the Nyali suburb. The new development is adjacent to the major existing shopping complex Nakumatt Nyali and will be connected to this complex to create an exemplary shopping mall experience.

The existing complex’s anchor tenant is the leading supermarket chain in Kenya, Nakumatt. Other tenants include Kenya Power & Lighting, Kenya Airways, Telkom Kenya, Safaricom and NIC Bank amongst others. The Nakumatt Nyali supermarket averages approximately 10,000 shoppers on a daily basis.

The developed surrounding areas are all commercial enterprises which makes the location once of the busiest corners on the main Mombasa-Malindi Road. The mall is also within close proximity of over 33 hotels with a total bed capacity of 8,000 and 24 self-catering apartment resorts.

BUILDING SCHEDULE

Construction on The Nyali Mall shopping mall began on August 25th 2009 and is envisaged to last for a period of 14 months. The anticipated completion date is therefore November 2010.

In general all materials shall meet standard BS construction norms and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KBS). Care will be taken to ensure that an optimal choice of fixtures and fittings are utilized and that the best construction procedures are used in this development. The project will go a long way to ensure the use of local skills and hence will provide local employment.

LETTING AND MARKETING

As demonstrated by the ever-increasing number of clients on real estate agencies databases, demand for retail units in Nyali and the North Coast is fast rising.

The rise in demand is attributed to a rapidly increasing middle income population residing in surrounding areas. These areas have in the past few years seen the development of numerous housing estates for an ever growing middle income population.

The project is scheduled for completion around November 2010 by which time the global and Kenyan economies are likely to have emerged from the current economic gloom.

Due to high demand for space, there has been a considerable shift in preferences, with people opting to go for upcoming rather than existing units – the principal benefit in this is the ability to work with the developer to provide tailor made solutions to the letting requirements of tenants.

This project is anticipated to be over-subscribed to its unique offering as Mombasa’s first truly modern shopping and leisure centre, that will be safe, clean, entertaining, with secure parking and with the ability to provide all-under-one-roof shopping.

All enquiries are to be directed to Knight Frank.

Knight Frank (Kenya) Ltd.
Ben Woodhams
Managing Director
Lion Place - Ground Floor - Waiyaki Way
PO Box 39773, Nairobi
T +254 204 44 21 67
M +254 733 619 031
F +254 20 4440 040
E ben.woodhams@ke.knightfrank.com

Considering the size of the current Nakumatt Nyali, this development will make that mall really big (I think the biggest mall of any city on the East African coastline). Id love to see some renders.:cheers:

PS. Mombasa seems to be the next construction hub of Kenya in the near future going by the recent developments.

^^wow, is this different from the coast marina mall?:) if its than Mombasa will be having more sexier shopping malls than Nairobi:) i think this will be the 3rd upcoming mall in Mombasa:banana: if Matt comes to the Kenyan sections and sees the crazy mall culture in Kenya he will be excited :lol::lol:

^^wow, is this different from the coast marina mall?:) if its than Mombasa will be having more sexier shopping malls than Nairobi:) i think this will be the 3rd upcoming mall in Mombasa:banana: if Matt comes to the Kenyan sections and sees the crazy mall culture in Kenya he will be excited :lol::lol:

exactly what i was thinking:lol:

Yes, its different to the Coast Marina Mall. This will be the first to be complete - expected completion is November 2010.

The mall will be state of the art with 2 floors of underground parking, escalators, elevators, food court, 3 floors of shopping space and an additional 2 floors of office space (very important given the traffic now building in Mombasa).

:cheers:Yes, its different to the Coast Marina Mall. This will be the first to be complete - expected completion is November 2010.

The mall will be state of the art with 2 floors of underground parking, escalators, elevators, food court, 3 floors of shopping space and an additional 2 floors of office space (very important given the traffic now building in Mombasa).

Great project indeed, will you post the renders.

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^^wonderful project :cheers: ideal group if by any chance your work there can you updates us any other upcoming or u/c projects, and give the links thanks:)

Awesome Designs, Thanks IdealGroup.^^ Keep the updates coming.

I love the swahili architecture. gives it a coastal feel. Looks like Mombasa's middle class is growing.

Emm...looking at the design from the renders, how will they connect this new mall to the existing one?

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Emm...looking at the design from the renders, how will they connect this new mall to the existing one?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2668/4191311304_4eec8f7691_b.jpg

^^do they have big space for the new mall near the nakumatt nyali?:dunno:

Construction has already started on the mall.

It is being built in the vacant plot between the existing Nakumatt Nyali and CTM.

The new and old buildings will be interconnected and will together become part of a single complex.

Construction has already started on the mall.

It is being built in the vacant plot between the existing Nakumatt Nyali and CTM.

The new and old buildings will be interconnected and will together become part of a single complex.

^^any other project idealgroup updates us and they is another mall upcoming in the old fox cinema thika road Nairobi courtesy of kenguy any info:cheers:

Construction has already started on the mall.

It is being built in the vacant plot between the existing Nakumatt Nyali and CTM.

The new and old buildings will be interconnected and will together become part of a single complex.

So the two parts combined should be almost the size of Sarit centre in Nairobi. That's pretty big. :cheers:

^^any other project idealgroup updates us and they is another mall upcoming in the old fox cinema thika road Nairobi courtesy of kenguy any info:cheers:

I read an article some time back about fox drive in cinema being torn down to make way for some mall. It hasn't been built yet and I haven't seen any renders. But in all honesty, Thika road is the only place in Nairobi without a big shopping centre outside Eastlands (and in any case, Eastlands will get a number of malls soon. So that would leave only Thika road without a mall)

Wow, I like this

The upcoming mall has now been named "CITY MALL" drawing inspiration from Mombasa's elevation to city status in 2001.

Check out www.citymall.co.ke - the website shall start providing more information on the ongoing project.

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The upcoming mall has now been named "CITY MALL" drawing inspiration from Mombasa's elevation to city status in 2001.

Check out www.citymall.co.ke (http://www.citymall.co.ke) - the website shall start providing more information on the ongoing project.

^^thanks for the info the ideal group, so now its no longer Nyali but City Mall?:cheers:by chance is there any other project you know?:)

^^why do i have the feeling that the Costa Marina mall is the same as the City mall:dunno: idealgroup will be of help here:) here is the link: http://ipdkenya.com/costa_marina.htm

Coast forumers...Updates?

This project is now anticipated to complete within six months. The complex is already 85% let and tenants are to include numerous Nairobi brands coming to Mombasa for the first time.

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Aerial photo of the construction site. Photo taken in January 2011.

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Thanx for the update. :cheers:

I wonder if that empty circular spot in the middle is the atrium. I guess it would have an aesthetic effect inside if they cover it up with glass to allow natural light to filter into the building.

^^great updates, Kenguy i saw the renders of the Grenspan Mall in the Nation newspaper, so ujaribu ufanye hiyo ujanja yako iliupload it in our forum:) i tried it but unsuccessful :lol:

More competition with Nakumatt nearby:)

Thanx for the update. :cheers:

I wonder if that empty circular spot in the middle is the atrium. I guess it would have an aesthetic effect inside if they cover it up with glass to allow natural light to filter into the building.

Hi Kenguy, the big empty circular spot is the atrium correct. It will bring natural light into the building and serve as a very nice feature for shoppers.

Thanx for the update. :cheers:

I wonder if that empty circular spot in the middle is the atrium. I guess it would have an aesthetic effect inside if they cover it up with glass to allow natural light to filter into the building.

More competition with Nakumatt nearby:)

Hi actually this is connecting with the Nakumatt building and they will operate as one Mall! Will become Mombasa's answer to Westgate in Nairobi.

^^ That's great!A mega shopping place with other activities as well!

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^^why do i have the feeling that the Costa Marina mall is the same as the City mall:dunno: idealgroup will be of help here:) here is the link: http://ipdkenya.com/costa_marina.htm

They are not. I guess Costa Marina was to b located right at the CBD. Probably at the grabbed Uhuru Gardens. But when the scam was revealed and the land reprocessed, the project stalled.......

It's September now, how is the progress on this mall going?

I hope Musir will post some progress for us.;)

I hope Musir will post some progress for us.;)

am in malindi for a while but will be in Msa next month,
will c the progress and put-up sm updates....

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Above is what I managed to get hold of, an inside picture of City Mall Mombasa, I have personally seen it, and it is nice inside, fully air con, lifts, escalaytors etc.

Has underground parking.

Shops I know off which are

Doormans Coffee shop
Perfect Pizza
Pizza Inn
Hanndi
Al-Baik

and a few others which I cannot remember of by heart, although City Mall should be open by 1st week December, their could be further delays as I have heard, but it is unlikely.

Hope this helps! :)

not sure why the picture has not uploaded, but here is the direct link.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/15/citymall.png/

^^
Here it is

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And welcome to the forum Msa111! Great information!

cheers mate

I MANAGED TO CROSS ALONG THE ROAD YESTERDAY, IT WAS LATE BUT WHAT I SAW WAS ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPERIORITY.....

KFC should definitely think of opening up in this mall.All the tourists will be camping there!

KFC should definitely think of opening up in this mall.All the tourists will be camping there!

They said they plan to set up over 100 restaurants throughout East Africa in the next 10 years. Where else do you think they will put those restaurants if its not in all these malls sprouting everywhere?

They said they plan to set up over 100 restaurants throughout East Africa in the next 10 years. Where else do you think they will put those restaurants if its not in all these malls sprouting everywhere?

Wow,that is quite ambitious.That means an average of 10 restaurants a year.Hope they actually pull it off.

Yes guys, Kfc is coming to Nakumatt Nyali, not city Mall. It will be where the existing shops are to the right hand side of Nakumatt Nyali.

Yes guys, Kfc is coming to Nakumatt Nyali, not city Mall. It will be where the existing shops are to the right hand side of Nakumatt Nyali.

I thought Nakumatt Nyali is going to be part of the City mall.

Yes guys, Kfc is coming to Nakumatt Nyali, not city Mall. It will be where the existing shops are to the right hand side of Nakumatt Nyali.Great!:cheers:

Great!:cheers:

Love your new ECG avatar Jamaax. :) I have a feeling they might put one maybe in Kisumu and Nax in the near future.

Love your new ECG avatar Jamaax. :) I have a feeling they might put one maybe in Kisumu and Nax in the near future.
Why do those cities need ECG?:lol:

Any updates about the mall?

Any updates about the mall?

Maybe some new additional confirmed tenants. The Innscor group (Galitos, Pizza inn, Chicken inn, Creamy inn.)

Maybe some new additional confirmed tenants. The Innscor group (Galitos, Pizza inn, Chicken inn, Creamy inn.)

I WAS THERE YESTERDAY! ITS NOW OPERATIONAL MINUS THE THEATRE...

MEN THE THING IS A BOMB!

COME ONE, COME ALL THIS DEC HOLIDAY AND SAMPLE IT BY YOURSELF..... IT HAS NO COMPARIZON IN MSA. ITS A PERFECT GIFT FOR DEC HOLIDAYS AND NEWYEAR!!!!!!!!!!!

NOW WE ARE WAITING, GOD WILLING NXT YEAR, FOR THE ULTRA MEGA BOMB..... 'THE ENGLISH POINT MARINA"

Thanx Musir for the update. Glad to know its finally complete. We would appreciate some pics if its possible. You can use a camera phone if it becomes really difficult to use a normal camera and post them here. :cheers:

Thought I should post the malls wikipedia link here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Mall_(Kenya)

Thanx Musir for the update. Glad to know its finally complete. We would appreciate some pics if its possible. You can use a camera phone if it becomes really difficult to use a normal camera and post them here. :cheers:

I ATTEMPTED BUT THE SECURITY GUY NOTICED N DISAGREED.....

BEFORE I 4GET, NYALI TOWN CENTRE IS WELL ON COURSE TOO, ITS BIGGER THAT NAKUMATT NYALI BY THE WAY!..... AND I GUESS ANOTHER NEW YEAR GIFT WILL BE LINKS PLAZA... ITS STANDING SUPER AND APPEALING...

NYALI IS CHANGING......

I ATTEMPTED BUT THE SECURITY GUY NOTICED N DISAGREED.....

BEFORE I 4GET, NYALI TOWN CENTRE IS WELL ON COURSE TOO, ITS BIGGER THAT NAKUMATT NYALI BY THE WAY!..... AND I GUESS ANOTHER NEW YEAR GIFT WILL BE LINKS PLAZA... ITS STANDING SUPER AND APPEALING...

NYALI IS CHANGING......

Please post an aerial photo of the place if you have time and an opportunity.

:cheers:

From TripAdvisor


The extension to the Nova Centre (or Nakumatt Nyali as it is more commonly known) opened while I was away, though there is still a lot of work going on, particularly in the areas linking the old with the new. The new area is very big, with shops on 4 floors ranged round the circular atrium, complete with water and rock feature down at the basement parking level.

The Nova Centre is being integrated into the new section and the whole is now the City Mall. The entrances to the car park are in the new area, the previous entry points are now exit only. (Rather annoyingly they no longer allow motorcycles, but the nice security people told me to park on the pavement next to them at the back pedestrian entrance)

Some of the shops are already occupied, there is a blast from the past for UK visitors - a Woolworths, a couple of sports shops, clothes shops, a lingerie store, at least one bank, a food hall, lots of the other units are being fitted out including those long abandoned ones on the first floor of the old building.

A word of warning the ATMs are being relocated, the old ones are no longer in use and the new ones are not yet in service


Just been to City Mall and it has exceeded my expectations. True international quality with central AC, escalators, lifts and great finishes - definitely the first place of its kind in Mombasa.

Only about 8 shops open right now, but it looks promising - been told there will be an Apple store, a SONY store and lots of fashion.

Keep it up - Mombasa can only get better if more places like this open.

Waiting for photos!;)

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From Coastweek.com (http://www.coastweek.com/3506_01.htm)

‘Game Changer’ Mombasa Move

ANOTHER FRIDAY IN MOMBASA, ANOTHER NEW
SHOP OPENING, BUT THIS SEEMS DIFFERENT ...

Coastweek -- Suddenly Mombasa has a bright new gaming hub of its own - GameChanger is here, six months after the launch of its successful Nairobi branch, the company has an outlet in Mombasa, catering to anyone who played electronic video games from the casual gamer to the bona fide hard core veteran.

Located in the new wing of the newly expanded City Mall in Nyali, the store stocks an array of different video game consoles from the PS3 and the Wii to the Xbox and the portable DS – all flanked with their own specialised accessories and a huge variety of games.

The shop’s colourful set-up supported by the incredibly special opening offers was an instant hit on its opening weekend drawing in scores of people visiting the mall, writes ANJUM ASODIA.

What I dont like with these malls is that they dont serve the common people and are mostly foreign owned.

What I dont like with these malls is that they dont serve the common people and are mostly foreign owned.

jamaa saa zingine wewe uwanga na theories zingine haziko. sii wewe uende ujenge mall ndio tupate mall ya raia wa kenya?! unategea nini???

babu yangu alikuwa anaambia watu, "uko na shida mingi kaa mharo"

usinifanye nikwambie hivyo

jamaa saa zingine wewe uwanga na theories zingine haziko. sii wewe uende ujenge mall ndio tupate mall ya raia wa kenya?! unategea nini???

babu yangu alikuwa anaambia watu, "uko na shida mingi kaa mharo"

usinifanye nikwambie hivyo
:lol:

Ninamaanisha watu wengi maskini hawawezi kuafford kuenda kwa malls kama nakumatt na city mall.

Kinachoshangaza ni kuwa hizi malls zinaongezeka ilhali watu wengi bado ni maskini.

:lol:

Ninamaanisha watu wengi maskini hawawezi kuafford kuenda kwa malls kama nakumatt na city mall.

Kinachoshangaza ni kuwa hizi malls zinaongezeka ilhali watu wengi bado ni maskini.

Malls zinajengwa kwa maana kuna watu ambao wanaweza kununua vitu vinavyouzwa huko, kama sii hivyo hawangejega, usisahau ni supply na demand (my swahili ends there).

Malls zinajengwa kwa maana kuna watu ambao wanaweza kununua vitu vinavyouzwa huko, kama sii hivyo hawangejega, usisahau ni supply na demand (my swahili ends there).

^^ What you said sista!!

Malls zinajengwa kwa maana kuna watu ambao wanaweza kununua vitu vinavyouzwa huko, kama sii hivyo hawangejega, usisahau ni supply na demand (my swahili ends there).
Ni kweli mfumo wa uchumi ndio inayosababisha hii.Najua hizi malls zikiongezeka, kuna uwezekano wa bei kushuka mpaka kwa kiwango itawezesha watu wengi kuweza kupata bidhaa kwa bei nafuu. Kwa sasa, wacha tu tungojee mpaka wakati uchumi itaimarika kwa kiwango kikubwa ndio watu wengi maskini pia waweze kuonja maisha ya kifahari.

Malls zinajengwa kwa maana kuna watu ambao wanaweza kununua vitu vinavyouzwa huko, kama sii hivyo hawangejega, usisahau ni supply na demand (my swahili ends there).

kiswahili sanifu ni nare. Hiyo niliwachaia watz na mwalimu wangu wa Kiswahili.

^^Kwa hivyo huwa unatumia sheng na kiingereza wakati wote?Najua wakenya wengi hawapendi kutumia kiswahili sanifu. ;)

^^Kwa hivyo huwa unatumia sheng na kiingereza wakati wote?Najua wakenya wengi hawapendi kutumia kiswahili sanifu. ;)

kikamba(mother language) and some kikuyu(some of my family is kikuyu), i can understand some small kimeru(i went to primary school in chogoria juniour academy)

kikamba(mother language) and some kikuyu(some of my family is kikuyu), i can understand some small kimeru(i went to primary school in chogoria juniour academy)
Ok, sawa.

Anyway, nadhani umepata kile nilikuwa nakuambia kuhusu hizi malls zinazoenea kwote nchini. Sina shida nazo ila tu ningependa kuona watu wengi maskini wanauwezo wa kununua bidhaa kwa bei nafuu kwenye hizi malls. Najua kwa muda si muda, maisha itaimarika kwa miaka kama tano zinazofuata na wakenya wengi wataweza kuonja maisha ya kifahari.:cheers:

pictures anybody this is a cool development

jamaa saa zingine wewe uwanga na theories zingine haziko. sii wewe uende ujenge mall ndio tupate mall ya raia wa kenya?! unategea nini???

babu yangu alikuwa anaambia watu, "uko na shida mingi kaa mharo"

usinifanye nikwambie hivyo

aise...nimecheka sana hapa:lol:

jamaa saa zingine wewe uwanga na theories zingine haziko. sii wewe uende ujenge mall ndio tupate mall ya raia wa kenya?! unategea nini???

babu yangu alikuwa anaambia watu, "uko na shida mingi kaa mharo"

usinifanye nikwambie hivyo

hahahahahaha!! boss umenyakua taji! Hio ni noma sana!!:rofl::applause::applause:

Lakini kama Malaika254 alivyosema, mall haiwezi jengwa ikiwa hakuna customers. Ni kweli kwamba idadi kubwa ya wakenya bado ni maskini lakini hii inapungua kila mwaka. Kwa hivyo watu wengi watafaidika na hizi malls zinazojengwa.

Nadhani hizi malls ziki zidi kuongezeka, kutakuwa na uwezekano wa watu maskini kuweza kununua bidhaa kwa sababu watakuwa wanashindania wateja na pengine bei za bidhaa zitakuwa nafuu mno.

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^^^
Beautiful, Mombasa's Westgate.

You should post these in the mall thread as well. :cheers:

^^^
Beautiful, Mombasa's Westgate.

You should post these in the mall thread as well. :cheers:

;) I loved the mall. Really good food at the food court too! :cheers:

The mall looks rather empty???

The mall looks rather empty???

This mall is extremely busy Adm, I took this pics first thing in the morning to avoid the human traffic. All the malls i visited in Kenya were packed and due to the wonderful location, City Mall is among the busiest.

Just across the road is a massive Naivas Mall that was also full. I will post the pics. Further on in Mtwapa is the new Mtwapa Mall, another stunning development with Tusky's as the anchor store!

This mall is extremely busy Adm, I took this pics first thing in the morning to avoid the human traffic. All the malls i visited in Kenya were packed and due to the wonderful location, City Mall is among the busiest.

Just across the road is a massive Tusky's Mall that was also full. I will post the pics.

okay,

how does the exterior look like??

okay,

how does the exterior look like??

Sorry I did not take pics of the exterior but just found this:

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I can attest to the fact that it is stunning!

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http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/417049_249794735111304_1019928830_n.jpg

They have BEST Coffee and cakes in Mombasa

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Looks great :cheers:

Wow, I didn't know mombasa has such nice malls

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http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/417049_249794735111304_1019928830_n.jpg

They have BEST Coffee and cakes in Mombasa

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Great stuff, no wonder some people I've are talking about Kenya becoming a wealthy nation. These are signs of the times I guess!

Nice photos Tallglassy for this mall.:cool:

Burger World total Burger King rip-off.:lol:

Nice mall though.:cheers:

Burger World total Burger King rip-off.:lol:

Nice mall though.:cheers:

That's how big chains like Burger King started.;)

^^I meant the logo.;)

^^I meant the logo.;)

:lol:

I never imagined a mall of this size could work outside Nairobi

I never imagined a mall of this size could work outside Nairobi


Why not? I think in most Kenyan cities this is feasible. Take it to Eldoret, Kisumu, Nakuru and it will survive. May be even three such large ones or even more. Mombasa is so large and it needs more like this I imagine.

Why not? I think in most Kenyan cities this is feasible. Take it to Eldoret, Kisumu, Nakuru and it will survive. May be even three such large ones or even more. Mombasa is so large and it needs more like this I imagine.

I doubt Mombasa would cope with more- the class that can afford such malls is still small in the vast majority of SSA cities. Even Accra which is bigger and richer than Mombassa is struggling with low patronage in its biggest mall which looks maybe smaller than this (25000 Sq m).

I doubt Mombasa would cope with more- the class that can afford such malls is still small in the vast majority of SSA cities. Even Accra which is bigger and richer than Mombassa is struggling with low patronage in its biggest mall which looks maybe smaller than this (25000 Sq m).

You must be joking. The Kenyan coast ranks 2 in the world in returns on real estate for the high end segment of the market. Mombasa is affluent.

Opposite city mall is the Naivas mall and further on in Mtwapa is the Mtwapa mall that is just as busy if not busier than city mall. I was lucky eoughh to visit friends and saw some of most expensive homes in the country and beaches dotted with yatchs. The city is teaming with tourists and well off locals and the market has responded. Do you know the price of a plot of land in Mombasa?

Mombasa is where the rich go to dine.

I doubt Mombasa would cope with more- the class that can afford such malls is still small in the vast majority of SSA cities. Even Accra which is bigger and richer than Mombassa is struggling with low patronage in its biggest mall which looks maybe smaller than this (25000 Sq m).

Huh? Msa? Even Kisumu has malls.

I doubt Mombasa would cope with more- the class that can afford such malls is still small in the vast majority of SSA cities. Even Accra which is bigger and richer than Mombassa is struggling with low patronage in its biggest mall which looks maybe smaller than this (25000 Sq m).

In most countries in SSA, the retail sector is not very established. People still prefer to shop at their local kiosks or neighborhood grocery stores. In Kenya, the shift in preference to shopping in large retail chain stores which usually exist as anchor stores in large malls is what is driving the mall boom here. A large number of urban areas in Kenya now have malls.

I can argue that the mall culture has been in existence in Kenya since the 80's as compared to many other countries which started seeing their first malls in the 90's or later. That may also explain patronage to some extent.

Absolutely stunning!! thanks TG ............do u by any chance yake pics of the Mtwapa mall as well?

Huh? Msa? Even Kisumu has malls.

Kisumu already has 3 malls and a 4th is now under construction so don't be surprised!!

What will be the mall called???

Kisumu already has 3 malls and a 4th is now under construction so don't be surprised!!

Yeah I know. I was telling Popa that cause he was surprised to see big malls in Msa, that's why I was saying even a smaller city like Kisumu has malls. We are on the same page.