A country house in Nairobi’s Karen neighborhood is being sold at a whopping $6.5 million which is about Sh565 million.The pricy property is set on a ten-acre estate, the Hogmead
residence is now one of the priciest commodities in Kenya’s residential
property market, confirming the growing status of Kenya as a prime real
estate location in eastern Africa.
Fuzz and Bimbi Dyer, and Andy and Caragh Roberts who are its owners had turned Hogmead into a 12-room boutique hotel whose main room cost Sh42,000 a night. The hotel, run by The Safari Company, was indefinitely closed in October 2013 and listed with Knight Frank around the same time.
The Dyers and Roberts also own and run the luxury Manda Bay resort hit by cancellations after the kidnapping of an elderly French woman in 2011.Real estate market followers say the house, if sold, will reaffirm city’s position as a prime real estate destination in East Africa.luxury houses up for sale in Kenya.
The house is way above other expensive properties that includes, Amina Ocean Villa in Watamu, valued at Sh304 million, and the Casa Toni in Shanzu, priced at Sh200 million. The firm has also listed some hotels among properties available for between Sh175 million to 438 million.