Crystal Rivers Mall: The Ksh4.4 billion Mall Owned By Safaricom (SSPS)

The number of malls in Kenya are on the increase even as the economy continues to take a beating. Some of these malls have a rough time attracting tenants but this has not stopped investors from putting their money on these architectural marvels. 

In this article, WoK takes a look at Crystal Rivers Mall – the Ksh 4.4 billion mall in Athi-River owned by Safaricom Staff Pension Scheme (SSPS).

About The Mall

The Crystal Rivers Mall is a mixed use development project located in Athi-river, along the busy Nairobi – Mombasa road and sits on a 25-acre piece of land. The project comprises a commercial retail center that sits on a 5.7 acre piece of land with 20,000 square meters of gross lettable area.

The retail center, which is in its final touches, offers 3 levels of premium shopping in a 210,000 square feet mall with more than 100 local and international stores including an anchor supermarket, ample parking space of up to 700 vehicles, entertainment, restaurants, offices, hospitals and conference facilities. Naivas Supermarket has already signed a deal to become the anchor supermarket while coffee chain Java House is set to open a Ksh 50 million restaurant in the building. Other brands that will be at the mall include Nairobi Hospital, Safaricom Shop, Samsung and Tecno shop among many other outlets.

The project also involves a residential section with 398 three and four bedroom apartments and condominiums. The three bedroom apartments that come with 2 swimming pools and undercover parking are on sale for Ksh 6.5 million, the 3 bedroom townhouses which have a private outdoor balcony and yard space at Ksh 11 million and 4 bedroom townhouses at Ksh 12 million.

The project also involves a modern school that is situated next to the mall in a 5 acre piece of land. Some of the facilities available at the project include solar water heating, well-manicured gardens, borehole water, servants’ quarters with external access, recreation facilities, bio digester and 24 hour CCTV security among many others.

Owners of Crystal Rivers Mall

The multimillion Crystal Rivers Mall project is funded by SSPS and is being constructed by South African based firm – Paragon Group.  The Pension Scheme involves 5,000 members with Richard Gitahi as secretary, Monicah Wairimu as administration & operations manager and Joseph Ogutu as Chairman. The sales leadership of the project involves Nancy Muthoni, Valueline Agents, Gimco Sales, Crystal Valuers, Proland Sales, Advent Valuers and LM Real estate.