NIB clears Everest Park homes safe for occupation

Property owners at the Athi River-based Everest Park estate, whose houses were condemned after developing massive cracks in 2017, can now move into their homes after authorities cleared and declared the units safe for occupation.

In a letter to the architect, H.M Gatai, on behalf of the developer, the National Building Inspectorate (NBI) said owners of houses on Block 2B at Everest Park Apartment Phase 1 were free to occupy their homes following the correction of structural defects that had been identified.

Safety concerns had been raised on two buildings in Phase One of Everest Park Estate in Athi River have been satisfactorily addressed. This follows a decision by the National Building Inspectorate (NBI) to give a clean bill of health to the recent repairs of structural defects in the two buildings.

“Following an inspection of blocks 2B and 2F on 23rd September 2019, we now confirm that the safety concerns raised at Everest Park has been satisfactorily addressed,” said NBl’s Secretary Moses  Nyakiongora in a letter addressed to the project architect, H.M. Gatai of Gem Archplans.

The NBI raised safety concerns with the two blocks in Athi River’s Everest Park Estate Phase One in a preliminary audit report it released last January 2018.

Everest Park Phase One, which was funded by Pan African mortgage financier Shelter Afrique, comprises 240 one- to three -bedroom apartments in the Mavoko area of Athi River.

The estate put up 120 one-bedroom units sold for Sh2.6 million each, 60 two-bedroom units priced at Sh4.6 million each and 50 three-bedroom units sold for ShS.5 million each.

Everest Park Phase Two comprises of 200 60 one-bedroom units selling at Sh.2.95 million each, 100 two-bedroom units selling at Sh.4.95 million each and 40 three -bedroom-units selling at Sh.6.5 million each.