Welcome to Vipingo Model City, a transformational development in Kenya’s North Coast
Sponsored by Centum Real Estate
At the centre of shifting trends in Kenya’s North Coast is Vipingo Model City by Centum Real Estate (Centum RE), a subsidiary of the largest listed investment firm in East Africa – Centum Investments Plc.
The development is quickly becoming a driving force for modern urban coastal lifestyle and a catalyst for economic growth, barely seven years from its inception.
Spanning over 10,000 acres of meticulously planned land along the Mombasa–Malindi highway, Vipingo development is designed as a forward-thinking mixed-use urban node, effortlessly blending homes, business/commercial areas, institutional establishments, logistics enterprises and industrial zones into one cohesive, well-structured, green ecosystem.
“Vipingo is more than just a brick-and-mortar project. It is a vision. A master planned city being constructed with purpose, cutting edge 21st century urban infrastructure, and with global aspirations,” says Centum Real Estate Managing Director Kenneth Mbae.
With strategic connections via road, rail, and air, Vipingo offers the most accessible, secure and investment ready land in the entire North Coast strip, some 35km from the Mombasa central business district.
The recently gazetted Vipingo Special Economic Zone (VSEZ), a 2,000-acre parcel within the Vipingo Model City masterplan, and which is being developed in collaboration with Arise IIP, will catalyse other mixed uses within the node. Completed residential areas like the 1255 Palm Ridge Apartments and Awali Estate Phase 1, have already welcomed families and tenants.
Upcoming Mzizi apartments, Awali Phase 2 standalone homes, Riviera townhouses, lifestyle centres, schools and commercial hubs such as business parks and gas stations, are creating an unparalleled live-work-play environment.
“The VSEZ will not only draw in factories and exporters, but it will also boost the demand for housing, retail, schools, healthcare, and hospitality. It is a complete ecosystem,” says the General Manager of Vipingo Development Plc, Martin Kariuki.
Additional value drivers that are positively impacting Vipingo Model City include the ongoing dualling of the Mombasa–Malindi highway, which is seen as Kenya’s North Coast economic lifeline; reliable three million litres per day desalinated sea water plant which Centum developed in 2019; clean and piped water throughout the estate and waste water recycling plant for garden irrigation; and smart urban planning featuring green buffers and parks, wide roads, and a development control guideline for sober human centred development.
With the population of Mombasa and Kilifi counties now more than 2.6 million people (2019 Census), and an expanding youthful and middle-income working population, Vipingo Model City presents a visionary address for long term foreward-looking homeowners, tenants, investors, developers and industrialists.
The homes that are currently selling are priced from Ksh2.45 million to Ksh23 million. Serviced residential lands are priced from Ksh3.3 million for an eighth of an acre to Ksh20 million an acre. Serviced commercial (CBD) plots are priced from Ksh10 million an acre, while industrial land is priced from Ksh15 million an acre.
More information is available at https://vipingodevelopment.com/ and https://centumre.co.ke/