Mafuta House Explained

Mafuta House
Map Type:Tanzania
Former Names:Mafuta House
Location:Kivukoni, Dar es Salaam
Address:Plot no 750, Block No 10, Azikiwe Street
Location Country:Tanzania
Coordinates:-6.8151°N 39.288°W
Destruction Date:-->
Cost:US$ 63 million[1]
Floor Count:21
Unit Count:-->

Benjamin William Mkapa Pension Tower, formerly known as Mafuta House, is one of the tallest buildings in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It is a multi-million U.S. Dollar building owned by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF)[2] that will be used for retail and commercial space.

After a 5-year halt due to lack of funds by its previous owners, Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) and the National Housing Corporation (NHC),[3] its construction resumed in late 2004 when NSSF purchased the unfinished building and continued the construction.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kjell J. Havnevik. Aida C. Isinika. Tanzania in Transition: From Nyerere to Mkapa. 2010. African Books Collective. 978-9987-08-086-1. 196–.
  2. http://www.ipp.co.tz/ipp/guardian/2004/06/11/12999.html NSSF Takes over Mafuta House
  3. Web site: NSSF takes over stalled Mafuta House . 2007-06-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930044448/http://www.ipp.co.tz/ipp/guardian/2004/06/11/12999.html . 2007-09-30 . Ibid