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.
| Mafuta House | |
|---|---|
 Head office of the NSSF | |
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| Former names | Mafuta House |
| General information | |
| Location | Kivukoni, Dar es Salaam |
| Address | Plot no 750, Block No 10, Azikiwe Street |
| Country | Tanzania |
| Coordinates | 6°48′54″S 39°17′17″E / 6.8151°S 39.2880°E |
| Cost | US$ 63 million[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 21 |
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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kjell J. Havnevik; Aida C. Isinika (2010). Tanzania in Transition: From Nyerere to Mkapa. African Books Collective. pp. 196–. ISBN 978-9987-08-086-1.
- ^ NSSF Takes over Mafuta House Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "NSSF takes over stalled Mafuta House". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-03. Ibid
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