How Sudhir Ruparelia’s State Of The Art ‘Pearl Business Park’ Will Change Kampala’s Skyline
The multi-billion Pearl business park being developed by business mogul Sudhir Ruparelia under his Ruparelia Group is setting a new fancy look at the former Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) headquarters on Yusuf Lule Road as well as the whole skyline of Kampala.
Last year, the tycoon kicked off the construction of the multibillion-swanky Pearl Business Park, a mega project and it is yet to be officially unveiled anytime from now since its projection for completion was set at 15 months.
Undertaken by the Group’s real Estate company Meera Investments, the multi-million dollar Business Park will host office premises, a shopping centre, and health and leisure amenities among others.
While kicking off the construction of this project, Ruparelia Group revealed that the project will be divided into different phases. Phase one of the project will cater for office space while the building will have 16 lettable floors with 27, 240 sqm of built-up area. There will be two parking floors, accommodating 360 cars.
The Ruparelia Group hopes to add the biggest silver lining on the Kampala skyline with the schematic representations of the group’s massive project ‘The Pearl Business Park an 18-acre mixed-use facility that will also host a 5-star hotel, a shopping mall and a modern hospital when complete.
Tycoon Sudhir said his group is committed to continuously investing in modern and innovative real estate solutions to feed her growth and needs.
“This latest project is one of several dozen of greenfield projects,” he said, adding:
“One of very many to come in the near future, largely to feed Uganda’s growing demand for high quality and sustainable retail, residential, office and industrial solutions”.
“Uganda is very special to us (as Ruparelia Group) because, it is our home, where it all started. Uganda is our home and we are proud to share in and participate in her dreams and aspirations. Every developing country needs a matching stock of high-quality real estate infrastructure to fuel further growth and you can always count on us to play that role, so you can be able to focus on your core business,” he said.
Ruparelia Group Managing Director Rajiv Ruparelia said the Pearl Business Park’s location, design and amenities have been optimised to maximise functionality, health and safety and productivity in mind and subsequently value for money for its occupants.
According to building schematics, Pearl Business Park will be installed with a fully automated fire detection system on all floors.
In case a fire breaks out, “the building will be fitted with three form and three extinguishers on each floor with an elaborate fire sprinkler system backed up by a 145,200-litre reserve tank”.
Easily accessible staircases are a must on all levels.
For security, access control protocols will be followed on top of 24-hour dedicated security and 170 CCTV cameras in all public areas.
Building amenities will include a state-of-the-art fitness centre/sauna, provision for internet cable connection points to the building, and access to dual fibre optics internet connections from Kira Road and Yusuf Lule Road.
