Gated community Houses for Sale In Karen Kenya

Location of Karen Estate

Karen covers about 6000 acres , Lying South West of Nairobi CBD, its named after Karen Blixen a Danish author who wrote the book Out Of Africa.  currently an care piece of land ranges between Kshs 60m -!00m depending on the location and soil. A home to the Ngong Race Course, Ololua forest, Giraffe center, Karen Country Club and  bordering Ngong Forest

The Karen and Langata District Association( KLDA)

All development i Karen must go through the association  and County Government . KLDA  is  of the strongest residents associations In Kenya. its a controlled development area, and for along time matatus were not allowed within the estate  especially  Karen road. KLDA has fought to keep Karen purely residential area, restricting commercial development, multi dwelling residential houses like flats, residents are allowed to build on minimum half care or more.

Gated Community Developments for sale 

Since 2005 Karen has gone through exponential growth, from single dwelling family homes to gated community  homes that changed the face of the estate. additionally with increasing population, the small Karen shopping center has expanded , Ngong road has also been expanded to dual carriage to help improve traffic. these developments  have of course been met by resistance by residents who feel some developers do not want to play by the rule.

the Gated community house have provided consumers with alternatives, part from improving security , through shared compounds,  including the cost of maintenance plus other services. the rental prices as well as sale has dropped to give consumers a wide range of choices  whether they are buying or renting.

the issue of controlled dvelopment has been a thorn in the flesh for developers and KLDA where land owners and the market is pushing to be allowed the flexibility to use their land anyhow, whereas KLDA has used legal means to stop them.