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DFCU House

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Type
  
Commercial

Floor count
  
10

Opened
  
December 2013

Construction started
  
September 2011

Completed
  
December 2013

Architect
  
Symbion International

Floors
  
10

DFCU House

Location
  
26 Kyaddondo Road Kampala, Uganda

Similar
  
Kawempe General Hospital, Church House - Uganda, Movement House, Twed Towers, Kampala Hilton Hotel

DFCU House is a building in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.

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Map of DFCU House, Kampala, Uganda

Location

The building is located at 26 Kyaddondo Road, at the corner with Kafu Road, on Nakasero Hill, an upsclale neighborhood in the central business district of Kampala (2014 pop. 1,516,210). The coordinates of DFCU House are:0°19'36.0"N, 32°34'56.0"E (Latitude:0.326668; Longitude:32.582223).

Overview

DFCU House houses the headquarters of DFCU Group and the main branch of DFCU Bank. As of December 2014, DFCU Bank was the fifth-largest commercial bank in Uganda, with assets of about US$513 million (UGX:1.425 trillion). The ten story complex has an executive banking hall, a day care center, a fitness lounge, a cocktail terrace, and a cafeteria. The bottom two floors provide underground parking and storage space.

History

DFCU Group, the parent company of DFCU Bank, had its headquarters offices scattered in several buildings in Kampala. In September 2011, construction began on a ten-story office complex on Nakasero Hill, to serve as the group's headquarters and house the main branch of the bank. Roko Construction Limited, a Ugandan construction company, was contracted to construct the building at an estimated cost of US$12 million (UGX:30 billion). Construction began in September 2011, with completion during the second half of 2013. As of June 2014, the construction was complete and occupancy was expected to take place in the second half of 2014. The office tower, valued at USh55 billion at that time, was officially dedicated as open in September 2015.

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  • Photo of Building Under Construction
  • References

    DFCU House Wikipedia