1 Bedroom Furnished near Adams Arcade
Ngong Road · 1 Bedroom · standard
KES 95,000/month(~$730 USD)
- 1 bed
- 1 bath
- 52 m²
- wifi
- backup power
- security 24hr
- lift
Landlord Ridgeview Residences · typically replies in ~30 min
WhatsApp to ViewSee full detailsCorporate · Budget · Long stay
Searching for a 4 bedroom furnished apartment in Ngong Road on a under kes 100,000 budget, for long stays of six months or more, as a corporate tenant, is a much narrower problem than "find an apartment in Nairobi" — and it is the narrow version that actually gets solved. Corporate tenants lose weeks to agents who go quiet, listings that turn out to be someone else's photos, and landlords who cannot issue an invoice. The requirement is narrow: furnished, near the office, secure, and paperwork that a finance team will accept. Ngong Road works for this brief because it is long transport spine with dense mid-market apartments, with 4 bedroom furnished stock typically running KES 250,000 – KES 400,000 per month against a market occupancy of 80%. Everything below is drawn from published market research and from landlords who have submitted their units to our verification process — no invented availability, no fake urgency.
Source: Knight Frank Kenya, HassConsult Property Index, Cytonn Real Estate research and verified landlord submissions.
Ngong Road is less a single neighbourhood than a corridor — running from Upper Hill out past Adams Arcade, Kilimani's southern edge, Dagoretti Corner and on toward Karen — and its dualling has transformed it into one of the most active mid-market apartment belts in Nairobi. What you get here is volume and value: newer blocks of one- and two-bedroom furnished units with lifts, backup power and secure parking at prices meaningfully below Kilimani proper, plus fast access to Upper Hill's offices and the Ngong Forest running trails. Prestige Plaza, Adams Arcade, The Junction Mall and Karen Hospital are all on the corridor, and matatu coverage is the best of any premium-adjacent area in the city, which matters for households that do not want a second car. The trade-offs are honest ones: proximity to a major arterial means road noise, so unit orientation and glazing matter more than usual; and the corridor's quality varies sharply between developments, with some blocks cutting corners on water storage and generator sizing. Inspect the plant room, not just the show unit.
Corporate tenants gravitate to Ngong Road for reasons that are specific rather than general. The Junction Mall is roughly 1.5 km away, about 6 minutes by car outside peak. The area rates 3 out of 5 on practical tenant security and 68 out of 100 on walkability, which matters more than most listings admit when you are new to the city. What we prioritise for this brief is invoice-friendly landlords, longer notice terms, and units that are genuinely move-in ready on day one. For long stays of six months or more, the practical implication is lease structure: expect a six or twelve month lease, two months' deposit, and meaningfully better monthly rates than short-stay equivalents.
4 Bedroom furnished units in Ngong Road sit at KES 250,000 – KES 400,000 per month across the market as a whole. Within the under kes 100,000 band specifically, you are looking at units where furnishing is functional rather than designer, and backup power or borehole may be shared rather than dedicated. Service charge in Ngong Road averages around KES 2,900 per square metre per month, so confirm whether the quoted rent is inclusive. Rental yield in the area runs at about 8.8%, which is useful context for how hard a landlord will negotiate: high-yield, high-supply areas negotiate; 80% occupancy tells you how much room you actually have.
Source: Knight Frank Kenya, HassConsult Property Index, Cytonn Real Estate research, verified landlord submissions.
Ngong Road · 1 Bedroom · standard
KES 95,000/month(~$730 USD)
Landlord Ridgeview Residences · typically replies in ~30 min
WhatsApp to ViewSee full detailsKilimani · Studio · standard
KES 85,000/month(~$650 USD)
Landlord David O. · typically replies in ~8 min
WhatsApp to ViewSee full detailsKaren · 4 Bedroom · premium
KES 520,000/month(~$4,000 USD)
Landlord Ahmed K. · typically replies in ~25 min
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KES 250,000 to KES 400,000 per month across the market. Within the under kes 100,000 band you should expect the amenity level typical of that price point in Ngong Road. Ranges come from Knight Frank Kenya, HassConsult and Cytonn research plus verified landlord submissions, updated monthly.
Ngong Road is described locally as long transport spine with dense mid-market apartments, and typically suits young professionals, students, value-seeking families, upper hill commuters. Invoice-friendly landlords, longer notice terms, and units that are genuinely move-in ready on day one are what we filter for on this brief.
Yes. Six and twelve month leases are standard in Ngong Road and attract the best monthly rates. Expect two months' deposit plus one month's rent in advance as the typical structure.
At this price point in Ngong Road, expect water storage tanks, gated security and basic furnishing; backup power varies. Service charge averages KES 2,900 per square metre monthly.
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