Overview
Property Description
This 85.9 sqm 1 bedroom apartment in Westlands sits within Stellar Bay Residences on Mpaka Road, priced from KSh 11.16 million in a hotel-style mixed-use development.
What a 1 bedroom actually gives you
The half bedroom is the useful part. It is a second room — smaller than a full bedroom, larger than a cupboard — that solves the problem a one bedroom creates and a two bedroom overprices.
It works as a home office, which matters increasingly for buyers who work from home several days a week and need somewhere to take calls that is not the bedroom. It works as a nursery, a guest room, a gym or a dressing room. What it avoids is paying two bedroom prices for a room you will use as a study.
At 85.9 sqm overall, the main living areas are not compromised to create it. Pricing runs from KSh 11.16 million to KSh 11.74 million depending on floor level.
- Spacious layout designed for modern city living
- Premium interior finishes
- Bright, well-ventilated rooms with open views
- Fully fitted kitchen with quality cabinetry
- Secure parking
- Smart home systems and advanced 3D security
World-class amenities
- Mezzanine swimming pool
- Rooftop gardens and sunset bar
- Fully equipped gym and spa
- Banquet hall and meeting rooms
- Sky lounges and book lounge
- Landscaped sky gardens
- Smart home and advanced security systems
- Reliable water supply
- Hotel-style concierge and butler services
The banquet hall and meeting rooms are worth noting for anyone working from home. Having somewhere in the building to host a client meeting or a family gathering removes the main limitation of apartment living, which is that the apartment is the only room you have.
Everything on the lower floors
The first three floors carry commercial and lifestyle space — supermarket, cafés and restaurants, pharmacy, offices, convenience stores and retail shops — with residential towers above from the fourth floor to the thirtieth.
Daily errands happen downstairs. In Westlands that convenience is substantial, since traffic turns most short trips into significant ones.
Why buy a 1 bedroom apartment in Westlands
Westlands is Nairobi’s main commercial district outside the CBD, with multinational offices, five-star hotels, hospitals and a dense concentration of restaurants and nightlife. The demand that generates underpins both occupancy and resale.
Mpaka Road sits centrally within Westlands without fronting a main road, giving access without noise.
The 1 bedroom format is relatively uncommon in Nairobi, and that scarcity works in an owner’s favour. A 1 bedroom apartment in Westlands targets tenants who need a second room but are priced out of two bedroom stock — a substantial group with comparatively few options.
Who this suits
Professionals working from home who need a dedicated office. Couples expecting a first child. Buyers who want flexibility without paying two bedroom prices.
For investors, a 1 bedroom apartment in Westlands reaches a tenant pool that is underserved, which tends to mean shorter voids and tenants who stay longer because alternatives are limited.
Key details
Bedrooms: 1. Size: 85.9 sqm. Price: from KSh 11,160,000 to KSh 11,740,000, varying by floor level. Development: Stellar Bay Residences, Mpaka Road, Westlands, Nairobi.
Arrange a viewing
Contact Stanlink Homes on +254 705 840128. One bedroom units from KSh 9.04 million and studios from KSh 6.7 million are also available at Stellar Bay.
