Floor Space Index
In 2007, CMDA and corporation officials conducted a survey of commercial multistoried buildings on North Usman Road, South Usman Road, Ranganathan Street, GN Chetty Road, Thyagaraya Road and Venkatanarayana Road in T Nagar, Chennai and found that 64 had violated norms and didn’t file applications under any regularisation scheme. “Many of them had an FSI [...] Continue Reading »
The state government amended Development Control (DC) rules in the city encouraging cluster redevelopment. Cluster development is developing an area comprising several buildings rather than individual structures. In a recent move, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has asked state officials to work out a plan under which cluster development right can be auctioned to the [...] Continue Reading »
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to make things difficult for developers who procure building concessions and then misuse the space by selling it to flat buyers. Municipal commissioner Subodh Kumar has already started clearing projects by putting restrictions that clamp down on these violations. Today, most builders blatantly sell the flower bed area although [...] Continue Reading »
India is now touted to be the next hub for tall buildings and high-rise structures due to high density and smaller building footprints offered by Indian cities. The recent real estate boom and urbanization witnessed by metropolitan cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad and smaller cities like Ahmedabad have contributed to the trend of vertical construction. “India [...] Continue Reading »
