Mumbai
Mumbai’s skyline is changing rapidly as more and more skyscrapers are soaring into the sky. On the backdrop of the city’s high population density, developers argue that high-rises are more convenient and hold the answer to the city’s housing problems. Until now, the 60-storied Imperial Towers at Tardeo which was built in 2010, is the [...] Continue Reading »
The online property registrations were severely affected due to a server crash at the sub-registrar’s office in Chembur, Mumbai. The areas include Kurla, Powai, Sion, eastern and central suburbs. Officials said that the server was suffering from technical issues from the past week and that there were efforts being put to restore it. The daily [...] Continue Reading »
Around 225 former and serving legislators will have to pay over Rs 85 crore as penal interest and delayed amount in Maharashtra. They have been penalised for failing to make the full payment of the flats allotted to them in Versova by Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) in 2009. Compared to the market [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai has topped the office space absorption across cities in Q3 of calendar 2012. Real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield reported that the total office space off-take was 2.23 million sqft (msf) in Q3, which has increased by more than 50 per cent over the previous quarter. Chennai was second with 1.32 msf in office [...] Continue Reading »
Despite an increase in vacancies and low business and investor sentiment, the office rent in various micro markets in Mumbai are still increasing. The main reason for increase in office space rental is that there is a lack of quality supply in superior locations. However, there is a basic scarcity of available good-quality, right-sized Grade [...] Continue Reading »
Virtuous Retail (VR), a retail real estate company sponsored by global investment firm, The Xander Group Inc., is developing a pan-India portfolio of retail, lifestyle and community centers. VR is currently building eight large format retail shopping centers in city center locations across India. Majority of these are expected to be operational by 2015. Virtuous Retail’s [...] Continue Reading »
In order to give a boost to the real estate sector, financial services secretary D K Mittal has asked banks to focus on funding of partially completed residential projects on a priority basis. Funding projects in small towns has also been asked to prioritise. In a meeting with Indian Bankers’ Association (IBA) and developers body [...] Continue Reading »
The Maharashtra government has announced that it will soon increase the floor space index (FSI) in the state. The consideration comes as a way to permit developers to build taller buildings to promote the development of integrated townships around the state’s densely populated cities such as Mumbai and Pune. The government also sees it as [...] Continue Reading »
Villa Montana is a community of select Bali-style villas in Karjat, Mumbai. The villas are vibrant with all the ingredients of a luxurious lifestyle – adorned with picturesque mountain tops, crisp, clean air, distinctive architectural design and the best of amenities. Developed by Artha, the project offers 100 Bali style cottages ranging from 1,307 to [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai-based real estate developer Royal Palms India is about to sell part of its hospitality developments. I has put its four hotels that include three 5-star category properties on the block. The properties are Hotel Imperial Palace, Palms Hotel Tower and Convention Centre and Palms Villas Hotel and one 4-star under construction property. The total [...] Continue Reading »
