Richmond Town

Overview :
Richmond Town is a residential neighborhood located in the central part of Bangalore. This locality comes under the supervision of BBMP.  Some of the prominent localities located close to it are Victoria Layout, CMP Center, Vinayaka Nagar, Wilson Garden, Anepalya, Chickpet, Majestic and RK Puram. It houses famous Hockey Stadium KSHA and first Methodist Church of Bangalore Richmond Town Methodist Church. One of the old and historic market “Russell Market”, The Central Business District and MG Road are also located close by. It has close proximity to Hosur Road, Langford Road, Mother Teresa Road, General KS Thimayya Road, Lal Bagh Main Road and Museum Road. This locality has two major roads passing through the locality M G Road and Hosur Road which has direct access to East and South part of the Bangalore City.

Connectivity :
This locality also enjoys excellent connectivity to eastern and central parts of city via Phase-1 Namma Metro which is lies at a distance of 1.2 km.This locality is served by BMTC Buses and nearest bus stops being Akkithimanahalli, Nanjappa Circle and Richmond Road Tower and Richmond Tower Bus Stop.
This locality also enjoys excellent connectivity to eastern and central parts of city via Phase-1 Namma Metro which is lies at a distance of 1.2 km. Major stations are Kempegowda Metro Station, Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah Station, Cubbon Park, Vidhana Soudha, MG Road, Trinity, Halasuru, Indiranagar, Swami Vivekanand road.
It has excellent connectivity to Kempegowda International Airport which is located at a distance of 36.5 km via Bellary Road.

Factors for future growth :
This locality has easy access to Phase-1 alignment of Namma Metro Rail and the major station is M G Road which is one of the major factor of development in the Richmond Town.
Phase-2 and Phase-3 alignment of Namma Metro with two of its route Marathahalli - Hosakerehalli (21 km) and Gottigere – Nagavara (21.25 km) will pass through the locality. These two routes can create a huge demand for residential properties and developments in the Richmond Town.
Connectivity to Kempegowda International Airport with the major educational institutions and commercial space have a plus point for Richmond Town, driving rental demand and providing consistent rental yield.

Infrastructural Development (Social & Physical) :

This locality has many renowned educational institutions. It includes Cathedral High School, Baldwin Boys’ High School, Bishop Cotton Girls School and St. Joseph’s Boys High School among fews.
Healthcare facilities are also good in the locality. Some of the renowned hospitals providing health care facilities to the residents of Richmond Road are Corporation Hospital, Fortis La Femme, Sita Bhateja Speciality Hospital and Mallya Hospital.

Garuda Mall, Eva Mall, Embassy Galaxy Mall, 5th Avenue Mall and UB City Mall situated in and around Richmond Town which serves the daily needs of the people living nearby.