I guess Navi Mumbai has been neglected somewhat!, so here is a thread for it!

to start out :- report on the new Navi Mumbai international airport

Airport

Enhancement in aviation facilities in Mumbai is absolutely essential for keeping the leadership of Maharashtra in attracting Foreign Direct Investment thereby creating a place of pride for itself and add to the prosperity of its people. Therefore a second airport in the Mumbai Region has become imperative, as the existing airport at Mumbai, is fast reaching saturation level. To meet the growing demand of air travel CIDCO is soon going to develop a new airport.

The location of the proposed airport at Navi Mumbai has been considered on several parameters. Prominent among these is the fact that Navi Mumbai is expected to absorb the future growth in population, business and commercial activity of the region. The availability of physical and commercial activity of the region. The availability of physical and social infrastructure coupled with environmental friendly size with least resettlement and rehabilitation makes the Navi Mumbai airport project technically and financially viable.

The airport would be one of world's few '' greenfield '' international state-of-art airport offering worldclass facilities to passengers cargo, aircrafts and airlines.

The site of airport is located in an ara of 950 hectares accommodating two parallel runways for simultaneous and segregated parallel operation with provision of full length taxi ways on either side of the runways. The airfield has been designed to accommodate the new large aircrafts compatible to aerodrome code 4-E.

Navi Mumbai International Airport will support the rapidly growing air travel needs of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It is expected to absorb annually 4.5 million passengers in its first operational year 2007, doubling to 8.2 million by 2010 to 13.7 million by 2020 and 30 million by 2030.

The Navi Mumbai Airport is proposed to be developed through public-private participation. For rapid, successful implementation of this major, vitally needed project, a Special Economic Zone, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Thane-Belapur and Taloja industrial area and the huge catchment area ranging from Pune to South Mumbai-would assure a steady growth rate in traffic at the new airport, thus assuring steady revenues to the investors. In addition the project opens-up state vast interland rich in agriculture, floriculture, high-tech high value industries to world market making airport to act as focal point for emergency of a trans-shipment centre in asian region.

The mission of SPC would also be entitled to special benefits/incentives currently available on infrastructure development projects. The SPC mission would be to build and operate airport that will become exemplary worldwide based on top quality services, high safety standards and above all commitment to customer satisfaction.

At present CIDCO's proposal for second International Airport , Navi Mumbai is awaiting clearance from Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India.

Project Cost (in millions) Rs. Cost (in millions)US$
Domestic Airport 17,150 490
International Exhibition Centre 3,000 86
Sagar Sangam Water Transport Terminal 2,500 71
International Convention Centre 11,000 314
Turbhe Railway Station cum Commercial Complex
2,670 76
Kharghar Railway Station cum Commercial Complex
2,180 62
Commercial Supermarket 1,800 51
Developers' Scheme Ulwe 12,100 346
Technology Park Dronagiri 1,200 34
Amusement Park Dapoli 1,000 29
Golf Course and Country Club 1,100 31
Seawoods Housing Phase II 3,000 86

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^ Balaji Towers. Nerul, Navi Mumbai.


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^ Arenja Seascape, Navi Mumbai


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^ Kuber Citadel, Navi Mumbai


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^ Palm Spring, Navi Mumbai

whats the status on the airport. how likely really is it that it will come up in the next 5 years or so

whats the status on the airport. how likely really is it that it will come up in the next 5 years or so

The last time i saw the construction site was way back in Jan, when I was coming back from Goa. The construction is going on in full swing. I guess it should be MOSTLY done within 6 years. From the site i can say this much though - it will be a very massive airport once completed!. I have searched for renders,but could not find any, sadly

contsruction has already started? thats great news, i didnt even know that. which road did you take, where is it located exactly? anywhere on the way to the bombay-pune expressway? or is it on the old bombay-goa highway?

if indeed contsruction is on it is extremely surprising i havent seen it mentioned anywhere. and who is building it? please not the pwd

I dont know the road the bus took, but i bet it was the old highway, because we passed through the area where the SIEMENS office building is. We also passed through Thane.
I doubt that the PWD would be give such an important project! :). I am surprised just like you are!. Even the Navi Mumbai website does not mention that the construction has begun. It was in a very preliminary stage however. They were flattening the land, with many other heavy earth moving equipment busy digging things up. It was quite hectic from the looks of it. I am leaving for Goa tomorrow. Will give updates when i will reach there.

goa? you lucky bastard have fun ;)

if you could get pics of the airport it would be great. or even an update like who is constructing it or if there are any boards with any names. also some info on the goa highway would be appreciated, plan to drive down there with a few friends, so is the road any good? last time i took a bus (2000) it was horrible, been taking only trains since then

Well, there IS a board that clearly says "Navi Mumbai International airport", so i guess all the speculation about whether it is bieng constructed or not should safely be put aside :). About photos,I do not have a camara of my own (nor a mobile phone with one). so i will not be able to take any photos. Will get more info on the highway ASAP. just arrived here BTW:)

The Navi Mumbai airport has not been approved. No 'construction' is underway. The maximum that has happened till now is land acquisition in anticipation of approval and construction of a compound wall (I am not sure this has happened, but there was a plan).

There is a problem with respect to the runway alignment for this airport before any design can be frozen. The flight funnel is directly over BARC in Trombay. Besides the obvious security concerns, there is also an issue of safety - plane crashes are more common in the flight path and due to its proximity, there is a risk of damage to the reactors if a plane crashes on them. Changing the runway alignment is tricky because of a hill that comes in the way. The issue has not been sorted out till now.

why dont they just shift BARC a couple of kilometers :D

Can someone please point out the proposed location on a map?

The Navi Mumbai airport has not been approved. No 'construction' is underway. The maximum that has happened till now is land acquisition in anticipation of approval and construction of a compound wall (I am not sure this has happened, but there was a plan).

There is a problem with respect to the runway alignment for this airport before any design can be frozen. The flight funnel is directly over BARC in Trombay. Besides the obvious security concerns, there is also an issue of safety - plane crashes are more common in the flight path and due to its proximity, there is a risk of damage to the reactors if a plane crashes on them. Changing the runway alignment is tricky because of a hill that comes in the way. The issue has not been sorted out till now.


What? how is that possible?. I saw it myself! I dont think i saw a mirage :hahaha:
I saw the board right in front of the site saying very clearly that it WAS the airport. However, it is quite strange that there is no mention of this on the Internet. You may be right also. I will double check.

Navi Mumbai SEZ gets Rs 486 crore


http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?storyflag=y&leftnm=lmnu2&leftindx=2&lselect=1&chklogin=N&autono=189895

why dont they just shift BARC a couple of kilometers :D

Can someone please point out the proposed location on a map?

I will try(Sorry for crappy editing)

http://img235.echo.cx/img235/1106/newairport15sy.png (http://www.imageshack.us)

Huge Orange Dot would be BARC
Grey Dot would be proposed site for Intl Airport

http://img235.echo.cx/img235/1466/newairport28xc.png (http://www.imageshack.us)

Zooming out , Orange Dot here would be the proposed airport site .

I remember these airports plans have been around for quite a few years now and has only failed to materialise .
The question is it wise to chalk up such grandeur plans ?

Already , the existing airport has much room for renovation and expansion (what are those slums doing adjacent the airport ?)
Landing into Mumbai Airport is a eyesore with slums galore

29A there seems to be quite some confusion over the airport. i havent seen absolutely any news to suggest the construction is on. maybe they are just fencing the area in or something. what do you think?

A board means nothing. CIDCO has been acquiring land for this project for many years now. I would suspect that most of the land has been acquired. The board probably just delineates that this is that land.

Can you confirm that you saw any kind of 'construction' activity on the site? If not, the board is quite meaningless.

In any case, I am 100% certain that the project has not been approved and no construction has begun. The proposal is under the consideration of the ministry as of now (and could be approved soon particularly since the minister is from Maharashtra). A compound wall may of course be constructed by CIDCO to delineate the area and to ensure that there is no encroachment. That is the maximum construction that could have happened till now.

I think that board has been around for several years now :lol:

Well, when I was returning from my trip in jan, there were many cranes digging things up. I would call that the begining of construction allrignt!. I could not confirm it this time, because i was fast asleep in the bus when the site passed me abt 7 in the morning.

if indeed it is under construction who is contsructing it? i cant believe there would be no tenders for this huge project and no photo-ops for our mantris while laying the foundation stone

Yes, sounds strange to me too. Maybe I am mistaken. I dont know. and the most frustrating part about thi is that there is not mention of this. not even a single word!!!
Whether it will be constructed, or not, or whether it will be approved, or whether it is approved already, etc, etc

Well, enough of this, I want some pics of Navi Mumbai! :)

i think they will wait for the privatisation of the bombay airport. any talk of a new bombay airport at this stage will considerably reduce the value of the old airport

Work on Navi Mumbai SEZ to begin by mid-July

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1381711,0002.htm

http://tinypic.com/5jv8ef

10 towers of 18 floors each by Reliance Info

Reliance Infocomm has acquired a 3.5 acre plot in Navi Mumbai close to Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge Centre (DAKC) which houses its headquarters. The company is setting up a sprawling housing complex on this plot for its employees.

There will be 10 buildings with 18 floors each, with an estimated investment of around Rs 25-30 crore. Over 400 double-bedroom flats in range of 850-1,200 square feet will be built on the plot, located in Sector 16, Koparkhairane.

The company has given the mandate of constructing the complex to Simpless Construction and Larsen & Tourbo (L&T). Renowned architect Hafeez Contractor has been roped in to oversee the entire project. However, a Reliance Infocomm official declined to comment on the development.

Detials

http://www.business-standard.com/iceworld/storypage.php?hpFlag=Y&chklogin=N&autono=190674&leftnm=lmnu9&leftindx=9&lselect=0

Centre gives nod for SEZs at Navi Mumbai, Nagpur

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blnus/14091703.htm

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MUMBAI: Soon, science will be all fun and games for Navi Mumbai kids. The hip-n-happening township will have its own science park, only the second one in the city after the Nehru Science Centre at Worli.


The City Industrial and Development Corporation of India (Cidco) plans to build the science park on a 20-acre plot in Khargar, near Bharatiya Vidyapeeth.

What makes the park unique is that it is being designed according to the wishes of Navi Mumbai's 11 lakh population. "We have organised an essay competition in which residents can write about their dream of a science park. The last date for submission of entries is August 30, 2005," Cidco chief spokesperson BR Gaekwad told TOI on Monday.

Those who work in Navi Mumbai but stay elsewhere can also participate in the competition. The essays will be evaluated by retired scientists of the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre who live in Navi Mumbai

Some projects in Navi Mumbai by Hiten Sethi and Assoc (http://www.hitensethi.com/)

Temple in Navi Mumbai
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/5341/14bu.jpg

School in Sarsole
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/3951/25ee.jpg

School in Vashi
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1385/37js.jpg

Recreation Facilities in Sahara Amby Valley
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/3774/15pg.jpg

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/1815/28pv1.jpg

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/1540/35ne.jpg

Swimming Pool and Sports Complex, Vashi
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4366/16ng.jpg

Sea Homes Complex, Palm Beach Marg
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2525/15gi.jpg

Pride Complex, Kharghar
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/139/23jy1.jpg

NMMC Head Office, CBD
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9059/12qr.jpg

Some more...

Patni Computers , Navi Mumbai
http://www.glasswallindia.com/images/projects/small/patnicomputers.jpg

http://www.glasswallindia.com/images/projects/project/patnicomputers1.jpg

Mastek Corp, Mahape (by Architect Niteen Parulaker)
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/470/14gg.jpg

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3356/26be.jpg

That Patni Computers project is a new one in Airoli .. its close to Dhirubhai Ambani park. Their existing facility in Mahape looks kinda rundown by IT standards.

Jai, is that Swimming Pool and Sports Complex in Vashi a proposal or under construction? I assume its private

gyrations,

No idea. The map on the website lists it as being right on Palm Beach Marg, and the client is listed as being NMMC, so I guess its a public pool?

Nice pics!
Furthermore,i believe that Chinese people and Indian people should be good friends!

:cheers:

Eiffel Tower in Navi Mumbai!

By: Varsha Gopinathan
July 23, 2005
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Navi Mumbai may soon have a French connection. There are plans to build a replica of Paris’s Eiffel Tower at the proposed Dhirubhai Ambani Amusement Park at Mahape near Vashi, at an approximate cost of Rs 100 crore. This, feel authorities, would put Navi Mumbai on the tourist map.

‘Lot of thought behind it’

Said Navi Mumbai ex-Mayor Sanjiv Naik, “My father felt the need for a monument to make Navi Mumbai a tourist attraction. After a lot of thought it was decided that a structure like Eiffel Tower was the answer.” The life-size replica is expected to be completed by 2010.

BOT basis

Dr Jayaji Nath, standing committee chairman, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), has made provisions for Rs 10 lakh as token money for the project in this season’s budget.

He said, “The project would be built by the Reliance Group on a build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis. The money is for buying the land at Mahape, Adavli Bhuthavli area.”

Land acquisition on

When contacted, a Reliance spokesperson said, “We have been hearing about this proposal, but are not aware of any such development.”

Last year, the NMMC commissioner had said in a press conference that Reliance wanted to build the Dhirubhai Ambani Amusement Park in Navi Mumbai and that the land acquisition process was on.

The park would be like theme parks in Singapore and will have playground equipment, gardens and recreational activities.

Another spokesperson from Reliance confirmed, “Such a proposal was discussed between Ganesh Naik and Dhirubhai Ambani when he was alive. But even at that time, there were no commitments made on it.”

Designs pouring in

Naik also told Mid Day that the Reliance Group has already been receiving a number of designs from all over the world.

Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai’s Eiffel, displayed on a poster put up in the cabin of the Navi Mumbai Standing Committee chairman

• Height: 300 m
• Place: Mahape, Adavli Bahuthavli
• Expected to be finished by 2010
• Prototype made by NMMC architect, Hiten Shethi
• Cost of construction: Approximately Rs 100 crore

Paris
Eiffel Tower

• Height: 300 m
• Built: 1887-1889
• Inaugurated: March 31, 1889
• Architect: Stephen Sauvestre
• Steps to top: 1665
• Weight: 7,000 tons
• Cost of construction: 80 lakh Francs (Rs 6.4 crore)

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first of all i seriously doubt it will get made. but more importantly, even if it does, why do we want to copy another landmark? why not hire some good architects, domestic or foreign, to come up with something original? something that when people see it it will remind them of new bombay, not paris. please guys lets not just rip-off other countries like in the rest of our entertainment industry, but make something original

Eiffel Tower in Navi Mumbai!



Foolish idea!

Plus this is not happening. From the report it is clear that the Reliance group seems to be avoiding any on the record committments. They are a business group with profits to make. Hopefully they will not invest in such white elephant projects which have no originality. After all they are not a municipal corporation filled with dumbos wasting public money.

absolutely. but it did get me thinking, where are the great public space projects? ok marine drive beautification, kala ghoda renovation, juhu beach project, chowpatty cleanliness drive and all are either ongoing or finished, but are not really new projects. the new promenade at bandra is something nice as is the amphitheatre at lands end. but what else? where are the grand sweeping statements and magnets for public gatherings? a city needs these much more than just malls and office complexes

a gateway of india, an india gate. an indian version of trafalgar square. or even better pedestrian districts downtown. i know there was a major plan to make veer nariman road (churchgate) a pedestrian street, only discussed at the highest corporate and government levels. but that has not yet materialised. that is an absolutely fantastic idea! it adds so much to the whole city experience

Haware Nilambari, Airoli, Navi Mumbai
15 storey
http://www.haware.com/Airoli_Nilambari_pic.htm


Haware Silicon Tower, Vashi, Navi Mumbai
http://www.haware.com/images/silicon_tower_small.jpg


Haware Micro InfoTech Park, Vashi, Navi Mumbai
http://www.haware.com/images/micro_infotech_small.jpg


Haware Centurion Complex, Nerul, Navi Mumbai
http://www.haware.com/images/nerul_centurion_small.gif


Haware Tiara, Kharghar, New Mumbai
Podium + 15 storey
http://www.haware.com/images/Tiara/tiara_bldg_small.gif


Haware Glory, Kharghar, New Mumbai
15 storey
http://www.haware.com/images/Khargar_Glory/bldg.jpg


Haware Splendor, Kharghar, New Mumbai
Eight G + 7 storey, two G + 15 storey
http://www.haware.com/images/Khargar%20Splendor/splendor-new2.gif


Tulsi Vrindavan, New Panvel, New Mumbai
G + 15 storey
http://www.haware.com/images/NewPanvel_Tulsi/bldg.JPG

Some buildings from Adhiraj Gardens, Kargar

Maple
http://www.adhiraj.com/images/maple-main.jpg

Magnolia
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/5111/14ez.th.jpg (http://img76.imageshack.us/my.php?image=14ez.jpg)

Aspen
http://www.adhiraj.com/images/aspen-main.jpg

Foolish idea!

Plus this is not happening. From the report it is clear that the Reliance group seems to be avoiding any on the record committments. They are a business group with profits to make. Hopefully they will not invest in such white elephant projects which have no originality. After all they are not a municipal corporation filled with dumbos wasting public money.

I agree. will look very tachy and out of place. Proposal a bad one in every way.

Sea Queen Heritage
http://www.sunnybuilders.org/projects/heritage.htm
Plot no 6, Sector 18, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai

25 storeys

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3839/seaqueenheritage0wz.jpg

Meridien
http://www.sunnybuilders.org/projects/meridian.htm
Plots no 25-27, Sector 6, Nerul (W), Navi Mumbai

15 storeys

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/389/meridiannew8kw.jpg

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/894/palmbeach7nm.jpg (http://img370.imageshack.us/my.php?image=palmbeach7nm.jpg)

In Palm Beach Marg, Navi Mumbai, the line of 20F towers is coming up!

Iraissa, 2 wings 21F. Sec. 19 Palm Beach, Vashi.

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/201/bhmi8dw.jpg (http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bhmi8dw.jpg)

Hermitage, 4 wings 21F. Sec. 18 Palm Beach, Vashi

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/7685/bhumiraj3wg.jpg (http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bhumiraj3wg.jpg)

Palm Beach Residency, 9 towers 23F (India's widest, 360m long)

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/6656/paalmbeachres9sk.jpg (http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=paalmbeachres9sk.jpg)

Oh mann!!!!
Those thingsa re horrendous!!(except for the road ofcourse)

http://www.kesargroup.com/home.htm

Kesar Gardens, Kharghar

http://www.kesargroup.com/images/build1_zoom.jpg

Kesar Harmony, Kharghar

http://www.kesargroup.com/images/grbuild1_zoom.jpg

Shah Heights - 21F

Kharghar Sec-7

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9694/shahheitz1hq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3839/seaqueenheritage0wz.jpg

What is India's fascination with these Colonial/Victorian/Greek/Romanesque buildings? Are they just cheaper to make?

The projects in #27 are very cool, especially that recreation facility.

First of all - How r u'all!!!. Posting after a while. Bit busy with project. Anyway, can anybody please tell me why the hell is Mumbai - Thane - Navi Mumbai going to the dogs when it comes to atchitecture? Some project that I have seen are eyesores at best. They look like they are designed by some 10 year old. These things should not be granted the green signal in a hurry. They are simply ruining the image of the city irreperaby. Its a sad thing. It is about time they have real quality like Gurgaon and NOIDA.

Some Navi Mumbai projects by Architect Niteen Parulekar:

Reliance Industries National Headquarters, Navi Mumbai
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/1818/018ro.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/883/026sb.jpg


Reliance Petroleum Headquarters, Navi Mumbai
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/794/019gf.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/3116/026bk.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/1103/036dd.jpg


Reliance Training Centre, Navi Mumbai
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/7189/012gk.jpg

http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/5669/028xo.jpg

http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/8650/039rm.jpg

10 towers of 18 floors each by Reliance Info

Reliance Infocomm has acquired a 3.5 acre plot in Navi Mumbai close to Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge Centre (DAKC) which houses its headquarters. The company is setting up a sprawling housing complex on this plot for its employees.

There will be 10 buildings with 18 floors each, with an estimated investment of around Rs 25-30 crore. Over 400 double-bedroom flats in range of 850-1,200 square feet will be built on the plot, located in Sector 16, Koparkhairane.

The company has given the mandate of constructing the complex to Simpless Construction and Larsen & Tourbo (L&T). Renowned architect Hafeez Contractor has been roped in to oversee the entire project. However, a Reliance Infocomm official declined to comment on the development.

Detials

http://www.business-standard.com/iceworld/storypage.php?hpFlag=Y&chklogin=N&autono=190674&leftnm=lmnu9&leftindx=9&lselect=0

Man can you make 400 apartments for 25 or 30 crores only? Some things really seem out of proportion; 5 apartments in Central Mumbai can cost about the same as 400 in Navi Mumbai! :eek2: Sounds strange, but maybe it's true, and this also makes you think that how much killing can a builder make, only if he can position his product rightly!! :)

Those reliance buildings are gorgeous!!

Man can you make 400 apartments for 25 or 30 crores only? Some things really seem out of proportion; 5 apartments in Central Mumbai can cost about the same as 400 in Navi Mumbai! :eek2: Sounds strange, but maybe it's true, and this also makes you think that how much killing can a builder make, only if he can position his product rightly!! :)


Yes, Python, you can't have 400 apartments in 25 or 30 crores. By Kerala/Trivandrum standards, a 100 apartment block would be costing atleast 20 crores, without land cost..Dunno about Navi Mumbai prices/cost..

I feel that Sun meant 25-30 crores for each block :) . He said some 10 blocks of 18 floors each.

more good things planned for New Bombay....

Navi Mumbai civic body plans Rs 100 crore recreational park (http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?storyflag=y&leftnm=lmnu2&leftindx=2&lselect=1&chklogin=N&autono=208931)

Navi Mumbai Municipal Coproration (NMMC) is planning to set up a 100 crore recreational complex with a golf course, water parks , sports complex, zoo, bird sanctuary, lakes and play grounds. The proposed park is to be developed close to the site of the proposed second international airport at Panvel.

The corporation has earmarked an area of 645 hectare for the ambitious project near Mhape and has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) from international developers.

Out of of the earmarked 645 hectares, 131 hectares is privately owned and the rest is woodland. NMMC sources said the forest area will not be disturbed during the constructuion of the park.

D.Y. Patil Stadium, New Mumbai

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3781/15la1.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/2019/21uk.jpg

L&T to develop Rs 3,500-cr commercial complex in Navi Mumbai


MUMBAI: Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro on Monday said that it will develop an integrated commercial complex in Navi Mumbai at a project cost of Rs 3,500 crore, its single largest investment in the real estate development sector.

Besides, it would also develop Seawoods-Darave Railway station over the next three years, the company said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. The property development division would build the integrated commercial complex at Seawoods railway stat ion, Navi Mumbai over 40 acres of land.

The proposed project is likely to be completed over the next five years. Once this project is commissioned, L&T would develop in-house capabilities to build and operate such transit oriented developments around railway stations.

The scope of development would consist of a modern railway station, large format retail and entertainment space, multiplexes, office complex and premium category hotel and service apartments. Cushman Wakefield and Jones Lang Lasalle Meghraj were engaged for real estate advisory services for the project.

Thanks for all the updates, but.....:puke:....mortifying designs....except for the simple lines of the Reliance buildings.

Suncity - please transfer the projects from the Navi Mumbai cityscape/projects thread to this thread.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=126639&page=16

Navi Mumbai Rising (http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/videopod/default.aspx) In Hindi

D.Y. Patil Stadium UNDERCONSTRUCTION

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4f/Dypatil_01.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Dy_stadium1.JPG/800px-Dy_stadium1.JPG

^ Just incase you didn't know, the DYP stadium has been built and that's where the IPL matches played by the Mumbai Indians are being held.

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Kesar Solitaire by Kesar group - 28 floors, Palm Beach Road. It'll be a green building and will be awarded the LEED Gold certification.

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/277/kesar.jpg

That's a residential? Looks very commercial! Nice find

^^ It's a commercial building.

news on Mukesh Ambani's Mahamumbai SEZ:


May 21: Ambani-promoted SEZ gets state R&R approval (http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=BO&autono=323649)

The originally proposed 10,000-hectare Mumbai Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) project, being set up by Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and his associate Anand Jain on the outskirts of Navi Mumbai, appears to take off with the Maharashtra government clearing the developer's rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) package.

MSEZ Pvt Ltd, which is executing the project that will cover 45 villages in Raigad district, had declared its R&R package in February 2007. The company had announced compensation of Rs 25 lakh per hectare for land under paddy cultivation and Rs12.5 lakh per hectare for varkas or unproductive land.

The multi-product SEZ has received in-principle approval from the Union government. Originally promoted by Gujarat Positra Port Infrastructural Ltd, the zone saw Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and close associate Anand Jain pick up a stake in it.

In April 2007, an empowered group of ministers decided that no SEZ can exceed 5,000 hectares in size. In effect, under current norms, the Mumbai SEZ cannot exceed 5,000 hectares.

MSEZ has offered to return 12.5 per cent fully-developed land to associations, cooperatives or companies formed by project-affected persons (PAPs). Each PAP's share will be linked to the land sold to the SEZ developer. The company had offered cash compensation to those who did not want a share of the PAP land.

It had also offered vocational training to one person from each PAP family and landless labourers and small artisans, who do not have any land of their own. In addition, the landless were promised a subsistence allowance for two years.

Last week, the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority chaired by the state's minister for cooperation and rehabilitation Patangrao Kadam cleared the MSEZ package. State's rehabilitation and aid secretary Ramesh Kumar confirmed the development.

Sources said the Raigad District Collector has convened a meeting of sarpanchs and other elected representatives from the 45 affected villages to officially convey the state government's decision.

When contacted, an MSEZ spokesperson said, "We welcome the state government's decision and will implement the R&R package both in letter and spirit." He, however, refused to comment on the amount of land acquired by the company.

Vaishali Patil, convenor of the Anti Mumbai SEZ Action Committee, said, "Villagers from all the 45 villages have decided to refuse the package as we are opposed to SEZ itself. We had decided to go to the meeting called by the district collector armed with a resolution passed by the gram panchyats but we were informed that the meeting has been postponed indefinitely."

A state industry ministry source said that the developers had been able to buy around 2,500 hectares directly from the farmers, of which 1,000 hectares is contiguous land enough to get the formal approval from the Board of Approvals (BoA) for multi-product SEZ.

Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries had planned two SEZs spread over 10,000 hectares. While one of them was planned near Mumbai another project is lined up in Jhajjar (Haryana) but both ran into trouble on land acquisition.

Source: Hindustan Times

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Marathon Group launches IT SEZ worth Rs 1,800 crore in Panvel (http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?leftnm=press&bKeyFlag=BO&autono=327149)
Plans Rs 900 crore investment in phase I, SEZ located near upcoming Navi Mumbai Airport; LEED certification planned

The USD 2 billion (Rs. 8400 crore) Marathon Group, known for its low-cost land acquisition realty development model and for introducing advanced construction methods in India, today announced its 26-acre Nexzone an IT/ ITeS Special Economic Zone, near the proposed international airport at Navi Mumbai.

The upcoming SEZ is the part of Marathon Group's total 100 acre project, would be completely eco-friendly with LEED certification.

In Phase I, 3 million sq ft of high-end IT spaces residential, retail and hospitality space would be developed on the 26 acres of land with an investment of Rs. 900 crore. The total project value of Phase I is expected to be Rs. 1800 crore. The project will have 2.5 lakh sq ft of retail space and a 3-4 star service apartment cum hotel.

"The announcement is a celebration of 39 years of customer delight," says Mr. Mayur Shah, Managing Director, Marathon Group. "We continue that rich tradition in this project with our continued focus on two crucial value creators in realty: best locations and global standard project management. Combine these with our low-cost land acquisition model, and you have projects that bring a life-time of customer satisfaction and immense value."

"The project is strategically located in IT corridor considering its connectivity advantages in terms of road, sea port and the proposed airport," says Mr. Shah. "In addition, there is abundance of talent in the Navi Mumbai area. The talent pool could be easily augmented with Thane being a 60-minute drive and Pune a 90-minute drive from the project."

The special features of the project include uninterrupted power supply of 1.25 KVA power per 100 sq ft and integrated high-tech security with sophisticated fire detection and fire protection systems. Nexzone will provide IT spaces, retail, residences and walk to work culture to over 15,000 people.

Render from a PDF on their website:

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Now, Navi Mumbai wants its own metro

Even as Mumbai’s wait for a swanky Metro train appears unending, Navi Mumbai too wants a similar project to connect different nodes of the city. Officials of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) submitted proposals for metro rail and monorail projects to Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Monday, sources told ET.
The proposal has been drafted by the NMMC in consultation with Maharashtra government’s infrastructure arm City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) which has developed the neighbouring township, sources added. The MMRDA would have a close look at the proposal and may commission a feasibility survey as well, MMRDA officials said.
The NMMC hit upon the idea of metro rail project looking at the prospective industrial and economic activity in Navi Mumbai and beyond. “A metro rail project would be the right thing to have in Navi Mumbai which is known for its infrastructure facilities. The industrial-economic climate in Navi Mumbai merits modern means of transportation,” said an official of CIDCO.
Making a strong pitch for metro rail and monorail projects, NMMC officials have projected city needs on the basis of two special economic zones coming up in and around Navi Mumbai — the proposed international airport near Kalamboli, and the central business district in Belapur which houses government as well as corporate houses. “Looking at the transportation chaos in Mumbai’s island city, it’s high time Navi Mumbai started building transportation facilities keeping an eye on the future,” said an NMMC official.
The official referred to one of the proposed metro rail corridors between Mankhurd in Greater Mumbai and Panvel near Navi Mumbai which mainly proposes to connect the island city with the new airport.

source economictimes epaper

Bahrain bank launches $430 mn Navi Mumbai company

Khaleeji Commercial Bank, a Bahrain-based Islamic private bank, has launched its Global Logistix Navi Mumbai Investment Company with a target capital of $430 million.

The fund will aid in the development of India's first integrated logistics city project on a 400 acre site in Navi Mumbai.

Khaleeji Commercial Bank is 60 per cent owned by a group of regional strategic investors and 37 per cent by its founding shareholder, Gulf Finance House.

"Global Logistix stands to play an integral part in Navi Mumbai. We are looking forward to sustaining this important endeavour as it will aid the infrastructure and logistics industry development that is sorely needed in that region of the world, the bank's CEO and board member Ebrahim H Ebrahim said.

The project is a logistics focused real estate development comprising of an integrated logistics park on 400 acres of land.

The initial development projects supported by this investment fund will include the construction of warehouses, control building, maintenance depot, staff accommodation, parking areas and various other amenities.

The concept is being driven by the need for a large scale, organised, all inclusive logistics park in Navi Mumbai and its surrounding areas.

"The project is aimed at providing all logistical services in one fully-integrated park. This will enable potential and existing businesses the opportunity to increase their operating efficiency, market exposure, and to minimise their operational costs, Ebrahim said in a statement.

"The bank can foresee Mumbai's need for a large scale logistics park, as it is the largest market for retail in India, having approximately 20 per cent of the country's total retail opportunities within its borders," he added.

source economictimes.com (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Banking_Finance_/Finance/Bahrain_bank_launches_430_mn_Navi_Mumbai_company/articleshow/3239762.cms)

Another render for Kesar Solitaire | 28 fls

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Kesar Symphony | 22 floors

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Kesar Harmony | 15 floors x 3

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Arihant Universal, a Navi Mumbai-based builder, plans to develop an IT park 'Arihant Aura' at Vashi. The project consists of three towers—2 towers of G+7 floors and 1 tower of G+13 floors with all modern amenities.

Ms Siddhi Bhagat, Head - Business Development, said, "At present, demolition of an old structure is in progress, and construction on the IT park will begin by the end of this month. The project will be complete by December 2010. The selling price of space in the park is Rs 6,000 per sq. ft."

She continued, "It is located bang opposite Turbhe railway station in the MIDC industrial area, and Arihant Universal are themselves the builders. The total commercial complex area covers 5.5 lakh sq. ft."

Commenting on provision of modern amenities, Bhagat elaborated, "On various levels there will be business floors, meeting rooms, banquet hall, gymnasium, health centres and spa, billiards room, service apartments with a swimming pool etc. On the ground floor, it will have banks, ATMs, stationery shops, garment showroom, management and security offices, CCTV cameras and so on. In lifestyle space, the IT park will have fine dining facilities. The remaining space will accommodate offices."

In the vicinity is Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City, and the IT park will enjoy easy connectivity to Mumbai-Pune Expressway.

Source: http://www.projectsmonitor.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=17398&secid=28

PVP Star Hotels Pvt Ltd has entered into an operational contract with Hyatt International Corporation for their brand 'Hyatt Regency' which will come up at sector 15 in CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai. The hotel will have 283 rooms and 38 service apartments and is scheduled to be operational by September 2010. The investment for this project is to the tune of approximately Rs 375 Crores.

Elaborating on the agreement with Hyatt International Corporation, C K Sasidharan Nair, Senior Vice President, PVP Star Hotels Pvt Ltd said, “We believe the strategic tie up with Hyatt International Corporation will prove fruitful in the long run. After closely scrutinising the other renowned brands in the industry, we have zeroed down on Hyatt. We are getting immense support and cooperation from the company. We are planning the soft launch of the hotel by September 2010.”

Spread across an area of 2.5 acres, the 10-storeyed Hyatt Regency will have a speciality restaurant, a 24x7 coffee shop, a bar, a gymnasium, a health centre and spa and a swimming pool. The construction of the hotel started in November 2008 and is scheduled to be completed by August 2010. The hotel will be owned by PVP Star Hotels Pvt Ltd and operated by Hyatt International Corporation.

Source: http://www.hospitalitybizindia.com/detailNews.aspx?aid=2743&sid=1

Vishwaroop IT Park - Vashi - ? floors

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Link (http://www.wadhwadevelopers.com/vishwaroop.htm)

^^

If I am not mistaken, this seems to be the Raghuleela mall extension....looking at the conical structure...opp Vashi Rly station...

Your right axw11.

This has been built already and the mall next to it has been open for some time now.

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CAPA India to invest Rs 600 cr for aeropark in Navi Mumbai

The Indian arm of aviation consultancy and advisory services firm Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation is setting up a aeropark in Navi
Mumbai with an investment of around Rs 600 crore.

"We are setting up an aeropark in Navi Mumbai with an investment of about USD 120 million in Navi Mumbai. It is is expected to open by the middle of 2011," Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) India Head Kapil Kaul told PTI.

The project, to be spread over 35-40 acres, will provide training courses in air safety, pilot training, aviation technology and general aviation.

It will also impart training programmes in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul and aviation environment research.

In later stages, the park may also offer MBA in aviation in association with some specialised institute, Kaul said.

The consultancy has already roped in the former Chief Strategy officer of Qantas Airways to work on the project who is currently drawing up the master plan of the park

-Economictimes

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Does anyone remember Gulf Finance House's plan to invest (http://www.topnews.in/gulf-finance-house-invest-10-billion-maharashtra-29351) $10Bn for a 1600 acre SEZ consisting of various small towns?

The project has been dubbed Megacity and designed by HOK. Here's the masterplan:
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..and a render of one of the towns-
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Megacity Navi Mumbai Master Plan
Navi Mumbai, India
2.8 sq miles/7.4 sq kms

Megacity Navi Mumbai will be sustainable city of mixed-use neighborhoods with focussed development in three distinct land areas: Entertainment City, Energy City , and IT & Telecommunication City.

Located along the Mumbai-Pune business corridor, the vibrant new city will attract world-class businesses.

will be great if its made. HOK are pretty good

Obviously it wouldnt be mark my words.

As long as the roads and the buildings are organized in blocks as it is in many New Bombay area, then it will look good.

Obviously it wouldnt be mark my words.

Well let's see how the project has progressed from a vision-

2006: MOU was signed for a $2Bn Energy city

mid 2007: GFH raises $630mn

late 2007: GFH signs the deal with the MH govt and announce to jack the investment up to $10Bn and add another 2 'cities'

2009: They've now authorized HOK to release a layout and a render.

some progress has been made right? We should soon hear more. GFH is also developing energy cities in Libya, Qatar (2011) and Kazakhstan so this isn't a bogus development where things are expected to remain on the proposal shelf.

Kesar Solitaire by Kesar group - 28 floors, Palm Beach Road. It'll be a green building and will be awarded the LEED Gold certification.

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current progress

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Love it dude!!!

^^wow wow! This building is truly world-class. Nice update bro.

this is how a building should be made............not like a concrete P.O.P monster with childish colors!

ThanKh Goodness!!

Palm Beach Residency, 9 towers 23F (India's widest, 360m long)

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Current Progress

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I suppose the design for the Palm Beach Residency has been altered. It doesn't seem a 360m wide bldg anymore. Here is the new design

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CBD Belapur Sector-15

A Highrise project

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The same project U/C

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One year later

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really cool updates ab041937!


:cheers:

really cool updates ab041937!


:cheers:

Where have you been Sun? Haven't seen you around in the past few days.

Where have you been Sun? Haven't seen you around in the past few days.

I didn't post. But I have been around.

current progress

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thats awesome man !! .. hope to see more of these :cheers:

AB MAN!!!

What can I say!!! Fabo- updates...

Thanks.

:cheers:

Yeah ditto!

Nice pics.

The original Palm Beach Residency looked better.

^^^^

Yeah agreed. It would have certainly looked better.

Thanks Guys, since I am on a vacation in India & have got loads of time in hand I decided to fulfill my commitment as a responsible SSCi member.

Project by Metro Group

Tulsi Sagar, Nerul | 28 floors (26 stories + double Storied Stilt)

http://www.vashiproperty.com/images/Userfiles/4580da063d308

Current Progress

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Who was hiding this project all this time? ;)

Great pix.

Cidco India (http://www.cidcoindia.com/)'s plans for a new International Diplomatic Enclave (http://www.cidcoindia.com/UserFiles/File/IDEBrochure.pdf), Airoli, Navi Mumbai
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That's some nice vision CIDCO has got there. CIDCO always has nice visions but 0 result. Let's hope they follow through with this international enclave. However it'll probably only be successful if the Navi Mumbai Airport is completed. Otherwise there is no incentive to for diplomats to live all the way out there in Airoli

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http://www.haware.com/centurian-Nerul.php

Centurion Shopping and office complex Nerul (East).

G Square Business Park, 29 Floors, Sanpada

http://www.century21navimumbai.com/uploaded_files/property_img/4a548b5fe5938dayviewimage.jpg

Current Update

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^Great to see commercial skyscrapers.

Kesar Solitaire by Kesar group - 28 floors, Palm Beach Road. It'll be a green building and will be awarded the LEED Gold certification.

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First from left

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^^ I believe the other side of Keasr is complete, as of July 2009.

You mean the cladding, right?

You mean the cladding, right?

He means the glass installation, is that the cladding?
And yes, it is complete. They did it pretty damn fast, around a month or so I think. Building the entrance foyer and gate et al now.

G Square Business Park, 29 Floors, Sanpada

http://www.century21navimumbai.com/uploaded_files/property_img/4a548b5fe5938dayviewimage.jpg

Current Update

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Night render from it's website (http://www.gsquare.co.in/).

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Hi,

Is anybody aware of where NaviMumbai Fun city is going to be constructed. I am aware that its going to be near Kharghar. I am trying to find out the exact location ^^

Kesar Solitaire[/B] by Kesar group - 28 floors, Palm Beach Road. It'll be a green building and will be awarded the LEED Gold certification.

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Status(1 month back)
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3 days old
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Wow. So a nice cluster is developing on the Palm Beach road, eh? Nice.

nice cluster no doubt, but Kesar ends up looking like a misfit placed next to its more neo-classical style neighbors. Looks weird for some reason.. By itself, Kesar looks great, though.

Why did they have to build Kesar there. They should have started a nice, new glass and steel cluster somewhere else. It doesn't fit with the surrounding buildings.

Also, I think it had a redesign.

I like it. Flattening out the top as compared to the render actually works imo. Also prefer the white lettering that they are using compared to the black in the render.

its looking great.make more like it.is it commercial or for housing purposes

^Commercial...

Relax Ladies!!!

Stop looking for picture perfect vista coz you won't find anywhere in the world. There would definately be something that would stand out as an oddity. Lets just learn to deal with it.. We are living in an imperfect world. Have a cluster of glass and steel buildings at one place and it would resemble a huge solar power station rather than a city. I guess we need to accept a mix-n-match of concrete and glass/steel together.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=300046&page=21

inappropriate but yeah i think its important to us indians

vote!!

hmm that area badly needs the MTHL

imagine nariman point to Paln beach road in 30min

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what is this called.what is its height

what is this called.what is its height

probably Ambience Court

http://wikimapia.org/2210439/Ambience-Court

Four Points Hotel
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Old Pic, Sun!! Here is the latest couple of days old

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Old Pic, Sun!! Here is the latest couple of days old




:cheers:

Wow now that is what I call world class. Kesar should have been built right next to this with a few more glassy buildings around and Navi Mumbai would have quiet the skyline.

Dreams Mall - Vashi, Satra Group

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Current Progress

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AB boss. Amazing updates. The Ambience looks pretty sleek.

^^For your viewing pleasure, Mate!!

at last, now navi mumbai gettin its touch and movin on from matchbox type structures...

Old Pic, Sun!! Here is the latest couple of days old

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yep. this is what I'm talking about. :cheers: like to see more cylinders go up than boxy shapes. gives diversity & variety to the midrises as well.

Dreams Mall - Vashi, Satra Group

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Current Progress

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The progress seems to be smooth. The location is also looking preety good, wide roads-trees...great:)

Wasn't Satra group also supposed to develop a Satra IT park or something in Vashi? What's the update on that?

Old Pic, Sun!! Here is the latest couple of days old

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WOW - this is a great addition to the Navi Mumbai skyline. Really looks good. How high would this be?

WOW - this is a great addition to the Navi Mumbai skyline. Really looks good. How high would this be?

Its only 22 stories high. So my guess is, not more than 80-85 metres.

Wasn't Satra group also supposed to develop a Satra IT park or something in Vashi? What's the update on that?

You mean this one!!
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9430/satraitparkvashikj6.jpg

I saw the hoarding ads at several places but do not know the current status. Will let u know soon and if the construction is on then post the pics aswell. Watch this space.

Yeah, it is that one I was talking about. Thanks.

Hi,

Any update on the developmet of golf course and under areas in Khargahr?

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Hindustan Times

^Cool didn't even know Navi Mumbai was getting a metro. I gotta spend more time in the Railways and Transportation forum.

Kesar is done with. Cladding is nearly complete.

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excellent building

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^^ :cheers:

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Another 25 Storied Glass & Steel Structure on Palm Beach

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I suppose the design for the Palm Beach Residency has been altered. It doesn't seem a 360m wide bldg anymore. Here is the new design

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Current Progress

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Another 25 Storied Glass & Steel Structure on Palm Beach

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Nice. Hope a few more come up. :cheers: Is the one to the right getting cladded?

man. nice to see glassy cylinders coming up in new bombay.

Wow, man. Those are some amazing buildings. Thanks for the update.

IMHO, skyline of Navi Mumbai far sexier than Bombay's with plenty more potential. If we developed Palm Beach Rd more, it would be beautiful

Navi Mumbai sees Rs 2k-cr land deal



Essel Group-Bhushan Steel Consortium Outbids Indiabulls, GVK; To Develop Knowledge City


Supriya Verma Mishra & Abhiram Ghadyalpatil MUMBAI



A CONSORTIUM comprising the Essel Group — promoters of the Zee Group of companies — and Delhibased Bhushan Steel and Power on Thursday won a closely-fought bid to develop an amusement, theme and knowledge city over 250 acres at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai.

The consortium has agreed to pay Rs 1,590 crore upfront for the land near Khargar, one of Mumbai’s distant suburbs and close to the city of Navi Mumbai. The bidder also has to deposit another Rs 538 crore with Cidco within a month, valuing the total transaction at around Rs 2,100 crore, which makes it one of the largest real estate transactions in India in absolute terms.

The payment is for a 74% stake in a special purpose vehicle or SPV which will implement the project. The City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco), the state government’s industrial township development arm, opened the financial bids for the project on Thursday. Bids for the project were called by Cidco early last year, Cidco’s general manager (special projects and IT) DLN Murty told ET.

Cidco, which has developed Navi Mumbai, will hold 26% in the SPV in the form of land and other administrative clearances. The winning consortium outbid Indiabulls at Rs 1,050 crore and Hyderabadbased GVK Group at Rs 808 crore. The transaction was confirmed by officials from a property consultant familiar with the matter. An official of one of the losing bidders also confirmed the details.

The theme park is intended to be a first-of-its-kind amusement, fun, and knowledge city in India, which is expected to trigger huge investments in the film and entertainment sectors. The first phase of the theme park will have to be ready by 2013 and the entire theme park will be ready by 2016, Cidco officials said.

The plot will be used to develop an entertainmenttheme park called Bollywood Hill City, on the lines of a similar project in Hollywood.

The project will have an eco-park, a large amusement park, five-star hotel, studios and multiplex. The first phase of the project, comprising 100 acres, is to be completed by 2013.


Economic Times

IT Park, Rabale

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Link (http://www.mqa.in/)

I've just returned from Mumbai (Navi Mumbai to be specific) and one thing that strikes me is that - with all the hype and hyperventilating going on about N.M becoming a prime location (somewhere in the future??), the ground reality is that this city is very likely to become the world's rubble, dust and grime capital !

Visited In-Orbit - classy mall with all the brands you can think of are housed there. Yet, get out of it, come on to the streets and the side pavements, street(s) are full of rubble. So is the case with Center One !

Vashi MAIN city is the same story. Rubble, unkempt pedestrian areas, unergonomic pavement heights..

Panvel, Belapur, Khargar, Airoli railway stations - a crying shame. Guess they are happy building "modern" structures but any thought of cleaning the roofs is totally fornicated

Palm Beach Road - great smooth road !! Once you turn left into the many upcoming building localities and you find rubble again.

I can be accused of rantings galore but Navi Mumbai is better off being called OLD MUMBAI if the Public Works Departments / Municiple organisations do not clean up the rubble. One may look at all the gleaming and shining glass clad skyscrapers but you need to look whats beneath your feet.... and regret to say .. it is f*cking depressing to see dust, dirt, garbage, badly mantained pedestrian walkways everywhere.

It'd be nice if Mumbai aspires to become another Colombo (which is definitely cleaner and with lot of civic sense !! Forget Shanghai... Please!

It'd be nice if Mumbai aspires to become another Colombo (which is definitely cleaner and with lot of civic sense !! Forget Shanghai... Please!

Dude.. no one is comparing it with Shanghai. It will take another 25 years for us to reach where they were 10 years back, given our attitude, civic sense, lack of discipline and of course *** politicians who are pushing us backwards. China is WAY ahead of us in every sphere.. just visit their threads in this forum and you will see the difference.

... the question is what we can do to help things out. I know there is a group of SW Engineers in Whitefield Bangalore, who have taken traffic management in front of their premises in their hands, working as volunteers next to police. Can we do something like that in N.M? Some local initiatives from the educated class to clean the rubble? What about NGOs? Even Gurgaon has very similar problem..

Wasn't Colombo near the bottom of the least livable cities?

Wasn't Colombo near the bottom of the least livable cities?

Once in the past - because of the Tigers' threat to it (bombings et al). Not because of the shameful civic sense that one comes across in Mumbai . Trust me, I found Colombo to be a much cleaner city.

Zoxtannin

It is beyond my capacity and time to take up Navi Mumbai cleanliness project as a 100% devotion to duty but I am actively involved with upkeep of Seawoods Estate and surrounding areas. I've talked to residents of seawoods area. Talked to CIDCO officials as well, and gave them many solutions on waste management and waste segregation. There is a daily communication between society directors / chiefs on the issue of cleanliness and several inputs from well educated individuals as well.

The problem - the sheerness of it - is that every other person gives lip service and pushes the envelop to some other department or individual. There is no united effort to bring a picture perfect Navi Mumbai for its citizens. Even well off residents of Seawoods Estate (Palm Beach Road); who have several cars per family, are averse to keeping their own yards clean. You can find unmentionable potpouri of items thrown out of their own windows !!! AND !!! You are talking of highly educated and high incomed people here.

The problem seems not only in Navi Mumbai but entire India is becoming a rubble-dust-garbage capital of the world. Civic authorities (Municipalities) can do only so much with limited resources and manpower. What is the use of sweeping a road when you know the roadside is full of mud / dust? No matter how much you sweep, the dirt is going to come back!!!!

Sometimes I begin to wonder, is it in our genes that we want to live with D.D.G around with unkempt civic amenities ? Or do we need a GORA to write about India's failing civic sense and we are forced to wake up from our deep slumber of servants and sweepers taking care of whatever lies where our feet step into?

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... the question is what we can do to help things out. ...? Even Gurgaon has very similar problem..[/QUOTE]

Once in the past - because of the Tigers' threat to it (bombings et al). Not because of the shameful civic sense that one comes across in Mumbai . Trust me, I found Colombo to be a much cleaner city.

from 2009

Meanwhile, The Economist also lists the worst cities to live in. The bottom 10 include:

1. Harare
2. Dhaka
3. Algiers
4. Port Moresby
5. Lagos
6. Karachi
7. Douala
8. Kathmandu
9. Colombo
10. Dakar

i am sure its more due to the threat of terrorism. by most accounts colombo is in much better shape than any indian city when it comes to the civic side of things

from 2009

India101, it is easy to come up and cough out any number of surveys and statistics to show which city is the worst to live in compared to Mumbai.

Colombo (statistically) is worst city to live in due to terrorism threats. NOT because of the muck that lies around - like Mumbai.

Besides, no matter what kind of surveys people cough up to compare thirdworld capitals to (developed India's) Mumbai, one thing is clear that we are 'supposed' to be an international city (hahahaha..) and a financial capital. The least we Mumbaikars can do is to change our mindset of complacency and come out of our comforted arses zone to clean up and spruce up our city.

A huge emphasis is needed - and a highest order of the day - to put Mumbai's civic amenities to international standards. It is no use building glittering skyscrapers when on streetlevel, we have another wartorne Lebanon lookalike!

I'd feel there's more of a terrorist thread in Mumbai than Colombo. And no doubt that Colombo is much cleaner.

Ashok Chavan's Mega City will re-energise state

Shubhangi Khapre / DNASaturday, March 6, 2010 0:34 IST

Mumbai: Finally, chief minister Ashok Chavan has something to showcase. The state government has given approval to start work on the world’s second largest ‘energy city’ project with an investment of Rs50,000 crore in Panvel, 65km from Mumbai.



On Sunday, Chavan will lay the foundation stone for the Mega City project, which will include a state-of-the-art energy city, an entertainment city, and an information technology and telecom city, spread over an area of 2,100 acres.

According to a senior secretary in the chief minister’s office, the only parallel to such a massive project including the three components of energy, telecom, and entertainment is in Qatar.

The official said the Panvel project would provide direct employment to 2.5 lakh peopleand indirect employment to 5 lakh.
The chief minister, who is personally monitoring the project, held a meeting last week with senior officials to streamline coordination among the various civic and infrastructure agencies that will play roles in the project.

The Mega City project is being financed by Gulf Finance House and executed by Valuable Properties Private Limited. An insider in the chief minister’s office said, “Chavan initiated the project discussions in 2006 when he was industry minister in Vilasrao Deshmukh’s cabinet.”

Unlike the special economic zones (SEZs), which have hit roadblocks in many places with farmers refusing to give up their land, the Mega City scheme does not face any such hurdles.

Officials in the industry and revenue ministries said, “The total requirement of land is 2,100 acres. We have already taken possession of 1,465 acres.”

Even for the remaining land, the government does not expect any opposition from local residents. The villages which have had to part with land for the project include Wandoli, Loniwali, Bherle, Chikele, Wangni-Vaze, Mohoshivkar, and Pali-Khurd.

The project, which is being funded entirely by private investors, will not need any subsidy from the state government. But the chief minister, who is also chairman of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, has committed his government to assist the project by providing infrastructure

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_ashok-chavan-s-mega-city-will-re-energise-state_1355803

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great news.

I think the GOM cant do anything about this.

they need to start a fast line on the harbour line from panvel and get Panvel to CST in 50 min(which is possible through existing rakes) at a frequency of 3-4 min.

and boost the thane-nerul-panvel route with more trains

so its Indian railways who will provide the infra needed. GOM cant do much

having said that, i hope the maha mumbai sez also happens. thats more important and driven by local Indian industry

renders from my post (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=40221520&postcount=76) last year -


The project has been designed by HOK. Here's the masterplan:
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..and a render of one of the towns-
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Megacity Navi Mumbai Master Plan
Navi Mumbai, India
2.8 sq miles/7.4 sq kms

Megacity Navi Mumbai will be sustainable city of mixed-use neighborhoods with focussed development in three distinct land areas: Entertainment City, Energy City , and IT & Telecommunication City.

Located along the Mumbai-Pune business corridor, the vibrant new city will attract world-class businesses.


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From their website (http://www.gfh.com/en/our-business/energy-city-india-2.html) -

The GFH Mumbai Economic Development Zone is set to be one of the largest development projects in the state – a state-of-the-art Economic Development Zone - just outside Mumbai, the country’s financial and commercial capital.
The 1600-acre zone, which will attract a total investment in excess of US$10 billion, comes exactly a year after GFH had signed a similar agreement with the state for the development of India’s first energy business district – Energy City India. The bank had floated an immensely successful private placement initiative earlier this year that raised US$630 million towards the first phase of its development. The economic development zone announced today will include Energy City India, apart from incorporating three additional components – Telecom City Mumbai , Software City Mumbai and Entertainment City Mumbai.


Thought this project had disappeared. Well it's about time some mega projects come up in Maharashtra, Gujarat is really starting to take over.

Render from the ad -

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^Still low FSI :(. When will these people allow tall buildings?

^^Unlike the Island City, Navi Mumbai has lots of open space to expand.

Eh, still looks better than Mumbai.

Work on Rs 100-cr heritage centre to begin on Tuesday

Bella Jaisinghani I TNN

Mumbai: One of Indias most ambitious cultural projects that calls for an investment of Rs 100 crore takes off in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday.Chief minister Ashok Chavan and union HRD minister Kapil Sibal will lay the foundation stone of the Living Heritage Centre that is being built on a five-acre plot in Kharghar.
The project is a joint partnership between Cidco and the Surabhi Foundation,a cultural organisation founded by documentary film-maker Siddharth Kak.It is part of the larger Central Park being developed by Cidco and is expected to be thrown open to the public in 2012.
The government agency has allotted land,for which Surabhi Foundation will have to pay a certain fee every year.The onerous task of raising almost Rs 100 crore by way of investment is left to the cultural organisation,which has appointed professionals for this purpose.
This is a dream come true.The Living Heritage Centre will be the first theme park based on India, says Kak of Surabhi fame.
The centre will have something for every kind of visitor,says Kak.For example,visitors can explore the durbar of Maratha king Shivaji and seek darshan or approach emperor Akbar who will even take questions that he is programmed to answer.At the entrance,you will see a wax museum of the leaders who shaped India.But dont be surprised if one of them puts his arm around you for we will embed live actors amidst the figurines, laughs Kak.
A composite training programme is proposed for professionals who wish to learn how to manage such a living museum,conceptualise and market it.

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So many big projects coming up in navi mumbai

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^^ awesome.............which building is this?????

^^ awesome.............which building is this?????

I think it is Ambience Court. There are some pics in earlier posts.

An Akshar construction. Aparently the idiots are asking for 14k per sqft. Can't imagine why anyone would pay that amount for this building. The cheap-ass glass finish visible in the 2nd image is what the building will finally look like.

Another ugly building to add to the "awesome" buildings along palm beach.

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These building belong to the Progressive Group complex. Was spoken about in the last few pages I think. The second image shows the sample flat exteriors. Seems to be a good quite decent.

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And finally, the beginning of the rape of palm beach road. The road was by far the best road in Mumbai. Not a bump. Not a shudder. And now these bast*rds have come along with their WOOD powered (!!!! its bloody 2010) bitumen to f**k things up.

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Taken from my phone. Saved me alot of trouble. Had to drive slow and stop to take the pics of the buildings, and it so happened that the NM cops decided to do a speed check along Palm Beach Road at just about the same time. Was going about a 100 below my usual speed. :)

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Reliance Corporate Headquaters

Any updates on this project????

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And finally, the beginning of the rape of palm beach road. The road was by far the best road in Mumbai. Not a bump. Not a shudder. And now these bast*rds have come along with their WOOD powered (!!!! its bloody 2010) bitumen to f**k things up.

Hey Myspace.. take it easy. Just for laughs.. do you know why PALM BEACH ROAD is named like that?

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Because... Kyonki ROAD KE BEECH MEIN PALM TREES HEI = PALM BEACH ROAD.

GFHs $10-billion world-class economic zone will spur Gulf NRIs to invest more in Navi Mumbai, says Dubai-based Sternon

Gulf Finance Houses US$ 10 billion Economic Development Zone (EDZ), Indias largest FDI-driven project, whose grounding breaking ceremony was graced by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on March 7, 2010, has boosted Navi Mumbais position as one of the most attractive investment options in India, according to Hussaini F. Nalwalla, Managing Director of the Dubai-based Sternon Real Estate.

It is undoubtedly the most iconic world-class project to be undertaken in India, said Nalwalla, whose company is marketing and promoting the exclusive NRI township Magic Hills in Navi Mumbai, being developed by Garnet Construction Ltd, Mumbai. The sheer scale and magnitude of the project have certainly put Navi Mumbai in the league of Indias preferred business and leisure destinations.

Spread over an area of over 1,750 acres, close to the proposed Navi Mumbai international airport, the GFH EDZ will comprise three distinct components: Energy City, IT & Telecom City and Entertainment City. When completed, it will house 140,000 residents, generating direct employment for 250,000 people and indirect employment for as many as 750,000.

When Sternon first tied up with Garnet Construction to promote Magic Hills, we did not even dream that a project like the GFH EDZ was possible in Navi Mumbai. But the fact that work on the mega project has already begun and the direct support of the Chief Minister himself go to show the Maharashtra governments commitment to its implementation, added Nalwalla.

As Magic Hills was among the first integrated townships to be launched in Navi Mumbai, our early investors have been fortunate to book our bungalows, villas and row-houses at very attractive rates, said Nalwalla. Now, with work commencing on the EDZ site and Navi Mumbai International Airport, there has been all-round appreciation in property rates. And this is just the beginning.

Construction of the Magic Hills project is progressing rapidly, said Nalwalla. Currently, plinth and slab work is being carried out on 230 villas, alongside infrastructure work on the site. For Phase 2, work on modern twin bungalows and row-houses is scheduled to commence shortly.


Arun Kedia, Managing Director of Garnet Construction, commented: Navi Mumbai is shaping into a global business hub, as Mumbai city has been saturated and there is no land available for mega projects. When we conceived Magic Hills we had anticipated that this satellite city would be a land of great opportunities. The emergence of projects like the GFH EDZ and several others has proved that our hunch was right. Now, Magic Hills is right in the middle of some of the most amazing projects in India.


source : - http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-42039.htm

Magic Hills

Just on the outskirts of Mumbai, but still strategically connected to the metro by road and rail is village Ambivali. Although the place is bit distanced from the metro hustle-bustle, it provides the right ambience for a comfortable lifestyle. Moreover the location is adjacent to Navi Mumbai airport, Chowk Rail station and the Express highway. Considering its strategic location, we earmarked it for our prestigious housing complex.
Magic Hills began with a big dream on a bigger blueprint. Although the location had the advantage of proximity to various transit points and a natural landscape, the provisions for modern living were quite conspicuous by their absence. But our think tank took up the Rs. 900 crores project as a challenge and is all set to finish the 400 acres within shocking deadlines.
Within the complex, we have ensured that the residents don’t lose out on the luxury lifestyle. All the relevant resources and facilities needed for decent living are being developed and soon it will be a pride of Mumbai – Pune Expressway.

LOCATION:
Village - Ambivali , Taluka - Khalapur, District - Raigad.
* Just 15 Mins From Navi Mumbai Airport.
* Only 5 Mins from Chowk Railway Station
* Local Trains Available from V.T Station to Chowk Rly Station
* About 20 Mins Drive from Express Highway

No of Plots and Area:
* Ranging from 3500 sft to 13500 sft.

Features:
* Ensuring plush lifestyle in the perfect environment.
* Knowledge City shall be soon Developed by CIDCO which is just touching the Complex.
* Patalganga River Just About a Kilometer Away

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Source http://www.garnetconstructions.com/residential-01.html#

damn why would you buy a property so close to the airport for a plush lifestyle

^^ cos they know the airport is never going to happen :P

Plus, if the airport comes up and assuming that the area near the airport is well maintained like its counterpart in Mumbai, then the prices will be sky high.

Here is a link to an interactive map from the Navi Mumbai SEZ website. http://www.nmsez.com/intractive_map.html

Khargharboi, I assume you must be well informed on the happenings at Kharghar.
I have some queries :)
Any idea/updates on the status of central park being built at Sector 20?
Has work started? If yes is it Extensive or is it like just token work done for Press Release Purposes??
Is the ISKCON temple work started or progressing?
The Golf Course work at Kharghar.

http://www.3dsyndication.com/showarticlerss.aspx?nid=CvkxHBSZb9gVzh5Dk5ZkqfZ7SRVF0oTTo1LaZGVLeLE=

CIDCO officials receive the much-awaited notification from govt which is open for objections and clarifications.

After much wait, officials of the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) can heave a sigh of relief as the planning agency has received the state notification for the proposed Metro Rail project in Navi Mumbai. The notification is now open for objections or clarifications, if any. In the meanwhile, CIDCO officials have stated they will go ahead and invite tenders for the project.
A senior CIDCO official confirmed, "We received the letter from Urban Development department this week confirming the notification. The notification is, however, open to objections or clarifications, if any. In the meanwhile, we are ready to call for tenders."

CIDCO is keen to go ahead with the proposed Metro rail corridor in Navi Mumbai. Officials are diligently working on this project for the last two years. The project is sure to take Navi Mumbai to greater heights, they say.

Although the Board of Directors of CIDCO had already given its nod to the proposed project, a formal consent from the government was awaited. The official informed, "Since the Board had already approved the project, we did not expect any further hitches and were confident of receiving the notification. If all goes well, the work order for the first phase of the Metro should be out next month."

CIDCO has tied up with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for technical advice for the proposed Metro Rail project in Navi Mumbai. The agency has already ruled out underground metro and officials have confirmed that the entire route will be elevated only. The Metro Rail project will provide the much-needed connectivity to the proposed airport in Navi Mumbai and help residents of both Mumbai and Navi Mumbai commute to the airport.

DMRC had undertaken an extensive survey of all nodes of Navi Mumbai to check the feasibility of the project in the satellite city. The project will be entirely funded by CIDCO. According to sources, the ring rail project spread over 25 km will be completed in three phases. The first phase will include constructing Metro from Belapur to Taloja via Kharghar. There will be 10 stations on this route. The second phase will stretch from MIDC area to Khandeshwar and there will be six to eight stations on this route. The third and last phase will include connecting Taloja and MIDC stations.
A maintenance depot will also be constructed at Taloja on a plot of land spread over 20 hectares. A temporary maintenance depot will be constructed at Khandeshwar on a plot of land measuring five hectares for line II.

Khargharboi, I assume you must be well informed on the happenings at Kharghar.
I have some queries :)
Any idea/updates on the status of central park being built at Sector 20?
Has work started? If yes is it Extensive or is it like just token work done for Press Release Purposes??
Is the ISKCON temple work started or progressing?
The Golf Course work at Kharghar.

All 3 of them are under construstion.

Central Park is partially open for the public, still work is being done. Lot of work seem to have been completed ( landscaping, waterbodies, walkways, open air auditorium.)

Iskon temple is under construction, but i dont understand why did they have to build one there, they could used the land for something which is really usefull for the people.

Golf course work seems to be in full swing, the landscaping seems to be completed and i can see the grass growing there. Instead of the golf course, I would have liked to have a race track with a drag strip, considering Kharghar has hosted so many legal and illegal drag races.

I am sure you all are aware of the Seawoods project being undertaken by L&T. It's old new and as I read in the forum in some threads as well, that it being their single largest investment in the realty sector.

We had created a 3d walk-thru animation for L&Ts multi-million dollar project in Seawoods, Navi Mumbai. Thought I should share the same with the forum now as its been quite a while that we had created this... Hope you like it and find the video useful.

Only the 3D animation: http://www.vimeo.com/10432100 (2 mins)
Entire Film with details: http://www.vimeo.com/11821016 (10 mins)

Would love to hear your comments. You can drop me an email on kapil (at) uber3d.com

Hi guys any idea you have on the ULWE , will this be a upcoming area in years to come

Shah Signature, Navi Mumbai:

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From E-architect (http://*************************/india/shah_kingdom_mumbai.htm)

Commercial Buildings, Mumbai, India
2009-
THE FIRM, Architects

SHAH SIGNATURE (THE BUSINESS INSIGNIA), NAVI MUMBAI

Promoter: SHAH GROUP BUILDERS AND INFRAPROJECTS LTD.
Category: Commercial Core and Shell
Location: Maharashtra
Stage: 'Tender for breaking the old building on site' floated. Work to commence shortly.

burj hotel anyone?

Damn, that is quiet a copy. Now all we need to do is throw it a few hundred metres out at sea.

Ditto copy!

Burj Mumbai!!!

heheh yes its complete copy paste, I think they saved lots of money on planning just buy readymade from dubal(hotel)...... but anyways just awesome building to have :cheers:

another render

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where exactly in navi mumbai is this?

here is more details about projects

http://www.nbmcw.com/articles/architects-a-project-watch/5533-the-firm-a-multi-design-practice-offering-architecture-interiors-and-landscape.html

where exactly in navi mumbai is this?

Site Address : Sector 17, Vasi, Navi Mumbai.

http://www.mumbaiproperties.info/vashi/shah-signature.php

nice job kuwar but isnt that actually Koparkhairne?

nice job kuwar but isnt that actually Koparkhairne?

No... Koperkhairne is pretty long.... from sector 17
btw thanks :)

see

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also wikimapia is updated there images....see the vashi railways station area............looks awesome................... :)

ahh i see

yes Vashi railway station looks nice.

It would have been nice if this skyscraper was on Marine Drive instead.

^^ then it will be 100% copy of burj bubai....hehehe near sea heheh :)

This building will be right on the main road in Sector 17, where the Bombay Mercantile Bank building used to stand

^^ its under construction????

Burj Mumbai!!!

It's "inspired" from Burj al arab (ref. bollywood movie composers) :D. Although, IMHO it seems like an improvement on the Dubai one.

Does anybody has any pic or information about Millennium Avanish Building in sec 10, Airoli.

Cidco puts Metro plan in Navi Mum on track
Chittaranjan Tembhekar | TNN


Mumbai: Finally, Navi Mumbai’s much-touted Metro rail project has been flagged off.
On Thursday, the City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) floated the tender, seeking the participation of multinational agencies to monitor the planning of Metro as well as its designing, execution, operation and maintenance. The agency has decided to start the construction by January 1, 2011.

A week earlier, the Cidco had “indicated’’ its plans to go ahead by putting up signages, demarcating the first Metro route in the satellite town. However, officials were taken aback by the promptness of the government ageny, which on Thursday unveiled the plans by making a global appeal through international media, inviting consultants to plan, execute, operate and maintain the first line of the Metro that will pass between Belapur and Pendhar near Taloja MIDC, a distance of 10.76 km. The total cost has been estimated at around Rs 1,800 crore.

The Cidco will spend Rs 800 crore to lay the tracks and build the stations, while the rolling stock—trains and the signalling system—will be run and maintained by another company, which is an expert in Metro operations. The route will pass through 11 stations, most of which will be set up in Belapur and Kharghar, including the areas near the upcoming golf course and central park along the Pandavkada hills.

“We plan to build the viaduct (the civil construction) as well as the stations and award the contract to run the trains to experts,’’ said Cidco’s acting managing director (MD) Tanaji Satre.

According to him, the execution of the second 8-km phase between Pendhar and the proposed airport via Kalamboli, Panvel and Khandeshwar will also be started soon. “We want the MIDC to tie up with Cidco for the second line. Once they confirm their
participation, we will start its execution,’’ Satre added.

Cidco’s additional chief engineer Bipinchandra Mehta said the last date for receiving the bids from consultants for the first line has been fixed as September 14. “Later the planning and designing of Metro and selection of contractors for via-duct would be done. For now, we have decided to start the construction from October, but if it does not work out, we will surely begin work by January 1, 2011. The Metro operator will be decided upon later,’’ said Satre.

According to Mehta, the number of passengers travelling in a particluar direction during the peak hour (peak hour per direction traffic) is expected to be around 11,000
and the tariff will be almost double the bus fare for the same distnace. The trains, which will run at a speed of maximum 80 km per hour, will initially have three coaches with a capacity of 200 passengers and will be increased to six, depending on the commuter response.

“Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) officials have told us that due to poor transport system in the area, the Metro will come as a huge help. It will help the development of the areas in future,’’ added Satre.

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This is great news! BTW there is also a navi mumbai thread. You can cross post there as well...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1112765&page=2

^^^Done

Tender ad in yesterday's TOI

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I've just returned from Mumbai (Navi Mumbai to be specific) and one thing that strikes me is that - with all the hype and hyperventilating going on about N.M becoming a prime location (somewhere in the future??), the ground reality is that this city is very likely to become the world's rubble, dust and grime capital !

Visited In-Orbit - classy mall with all the brands you can think of are housed there. Yet, get out of it, come on to the streets and the side pavements, street(s) are full of rubble. So is the case with Center One !

Vashi MAIN city is the same story. Rubble, unkempt pedestrian areas, unergonomic pavement heights..

Panvel, Belapur, Khargar, Airoli railway stations - a crying shame. Guess they are happy building "modern" structures but any thought of cleaning the roofs is totally fornicated

Palm Beach Road - great smooth road !! Once you turn left into the many upcoming building localities and you find rubble again.

I can be accused of rantings galore but Navi Mumbai is better off being called OLD MUMBAI if the Public Works Departments / Municiple organisations do not clean up the rubble. One may look at all the gleaming and shining glass clad skyscrapers but you need to look whats beneath your feet.... and regret to say .. it is f*cking depressing to see dust, dirt, garbage, badly mantained pedestrian walkways everywhere.

It'd be nice if Mumbai aspires to become another Colombo (which is definitely cleaner and with lot of civic sense !! Forget Shanghai... Please!

Mumbai aspires to become another colombo?? lol, India has already a number of cities like shimla, sikkim, hyderabad etc which are much cleaner and far developed than ur colombo, a number of mega projects introducing in india which is expected to be completed within 2020 and RIVAL THE CITIES LIKE DUBAI and NEW YORK. we would aspire to develop our Mumbai like upcoming projects not colmbo. Nooooo way to compete Mumbai to colombo.. no way... Mumbai has a a larger number of slums than any other indian cities and that's the only CAUSE of some garbage in mumbai, and this problem also be solved soon along the rest cities' innovation of the country.

Mumbai aspires to become another colombo?? lol, India has already a number of cities like shimla, sikkim, hyderabad etc which are much cleaner and far developed than ur colombo, a number of mega projects introducing in india which is expected to be completed within 2020 and RIVAL THE CITIES LIKE DUBAI and NEW YORK. we would aspire to develop our Mumbai like upcoming projects not colmbo. Nooooo way to compete Mumbai to colombo.. no way... Mumbai has a a larger number of slums than any other indian cities and that's the only CAUSE of some garbage in mumbai, and this problem also be solved soon along the rest cities' innovation of the country.

+1, we cannot compare mumbai with colombo.

Comparing Mumbai with Colombo ??????
:rofl::rofl::rofl:
:hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

Magic Hills

Just on the outskirts of Mumbai, but still strategically connected to the metro by road and rail is village Ambivali. Although the place is bit distanced from the metro hustle-bustle, it provides the right ambience for a comfortable lifestyle. Moreover the location is adjacent to Navi Mumbai airport, Chowk Rail station and the Express highway. Considering its strategic location, we earmarked it for our prestigious housing complex.
Magic Hills began with a big dream on a bigger blueprint. Although the location had the advantage of proximity to various transit points and a natural landscape, the provisions for modern living were quite conspicuous by their absence. But our think tank took up the Rs. 900 crores project as a challenge and is all set to finish the 400 acres within shocking deadlines.
Within the complex, we have ensured that the residents don’t lose out on the luxury lifestyle. All the relevant resources and facilities needed for decent living are being developed and soon it will be a pride of Mumbai – Pune Expressway.

LOCATION:
Village - Ambivali , Taluka - Khalapur, District - Raigad.
* Just 15 Mins From Navi Mumbai Airport.
* Only 5 Mins from Chowk Railway Station
* Local Trains Available from V.T Station to Chowk Rly Station
* About 20 Mins Drive from Express Highway

No of Plots and Area:
* Ranging from 3500 sft to 13500 sft.

Features:
* Ensuring plush lifestyle in the perfect environment.
* Knowledge City shall be soon Developed by CIDCO which is just touching the Complex.
* Patalganga River Just About a Kilometer Away

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Nice to see that Navi Mumbai is getting suburban communities like other cities (New York, Shanghai, Beijing, Chicago) have.

I've just returned from Mumbai (Navi Mumbai to be specific) and one thing that strikes me is that - with all the hype and hyperventilating going on about N.M becoming a prime location (somewhere in the future??), the ground .....It'd be nice if Mumbai aspires to become another Colombo (which is definitely cleaner and with lot of civic sense !! Forget Shanghai... Please!

I agree. Things are messed up and hyped up way more than what Mumbai's or the entire nation's capacity is. There is just upward development in the terms of skyscrapers.

Mumbai aspires to become another colombo?? lol, India has already a number of cities like shimla, sikkim, hyderabad etc which are much cleaner and far developed than ur colombo, a number of mega projects introducing in india which is expected to be completed within 2020 and RIVAL THE CITIES LIKE DUBAI and NEW YORK. we would aspire to develop our Mumbai like upcoming projects not colmbo. Nooooo way to compete Mumbai to colombo.. no way... Mumbai has a a larger number of slums than any other indian cities and that's the only CAUSE of some garbage in mumbai, and this problem also be solved soon along the rest cities' innovation of the country.

Son, obviously you do not wish to see what you walk on while in Mumbai. Every nook and corner of Mumbai is full of grit, dirt, unkempt pavements and what not !

Of course, if you live anywhere in South Mumbai, your destiny with dust filled neighborhoods may not be as good as it should be. But come to the suburbs, live there, work there and walk there ! Why even bother with suburbs? Come to Navi Mumbai and walk even in a "POSH" (phew... ) locality like Seawoods. And Navi Mumbai ASPIRED to be a INTERNATIONAL city when CIDCO came up with its grand plans. Where are we today? Hello? Aspirations my ass.

And yes, I AM FROM MUMBAI..
p2p4

Its Not that bad everywhere IMO. Only the areas with some slums are bad. Lot of suburbs are still clean Loknandwala, JVPD, Bandra(W), Infact the entire stretch on the western side from Bandra to Malad is cleaner with only few bad patches. Again on the central line the LBS marg stretch from Pawai - Mulund is Posh as well as clean. So its not just South Mumbai.
Offcourse 100 meter stretch on either side of the railway track on central and western line is bad, but once you go inside you can find cleaner areas.
City with so much slums is bound to have unclean areas but still you have lot of posh and clean areas in the city. But comparing Mumbai with Columbo No Way...........

Nope. Suburbs especially from Borivali to Santacruz are like hell. Enter rainy season and you will be walking amidst muddy patches everyday.

Devendra, you should have quoted "Infact the entire stretch on the western side from Bandra to Malad is dirty with only few good patches". That's the reality, my friend. I am talking about the area from Borivali to Santacruz is because I have grown in these burbs. In short, our infrastructure in the city is just like the infrastructure in most of the Indian cities and is crumbling like it always has been. Anyways, with metro coming up, I just hope the conditions get better.

Son, obviously you do not wish to see what you walk on while in Mumbai. Every nook and corner of Mumbai is full of grit, dirt, unkempt pavements and what not !

Of course, if you live anywhere in South Mumbai, your destiny with dust filled neighborhoods may not be as good as it should be. But come to the suburbs, live there, work there and walk there ! Why even bother with suburbs? Come to Navi Mumbai and walk even in a "POSH" (phew... ) locality like Seawoods. And Navi Mumbai ASPIRED to be a INTERNATIONAL city when CIDCO came up with its grand plans. Where are we today? Hello? Aspirations my ass.

And yes, I AM FROM MUMBAI..
p2p4

Listen Infant, its beyond whatever u r explaining about Mumbai. mumbai is not so what u speak, and u r from Mumbai??? I'm also from Mumbai (Andheri West), lets meet? and lets see howmuch dirt is in navi mumbai (according to ur explanation). expecting ur mobile no. next time..

Nope. Suburbs especially from Borivali to Santacruz are like hell. Enter rainy season and you will be walking amidst muddy patches everyday.

Devendra, you should have quoted "Infact the entire stretch on the western side from Bandra to Malad is dirty with only few good patches". That's the reality, my friend. I am talking about the area from Borivali to Santacruz is because I have grown in these burbs. In short, our infrastructure in the city is just like the infrastructure in most of the Indian cities and is crumbling like it always has been. Anyways, with metro coming up, I just hope the conditions get better.


and yah next time come with a perfect citizenship, don't shy to reveal ur nationality. i know very well u r not an indian, sometime u say "I'VE RECENTLY BEEN TO MUMBAI, & SOMETIME U SAY YOU R FROM MUMBAI", wtf man, u think the world is stupid and u r intellectual???

u will have to wash urself millions of times to be AN INDIAN.

u lankan j***!!

Nice to know a fellow Andheri-ite ! I grew up in J.B.Nagar, if you know where it is . If not, it's in Andheri East :)

I will sure send you a PM with my mobile #. I am expected to be in Mumbai in November. Not only will I invite you to Navi Mumbai, but I will also invite you to my home for a cup of chai and biskoot . Why stop there, even lunch :)

By the way, the "SON" in my post referred to you as SON OF INDIA :D
Are you complaining you are not?

Cheers
p2p4


Listen Infant, its beyond whatever u r explaining about Mumbai. mumbai is not so what u speak, and u r from Mumbai??? I'm also from Mumbai (Andheri West), lets meet? and lets see howmuch dirt is in navi mumbai (according to ur explanation). expecting ur mobile no. next time..

Devendra, you should have quoted "Infact the entire stretch on the western side from Bandra to Malad is dirty with only few good patches". That's the reality, my friend. I am talking about the area from Borivali to Santacruz is because I have grown in these burbs. In short, our infrastructure in the city is just like the infrastructure in most of the Indian cities and is crumbling like it always has been. Anyways, with metro coming up, I just hope the conditions get better.

I have travelled no of times though not in last 1 year on this stretch.
I took a bus from Inorbit Mall Malad and travelled till Prabhadevi Via Link road - Lokhandwala, Juhu, Santacruz, Linking road on Bandra W and then to Dadar. At least in this stretch I found few bad patches most of the areas are posh by Indian standards at least quiet clean. Some body can plz confirm.

I think u guys need to relax....

Cleanliness I have found is a state of mind... conditions acceptable to some are unacceptable to others... i think the moot point to discuss is are we progressing in the right direction and at what pace?


Nice to know a fellow Andheri-ite ! I grew up in J.B.Nagar, if you know where it is . If not, it's in Andheri East :)

I will sure send you a PM with my mobile #. I am expected to be in Mumbai in November. Not only will I invite you to Navi Mumbai, but I will also invite you to my home for a cup of chai and biskoot . Why stop there, even lunch :)

By the way, the "SON" in my post referred to you as SON OF INDIA :D
Are you complaining you are not?

Cheers
p2p4

Oh p2p4 I feel for you! At least you've lasted that long if was in your shoes this thread would have been locked by now!

can we clean up this thread.

Anybody interested in pics of the exhibition centre below? the skeleton of the structure is ready the last time i saw
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go ahead and post the pics cg.

yup waiting to see pics.... :cheers:

is goregaon exhibition centre being redeveloped?

I dont have it now, but will get soon

The goregaon exhibition centre campus is getting a new commercial building,

that looks tiny for an exhibition centre. whatever happened to the plot of land mukeshbhai bought in bkc?

Shah Signature, Navi Mumbai:

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Site Prep is going on at this site.

Dude. This is awesome news. Pictures mer101?

Sorry. I was just driving past at night without my camera. I didn't even know where this was coming up.

Sorry. I was just driving past at night without my camera. I didn't even know where this was coming up.

thats a gr8 update 101.....how i wish this building was being constructed at marine drive or central mum, wud hv matched the supertalls coming up there..

i too was driving down wid my frnd who came frm hyd to show him aroundn the construction boom, and found that Orchid Turf View Site Prep is in full swing at the location...boyyyy it was around 10.30p.m and work going on there is racing as fastas d horces atdracecourse. will get a pic soon:banana:

Me too man. This would have looked fantastic there.

This may look good in Navi Mumbai too. It's near Vashi station which is mostly glass buildings, but they do lack height.

i too was driving down wid my frnd who came frm hyd to show him aroundn the construction boom, and found that Orchid Turf View Site Prep is in full swing at the location...boyyyy it was around 10.30p.m and work

haha, I tried to get pictures of Truf View too, but they have probably 5 security guards around the site. I saw a little hole in the fence, went to take a pic and one of them came and chased me away.

This may look good in Navi Mumbai too. It's near Vashi station which is mostly glass buildings, but they do lack height.



haha, I tried to get pictures of Truf View too, but they have probably 5 security guards around the site. I saw a little hole in the fence, went to take a pic and one of them came and chased me away.

Oh is it????:ohno:i'l try my luck as well.....:-)lets c if i can manage to do tht..

Site Prep is going on at this site.

Shouldn't that building be named "UP YOURS" ?

As for the renderings of the streetview, I want dust and rubble ! Where is it?

Soniya Gandhi aane waali thi so NMMC hired some sweepers to clean the roads up. :)

Can sum1 post any site pics and location of Shah Signature???????????I would like to know the height and # of floors.

Bridge work near Panvel Station

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ROB under construction New Panvel

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NM Municipal HO - Near Seawood

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Palm Beach Road - Navi Mumbai

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awesome updates !!

awesome updates !!

+1 Thanks for the updates!

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