I think it will be launched in Q2 next year....not sure though

Right- Thanks Savz!

Here is CG's update of the Bleu site from 18 days ago if anyone didn't see it.

Hey IU, I guess you asked for IB Bleu site update. Well they have demolished old mills, infact they have started site prep too. You can start a thread.

Lokhandwala's Victoria in the background
http://s3.postimage.org/jb8t68jdg/2011_09_10_15_05_34.jpg

I think for Mazgaon eiffel tower they have mistakenly written 147 meters.It may be around 247 meters...

I agree 147m seems a bit short, but 247m is way to tall. I was expecting 180-200m.

^^
Yes.
Even if we go by the minimum floor to ceiling height as specified by Indian standards (2.75m) this should be around 165m

IU/101, which is that building indicated by black arrow. Red arrow marked building is new century bhavan.

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if i Am not mistaken, its a redevelopment project near worli village close to coast

Thank you CG :)
Can we expect something tall from that ?

if i Am not mistaken, its a redevelopment project near worli village close to coast

Can you point out the location on Google maps? I'm always curious at the pace of slum/Chawl redevelopment in the City

I am on my cellphone right now so will show you on maps later but if you are interested in redevelopment projects, visit bylanes west of linking road , some really amazing building, mostly are serviced apartments rented by expats

^^
Yes.
Even if we go by the minimum floor to ceiling height as specified by Indian standards (2.75m) this should be around 165m


if its a luxury apartments project then floor height will be of minimum 3.2m

so height should be in between 190-200m

Neumec Eiffel Tower, Mazgaon: 57 fl

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/8919/0003eiffel.jpg

Website (http://www.neumec.com/projectdetails.php?id=21)

....

seriously???


it's named "Eiffel tower"


..........

fuckin *vomit*

Omkar has contracted L&T to construct its Worli, Malad and Parel projects. Here's an article on the Parel project (just 26 floors) which will be built using precasted elements:

L&T set to build india’s first pre-cast residential high rise

Diversified conglomerate Larsen and Toubro (L&T) is set to build Indias first residential highrise building on a pre-cast basis, a move that may introduce a structural change in the real estate market.

"This is the first time a ground +23 floor high-rise residential structure is being built on a pre-fabricated basis in the country. Though there have been ground +3 level structures and office buildings, no one has attempted a high-rise residential project because it is very complex to build a structure with so many elements (wall, windows, balcony, girders and beams)" said an official close to the development.

L&T has taken a part of the Richardson & Cuddas Ltd site at Byculla on rent to build the pre-cast elements. It has also hired a Singapore-based technology consultant to supervise the project, once production begins. The contract has been awarded by Mumbai-based Omkar realtors, which is developing six towers on the Bhoiwada site at Parel.

An e-mail to L&T went unanswered.

Kersi Cama, head (engineering, procurement and construction), Omkar Realtors, said, "For the Parel project, the size of the order book is roughly `174 crore. We have already started construction at Bhoiwada, Parel. The project has not yet opened for sale. It is due to be completed in 22 months."

Though L&T does not take any contract worth less than 200 crore, Omkar Realtors has awarded a bulk contract of its land at Worli, Malad and Parel to get the construction major on board for the ambitious project. The buildings at Worli and Malad, however, would be built in the conventional method.

For L&T, the project is being considered as a stepping stone to its entry into the high-rise pre-cast building segment. The engineering and construction major is keeping a tight check on the projects cost and margins, since future costs would be based on this model, the official added.

A conventional building is constructed cast-in-situ, or on the site, while elements for pre-cast buildings, like walls, staircases, windows, beams and grids, are built at a factory site. Pre-cast structures do not require finishing, like plastering or wall putty. Though more expensive than the conventional method, pre-cast helps put buildings together more quickly.

In India, only 27 per cent of all industrial and institutional buildings are pre-engineered, while in the United States, more than 70 per cent of all construction in industrial and institutional segments are pre-engineered.

Sushim Banerjee, director general, Institute for Steel Development and Growth, said, "Pre-cast buildings consume 1.7 times more steel than conventional buildings, since they not only use long products like reinforcement bars and structural steel, but also whole steel frames, steel sheets and plates." A single floor comprises 344 elements, and L&T aims to build 140 elements on a daily basis, when production begins. Excavation on the site has begun, and the ground floor would be built in the conventional method.

From the Business Standard's epaper
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5665/omkar.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/217/omkar.jpg/)

This is the Parel project mentioned above:

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/2803/parel.jpg

The contract for these projects has also been awarded:

Worli
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/8998/resworli.jpg


Malad
http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/9471/pdomkarmalad01.jpg

This is the Parel project mentioned above:

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/2803/parel.jpg


MPE has this project named as "The Residences".

Its one of the two projects that the Unitech -Omkar JV was gonna develop until their deal fell through last year. The other one's in Chembur by the same name..nothing too fancy or tall.

Bombay Dyeing's Textile Mills tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=23701510&postcount=2300) seems to be alive. Atkins' Middle East office published a brochure (http://www.atkins-me.com/PDF/MEIArchitecturalBrochure.pdf) on September 4 with the status as "Detailed Design Stage"

The number of floors has gone up from 35 to 38 and the height from 162m to 178m.

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/6610/bdmill2.png

101, i had taken U/C pics of the Century Mills Tower in Worli last time if you remember. Is the Textiles Mill Tower the same as per the render that IU has found or is it different. I am a bit confused here, as you rightly pointed 2 diff projects at the land there.

101, i had taken U/C pics of the Century Mills Tower in Worli last time if you remember. Is the Textiles Mill Tower the same as per the render that IU has found or is it different. I am a bit confused here, as you rightly pointed 2 diff projects at the land there.

The above render was of one of the towers coming up at Bombay Dyeing's Textile Mill land. You took pictures of Birla's Century Mills development which includes a 50 storey commercial tower:

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/6199/century1.png
Source (http://freyssinet-india.com/pdf/ground_anchors.pdf)

This is the Century Mills tower:
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8272/centurymills.jpg

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/4514/centurymillmumbais.jpg

This is how the land is divided up:

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2079/century2.jpg

^you can see the land excavated for the Bombay Dyeing's tower on the bottom left of their land. It'll fit in like this:

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4293/bdtex.jpg


As an aside, the Century Mill land is actually owned by the Wadia's of Bombay Dyeing. The Birlas have a 999 year lease at just Rs 375! This was obviously signed a 100 years ago though. The Wadias tried to get the land back through a court case but they weren't successful.

Bombay Dyeing's Textile Mills tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=23701510&postcount=2300) seems to be alive. Atkins' Middle East office published a brochure (http://www.atkins-me.com/PDF/MEIArchitecturalBrochure.pdf) on September 4 with the status as "Detailed Design Stage"

The number of floors has gone up from 35 to 38 and the height from 162m to 178m.

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/6610/bdmill2.png



these people (wadia group) have had big problems with the land right?


ie it was a 130 year lease and then it was about to expire etc and therefore the government issues that arise from it? or was that Mafatlal's buyculla thing. I forget.

I've been waiting for news of the textile tower for years. What a relief to see it's alive.

And IU did you find that render of the Century Mills Tower on RSP Architects website?

This is how the land is divided up:

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2079/century2.jpg

Omkar's other Worli project, The Summit - Buiness Bay is comming up in that same strip of slum land as their residential project.

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/3679/thesummitworli.jpg

And the K. Raheja Worli tower is comming up next door to the Omkar project.

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/613/worli1ze9.jpg

Also nearby Oasis, Raptakos Office, Ahuja Towers and Century International are all u/c. One can only imagine how incredibe that area will be in a few years :drool:

Marathon realty upcoming luxury residential project in byculla
55 storey building ...

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIM/2011/09/29&PageLabel=66&ForceGif=true&EntityId=Ar06301&ViewMode=HTML

^Yikes, it's a bit harsh on the eyes. Though this is probably just a newspaper pic or to give us an idea of what the project will look like, it will mostly likely be redesigned multiple times before it is complete.

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/5789/screenshot20110929at846.png

yup India101
just have to wait and c for the final render

Can you point out the location on Google maps? I'm always curious at the pace of slum/Chawl redevelopment in the City

Here it is, opposite MTNLoffice

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/3642/unledzhs.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/687/unledzhs.jpg/)

hey guyz, will be going tomorrow to town side, besides the normal sites any other requests for updates???

:banana::banana:

Century mills tower
India tower

these people (wadia group) have had big problems with the land right?

ie it was a 130 year lease and then it was about to expire etc and therefore the government issues that arise from it? or was that Mafatlal's buyculla thing. I forget.

That was Mafatlal's byculla mill land. They had a 99 year lease due to expire in August 2012 and the city collectorate wanted the land back after that. The mafatlals reached a deal with them and gave 7 acres for the Byculla zoo's expansion while selling the remaining half to Ashok Piramal's Peninsula Group. The lodhas had also bid for it but didn't win.


I've been waiting for news of the textile tower for years. What a relief to see it's alive.

And IU did you find that render of the Century Mills Tower on RSP Architects website?

Yes, RSP architects' website. The facades of both renders match so the final design should be close to that render.


hey guyz, will be going tomorrow to town side, besides the normal sites any other requests for updates???

Ackruti Realms in Girgaon. It's just off Hughes Road.

edit: here's the location
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6587/realmsn.jpg

Here it is, opposite MTNLoffice

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/3642/unledzhs.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/687/unledzhs.jpg/)

thanks dude!! Its a small cluster but any redevelopment is good I guess!!!

Bombay Dyeing seems to have now gotten all approvals for their Worli Textile Mills tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=23701510&postcount=2300):

Heard on the street: Bombay Dyeing Up 6% as Co gets approval for Mumbai realty project (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/stocks-in-news/heard-on-the-street-bombay-dyeing-up-6-as-co-gets-approval-for-mumbai-realty-project/articleshow/10177886.cms)

Shares of Bombay Dyeing rose 5.8% to 378.45 on Thursday amid speculation the company has got the final regulatory approval for a one million square feet-residential project in Central Mumbai. Analysts said investors are heaving a sigh of relief,given that municipal authorities have been more selective about giving approvals to developers recently. Brokers said the company has 65 acres of mill land in Central Mumbai. The stock has risen 23% so far in September with promoters, including Nusli Wadia, Maureen Wadia and Ness Wadia buyng shares in the secondary market.


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Sahana towers/Sahana Pride in Sion - Designed by Orcutt|Winslow architects (http://www.owp.com/page.php?q=264)

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/4786/1315602990sahana2towerv.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5066/1315603012sahana2towerv.jpg

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/1700/1315603000sahana2towerv.jpg

Read all about the design thought process here (http://www.archdaily.com/168095/archicad-bim-provides-competitive-edge-for-conceptual-design/)


Location (view on google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Sion,+Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&hl=en&ll=19.041445,72.864574&spn=0.002784,0.003449&sll=40.793539,-73.826065&sspn=0.272914,0.441513&vpsrc=6&geocode=FSGjIgEdIfFXBA&hnear=Sion,+Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&t=h&z=18)) - intersection of Road#8 and Road#28A

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2620/sahana.jpg

Marathon realty upcoming luxury residential project in byculla
55 storey building ...

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIM/2011/09/29&PageLabel=66&ForceGif=true&EntityId=Ar06301&ViewMode=HTML


This is coming up on their Khatau Mill land that they bought 7 years ago. They're developing this in a JV with the Adani group.

Location (view on google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=mumbai&ll=18.973852,72.830236&spn=0.01114,0.021973&hnear=Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&gl=us&t=h&z=16&vpsrc=6))

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/6686/khatau.jpg

Sahana towers/Sahana Pride in Sion - Designed by

Can they even build towers of this height is Sion? It's so close to the airport.

If you read the text in both the links, it says there's a vertical limit of 165 meters in place but Sahana has expressed their intentions to build upto 200 meters. We'll have to wait and see what the AAI has to say.

A new luxury hotel concept designed by Gianluca Santosuosso for...the Indian Navy Docks http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/1708/iconconfusedw.gif This was first posted on the architect's website in October 2010.

MORPHotel (http://iags.carbonmade.com/projects/2851186#1) - floating hotel with a backbone

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/2783/55744597.jpg

This project intends to develop a new luxury hotel concept where users have the opportunity to experience a stay in a floating system moving around the world. The MORPHotels, thanks to their linear structure developed around their “vertebral spine”, are able to adapt their shape according to the weather conditions and the site morphology.

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/2199/82121790.jpg


The MORPHotels concept is based on four main strategies:

1- SPACE IN BETWEEN: using the sea not only as a medium to move tourists from one place to another (as cruise ships do) but also to discover unknown places, taking advantage from this “space in between”;
avoiding the traditional concept of cruise ships – where the fuel consumption, at an average cruise speed of 20 nodes, is 470 litres/km – this strategy would change the rules about sea trips; MORPHotels are constantly moving at slow speed around the world ( following sea currents) and tourists can get on board wherever it is. While tourists on cruise ships depart from point A, reach their destination (point B) and then go back, in MORPHotel the segment A-B they experience is just a small part of the entire-endless journey of the hotel.

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/861/16269832.jpg

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/3744/34905060.jpg

2- PLUG-IN CITY-HARBOUR: this artificial organism, during its continuous journey around the oceans and the seas, stops for short or long periods in cities encountered throughout its trip, becoming a temporary extension to them; as a temporary extension of the hosting city, the MORPHotel will become an added value for its inhabitants, who will take advantage from its services (a theatre, a commercial area, a linear garden, restaurants and a fitness centre). The city, in turn, will open its doors to MORPHotel tourists. In this way, the traditional separation between ‘tourist’ and ‘citizen’ will disappear, leaving space for a new entity: the “tourizen”.

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/4497/59357542.jpg

3- ADAPTIVE SHAPE: the advantages offered by the adaptive shape of MORPHotel makes it possible for it not only to reach the harbour cities, adapting itself morphologically to the territory, but also to become it itself an independent aquatic organism. In fact, given its massive proportions (the whole spine is one kilometre long) it can become a floating harbour during its long ocean crossings; it does this by spiralling into itself and generating an artificial bay where boats and ships can find shelter.

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4761/99593071.jpg


4- SELF-SUFFICIENCY: one of the fundamental goals that we want to attain in this project is to create a big, independent, self-sufficient artificial organism. The self-sufficiency covers several functional aspects of MORPHotel. With regard to energy, this will be provided to the whole system through the combination of two different eco-friendly technologies: 1- Solar panels distributed along the upper part of the hull and glass panels; 2- The two ends of the spine will be destined to the production of energy through the movement of waves. Several examples of already existing
projects (e.g. The Pelamis Wave Energy Converter) show that using these systems allows the production of relevant quantities of energy. As a logical consequence, the production of drinking water will be related to the production of renewable energy. A part of the self-produced energy will be used on the one hand to filter and store the rainwater collected, and on the other hand to desalinate sea water.

The self-sufficiency will also regard the hotel’s ability to produce certain types of food; in fact, each of the central vertebra will contain a small vegetable garden. This part of the hotel will work as a big floating farm where it will be possible to grow vegetables, rear animals and store foodstuffs.

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/9325/69932181.jpg


PROGRAMME: tourizens will enter the hotel through a "barycentric dock" whose function will be to plug MORPHotel to the harbour of the city where is located in that moment, to serve as a helicopter landing platform, to take vehicles aboard and to serve as a pier where visiting boats can dock.
Entering the main vertebra - where all the reception, administration and catering services are located - the guests will reach the services offered by this structure, which are located along the central axis of the structure (this consists in a covered "linear park" that serves as a connection between the different sectors). The two ends of the structure will contain the hotel rooms; these are conceived as capsules attached to the organism's spine that will have varying degrees of luxury and comfort: from glass room located at the water level, to luxury rooms that function as independent boats that can leave the main structure and sail within a fixed range established for security reasons; passengers will be free to explore the areas that MORPHotel will cross during its perpetual and slow movement across the world.
A secondary pier for staff use only will be used to take on supplies for the journey and to allow boats to dock for refuelling, delivering and unloading of goods.

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/996/14885231.jpg

STRUCTURE: the structure of the vertebra will follow the traditional approach used in naval construction. The frame of the modules will be made up of pods constituted by orthogonal and diagonal sections; modules will be reinforced, covered and waterproofed with metals that are traditionally used in naval architecture; glass surfaces and open surfaces will alternate on the upper part of the modules. The system will be hold together by a complex circuit of mechanical joints (similar to those used for the connection of railway carriages), but in this case, these will be able - thanks to electronic controls - to expand or decrease their dimensions, allowing, therefore, a partial movement between the vertebra that will be extended to the whole MORPHotel, changing the shape of the whole structure.

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/5218/39658056.jpg

hey guyz, will be going tomorrow to town side, besides the normal sites any other requests for updates???

can you get updates for minerva also

^Namaste Tower as well if possible, been a while since we've had one. And any other supertall projects.

Nirvana (http://www.kamlalandmarc.com/nirvana/), Borivali West

Ramboll Group (http://www.ramboll.com/projects/viewproject?projectid=B68BB186-7A49-465A-83E4-DF3095C02596) confirms that the two smaller towers will be 150m and the taller will be 250m making it one of the tallest in the suburbs. This project is currently under construction.

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/3876/kamlalandmarc.png

Different view from Deva Enterprises website -

(click for large)
http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/1351/nirvanaa.jpg (http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/1351/nirvanaa.jpg)

can you get updates for minerva also

Sorry man, couldnt go today to minerva. There was a huge traffic jam on peddar road( a SUV had caught fire and cops had stopped traffic),by the time i got out of it, was too tired , but will get soon.

T

Ackruti Realms in Girgaon. It's just off Hughes Road.

edit: here's the location
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6587/realmsn.jpg

They have just started with site prep

http://s2.postimage.org/t8j38ion9/2011_09_30_12_15_06.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/) image hosting (http://www.postimage.org/)

Orbit Corps project on Napean sea road

http://s2.postimage.org/4f9y3pa0x/2011_09_30_12_00_44.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/) image hosting (http://www.postimage.org/)

Rohan Lifescapes projects

[img]http://s2.postimage.org/poyhhao8b/2011_09_30_12_02_06.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/) upload png (http://www.postimage.org/)

Essar's headquaters opposite Breach candy

http://s2.postimage.org/4fb8eqzwq/2011_09_30_11_48_03.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/) image hosting (http://www.postimage.org/)

Fantastic updates!

Orbit's project on Napean Sea road looks beautiful.

Fantastic updates!

Orbit's project on Napean Sea road looks beautiful.

It does indeed.. Infact it looks even cooler at night- They have some cool lighting number going on along the podium face.. yup CG- def looking forward to a site image update on Minerva whenever you get a chance..

They have just started with site prep

http://s2.postimage.org/t8j38ion9/2011_09_30_12_15_06.jpg

Thanks for this update and all the other ones :)

The tower is in it design stage (MEP, HVAC works etc) and marketing for it should begin soon.

there are many 20-25 floor buildings coming up , which we dont track any more.. the road above looks great!

a couple of new renders of Skydham (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=25271818&postcount=2418) (65 fl,Wadala) on Prem Nath architect's website (http://www.premnath.com/Interior%20Designers%20India.html)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3686/skydham1.jpghttp://img825.imageshack.us/img825/879/skydham11.jpg

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/258/skydham2.jpg


According to this (http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101002/jsp/personaltt/story_13003102.jsp) article, the developer is Ajmera Realty:

SKYDHAM, MUMBAI

This 60-storeyed residential tower built by architect Prem Nath and developed by Ajmera Realty, is coming up in the Wadala area of central Mumbai. There will be 50 sky villas, each covering 5,000sq ft. The lowest villas will be on the 25th floor. The features include private pools, terraced gardens, mini-gyms and a common business lounge. Explains Prem Nath: “You have the opportunity to live in a villa at the sky level which is the high point of this project.” Prices start from Rs 25 crore.

Status: The project will take four years to complete. Nath is also planning sky villa projects in Calcutta and Delhi.

The AAI probably asked them to trim this one down. Maybe that's why the project didn't take off.

^^ one can see many buildings like RNA in this render

Orbit Corps project on Napean sea road

http://s2.postimage.org/4f9y3pa0x/2011_09_30_12_00_44.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/) image hosting (http://www.postimage.org/)

Rohan Lifescapes projects

[img]http://s2.postimage.org/poyhhao8b/2011_09_30_12_02_06.jpg (http://www.postimage.org/) upload png (http://www.postimage.org/)

CG what are the names of these building u/c? If i am not wrong one is ashiana and the other is ?

The below render is for Ashiana by Rohan Lifeskapes......Is it this one?
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/4857/ashiana.png

^
1st pic: Orbit Arya
2nd pic: Ashiana in the back and Lotus Villa in the front -> These are the 2 towers you asked about in the Mumbai cityscapes thread.

Guys i have created a new thread for Altimo, here http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1446973

CG can you go and check if this is U/C, as i have read it somewhere.

^
1st pic: Orbit Arya
2nd pic: Ashiana in the back and Lotus Villa in the front -> These are the 2 towers you asked about in the Mumbai cityscapes thread.

Thanks IU.
http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/3290/lotusvillaaltamountroad.png

Indiabulls finance center. One can even see a part of indiabulls sky.

Sept 20th 2011.
Photo copyright: lazyTrekker (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/59871470)
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/59871470.jpg

how many floors is IB finance centre?

30 floors i think.

A reason why I still respect The Imperial Twin Towers for keeping the needle & the crown.

I cannot imagine how ugly they would've looked without the crown & needle.

Skydham started off with great ambition but cutting cost & corners like 99% of the projects & not staying faithful to the renderings.

Maybe a gimmick to lure the customers to sell off flats with better ambitious rendering & once they have sold the floors, cut corners & cheat customers.

Thank god The Imperials stayed true enough to their renderings.

a couple of new renders of Skydham (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=25271818&postcount=2418) (65 fl,Wadala) on Prem Nath architect's website (http://www.premnath.com/Interior%20Designers%20India.html)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3686/skydham1.jpghttp://img825.imageshack.us/img825/879/skydham11.jpg

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/258/skydham2.jpg


According to this (http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101002/jsp/personaltt/story_13003102.jsp) article, the developer is Ajmera Realty:



The AAI probably asked them to trim this one down. Maybe that's why the project didn't take off.

All in one.
Victoria, Palais royale, Urmi estate (now building core of floor no.31) and Peninsula business park.

Oct 2nd 2011

Photo copyright: richard winchell (http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardwinchell/6203734628/in/photostream/)

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This area is going to look close to perfect in a few years.

Has anybody heard of Rubberwala Aeon??? I had seen a poster on the airport road junction @ WEH. They have taken it off now. the building r spectacular n look like supertalls. my mistake should hv taken a pic then, thght they wudnt remove it....

^^Hope to see it become a reality.

Has anybody heard of Rubberwala Aeon??? I had seen a poster on the airport road junction @ WEH. They have taken it off now. the building r spectacular n look like supertalls. my mistake should hv taken a pic then, thght they wudnt remove it....

Are you talking about this one?

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6174/6205022962_6842a27d57.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66265723@N08/6205022962/)
Hafeez_Contractor_-_Mazgaon_-_Rubberwala_Group (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66265723@N08/6205022962/) by aragon... (http://www.flickr.com/people/66265723@N08/), on Flickr

Source
http://www.elance.com/samples/highrise-mazgaon-mumbai/23663809/#posSlide (http://www.elance.com/samples/highrise-mazgaon-mumbai/23663809/#posSlide)

Cool, looks around 65-70 floors. The top of the spire could be over 300m.

Gate way towers

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/2808/23li0xi.jpg

Source http://www.elance.com/samples/highrise-mazgaon-mumbai/23663809/#posSlide

Are you talking about this one?

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6174/6205022962_6842a27d57.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66265723@N08/6205022962/)
Hafeez_Contractor_-_Mazgaon_-_Rubberwala_Group (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66265723@N08/6205022962/) by aragon... (http://www.flickr.com/people/66265723@N08/), on Flickr

Source
http://www.elance.com/samples/highrise-mazgaon-mumbai/23663809/#posSlide (http://www.elance.com/samples/highrise-mazgaon-mumbai/23663809/#posSlide)

i had seen other images on the billboard.

Are you talking about this one?

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6174/6205022962_6842a27d57.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66265723@N08/6205022962/)
Hafeez_Contractor_-_Mazgaon_-_Rubberwala_Group (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66265723@N08/6205022962/) by aragon... (http://www.flickr.com/people/66265723@N08/), on Flickr

Source
http://www.elance.com/samples/highrise-mazgaon-mumbai/23663809/#posSlide (http://www.elance.com/samples/highrise-mazgaon-mumbai/23663809/#posSlide)
Looks kind of like Imperials pt. 2

Some projects by J W Consultants (http://jwconsultants.in/projects2.html). They have a heap of projects if someone wants to post them.

Shiv Shahi - Worli

Color scheme is nasty on this one -

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/6471/screenshot20111003at812.png

Some Wadhwa project at Oshiwara

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/9900/screenshot20111003at816.png

Some projects by J W Consultants (http://jwconsultants.in/projects2.html). They have a heap of projects if someone wants to post them.

Shiv Shahi - Worli

Color scheme is nasty on this one -

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/6471/screenshot20111003at812.png

Some Wadhwa project at Oshiwara

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/9900/screenshot20111003at816.png

This is the Phase -2 of IMPERIAL HEIGHTS- Oshiwara- called IMPERIAL ALTITUDE. We have a thread for Imperial Heights already..

***HAPPY DESERRA TO ALL OF U***

Lodha wadala project and bombay dyeing spring mills projects

link http://www.mumbaipropertyexchange.com/new-project-search/Default.aspx

Looks like we will be soon seeing another luxury residential tower at Breach Candy, this one by Peninsula. Too bad Wadhwa didn't get the land, their designs never dissapoint.

Piramal group buys Bishopsgate at Breach Candy (http://content.magicbricks.com/piramal-group-buys-bishopsgate-at-breach-candy)

Bishopsgate, a five storey residential building coowned by Standard Chartered and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd in upscale Breach Candy, was sold for Rs 272 crore to Peninsula Land Ltd, an Ashok Piramal Group company, on Tuesday. Peninsula was declared the winning bidder among four other competitors at an auction by Jones Lang Laselle, a global property firm.

http://content.magicbricks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mumbai-commercial.jpg

StanChart holds 75% stake while Hongkong bank controls 25% in the building which has 12 apartments and 12 garages. Senior executives of both banks resided there before a decision was taken to hive off the property early this year. Peninsula Land will demolish the building and replace it with a luxury residential tower. The property falls under coastal regulation zone 2 and has a built-up area of 40,000 sq ft. Property rates in Breach Candy are Rs 50,000 a sq ft and above.

When bids were invited two months ago, market sources expected the property to fetch Rs 300 crore. However, as the real estate market has slowed down considerably, Peninsula’s offer was considered high enough as it outbid four rivals at an auction at a Central Mumbai five-star hotel.

Sources said the others in the fray were the Wadhwa Group, Mahindra Lifespaces, Gammon India Ltd and industrialist D P Jindal, who apparently wanted the property for personal use.

Although the reserve price was set at Rs 211 crore, sources said the auction commenced at Rs 234 crore and climbed to Rs 272 crore. The due diligence of the property, along with finalization of the indenture of conveyance by the winning bidder, will be completed by November 19, 2011, according to the bid document. The property will be handed over to the winning bidder on or before November 28, it added.

Peninsula Land has been eying prime plots in the city for the last few years. It recently signed an informal agreement to take over redevelopment rights of veteran actor Dilip Kumar’s half-acre Pali Hill bungalow. Last year, Peninsula jointly purchased Villa Nirmala, an old bungalow property in the exclusive residential enclave of Carmichael Road, for around Rs 300 crore. The transaction involved a payment of Rs 240 crore, plus 15,000 sq ft of space for the bungalow’s occupants, once redeveloped. The structure, which occupies about half an acre and has a garden at the back, may make way for a skyscraper.

In the same locality, steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal sold Morena House, a one-storey terrace bungalow, owned by his company Windsor Residency, for about Rs 300 crore, to industrialist Ajay Mittal of Arshiya International, a supply chain and logistics management solution.

Bombay Realty's ad in TOI about their Island City Center project (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=82762884&postcount=6192) in Spring Mills, Wadala

They've launched 2 residential towers and the 2 commercial towers

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/1501/ad0010103.png (http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/1501/ad0010103.png)

After a long gap bombay dyeing realty (http://www.bombayrealty.in/icc_projects.htm) website is now working.

Awesome designs by Bombayrealty....If this gets really built would uplift the mumbai skyline....

After a long gap bombay dyeing realty (http://www.bombayrealty.in/icc_projects.htm) website is now working.

Yep..And did you notice under "Current Projects" they have mentioned,
1. Island City Center (ICC)
&
2. Wadia International Center (WIC) coming up somewhere @ WORLI.

We need to find renders for WIC, as i suppose this to be a supertall commercial structure, well just guessin.

4th Oct, 2011:

The 132-year old textiles firm Bombay Dyeing is getting its biggest makeover ever. Beginning this fiscal year, over half of the company’s revenues will be generated by the real estate business, which will grow to 75% in five years.

“We will essentially become a real estate firm in the years to come,” Jeh Wadia, the managing director of the group told ETin an exclusive interview. The Wadia Group and Bombay Realty, the group’s real estate arm, have a land bank of around 10,000 acres spread across the country, including 700 acres of prime land in the city of Mumbai that were acquired at rock bottom prices, historically by group firms Bombay Burmah, Bombay Dyeing, Britannia and the current and erstwhile promoters in the 1800s and 1900s.

In what could be a windfall for the shareholders of the company, the Wadias have finally decided to get into real estate development in a big way. The real estate division of the company commenced partial property development at Spring Mills at Dadar in central Mumbai in 2005-06, but the big thrust is expected from this fiscal year. In 2010-11, only a quarter of its revenues of Rs 1,950 crore came from the sector.

“To begin with, we are launching four major mixeduse projects spread over 180 acres by the end of March. This includes projects at Dadar and Worli, spread over 70 acres in island city of Mumbai and 100 acres in mainland Mumbai,” Wadia said.

Bombay Realty will act as a developer, while the title of the land will continue to be with group companies. Subsequently, all other Wadia Group companies will develop the land along with Bombay Realty through joint development pacts. “We would be looking at this business as a corporate and not as a developer,” he said. Bombay Realty will launch Island City Centre at Dadar and Wadia International Center at Worli, which would include a five-star hotel each, apart from a mall, a high street, residential and commercial buildings. The projects will be financed through internal funding, but he declined to share details. The company is aiming to complete both the projects in the next 7-10 years.

According to analysts, these two projects have total development potential of 9-10 million sq ft. However, Wadia only discussed about total 3 million sq ft development in first phase of these projects. The Wadia Group’s legacy dates back to over 250 years with the group’s first business venture of shipbuilding. The group later also diversified into commodity trading, textiles and dyeing business and now boasts of fast expanding position in its dairy, aviation, and sports business.

Source:The Economic Times, Mumbai

Originally posted by IU (post #6270 of this thread)

Projects-
1.Tulsiwadi Urban Renewal Scheme {33(9)} at Tardeo, Mumbai.
The redevelopment project having plot area of 74536.62 sqmt. has been approved under Jawaharlal Neheru Urban Rebewal scheme. The project consists of planning, designing of buildings and infrastructure for the entire layout. There are 18 rehab buildings of ST+21 fl. And sale building of Basement+podium+118 Floors sale building having BUA of 1,20,000 sqmt.
The work also envolves planning and realingement for laying down SWD, Sewer and Water line which caters the need of 1/4th of Mumbai.
My involvement includes resolving right from design coordination to landscape, infra and all MEP related issues to ensure the Building design intent is thoroughly followed in the final product.

Rehabilitation buildings of joyous housing project

Photo copyright: Sunil shinde (Oct 7th 2011)
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Nice find savz
I think a part of wadia international centre is already completed.

Nice find savz
I think a part of wadia international centre is already completed.

Nope, the property is the one next to century mills tower which ic u/c. I am not sure if work on the International Center has actualy begun.

5th Sep, 2011:

Mumbai

IndiaReit Funds Advisors has invested Rs 200 crore in Omkar Realtors & Developers’ mixed-use project at Worli in Mumbai through a structured deal that ensures the fund gets 100% return in the next four years upon project completion, said officials involved in structuring the transaction.

According to the deal structure, the private equity fund will also get 10% incremental return and will control around 30% of the special purpose vehicle executing project until these returns are delivered.

This is the first private equity transaction for the Mumbai-based realty developer. This is also the first investment by a private equity fund in a slum rehabilitation project in Mumbai metropolitan region.

The project will have total over 1 million sq ft of free sale component for Omkar Realtors and involves rehabilitation of around 1,850 families. Of the free sale component, around 75% of space will be developed as two 60-storey luxury residential towers, while rest will be a commercial complex. “Realisation from this project can be anywhere around Rs 4,000 crore over the next four years, by when the entire project will be delivered,” said Babulal Varma, managing director of Omkar Group.

IndiaReit will be investing in the project through its fourth domestic fund worth Rs 930 crore raised in June 2010. With this investment, the fund would have 50% out of total corpus of . 930 crore as committed.

“Depending on the project features, we typically invest for returns of around 2X of investment,” said India-Reit’s managing director and chief executive officer Ramesh Jogani. “Although the project is spread over 4-5 years, a large part of Omkar’s Worli project is residential and therefore our investment will start earning returns even earlier.”
The deal assumes significance in the backdrop of slowing private equity transactions in Mumbai property market, said industry observers.

“After a long time any large private equity deal has been struck in Mumbai market, in the last one and a half year, there has not been any deal above Rs 120 crore. It is expected to provide fillip to the SRA projects, as somebody has finally taken lead in financing these projects, which do not have any real collateral available,” said Amit Goenka, national director (capital transactions) at Knight Frank India. Apart from this investment, through its fourth domestic fund, IndiaReit has committed Rs 200 crore for a residential project in Delhi and Rs 100 crore in another project in Andheri suburb of Mumbai.

Currently, Omkar Realtors has projects spread over 10 million sq ft under construction in Mumbai and is in talks with other private equity players for funding at some of these projects. However, nothing has been finalised as yet, Varma said.

^That was already posted. But anyway these are the 2 towers -

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/8998/resworli.jpg

Nope, the property is the one next to century mills tower which ic u/c. I am not sure if work on the International Center has actualy begun.

Some of the buildings have been complete for a while actually.

^That was already posted. But anyway these are the 2 towers -

http://omkarcorp.com/images/projects_images/res_worli.jpg

101, im unable to view this.

Whoops, fixed.

But that has been posted multiple times before, you'd have probably seen it.

101, what is the status of omkar's commercial project "The Summit" (http://omkarcorp.com/ongoing-com-worli.html) in worli.

Under construction I presume. IndiansUnite or Coolguyz can confirm.

^Naah actual construction is yet to begin :) They need to pack and ship all the slum dwellers to rehab towers first. That might be in the process atm.

Nice find savz
I think a part of wadia international centre is already completed.

Yup, only a small part of the mill land has been developed - axis bank tower and Hard Rock cafe/Shiro lounge. But that's just peripheral development and not really a part of the grander scheme of things to come.

Really? Satellite imagery shows that whole length of slum land being cleared and that was in Jan. Presumed that would be done in 10 months.

Makes sense. Also, the project was launched earlier this year so work must have begun by now.

maybe CG can help out here.

I vaguely remember seeing baricades in that area but there is so much construction going on that its difficult to make.out the projects

Really? Satellite imagery shows that whole length of slum land being cleared and that was in Jan. Presumed that would be done in 10 months.

Can you point this out cg? where exactly is this?

^Because I'm lazy I'll use IU's map. It is the slums along the extreme left of the image labeled "Omkar's Worli Project", they have been cleared now -

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2079/century2.jpg

^^ :) - the end result matters mate!!! Thanks - yea now I remember we had discussed this elsewhere - this entire "sector" is a flurry of activity -combination of slum clearance and mill demolitions!!!
A Raheja Project on the slum land above the Omkar project - that about right?

^The exact location is a little to the north of where I marked it.

This article (http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_omkar-realtors-raising-rs500-crore-in-private-equity_1535084) says that Omkar's residential project is coming up on the erst. Crest House land. The project is definitely a slum-rehab one so it looks like the slum dwellers occupied private land in this case.

^Are Unitech and Omkar sharing that land? Their office tower The Chambers seems to be coming up on the same spot as Omkars Summit project, they even used the same location map. Or was this redesigned as The Summit by Omkar?


The Chambers, Worli

• A single commercial office tower
• Ground floors + 6 parking levels + 14 office floor
• Office spaces ranging from 3350 – 8000sq.ft.
• Self-Contained Units – Provisioning for pantry and washrooms
• Flexible office spaces – Combination option across floors
• Energy efficient glass façade
• Ample parking spaces
• Centrally located
• Grand entrance lobby

http://i42.tinypic.com/2r4hdvl.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/10f5czo.jpg

Location:
http://i39.tinypic.com/104p75v.jpg

Link (http://www.unitechonline.in/thechambersworli/index.asp?source=The-Chambers-Worli-Unitechgroup)

^They had a JV to build a couple of projects - the above project, the residences in worli and chembur and the other big project in Malad on the WEH. But the JV deal fell through in 2010 and so Omkar is developing them by themselves.

Looks like we will be soon seeing another luxury residential tower at Breach Candy, this one by Peninsula. Too bad Wadhwa didn't get the land, their designs never dissapoint.

Piramal group buys Bishopsgate at Breach Candy (http://content.magicbricks.com/piramal-group-buys-bishopsgate-at-breach-candy)

This is the location (view on google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=mumbai&hl=en&ll=18.971769,72.804795&spn=0.001393,0.002747&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.144864,56.513672&vpsrc=6&hnear=Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&t=h&z=19))

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/1152/bishopsgate.jpg

Hey IU, whats U/C on worli sea face in the marked location besides that garden. It looks very promising

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^No idea boss. I remember seeing a picture in that general area with a crane on flickr/picasaweb but wasn't sure if it was the same site or not. Did you see a crane?

I'll try to find the picture.

CG, here it is:

Sept 24 - Copyright Jayanta Kumar Chatterjee (https://picasaweb.google.com/103973854012446478828/SunSetsInMumbai)

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4964/img4506k.jpg

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4672/img4504n.jpg

^No idea boss. I remember seeing a picture in that general area with a crane on flickr/picasaweb but wasn't sure if it was the same site or not. Did you see a crane?

I'll try to find the picture.

Yup, thats the crane

With increased brightness.
The structure is well above ground level.

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/717/img4504pa.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/692/img4504pa.jpg/)

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This just in :

Tata Amantra
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Cooperage Stadium Renovation Update :-

Pics :- http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...4807182&type=3

Video :- http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=203610089710963


Renovation to be completed by Jan 2012

Another Omkar project is in the works..

The new projects to be launched include one at Worli, which is a 500 unit high-end ultra luxury project, designed by Foster Plus Partners. Other project is an 1100 unit development at Malad, designed by Callison, and the third project is near Sewri comprising 700 odd apartments, and designed by global architectural firm HOK. Details of other project are yet to be finalised and are at various stages of the design board.
source (http://india-property.over-blog.com/article-omkar-to-develop-20-million-sq-ft-in-mumbai-84513714.html)

Another property being redeveloped:

HUL shortlists 6 bidders including Gautam Adani, Oberoi Realty and Peninsula Land for Worli sea-facing plot (http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-09-30/news/30229049_1_bidders-shortlisted-worli-property)

MUMBAI: Gautam Adani, Oberoi Realty and Peninsula Land are among six bidders shortlisted by Hindustan Unilever to sublease its sea-facing property Gulita, at Worli for an expected price of Rs 400 crore, but the consumer products firm may be considering a re-tender.

Though Hindustan Unilever declined to confirm any new plan, persons working with it on the sale said that a reason for the rethink is a recent Supreme Court order that set aside Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's move to raise the premium on transfer ownership of properties leased by it from 7.5% to 50%. The company, which is listed on the stock exchanges, did not opt for an outright sale earlier because that would have resulted in a significant cash outflow.


http://i55.tinypic.com/23mrbjn.jpg
The three-storeyed structure near Mahananda Dairy covers almost an acre of land

The Anglo-Dutch company holds perpetual lease from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for nearly one acre land parcel that currently houses its training center and private residences for senior management.

The company declined to comment on short listed bidders. However, on whether it would sell the Worli property on outright basis as against subleasing it, a company spokesperson said, "We continue to evaluate all the options to realise optimal value from the Gulita property."

Each of the short listed bidders has furnished a bank guarantee of 250 crore for the transaction. However, the property is expected to fetch as high as Rs 400 crore given the high interest among bidders for the plot, a property analyst said, asking not to be named.

According to a person in the know of the tender, of the six shortlisted bidders, Ahmedabad-based businessman Gautam Adani has put in two bids, including one through the group's real estate venture Adani Realty Business, and another in personal capacity in a consortium.

Adani has been looking for a sea facing plot to build his home in Mumbai, and the group could also be looking at building a premium hotel that can fetch higher floor space index.

All other shortlisted bidders are developers and have been informed that the entire process that was to be completed by September end will now get extended by 2-3 months.

Location (view on google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=mumbai&hl=en&ll=19.002795,72.812598&spn=0.001331,0.002747&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.144864,56.513672&vpsrc=6&hnear=Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&t=h&z=19)):

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/9153/hullocation.jpg

Gautam Adani has been on the prowl for a SoBo address (Personal Use) for a long time now. He will certainly bid high on this one.

Another Omkar project is in the works..

Is this is the malad one?

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6214/6244440971_b4a82a91a7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66265723@N08/6244440971/)
Handout Emailer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66265723@N08/6244440971/) by aragon... (http://www.flickr.com/people/66265723@N08/), on Flickr

^If you read the article it says that project will be in Sewri, that project is far away in Malad.


Another property being redeveloped:

HUL shortlists 6 bidders including Gautam Adani, Oberoi Realty and Peninsula Land for Worli sea-facing plot (http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-09-30/news/30229049_1_bidders-shortlisted-worli-property)



Location (view on google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=mumbai&hl=en&ll=19.002795,72.812598&spn=0.001331,0.002747&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.144864,56.513672&vpsrc=6&hnear=Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&t=h&z=19)):

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/9153/hullocation.jpg

^Hot damn. Right next Twisting Horizons, lets hope something just as amazing comes up there.

^ I think he was asking if that render was of their Malad project. The answer is Yes.

Yeah he probably was, thought he was talking about the new Omkar project.

^If you read the article it says that project will be in Sewri, that project is far away in Malad.




^Hot damn. Right next Twisting Horizons, lets hope something just as amazing comes up there.

Is Twisting Horizons already U/C? Can you have it marked in the pic above?

CG, eagles can any of you get some fresh updates for us?

Is Twisting Horizons already U/C? Can you have it marked in the pic above?

Twisiting Horizons isn't even approved, but anyway here is the location map (where Dr. RG Thadani Marg ends on Worli Seaface/Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Marg) -

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/5598/screenshot20110103at115.png

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!! But anyways thanks 101.

^ I think he was asking if that render was of their Malad project. The answer is Yes.

Thanks Indiansunite..! :cheers:
&
India 101 i have already mentioned "Malad" project right before the picture..!:)

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/479/60558932.jpg

101, what is the status of omkar's commercial project "The Summit" (http://omkarcorp.com/ongoing-com-worli.html) in worli.

Under construction I presume. IndiansUnite or Coolguyz can confirm.

Really? Satellite imagery shows that whole length of slum land being cleared and that was in Jan. Presumed that would be done in 10 months.

Makes sense. Also, the project was launched earlier this year so work must have begun by now.

maybe CG can help out here.

Visited the site today. They are still clearing the slums,rehab tower work is in progress although they have barricaded tge land.

Visited the site today. They are still clearing the slums,rehab tower work is in progress although they have barricaded tge land.

Thanks CG. Any other site updates for us?

IB bleu project at worlia naka is gonna be launched soon I guess. There is a full page ad in today TOI mentioning about it.

^^Do you know why IB official website doesn't have any render for Sky, Sky Forest, Sky suites on their site, i understand the bleu doesn't have any renders because its not launched yet. Any thoughts?

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/is-vastu-keeping-mukesh-ambani-away-from-antilia-142439?pfrom=home-otherstories


http://profit.ndtv.com/news/show/is-bad-vastu-stalling-mukesh-ambani-move-to-antilia-183828

IB bleu project at worlia naka is gonna be launched soon I guess. There is a full page ad in today TOI mentioning about it.

Thanks for pointing it out. Here's the ad. The entire complex will be called "One Indiabulls Worli" but it seems like they're only launching the commercial part of it right now.

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/2629/ad0050006.png

Looks like to get more FSI, they have changed focus from Residential to IT (commerical)

:nuts: That green hurts the eye

:nuts: That green hurts the eye

+1

...and makes me nauseous :puke:

This article from April is about the next phase of Mill auctioning. I think once the mill workers' protest for housing is over, we should hear more about the auction.

NTC’s mill land auction phase II to kick off soon (http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ntcs-mill-land-auction-phase-ii-to-kick-off-soon/771479/2)

The National Textile Corporation (NTC) is expected to kick off phase two of its Mumbai mill land auctions soon. The textile body has submitted its Integrated Development Scheme 2 (IDS 2) to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, which once approved will pave the way for the NTC to go ahead with its auctions.

NTC officials said five mills totalling a massive 55 acres in the heart of the city will be auctioned after IDS 2 is sanctioned. These include Kohinoor Mills 1 and 2 in Dadar, India United Mills 4 in Kalachowky, Jam Mills in Lalbaug, Sitaram Mills in Chinchpokli and Madhusudan Mills in Worli.

NTC chairman and managing director K Ramachandran Pillai said IDS 2 is awaiting the BMC’s approval for two months now. “We had a meeting with state government officials in February, but the approval is yet to come through. Once that is done, we will start auctioning the five mill land plots one after the other,” said Pillai. Unlike previous times, when the NTC had set ambitious revenue targets for its prime plots, this time, Pillai said, they do not want to speculate right away since the realty market in Mumbai is down by 10-20 per cent.


location of those mills:

Kohinoor Mills #1 and #2, Dadar (East) (view on google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=mumbai&ll=19.014532,72.847906&spn=0.005569,0.006899&hnear=Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&gl=us&t=h&z=17&vpsrc=6))
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/3204/millmap1.jpg
- The mill is close to Bombay Dyeing's Spring Mills (Island City Center (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1450299)) ^^


India United Mills#4, Kalachowki (view on google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=mumbai&ll=18.986513,72.838422&spn=0.00557,0.006899&hnear=Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&gl=us&t=h&z=17&vpsrc=6))
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/5921/millmap2.jpg
-shown #2 and #3 as well

Jam Mills, Lalbaug (view on google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=mumbai&ll=18.992063,72.834281&spn=0.005569,0.006899&hnear=Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&gl=us&t=h&z=17&vpsrc=6))
http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/8981/millmap3.jpg
- Just north of the mill is the New Islam Mills (One Avighna Park (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1309793))


Sitaram Mills, Chinchpokli (view on google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=mumbai&ll=18.989121,72.829539&spn=0.00557,0.006899&hnear=Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&gl=us&t=h&z=17&vpsrc=6))
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/5316/millmap4.jpg
- The mill is adjacent to Lodha's Apollo Mills (Bellissimo (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=610361), Primero (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1445647))

Madhusudan Mills, Worli (view on google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=mumbai&ll=19.004226,72.824839&spn=0.005569,0.006899&hnear=Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&gl=us&t=h&z=17&vpsrc=6))
http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/6642/millmap5.jpg
-looks like a malnourished version of Texas. The mill is adjacent to Lodha's Srinivas Mill (World Place (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1148571))

This article from April is about the next phase of Mill auctioning. I think once the mill workers' protest for housing is over, we should hear more about the auction.

NTC’s mill land auction phase II to kick off soon (http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ntcs-mill-land-auction-phase-ii-to-kick-off-soon/771479/2)



all parcels except madhusudan mills are along the monorail route

good observation there :)

After this auction, only a handful (10 I think) mill compounds will be left for auctioning by the NTC. The one I'm most looking forward to is the India United Mills#6 which occupies a sweet spot in Dadar:

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/8906/8daa0fca8a289180b77d9e5.jpg
-Copyright TOI (http://adayinlife.timesofindia.com/photos/in-the-eye-of-the-storm-called-transformation-of-textile-mills-land-this-united-mills-unit-no6-counts-its-days-at-dadar-seafront/54429)

If anyone wants a list of those 10 mills, then just ask and I'll list them out.

Yes i want that list of 10 mills :)

Part of madhusudan mills is already under construction. Part if land close to dadar TT flyover of kohinoor mills is flattened and barricaded. India united mills land will have to part away some of the portion to ambedkar memorial,also its a disputed property, something have to do with the ones living inside

Part of madhusudan mills is already under construction. Part if land close to dadar TT flyover of kohinoor mills is flattened and barricaded. India united mills land will have to part away some of the portion to ambedkar memorial,also its a disputed property, something have to do with the ones living inside

I think its for a twin towers 65 storey project which will come up near dadar TT circle.

Yes i want that list of 10 mills :)

Here's (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=215482922782909295964.0004b02c81a6b9a105e82) a map showing all 10 of them. Most of them are in the lalbaug-Byculla area.

The one with a red marker is New Hind Textile Mills in Byculla. I just saw they're constructing towers for ex-mill workers.

Thank you IU

Guys (IU,Deeks)...had a tough day. Got alot of updates for you all. Couldnt cover some of the freq few which have been covered in the past. I will be uploading them tonight and you shall have them in the forum by midnight or early morning. :-)

good observation there :)

After this auction, only a handful (10 I think) mill compounds will be left for auctioning by the NTC. The one I'm most looking forward to is the India United Mills#6 which occupies a sweet spot in Dadar:

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/8906/8daa0fca8a289180b77d9e5.jpg
-Copyright TOI (http://adayinlife.timesofindia.com/photos/in-the-eye-of-the-storm-called-transformation-of-textile-mills-land-this-united-mills-unit-no6-counts-its-days-at-dadar-seafront/54429)

If anyone wants a list of those 10 mills, then just ask and I'll list them out.

What a location!! Would easily fetch 25-30K per sq ft. I hope something Iconic gets built here.
Would it suffer from the shenanigans of the environ(mental) and other Jholawala mafia's?

What a location!! Would easily fetch 25-30K per sq ft. I hope something Iconic gets built here.
Would it suffer from the shenanigans of the environ(mental) and other Jholawala mafia's?

CRZ rules would apply here being close to sea, plus there are some internal problems, not.expecting for this one to get autioned off.soon

I wouldn't worry about the CRZ rules. They made an exemption for Ackruti's project on Hindustan Mills (just 500 meters south & 100 meters from coast) to build a hotel and 'hotel managed residences'. Plus they also gave them a FSI of 7.62.

Besides hospitality, healthcare and educational projects are also exempt from CRZ rules.

^^Can you explain to me what the FSI of 7.62 means, I know the definition, but I can't imagine the numbers.

FSI is basically total constructed area / total land area

Let's say you own 10,000 square feet of land and got an FSI of 2 then you can construct a building of 20,000 square feet.

Hotel projects in Mumbai usually get a big FSI and developers have smartly brought in the concept of 'hotel managed residences' to sell apartments as well.

Got it...Thanks.

Guys (IU,Deeks)...had a tough day. Got alot of updates for you all. Couldnt cover some of the freq few which have been covered in the past. I will be uploading them tonight and you shall have them in the forum by midnight or early morning. :-)

Eagerly waiting for your updates savz.

I don't know how relevant this is or if this the right place, but

Mumbai to get Formula 1 standard circuit

A consortium including the designer of the 2012 London Olympic Stadium has been appointed to plan the building of a Formula 1 standard circuit in Mumbai in India.

Capita Symonds, Populous and DIMTS (Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit System Ltd) will "prepare the masterplan and business case for a new multipurpose race circuit and regeneration project", according to a statement from the consortium.

The ambition is for the circuit to be suitable for the highest levels of car and motorcycle racing.

Capita Symonds' Jerry Muscroft said: "We are committed to delivering the next generation of racing circuits, with great racing, overtaking, world-class facilities and architecture; but above all the intention is to create a sustainable venue that will not need continuous financial support, and will facilitate investment and regeneration."

India will host F1 for the first time this weekend at the purpose-built Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida.

AUTOCAR (http://www.autocarindia.com/News/277914,mumbai-to-get-formula-1-standard-circuit.aspx)

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FSI is basically total constructed area / total land area

Let's say you own 10,000 square feet of land and got an FSI of 2 then you can construct a building of 20,000 square feet.

Hotel projects in Mumbai usually get a big FSI and developers have smartly brought in the concept of 'hotel managed residences' to sell apartments as well.

True.CRZ and other assorted rules have been made to literally squeeze the big bucks from the builders. Given the right amount, FSI can be increased under various rules (Public parking, Higher FSI for Hotels etc).Needless to say such rules are created to be applied arbitrarily for select builders and their projects.(Read to those who give kickbacks/graft).

I don't know how relevant this is or if this the right place, but

Mumbai to get Formula 1 standard circuit



AUTOCAR (http://www.autocarindia.com/News/277914,mumbai-to-get-formula-1-standard-circuit.aspx)

Why to follow the something which is already done...It will be better if they try to gt something big other than F1 in city...like Disney land( Although Gurgaon, NCR is being considered for it) ..or FIFA standard Football Arena etc etc...It would be waste of resources....India would get only 1 slot for F1 in the calendar and that has been secured by Budh international Circuit, Delhi NCR...so why just go for it...

Trend man, trend. Its the "trend following" trend in the nation.

I agree - two F1 circuits sounds folly - post-hundreds of millions of dollars of investment will render one F1 circuit obsolete - as it is F1 isn't a frequent event, nor does it have the fancy of people and advertisers like Cricket in India!! Would probably mean the death knell for one!!

I agree with MoD - if its trendier sports we're after better to have a world class soccer stadium/stadia for encouraging more active soccer for World cup which we perform terribly OR an Olympic class gymnastic sports city to train and spawn our otherwise less-than-performing Athletes to shore up our dismal Olympic performance!!

One F1 is enough for India!

they don't build F1 circuits for F1 alone... it means they would try to woo-in other GPs and also give stimulus to racing as a sport in India... an aspirant cannot be expected to travel to Noida for practice... Chennai has its own and Mumbai should have one... but yes, they shouldn't spend a gazellion dollars into it... however renting the place out to aspirants and organizing other racing events is a business at the end of the day... a soccer stadium won't be business, it will be a state owned platform...

also it can be used as a test track for vehicle manufacturers and things like that.

I still don't see any urgent need for it.....If it would have been the first in the country then Yes, would have cheered for it...but....Why is it needed now..

GreNo circuit is going to get Moto GP as well....so would be waste for Mumbai

Mumbai to get Formula 1 standard circuit

AUTOCAR (http://www.autocarindia.com/News/277914,mumbai-to-get-formula-1-standard-circuit.aspx)

Guess who appointed the consortium?

the Maharashtra state road development corporation

Like always, they've gotten their priorities wrong. They've also entered into building affordable housing and hired consultants for that. :nuts:

They should stick to the basics - building roads and flyovers.

Absolutely. They could use all the cement of that circuit and fill the potholes of mumbai. Day by day the roads of mumbai are getting horrible but they have balls to think about F1 circuit

Guess who appointed the consortium?

the Maharashtra state road development corporation

Like always, they've gotten their priorities wrong. They've also entered into building affordable housing and hired consultants for that. :nuts:

They should stick to the basics - building roads and flyovers.

Guess who appointed the consortium?

the Maharashtra state road development corporation

Like always, they've gotten their priorities wrong. They've also entered into building affordable housing and hired consultants for that. :nuts:

They should stick to the basics - building roads and flyovers.

i think appointing and building are different things.

If a private consortium wants to build then its upto them.


IMO all this is a private matter and there should not be any monopoly on the tracks or races. State money must not be spent.

If the jaypee circuit is better then obviously they will prevail. If not they will be at a loss simple as that.


Last i read NJ/nyc is getting a race which shows there is nothing stopping a country from hosting two races.

Nothing against private development and 2 circuits here. The project is a BOT one btw.

It's just the role of the MSRDC in this project that is unwarranted and not mandated in the state's functioning and development.

Makes you wonder what's next in their pipeline?

and in my opinion the state will simply get the tender out... it has to be on a PPP basis in which case there is no restriction on the number of race tracks in the country... bcoz the state will not be paying for it other than the grants to the consortium itself...

and then so many races can be organised... moto gp and f1 aren't the only races in the circuit... f3, vw polo, the list goes on... it is also business and a recreation activity for aspirants... last you want is a restriction on themed parks... bcoz the country already has one... in fact there should be race tracks in all states to give stimulus to the sport... and these things make the sport more affordable for a middle class aspirant... of course PPP is the key here... tax sponsored may not be of any urgent need... and when MSRDC puts a file on the table, think of another 10 years before it is looked at...

Nothing against private development and 2 circuits here. The project is a BOT one btw.

It's just the role of the MSRDC in this project that is unwarranted and not mandated in the state's functioning and development.

Makes you wonder what's next in their pipeline?

not much i guess , they were close to going bust right? ie they dont have many funds.

Its MMDRA which has the funds from what i know.


Though i personally doubt anything concrete will come from this proposal. Seems like hot air. I have been hearing a lot about an F1 track or racing track for a long long time.


Who knows maybe the F1 at Noida may become a white elephant. Today itself i read Turkey F1 and track which was funded by the government was a big waste of funds and due to lack of crowds its the end of the road for the circuit for f1.


This is still uncharted territory. However if Jaypee can make big profits obviously that will attract many more to the sector state agencies aside.

and in my opinion the state will simply get the tender out... it has to be on a PPP basis in which case there is no restriction on the number of race tracks in the country... bcoz the state will not be paying for it other than the grants to the consortium itself...

and then so many races can be organised... moto gp and f1 aren't the only races in the circuit... f3, vw polo, the list goes on... it is also business and a recreation activity for aspirants... last you want is a restriction on themed parks... bcoz the country already has one... in fact there should be race tracks in all states to give stimulus to the sport... and these things make the sport more affordable for a middle class aspirant... of course PPP is the key here... tax sponsored may not be of any urgent need... and when MSRDC puts a file on the table, think of another 10 years before it is looked at...

true


as i said before so long as the state does not spend money its ok. I dont want my tax money to be spent on a circuit no matter what. Would rather they spent it on sports like hockey if needed.



Now tax breaks should act as an incentive, as lets face it if somebody wants to build a circuit they are employing people from the state and there will be economical benefits from hosting a race.



I have looked at the capita symonds website and they have executed big projects before. I have no doubt there will produce something which will be good.

http://www.capitasymonds.co.uk/projects.aspx?page=5


the question is , will there be a corporate backer to the proposal foreign or local?


I have a strong feeling it will be navi mumbai somewhere in panvel/uran near proposed navi mumbai airport. That way even people from Pune are connected.

There were rumours of the big Gulf project in navi mumbai incorporating a racing course with the people from middle east sponcering and building the circuit.

How about modernising Indian police and have a 911 type of emergency dials ?? Thats worth more than F1 B.S.

i think appointing and building are different things.

If a private consortium wants to build then its upto them.


IMO all this is a private matter and there should not be any monopoly on the tracks or races. State money must not be spent.

If the jaypee circuit is better then obviously they will prevail. If not they will be at a loss simple as that.


Last i read NJ/nyc is getting a race which shows there is nothing stopping a country from hosting two races.


The one in NEw Jersey would be a street track and moreover, Austin track was abandoned by F1 body and no race has been held in America for last 5 years now....hence , New Jersey decided to build a track ....so Due to International Expansion and already busy schedule its not only tough but IMPOSSIBLE to get 2 races in India ....so really....there are other things which can be done..other than wasting your money in consultation and at the end....they'll say reports were not feasible....and your money is gone ....in crores...

arre bhai PPP samajhte ho?? private ownership... the state only sanctions grants to the private shop...

How about modernising Indian police and have a 911 type of emergency dials ?? Thats worth more than F1 B.S.

i think we shud forget f1 track... but they shud certainly go ahead with a race track... no matter if it is chennai quality... it will be good for many racing aspirants in and around MH... and as such racing (not F1 is particular) collectively draws more viewership than hockey in India...

arre bhai PPP samajhte ho?? private ownership... the state only sanctions grants to the private shop...



i think we shud forget f1 track... but they shud certainly go ahead with a race track... no matter if it is chennai quality... it will be good for many racing aspirants in and around MH... and as such F1 draws more viewership than hockey in India...

Any proofs?? besides whats the use of building an unnecessary race track when the money could be used to modernize mumbai (and possibly maharashtra) police?? we too should have dedicated police facillities available.. especially when crime rates are so high

i submit...

The one in NEw Jersey would be a street track and moreover, Austin track was abandoned by F1 body and no race has been held in America for last 5 years now....hence , New Jersey decided to build a track ....so Due to International Expansion and already busy schedule its not only tough but IMPOSSIBLE to get 2 races in India ....so really....there are other things which can be done..other than wasting your money in consultation and at the end....they'll say reports were not feasible....and your money is gone ....in crores...

could very well be the case.

but nothing is stopping them from probing. The reports i am reading is that the FIA are involved in this circuit or looking into the possibility anyways.

maybe they will come to the same conclusion as you have , maybe not. Who knows.......

to be honest with you it seems Korea will be a dead duck in a few years reading about the opening race, Turkey is not going to happen for long and even china is showing big decline after the first year.


I dont think spots are an issue. Some of the new venues lets say have not taken to the sport.

I don't see why people are crying foul about the F1 track in Mumbai. I suppose the F1 race can be shared between DEL and BOM every alternate year.. The funds for this project, if not invested here, would be used elsewhere. If they wanted to do something about the roads or police they'd have done it long ago. Besides, India is not the size of Singapore or Malaysia to have only one F1. IMO Mumbai deservers this. Since when was competition not good? :)

Hey IU, whats U/C on Worli Sea face in the marked location besides that garden. It looks very promising

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/8599/clipboard01mgi.jpg

Another property being redeveloped:

HUL shortlists 6 bidders including Gautam Adani, Oberoi Realty and Peninsula Land for Worli sea-facing plot (http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-09-30/news/30229049_1_bidders-shortlisted-worli-property)


Location (view on google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=mumbai&hl=en&ll=19.002795,72.812598&spn=0.001331,0.002747&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.144864,56.513672&vpsrc=6&hnear=Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&t=h&z=19)):

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/9153/hullocation.jpg

Interestingly, yet another highrise is soon to come up on the Worli Seaface. IU, any idea of which plot this is?

Worli Sea Face Bungalow Sold For Rs. 250 crore? (http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/worli-sea-face-bungalow-sold-for-rs-250-crore-144084)


Mumbai: Another bungalow is ready to bite the dust in the city. The recent trend of knocking down old bungalows and replacing them with towers has seen another casualty.

Shandilya Villa, located on Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Road, better known as Worli Sea Face, will be pulled down to make way for a high-end residential tower.

The bungalow, a two-storey structure, is nestled next to Sports Field building that houses cricket legends Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and Dilip Vengsarkar to name a few.

http://www.ndtv.com/news/images/ShandilyaVilla_295.jpg

While sources from the real estate industry claim that the deal is a big-ticket deal and has been very hush-hush, speculations about the sale price of the bungalow is rife. The bungalow measures 1,742.49 square metres, and also has an outhouse area of 1,424.46 square metres (built-up area). "This bungalow should have fetched the owner not less than Rs. 200-250 crore owing to its proximity to the sea. It's one of the prime properties in the area. Moreover, its location close to the Bandra-Worli Sea Link is an added bonus," said a broker.

A public notice regarding the same was issued on September 22, in leading newspapers of the city. According to a source in the real estate industry, Noshir Talati, the chairman of Talati and Panthaky associates, a renowned architectural firm, is redeveloping the bungalow. However, Talati wasn't available for comment. An employee from his office said, "I wouldn't want to say yes or no. Such details are not discussed."

Two security guards posted at the site revealed that they were posted on behalf of Talati. According to the guards, the worn out bungalow still houses a family and they are expected to vacate the premises after Diwali. Meanwhile, another broker said, "According to hearsay, this bungalow would be demolished and a multi-storey luxury building would be constructed on the same place."

Being close to the sea, the bungalow comes under CRZ 1 and has an FSI of 1.33. The bungalow is considered to be several decades old and was owned by Shandilya family.

According to a source, the family moved out a few months ago and the construction should commence in the coming few months.

A few sources claim that the Shandilya family hasn't let go of all its privileges and will have a penthouse in the new tower.

27-10-2011:

(Oberoi Commercial Tower U/C on the JVLR)

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1674/26102011101.jpg

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/3654/26102011100.jpg

^^
Oberoi prisma.

Thanks for all the updates savz :cheers2:

27-10-2011:

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/8020/26102011092.jpg

26-10-2011:
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/672/26102011090.jpg

^that's a pretty nice shot of the skyline. Thanks for all other updates man :cheers:


Interestingly, yet another highrise is soon to come up on the Worli Seaface. IU, any idea of which plot this is?

Worli Sea Face Bungalow Sold For Rs. 250 crore? (http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/worli-sea-face-bungalow-sold-for-rs-250-crore-144084)

It's this one. It's less than 200 meters from the sealink:

view on google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=mumbai&ll=19.011266,72.816643&spn=0.002784,0.005493&hnear=Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&gl=us&t=h&z=18&vpsrc=6)
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6603/shandilya.jpg

26-10-2011:

(Worli Seaface U/C Pic which was highlighted sometime back). Here are some close up views,

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3483/26102011089.jpg

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8748/26102011088s.jpg

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/9760/26102011087.jpg

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/2881/26102011086.jpg

26-10-2011:

U/C highrise @ Worli village, which has been taked about and seen in the worli skyline

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6902/26102011085.jpg

U/C Century International
26-10-2011:
http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/1446/26102011080.jpg

Cool snaps! Looks like that entire belt is under construction. west to east:

Aditya Birla tower - Oasis - Century International - Ahuja tower

Peninsula Facade:
27-10-2011
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1213/26102011068.jpg

27-10-2011
Another building u/c next to the peninsula business park.
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/1769/26102011066.jpg

excellent update man.....thanks bro... :cheers:

27-10-2011
Another huge project which i came acroos in Parel, dunno wht it is called.
http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/3008/26102011060.jpg

27-10-2011:

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/3391/26102011051.jpg

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/1575/26102011050.jpg

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/3895/26102011049.jpg

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5587/26102011041.jpg

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7343/26102011027.jpg

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/6263/26102011026.jpg

good pics, thanks savz

26-10-2011

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/1756/26102011023.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4841/26102011022.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3306/26102011021.jpg

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/8397/26102011020.jpg

26-10-2011

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/5500/26102011019.jpg

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/8950/26102011018.jpg

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7900/26102011017.jpg

Thanks for all the updates man :cheers:

26-10-2011:
(Worli Seaface U/C Pic which was highlighted sometime back). Here are some close up views,

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/9760/26102011087.jpg



Is that a staircase i see going up into nowhere?

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/6263/26102011026.jpg

Which building is this ? Never seen before !!

:cheers::cheers: :cheers:



Is that a staircase i see going up into nowhere?
It maybe used for construction puposes or may be a modern suicide point

Which building is this ? Never seen before !!

It is orbit heights 40 floors. Thank u savz for awesome updates.

Savz thank you sooo much for all the updates! Made me feel like I went on a trip through the city.

http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/197087/is-f1-a-rich-mans-sport-and-out-of-place-in-india.html

these guys are maintaining that F1 came to India with no cost to the exchequer... which means it was all on FIA... is that true?? wow... as was commonwealth games...

could very well be the case.

but nothing is stopping them from probing. The reports i am reading is that the FIA are involved in this circuit or looking into the possibility anyways.

maybe they will come to the same conclusion as you have , maybe not. Who knows.......

to be honest with you it seems Korea will be a dead duck in a few years reading about the opening race, Turkey is not going to happen for long and even china is showing big decline after the first year.


I dont think spots are an issue. Some of the new venues lets say have not taken to the sport.

CG, would it be possible for you to get updates on the ones that i could not cover?

1. Orbit Laburnum
2. World One ( One of a friend who is a customer of mine, has an office in Kamala Mills Compound. I have asked him and he says he gets a complete view from his office so will get this done)
3. Minerva
4. Lodha Primero
5. New Cuffe Parade & ICC (If you can get site images)

IU and DK, pls complete the pending list from your end too. Thanks

Savz, next time your in town, don't forget Namaste Tower. :)

Thanks for all the updates man :cheers:



Is that a staircase i see going up into nowhere?

The staircase out there is for the water tank and not the current construction :-)

Savz, next time your in town, don't forget Namaste Tower. :)

Sure. i'm jotting it down rightaway. ;-)

Savz, next time your in town, don't forget Namaste Tower. :)

They are still mobilsing equipments, although the crane keeps on moving.

They are still mobilsing equipments, although the crane keeps on moving.

Oh, kool. Can u try getting top views of Namaste Tower if poss?

This is the building at Bridge Candy right. Spoiled by the small and dirty access road

26-10-2011

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/1756/26102011023.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4841/26102011022.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3306/26102011021.jpg

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/8397/26102011020.jpg

27-10-2011:

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/3391/26102011051.jpg

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/1575/26102011050.jpg

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/3895/26102011049.jpg
The building in the first pic is Lodha Costiera i guess at Nepean Sea road

Akruti city is planning to exit from Hindustan Mills. >>>http://www.indianrealtynews.com/real-estate-india/siva-akruti-city-plan-exit-from-hindustan-mills-property-in-mumbai.html
FSI of 7.62 is gross. Not possible in anywhere mumbai except in MMRDA plots.
"Hotel Managed Residences is good concept" developer gets FSI upto 5 in Island City and has to pay just 25% of the ready reckner rate land rates.

Yep..And did you notice under "Current Projects" they have mentioned,
1. Island City Center (ICC)
&
2. Wadia International Center (WIC) coming up somewhere @ WORLI.

We need to find renders for WIC, as i suppose this to be a supertall commercial structure, well just guessin.

Dear the Island city center is at spring mills, Dadar and WIC is at worli which is now the the corporate office for the Wadia Group. Check their website.

a couple of new renders of Skydham (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=25271818&postcount=2418) (65 fl,Wadala) on Prem Nath architect's website (http://www.premnath.com/Interior%20Designers%20India.html)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3686/skydham1.jpghttp://img825.imageshack.us/img825/879/skydham11.jpg

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/258/skydham2.jpg


According to this (http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101002/jsp/personaltt/story_13003102.jsp) article, the developer is Ajmera Realty:



The AAI probably asked them to trim this one down. Maybe that's why the project didn't take off.

::: AAI has given around 220 mtrs heights NOC around this area. There has to be some other reason for project not taking off. Also if you see where will lodha go if they dont get height permission in this area...there land is opposite to bhakti park... where will they consume 20 FSI>>>

....

seriously???


it's named "Eiffel tower"


..........

fuckin *vomit*
Neumec group .... they have launched two projects recently :: Aura at 17000/- at parsi colony wadala and Eiffel tower at 21000/- at Mazgaon.. though I am not very sure but looking at their website they look like present in realty market for long.

CG, would it be possible for you to get updates on the ones that i could not cover?

1. Orbit Laburnum
2. World One ( One of a friend who is a customer of mine, has an office in Kamala Mills Compound. I have asked him and he says he gets a complete view from his office so will get this done)
3. Minerva
4. Lodha Primero
5. New Cuffe Parade & ICC (If you can get site images)
IU and DK, pls complete the pending list from your end too. Thanks

Nothing exciting inside, just random machines working.Let them start excavation work, will pics then.But the site office is impressive

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/2483/20111029180242.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/254/20111029180242.jpg/)

Nice...Thanks CG. I passed by ICC too, couldnt take a pic but the entrance is grande. If you can get a pic of tht too.

any news/updates on mukesh mills colaba?

Nice...Thanks CG. I passed by ICC too, couldnt take a pic but the entrance is grande. If you can get a pic of tht too.

ICC?

ICC?

Island City Center (Bombay Realty Wadala)....It is just ahead on the same road of Wadala after Wadala Telephone Exchange.

Island City Center (Bombay Realty Wadala)....It is just ahead on the same road of Wadala after Wadala Telephone Exchange.

Oh...k. Dont think work is going on. If you take right ahead towards Wadala BEST depot,there is a commercial complex, you can take a pic of the site from there.I wanted to go, but was too tried tired to climb steps;)

Ok...try whenever u get a chance :-)

any news/updates on mukesh mills colaba?

Dont know about its plans but OT its supposed to be haunted...came in todays yahoo.com

Oberoi Garden City Residential Towers
Mumbai, India


LERA is providing schematic design for three identical 45-story residential towers and a four-story podium/car park. The project includes a health club, swimming pool and landscaping. The total gross construction area of the each tower is approximately 55,500 sm (600,000 -sf).

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/2426/oberoigardencitytowerla.jpg

http://www.lera.com/projects/in/oberoigardencity.htm

Are these buildings also under construction or is it Oberoi Exquisite?Any inputs?

IU, CG, DS and 101 have you'll seen this link before?

http://nicholasbaileydesign.com/project/bombay-dyeing-site-redevelopment-india

I am not sure if these have been posted earlier.

Source: http://www.mqa.in/

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/7461/turfmahalaxmi.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/9205/oasismarinelines.jpg

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/9881/mazgaontowers.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3843/goenkatowerspowai.jpg

Nice updates savz :cheers:

Savz, thanks but everything on MQA has been posted. "Goenka Towers" are actually Orchid Woods which is almost complete.

This is oberoi exquisite :)

Oberoi Garden City Residential Towers
Mumbai, India

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/2426/oberoigardencitytowerla.jpg

http://www.lera.com/projects/in/oberoigardencity.htm

Are these buildings also under construction or is it Oberoi Exquisite?Any inputs?

IU, CG, DS and 101 have you'll seen this link before?

http://nicholasbaileydesign.com/project/bombay-dyeing-site-redevelopment-india

Nice find. Gives more views of the WIC -

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9890/mumbai2.jpg

CG looking fwd to you covering the rest of the pending updates...

1. Minerva
2. Orbit Laburnum.
3. Orchid Heights.
4. ICC & NCP
5. World One.
6. Indiabulls Sky, Sky Suites & Sky Forest.
7. Raptakos Tower.

CG looking fwd to you covering the rest of the pending updates...

1. Minerva
2. Orbit Laburnum.
3. Orchid Heights.
4. ICC & NCP
5. World One.
6. Indiabulls Sky, Sky Suites & Sky Forest.
7. Raptakos Tower.

Where is orbit's located?

Where is orbit's located?

Here is the location take from a old post by IU.

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/5218/laburnum.jpg

Mumbai Mirror 01.11.2011

MMRDA's Rs.50,000-cr Wadala Lottery

115 hectares of land that the development agency owns in Wadala will be leased out to fund its development projects

Yogesh.Naik @timesgroup.com

MMRDA’s worries about raising funds for its projects will end with Wadala. Over the next few years, the land parcels it owns in the area will be redeveloped into office hubs and residential towers. The deals will earn MMRDA around Rs 50,000 crore, and the money will be used to finance projects such as Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, a Metro corridor, and at least a couple of other infrastructure projects.
The area owned by MMRDA in Wadala is around 115 hectares. Last year in May, Lodha Developers won the MMRDA bid for Rs 5,700 crore, to develop 9.6 hectares of land. The developable area of the plot Lodha bought is about seven acres, while the rest has to be left as open space.
MMRDA commissioner Rahul Asthana told Mumbai Mirror that the Lodha deal was just a tip of the iceberg. “We will earn much more than what we got from the Lodhas. When we lease the rest of the area, it will help completing infrastructure projects. The Trans Harbour Link will cost us around Rs 10,000 crore."
Lodhas will develop the plot into residential buildings, and MMRDA wants an office hub similar to Bandra Kurla Complex in Wadala. “Some parts of the land are classified as salt pan and mangroves, while some are leased. We intend to sell the open spaces and only four establishments, including petrol pump, will be displaced,” Asthana said.
An MMRDA spokesperson added, “There is a reservation of a school on a one-hectare plot. The remaining will be developed for commercial, multimodal hub and residential purposes. We are waiting for the realty market to pick up, and then announce the sale (lease).”
Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan wants the Central government to consider the Trans Harbour Link and Metro projects as ‘national projects’, and sought funds from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his recent visit to Mumbai. But sources in the state government said the Centre’s help will be “meagre”.
The Trans Harbour Link will connect Sewree with Nhava Sheva in Raigad, where the government proposes to start a new township to decongest Mumbai. The project was first handled by MSRDC.
Those who are going to be affected by the development are fidgeting. Dilip Godambe, who owns a petrol pump in Wadala truck terminus which is likely to be displaced, said: “Around two months ago, MMRDA additional commissioner S V R Srinivas called me, and owners of a few other shops to say we might have to shift. MMRDA has also asked some of the tenants to stop construction and said they will not be granted a completion certificate. We are ready to give up the area, but MMRDA must pay us the cost of construction and compensate for the resultant losses.”



Over the next few years, the land that MMRDA owns in in the area will be redeveloped into office hubs and residential towers.

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/7884/wadala.jpg

CG, did u get the map?Hope to c ur updates soon.

CG, did u get the map?Hope to c ur updates soon.

Been a lot busy,not using bike so will get updates probably on weeken

Been a lot busy,not using bike so will get updates probably on weeken

Ok..Np. Will wait fr it. :)

Guys, Whats happening with the DLF Towers, I remember seeing a pic of the construction site that was huge a long time ago. I am starting to wonder if that is indeed the site for DLF towers since there are zero picture updates since then. Did they even prep the site?

^^ Pretty much dead for now.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=83935578&postcount=128

a couple of updates..

work has begun on Nathani Heights (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=83245916&postcount=6277) in Mumbai Central. 2 more renders (http://www.fairwoodindia.com/nathani-heights-mumbai-central):

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/53/res11o.jpg

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/8593/nathaniheights.jpg

Nathani Heights, Mumbai is a residential development of at Dalal Estate, Mumbai Central. This 80 storey tower has a total BUA of 1.3 million Sqft. This tower is expected to be one of the tallest residential tower in Mumbai. The Client, Nathani Group of Companies, has appointed Fairwood for end to end project management services.

Project Details
Project Location: Dalal Estate,Mumbai Central
Client: Nathani Group of Companies
Total Built-up area: 1.3 Million sq ft
Project Cost: Rs. 500 Crore
Project Status: On-going


and a new 50 storey twin tower project on part of the Kohinoor Mills#1,2 in Dadar (E):

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3655/residenialraassociates.jpg

Residential development of 200 meter tall, 50 Storied twin tower with a large podium and retail area is coming up in Dadar, Mumbai. Development will happen on old Kohinoor Mill no 1 & 2 as a Green field project. The Client, RA Associates, has appointed Fairwood for end to end project management services.

Project Details
Project Location: Dadar (E), Mumbai
Client: RA Associates
Total Built-up area: 1.2 Million sq ft
Project Cost: Rs. 320 Crore
Project Status: On-going

Great updates IU :cheers2:

^^ is there any google maps location published for the Nathani Heights project?

Could make out this as a potential during googling (http://www.fairwoodindia.com/nathani-heights-mumbai-central). This about right?

Dalal Estate Mumbai Central (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Dalal+Estate,Mumbai&hl=en&ll=18.968966,72.819228&spn=0.004256,0.006866&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Dalal+Estate&hnear=0x3be7c6306644edc1:0x5da4ed8f8d648c69,Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&cid=0,0,9273082717368981782&t=h&z=18&vpsrc=6)

here..

(view on google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=mumbai&ll=18.968388,72.819169&spn=0.002785,0.005493&hnear=Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&gl=us&t=h&z=18&vpsrc=6))
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/9296/nathani.jpg

^^ thanks. what are those structures? Chawls?

It's just an old housing complex but I don't think they look any different than what typical chawls look like. Read all about it here (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-13/mumbai/28276490_1_tenants-floors-mumbai-central). Ignore the floor figures.

^^ Pretty much dead for now.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=83935578&postcount=128

Thx dude. More disappointments.

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Nathani Heights looks stunning.

Another project:

Gammon India | Location: Andheri
http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/387/res7.jpg
Source (http://www.electromech.co.in/residential.html#4)


They must have gotten the location wrong. Nothing of this height is ever going to come up in Andheri cos of the airport.

Another project:

Gammon India | Location: Andheri

They must have gotten the location wrong. Nothing of this height is ever going to come up in Andheri cos of the airport.

gammon (http://www.gammonindia.com/projects/current-project-for-gammon-india.htm) has 2 residential projects in andheri, one @ the rainbow ground and one @ kamat club.

i believe this is the rainbow ground project.

a
work has begun on Nathani Heights (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=83245916&postcount=6277) in Mumbai Central. 2 more renders (http://www.fairwoodindia.com/nathani-heights-mumbai-central):

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/8593/nathaniheights.jpg

Nathani Heights, Mumbai is a residential development of at Dalal Estate, Mumbai Central. This 80 storey tower has a total BUA of 1.3 million Sqft. This tower is expected to be one of the tallest residential tower in Mumbai. The Client, Nathani Group of Companies, has appointed Fairwood for end to end project management services.


So 80 stories, plus that roof feature should easily make it over 300m. Looks like we have our next supertall!

So 80 stories, plus that roof feature should easily make it over 300m. Looks like we have our next supertall!
It really looks cool isnt it?? :cheers:

gammon (http://www.gammonindia.com/projects/current-project-for-gammon-india.htm) has 2 residential projects in andheri, one @ the rainbow ground and one @ kamat club.

i believe this is the rainbow ground project.

cool, thanks for the correction. So Andheri it is.

I was envisioning this to be more south/closer to the andheri station.

here..

(view on google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=mumbai&ll=18.968388,72.819169&spn=0.002785,0.005493&hnear=Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&gl=us&t=h&z=18&vpsrc=6))
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/9296/nathani.jpg

The land is flattened, seems like digging will start soon after IUs news

^^Add that to the list of sites to get updates on.

CG looking fwd to you covering the rest of the pending updates...

1. Minerva
2. Orbit Laburnum.
3. Orchid Heights.
4. ICC & NCP
5. World One.
6. Indiabulls Sky, Sky Suites & Sky Forest.
7. Raptakos Tower.

8. Namaste Tower
9. Nathani Heights

^^Add that to the list of sites to get updates on.



8. Namaste Tower
9. Nathani Heights

Any ideas of how Namaste tower is going on?? any new nautanki by our govt or courts?? :ohno:

^^Add that to the list of sites to get updates on.



8. Namaste Tower
9. Nathani Heights
10. Gammon Site (If any) IU, 101 step in for the maps.
11. Kohinoor Mills (As per IU's Previous Post)

CG, as much as you can,rest i will.

Found these oberoi project layouts in some magasine, thought il post it here.

Obero Prisma: During siteprep
http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/8905/oberoiprismaduringsitep.jpg

Layouts:
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8522/oberoigardencitytable.jpg

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6034/oberoigardencitytable2.jpg

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/9811/oberoigardencitysitelay.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/8862/oasisrealty.jpg

http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/6927/oberoisplendor.jpg

Oberoi Splendor Grande is reached around 20 storeys now....Next time will hv a pic clicked.

Hey IU where is kohinoor mill1&2 located in dadar east? Please show on a google map.

^Here is the location map posted by IU just a few pages back -


Kohinoor Mills #1 and #2, Dadar (East) (view on google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=mumbai&ll=19.014532,72.847906&spn=0.005569,0.006899&hnear=Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&gl=us&t=h&z=17&vpsrc=6))
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/3204/millmap1.jpg

1/4 of kohinoor mills land near the flyover was flattened before monsoons with barricades almost the height of the flyover installed.looks like lot of projects are due to take off soon.

^thanks for that. Remember you said part of the Madhusudan mills was under construction? This is what is happening there. Just dug this out from an old post of mine:

At Madhusudan Mills, Kamlesh Mehta of Gowani Builders has been allowed to develop 27,500 sq m of the 80,785-sq-m plot. The developer has already given the BMC a proposal for building an IT park, a residential complex, service apartments and a hotel.
Source (http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ntc-to-give-some-take-some/576864/)

Govani builders are apparently the developers of the Urmi Estate towers in Lower Parel as well.

1/4 of kohinoor mills land near the flyover was flattened before monsoons with barricades almost the height of the flyover installed.looks like lot of projects are due to take off soon.

Yes CG, alot of them to take off.
If you can please cover whatever u can from the list below,
1. Minerva
2. Orbit Laburnum.
3. Orchid Heights.
4. ICC & NCP
5. World One.
6. Indiabulls Sky, Sky Suites & Sky Forest.
7. Raptakos Tower.
8. Namaste Tower
9. Nathani Heights
10. Gammon Site (If any) IU, 101 step in for the maps.
11. Kohinoor Mills (As per IU's Previous Post)

Can we expect some updates from you by this weekend?

^thanks for that. Remember you said part of the Madhusudan mills was under construction? This is what is happening there. Just dug this out from an old post of mine:



Govani builders are apparently the developers of the Urmi Estate towers in Lower Parel as well.

Nice find there and the building its already above ground. Now its time to find renders:)