CNBC is reporting that Kingfisher Airlines is going to buy Kohinoor Mills in Dadar to develop their corporate office.

Commercial tower/complex on the way?

VIDEO:Kingfisher Airlines to acquire Kohinoor Mills (http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/video/stockmarket/06/10/newsvideo/311500)

^^
Wow how ugly is Oberoi Skyz!!, i was really hoping they'd change the design by now, esp since Mumbai is starting to get some nice glassy towers.....plus fingers crossed for the IITT

WHAT IS IITT???

WHAT IS IITT???

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=16214957&postcount=362

India International Trade Tower, see linked post above

Great work guys! A mad flurry of nice looking projects! That SEZ looks spectacular too...but is it really going to be in the middle of a forest like it looks?

not in a forest but in a 240 acre greenbelt of the Royal Palms estate township


here's another one from this PDF (http://ipalmsez.com/sez-brochure1.pdf)

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/4025/ip2se5.jpg

Thanks for the clarification and rendering IU. When are we going to see another one of your infra updates on the IS blog? :P

Sorry man but these days I just can't find time to compile updates due to college applications[read:essays]. Before this, I was preparing to take the SAT2's. On top of that I had and still have school work and stupid term papers on mental depression and essays to write. At this moment, I am done with applying to 2/14 colleges, so maybe I'll start writing again in December.

Or how about a deal? You type my stuff up or maybe outsource it to India and you'll get to see an update this Sunday :tongue2:

whaddya say?

I m free for next one month, staying at home. If i can help in some way.

Or how about a deal? You type my stuff up or maybe outsource it to India and you'll get to see an update this Sunday :tongue2:

whaddya say?

Outsourcing from India to Canada? What is this madness!? :lol:

^ I live in US and not India

I meant either you type it up (and it better pass the IU quality test http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/2967/icontwistedvg1.gif) or you outsource it to some college essay writing tutor in India.

Anyways, anyone willing to open a general discussion thread in the chaibar?

Euromast - I have it all covered,thanks.

where's Chaibar???

Is that a new restaurant and bar named CHAIBAR?
:D:nuts::lol::):bash::cheers:

^ I live in US and not India



Ah...well that ruins it all now...damn you immigrants (oh wait...) :lol:

Anyway, hoping to see some more updates regarding that SEZ...

where's Chaibar???

Is that a new restaurant and bar named CHAIBAR?

:pet:

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1131540

Drive from Pune will be a breeze
Neeta Kolhatkar
Sunday, November 04, 2007 03:57 IST

Six lanes of a new 14-lane road between Panvel and Sion will be dedicated to Pune traffic
MUMBAI: The drive from Pune to Mumbai should have been a breeze, thanks to the expressway. But it invariably gets spoilt in the traffic snarls at Panvel, where the expressway ends and merges with city roads. Now that’s about to change.

A new 14-lane road between Panvel and Sion will include six lanes dedicated to expressway traffic. This will be the country’s first access-controlled urban road, Anil Deshmukh, minister for public works, told DNA.

The barricaded lanes on this road will enable direct entry into Mumbai city for cars coming from Pune. “We have seen that the Mumbai-Pune express highway is the fastest road to Pune. It is a new-age road, but at both ends there are bottlenecks. We want to make the ride a smooth one,” said Deshmukh. The 25km stretch between Panvel and Sion will have 14 lanes, including four service roads, four lanes for city traffic, and six lanes restricted to the Pune-Mumbai traffic from the expressway. This will be the first road of its kind in the city.

The project is slated to cost Rs250 crore, including three flyovers at Uran junction, Kamothe junction and Sanpada. “We have called for tenders and the process has already begun. We want to finish it within a year,” said Deshmukh. Work is expected to begin in February.

Deshmukh said this road would transform Mumbai’s landscape. He also said the government would go ahead with the Peddar Road flyover, despite opposition. They are waiting for environmental clearance, for work on the flyover to begin.

“We have a study that shows that noise and air pollution in the area will decrease,” said Deshmukh. “We respect Latadidi, but for the sake of Mumbai’s development, she shouldn’t oppose this, because we will go ahead despite opposition.”

I was actually browsing the Sao Paulo City in Brazil through Google Earth- one of most populous city in the world.

If you zoom in, you will see that most of the houses/apartments have red roofs. It forms a pleasant sight to see all the houses with red roofs and then follows tall buildings.

On the contrary if you zoom in to view Bombay, you can see Gray rooftops which are of slums (millions of them) and some good organized road and building structure by Queen's Necklace.

After Akon and Beyonce came to Delhi and Mumbai respectively last month, 50 Cent is coming to Mumbai to perform live on Nov18.

50 Cent to perform in Mumbai (http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/137238.html)

Mumbai, Nov 6 - After Rhythm and Blues (R&B) diva Beyonce Knowles rocked Mumbai with her six-member all-women band late last month, it is the turn of hip hop singer 50 Cent in his true mobster style to rap Mumbaikars.

Come Nov 18, rapper Curtis James Jackson, better known by his stage name 50 Cent, will be taking the stage for a show sponsored by Smirnoff at the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Grounds at the Bandra-Kurla complex in suburban Mumbai.

Organisers of the show said 50 Cent was coming to India after being showered with fan emails and being tipped on India by fellow rapper and friend Akon.

'His dynamic rapping prowess and rise to fame has earned 50 Cent a huge fan following in India. He has been keen on visiting India for quite sometimes now after his friend Akon briefed him about the country,' said event organiser Owen Roncon.

'What is more interesting is that, unlike most artists who don't tour India immediately after a release of a new album, 50 Cent, an acclaimed star, is coming down right after his album 'Curtis' was released in September, which has been a major chart-buster.'

'Like all other international stars who have visited Mumbai, 50 Cent too has shown a keen interest in Indian cuisine and wants a taste of the culture. But due to time constraints and a tight schedule, we doubt how much of sightseeing can be fitted in,' Roncon said.

'He has requested that Indian cuisine be served to him during his two-night stay in Mumbai.'

Roncon said the rapper would be flying in directly from the US late night on Nov 17. He is coming with performers of his own record level G-Unit Records and will be staying at the ITC Grand Maratha Sheraton in suburban Anderi.

Mumbaikars can look forward to the show as the tickets are priced lower compared to the Beyonce concert.

The organisers said that tickets have been priced at Rs.600 and Rs.1,000, unlike Rs.3,000 that fans had to shell out for Beyonce's show at the same venue last month.

And hip hop fans are not complaining.

boring

when is u2 coming? or the reunited led zep. that would be something

I remember there were rumors of U2 coming to India around 2005-06

what has the bands and rockstars to do with mumbai's infrastructure's thread :O

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1132092

New rake to roll out by mid-Nov
Shweta Karnik
Wednesday, November 07, 2007 03:25 IST

MUMBAI: The railway authorities have expedited tests on the first of the 157 new trains that will be inducted in the suburban train network under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP), with the first of its kind rake set to roll out by November 20. Every new train must undergo at least eight different tests carried out in the night.

Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC), the executing agency of the rail component of MUTP will handover the first rake by mid-November following which Western Railway will complete the painting of different signs on the coaches in a week.
Both Central and Western Railways together will receive 157 new 12-coach trains being manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. In all, 1,884 coaches have been ordered.

The first train of the new lot reached Mumbai in this August and trials began soon after. The initial set of trials was undertaken by Siemens (the company that has provided its know-how for improving the condition of the existing locals). The tests are carried out between 2am and 4am daily.

The new violet-coloured train set to be launched is currently being tested and examined by the chief commissioner of railway safety and member of railway board.

PC Sehgal, Managing Director of the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation, said the tests were being conducted individually, not only on every coach but also on every unit comprising three coaches — two trailer coaches and one with a pantograph.

Currently, the city is receiving one train each month to begin with. “However, once the trials are over and the first train rolls out successfully, the production would increase and every month the city could get at least five new trains,” Sehgal said.

With new interiors and changes in the structure of the train, it is important that it operates successfully. “It is important that the motor-coach functions well, the train halts at the distance prescribed when brakes are applied and the amount of power required by the traction-motor needs to be monitored,” he said.

what has the bands and rockstars to do with mumbai's infrastructure's thread :O

:lol: I agree.

Take the conversation to Chaibar or open a thread for concerts.

Why don't railway ministry fund MUTP II on their own? After all they are making 20,000+ crore profit every year.:bash:

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Rlys-seeks-extra-FSI-for-Bandra-plot-to-fund-phase-two-of-MUTP/237529/

Rlys seeks extra FSI for Bandra plot to fund phase two of MUTP
Dhaval Kulkarni
Posted online: Friday , November 09, 2007 at 12:00:00
Updated: Thursday , November 08, 2007 at 11:14:28Print Email To Editor

Mumbai, November 8 THE Railway Ministry has written to the state government asking it to increase the FSI on its plot located in Bandra for its commercial exploitation to fund phase II of the Rs 4,500-crore Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP).
The project aims at reducing the crush load in Mumbai’s suburban train network — where rakes with a capacity of 1,700 people are carrying more than twice their capacity at 5,000 commuters during rush hours.

The funding for the project has been a bone of contention between the state government and the railways. While the railways had earlier insisted that the state government foot half of the Rs 4,500 crore cost for the project, which the state rejected, arguing that around 60 per cent of the expenditure would be incurred on introduction of new rakes and the project would eventually help boost railway’s revenues.

Later, it was decided that the state would spend Rs 605 crore on the project, and the Centre would contribute an equal amount. The railways was supposed to seek a loan of around Rs 2,500 crore for funding and raise a further Rs 790 crore from the sale of a 10-acre plot at Bandra.

However, senior state government officials said that the railways wrote to the state government around two weeks ago saying that there was no need to sell off the plot located near the Bandra-Kurla Complex. The railways instead demanded that the FSI on the plot be raised by the state to help cover the cost of the project through commercial exploitation, officials said.

Sanjay Ubale, Secretary (Special Projects), Government of Maharashtra, said that they would soon meet with railway officials to see how much the FSI would have to be raised for the purpose. “We will have to see the cost and what to extent it (FSI increase) can be done,” he added.

The Rs 3,500 crore MUTP-I project, which may be completed by 2009 with the introduction of around new trains, will reduce the number of people travelling in a train to 3,600 in rush hours. In the second phase, which officials say may start after around six months, the authorities plan to reduce the number of commuters per train to 2,500 with segregation of tracks meant for local and outstation trains and with more rakes running on the tracks. The reduction in the crowds will also allow the doors of the rakes to close and ensure that air-conditioned local trains can be introduced.

Around 96 more trains are planned to be introduced in phase II-a total of around 253 trains in phases I and II, including additional rakes wholly funded by the Railway Board and replacements of old rakes being phased out.

Currently, the suburban and outstation trains use the same set of tracks, which imposes restrictions on the speed and frequencies of the local trains. However, land acquisition and resettlement would have to be ensured for the additional segregated corridors planned under MUTP-II.

dhaval.kulkarni@expressindia.com

Now you may remember some time back, I informed you that JSW who intially planned to use Orbit's plot in Lower Parel had infact decided to build its offices in Kalina instead. Now it seems inspite of that, Orbit group are going ahead with the construction of this commercial 'scraper anyway!!

So lets just put in this is perspective in terms of the list of shiny new buildings coming up in Mumbai
-IITC (72floors - 320m) proposal....in fact no...im not gonna count this until we have a render
-India Tower (60floors -301m) u/c
-Elphinstone Mills (60 floors - 240m) u/c
-Raheja Xenon (40 floors - 175m?) proposal
-Raheja Platinum (40 floors -175m?) proposal
-K Raheja Worli (35 floors - 150m?) proposal
-and now...Orbit Parel (35 floors - 175m inc spire) imminent

...i make that one decent looking skyline come 2010...if you guys can think of any other glassy towers in mumbai please add.

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/7963/hafeezcontractorhousejw7.th.jpg (http://img218.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hafeezcontractorhousejw7.jpg)

http://propertybytes.com/?p=1619

30/10/07

ORBIT CORP TO BUILD HIGH RISE COMPLEX AT PAREL

Mumbai: While most realty majors look upon large townships as revenues spinners, niche players such as Orbit Corporation prefer the redevelopment mode (demolishing of old structures and rebuilding) to generate similar revenues in city-centric projects.

A 2.26 lakh sq. ft high rise office complex at Lower Parel here on 72,000 sq. ft land is being built to sell in excess of Rs 30,000 a sq. ft by the company. With construction projects generally having a gestation period of 18-24 months, the company intends achieving a turnover in excess of Rs 800 crore this fiscal.

“The first two quarters accounted for about Rs 350 crore, the third and fourth quarters should bring in the balance 60 per cent,” said Mr Ramashrya Yadav, Head-Finance and Strategies. The company entered the capital market in March this year.

Orbit has benefited by the recent cancellation of an agreement it had with JSW Steel for the property as the deal was for delivery of commercial space at Rs 17,000 per sq. ft. JSW had instead opted for about four lakh sqft at its Kalina property for Rs 804 crore.

This property was acquired by Orbit from Ambuja Cement for about Rs 333 crore in April. Anchoring properties with a high quality workmanship, the 35-storeyed building at Lower Parel will have a roof*top garden every five floors with a head clearance of 60 ft.

The gardens will have a diagonal placement with the building itself being contoured in an ‘X’ formation. An added factor will be use of an excess steel to eliminate pillars on the floor plate. Over 7,500 sq ft floor spread across each of the storeys will not have a pillar on the carpet area. The pillars will be along the periphery and interconnected by tresses.

Emphasis is on reducing concrete use and increasing steel and glass utility. One side of the building will have a steel cladding and the other double reinforced glass.

The claddings will not only cut down on painting and maintenance due to corrosion but also help curb heat emission, said Mr Ramashrya. The first five floors of the building will house a 300-slot car park.

With over 1.1 million sq ft the pipeline, the company intends to add a further 2.2 million sq ft in the next 6-18 months for development or rather redevelopment. On Monday, the company stock on BSE closed at Rs 589.55, down 1.39 per cent over the previous close.

Source: The Hindu Business Line

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and Diwali Mubarak to all the forumers!

Finance Minister P Chidambaram blasts Mumbaikars at a conference in the city yesterday

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram was at his fiery best at the Congress Industry and Trade Cell Conference at Hilton Towers yesterday.

Unimpressed by the Vilasrao Deshmukh government’s three years in office, he urged industrialists in the audience to offer their services to the state government for a clean up act.

Here are some of his quotable quotes from the conference…


Look at the playground near the aquarium (Taraporewala). It needs to be cleaned up. Why doesn’t anyone do so? \

A beautiful stadium or a park could be made in its place. Chicago in the ’70s was a nightmare, look how it gleams today.

To make Mumbai an international centre or turn it into a Shanghai, it needs to be cleaned up well first


Build good roads, buildings, parks, stadiums, do away with shabby playgrounds — it doesn’t cost too much!

Make your city look presentable first! Good fortune flows in automatically


There are newer cities emerging in India — like Chennai, Hyderabad, Noida and even a Shantigad — which might soon replace Mumbai


Managing governments is becoming a complex affair and we are not capable of it anymore.

I believe a younger and more qualified generation will be able to do the task well


I was shocked to see that the lake in Powai, inside the IIT campus, is so dirty. Why don’t they (IIT) clean it up?

Even the entry gate to the campus is covered with tarpaulin. It is so depressing! The buildings inside must be over 50 years old.

They need to be pulled down. The lake seems encroached upon and needs to be cleaned. I am sure the IIT alumni has enough money to spend on this!


I have been inside the buildings that line the Marine Drive and they look worth crores from inside.

But on the outside they are nothing, but shabby!

Surely, people living in Mumbai must have the money to paint the exteriors if they have spruced up the insides!..

here's the link

http://www.mid-day.com/news/city/2007/november/166579.htm

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1132432

First phase of mill workers’ rehab begins
Rajshri Mehta
Friday, November 09, 2007 03:49 IST

MUMBAI: The first phase of rehabilitating the city’s textile workers has been kicked off with Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh performing the foundation-stone laying ceremony on an area of 3.37 hectare of New Hind Mill at Kalachowkie in Cotton Green.

Of the 5,588 flats the Maharashtra Housing Area and Development Authority (Mhada) has agreed to construct 21 towers of 24 storeys in two year’s time. Of the total 3,978 flats of 225 sq ft will be reserved for mill workers.

The remaining 1,610 flats will be used as transit camps. Mhada got possession of the New Hind Mill land as per the rules governing the redevelopment of textile mills, following the sale of five mills by the National Textile Corporation a year ago.

Apart from appointing a committee headed by chief secretary comprising union leaders of the mill workers, Deshmukh said, the criteria for mill workers’ eligibility for a free flat will be fixed by the committee in the next two-three months. The new flat owners will also pay 20 per cent less property tax.

The chief minister will himself chair another committee comprising labour and textile minister to solve grievances of textile workers. Deshmukh said that of the Rs951 crore compensation money earmarked for the mill workers, Rs887 crore has already been paid after the closure of mills.

..

here's the link

http://www.mid-day.com/news/city/2007/november/166579.htm

Right on target.

Simplistic, especially the comment about the buildings on Marine Drive. It's obvious to everyone that the lack of maintenance is due to deep structural problems such as the rent control act rather than a lack of money. But the Finance Minister apparently thinks that all the residents have to do is to spruce up the exterior and everything will be fine.

And is he simply throwing up his hands with the comment about managing the government being complex and that "we are not capable of it any more"? If the Finance Minister in the central government thinks we are not capable of governing ourselves that seems like an occasion for :ohno: to me. He might have been taken out of context there though.

@Nitro - good news ;)

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Sapphire Heights, Kandivali (East): three towers of 30 stories each
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/673/sapphireheightslokhandwdx2.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7116/sapphireheightslokhandwlp0.jpg)


Lokhandwala constructions has updated its website (http://www.lokhandwala.com/pic_gal.html)with better renders.

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/3804/sh3ag8.jpg

http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/8227/sh2is8.jpg

from an ad-
click to enlarge
http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/37/sapphireheights2mm8hi4.jpg (http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/7005/sapphireheights2mm8.jpg)

Mumbai to get a new Arts Society building after 60 years. Fluid forms enmeshed in each other, at parts emerging from each other constitute this building, housing art galleries, an auditorium, a cafeteria and a small office block. The fluidity of form seen externally is carried through the interior volumes allowing spaces to flow into each other seamlessly while each functional space is yet defined within. All the internal spaces are lit by skylights and the art gallery area walls flow into the roofs as a series of homogeneous fluid forms. A small office complex is perched 40’-0” above the galleries. This allows the galleries to be lit by skylights while defining the office block distinctly as a separate volume. Thus within a small plot of 1400Sq m, an area of 1050Sq m comprising the art galleries and related functions and an office block of 1050Sq m are conceived together, each with its own identity. Exposed concrete would form the entire shell of this fluid sculptural structure.

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/7968/15823100020sanjay20bombut5.jpg

More Pix (http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=1582)

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/7968/15823100020sanjay20bombut5.jpg

More Pix (http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=1582)

Very exellent avatar n sig mister

Thank u sir G

After 60 years, such a building is going to come up??

Who knows what's going to happen in 60 years. Why can't they plan for building such art building from right now!

After 60 years, such a building is going to come up??

Who knows what's going to happen in 60 years. Why can't they plan for building such art building from right now!

I think it means that Mumbai will be getting an art building NOW but hasn't had one for 60 years.

Yuck. And I thought brutalism was dead...

India's tallest 'green' building in city
By: Varun Singh
November 16, 2007
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The 85-storey building at Marine Lines will be built using recycled raw materials



DEKH LE: A model of the Park Hyatt Tower at Marine Lines. It will be 301 metres high and spread over 8.82 lakh sq ft. It will also have ‘hanging gardens’
India’s tallest ‘green’ building is all set to come up in Mumbai.

The 85-storey Park Hyatt Tower at Marine Lines will be built using recycled raw materials such as aluminium, steel, tiles (made of recycled glass and minerals), bamboo products, green roof, non-toxic paints and fly ash cement (a by-product of heating coal).

It will be 301 metres high and spread over 8.82 lakh sq ft. It will also have ‘hanging gardens’.

“Many buildings are following the trend of ‘going green’. The construction cost involved in green buildings is 2 per cent higher than in conventional buildings.

However, in the long run, this proves to be more profitable as these buildings need less maintenance,” said Joe Verghese, COO, Colliers International, a real estate consultancy.

Park Hyatt has been designed by American architecture company FXFOWLE (formerly Fox and Fowle) and is being built by Neelkamal Realtors.

Refusing to divulge details, Nabil Patel, director, Neelkamal Realtors, said, “We will disclose details in January.” However, according to sources, construction may begin in few months and the tower will be ready within four years.

Meanwhile, Mumbai has another green building — I Think IT Park — being built in Kanjurmarg. It’s being constructed by the Lodha Group.

Said Sumit Sarkar from the marketing team, “The I Think IT Park is one of the first green constructions in India.”

^^
Right so contrary to earlier reports, construction HAS NOT started....fair enuf

I think it means that Mumbai will be getting an art building NOW but hasn't had one for 60 years.

oh ok...
that makes a lot of sense...

Yuck. And I thought brutalism was dead...

Indeed yuck, but look at it this way.If bombay gets a new brutalist building now , then by chronological default in a very fiew years its gonna have v contemporary stuff all ova de dam plece

The Arts Society render is utterly hideous! It's a masterpiece-of-shit!

Actually i like it.In the context of bombay its interesting

I think the building has been given the "over-artistic" look. Another better structural design which more warm colors on the exteriors could have given a spectacular look. The current design looks quite boring.

High resolution render of the Park Hyatt tower @ Marine lines -

Hi res.pic
http://www.archiportale.com/immagini/FileProgetto/3738_1.jpg?102,0166

Maple Leaf, Mumbai, by K Raheja Corp
12 stories
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/4116/mapleleaf17vq.jpg


^^Its being built in Powai. Here's a new render from an ad -

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/2756/mapleleafhn0.jpg

Some updates from DBG's (http://www.dynamixbalwasgroup.com/sectors/realestate/default.asp)website -

This project is U/C:

Orchid Enclave, Mumbai Central; twin towers of 54 stories each
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7435/2ke6.jpg (http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/4033/elev1qf9.jpg)http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4047/3tw2.jpg (http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/2807/elev3lx6.jpg)


Here's another render:
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/262/elevationplan3fx9.jpg

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Orchid Woods is also U/C. Click here to watch (http://www.kalkimedia.co.in/dynamix/Orchid Woods/walkthrough/walkthrough.html) the walkthrough

Orchid Woods, Goregaon: three towers of 54 stories each
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/2562/1qc2.jpg (http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4884/1894mainsrj4.jpg)

Here's another render:
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7875/elevationplan1tm2.jpg

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The following projects are soon going to be launched :


Orchid Heights, Jacob Circle: two towers of 55 stories each
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3194/image11ex9wg0.jpg (http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/2603/image11ex9.jpg)


Orchid Views, Jacob Circle: two towers of 50 stories each
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/8190/image27yf7uf2.jpg (http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/5904/image27yf7.jpg)


Orchid Turf View, Mahalaxmi: 48 stories
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2294/01un0lc9.jpg (http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/7599/01un0.jpg)

^^
Click here to watch (http://www.kalkimedia.co.in/dynamix/Orchid%20Turf%20View/walkthrough/walkthrough.html) the walkthrough of Orchid Turf View

really good update indiasunite, gurgaon will rival many world class cities in 5 years :cheers:

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Unitech, the country's second largest realty developer by market capitalisation, will foray into Mumbai with a commercial project spead over 80 acre near the Bandra Kurla Complex.

The company will be investing nearly Rs 4,000 crore in the project over the next three years.

The project size is eight million square feet, and the first phase, comprising three million square feet, is expected to be completed in 2010. The first phase of the project could annually yield Rs 1,200 crore as rentals if one were to go by the prevailing market rate of Rs 350 per square feet near Unitech's project.

It is believed that Unitech has acquired 50% stake in a special purpose vehicle of a private builder based in Mumbai. "The land belonged to this SPV in which Unitech has now acquired 50% stake. The project will be developed solely by Unitech," said a source close to the development.

"We have strong plans of entering Mumbai with various development projects," said Sanjay Chandra, managing director, Unitech. He did not comment on the commerical project.

really good update indiasunite, gurgaon will rival many world class cities in 5 years :cheers:

All those towers are coming up/will come up in Mumbai.

You probably read Gurgaon instread of Goregaon which is a suburb of Mumbai

From Livemint

LUXURY PROJECT - Unitechto develop $1 bn property in Mumbai

To be designed by the architects of Burj Dubai, it will come up in 80 acres of land in the Bandra-Kurla Complex

I n what could become one of the most expensive and high-end commercial spaces in the country, Unitech Ltd, India's second largest property developer, is developing a superluxury commercial property in the heart of Mumbai in the Bandra-Kurla Complex. The development cost of the project is around $1 billion (about Rs3,900 crore), a person familiar with the development said.
Unitech will build the complex on 80 acres of land in the Bandra-Kurla Complex in a joint venture with the land owner, this person, who did not wish to be identified, said.

The value of the land is Rs4,000 crore. Unitech will pay around Rs2,000 crore for the land to the land owner, staggered over a few years, the person added. The joint venture with the land owner is on a revenue-sharing basis and the superluxury complex will be a commercial complex with re tail space on the lower level, the person said. It will also have a hotel in it. The entire project is expected to be completed in five years.

Unitech has hired one of the world's top international architects for the project. The complex will be designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Llp., which designed Burj Dubai, which will be the world's tallest building when it's finished in 2009.

This will also be Unitech's first commercial project in Mumbai, one of the fastest growing real estate markets in India after New Delhi and its suburbs. The company is already developing a 20-acre residential township in Virar (West) in Greater Mumbai.

Real estate developers have been rapidly expanding their footprint across India to mitigate the geographical risks associated with having operations in one location.

This has seen DLF Ltd, Parsvnath Developers Ltd and others expand their operations outside New Delhi to other mega cities such as Mumbai.

Unitech's project will release a total of 9 million sq. ft. In the initial phase, around 2 million sq. ft of land will be developed.

While Unitech has an existing partnership with international hotel chains such as Marriott International and Carlson Hotels, the company has not yet decided on its hotel partner for Mumbai, the person familiar with the development said.

The Bandra-Kurla Complex within which the property will come up is one of the most sought after real estate pockets in Mumbai. The complex is spread across 370ha and has offices, banks and other business establishments.

According to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, the BandraKurla Complex is an alternative location (to traditional commercial districts such as Nariman Point) to absorb the growth of offices and commercial activity in Mumbai and is also a location where some of the existing commercial activities from South Mumbai can be relocated.

Land prices in the BandraKurla area have spiralled since the early 1980s, when the complex was first developed. According to real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield, the price of land in this area is currently around Rs26,000 per sq.

ft, making it the third most expensive location in the Mumbai region after Nariman Point and Worli

interseting article

http://epaper.livemint.com/ArticleText.aspx?article=20_11_2007_008_002&kword=&mode=1

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/bombay/index.shtml

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/8366/20112007008002022ff8.jpg

All those towers are coming up/will come up in Mumbai.

You probably read Gurgaon instread of Goregaon which is a suburb of Mumbai

Oh i meant, mumbai :nuts: silly me, also I looked at those sites of the developers, I am reading like 40 some stories not 50 some so I would recheck it.

80 acres in bkc?!? wow! :eek2:

aint bein funny but that promo vid was like a 16year olds computer class project.Appaling.
'Drive your machine up the wide ramp & park in the comodious space' ?? Bloody hell.lets fill our vid with as many dull cliches as poss & get the new boy to do the graphics...
i expect the building will be fine though.

We should keep an eye on Skidmore Owings and Merrill's website

An update on K Raheja's upcoming project at Worli, 45 stories, designed by RSP India:
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9913/01oh5.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9527/02fl1.jpg

This 180 m high development along Pandurang Bhudarkar Marg, Worli, is conceived as a mix of 34 high-end apartments ranging between single floor units to duplex and 3-level penthouses varying between 4000 and 8000 sq. ft. in size. The habitable floors are stacked above 25m to catch enchanting views of the Arabian Sea on the west and Bandra Creek to the north. The design of the tower enables sea vies from all premium areas like living, dining, master bed and children's rooms. In addition, the development provides a landscaped podium with a jogging track, clubhouse, covered swimming pool, elegant double-volume lobbies at lower stilt and podium levels and parking for 256 cars.

3.62 acre site, .40 million sq. ft. built up area.

Solitaire, Powai - 23 stories
Website (http://wadhwadevelopers.com/main2.php?prj=85)

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/8637/5cimages5csolitairepowalb7.jpg

We should keep an eye on Skidmore Owings and Merrill's website

Not even on their data base yet.Its all chine chini china

An update on K Raheja's upcoming project at Worli, 45 stories, designed by RSP India:
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9913/01oh5.jpg

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9527/02fl1.jpg

This 180 m high development along Pandurang Bhudarkar Marg, Worli, is conceived as a mix of 34 high-end apartments ranging between single floor units to duplex and 3-level penthouses varying between 4000 and 8000 sq. ft. in size. The habitable floors are stacked above 25m to catch enchanting views of the Arabian Sea on the west and Bandra Creek to the north. The design of the tower enables sea vies from all premium areas like living, dining, master bed and children's rooms. In addition, the development provides a landscaped podium with a jogging track, clubhouse, covered swimming pool, elegant double-volume lobbies at lower stilt and podium levels and parking for 256 cars.

3.62 acre site, .40 million sq. ft. built up area.

It looks like a waterfall. good design. will look awesome if it comes up.

Lodha Imperia

42 storeys

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/2949/lodhaimperiabf1.jpg

Ansal Heights

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/1964/ansalheightsjh8.jpg

Im sorry if this has already been posted on another thread, but here you go:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7114852.stm


India lands biggest property deal

Three firms have paid 27.9bn rupees ($701m; £339m) for six acres of land in Mumbai, in what is India's biggest commercial land deal.
Reliance Industries, the Wadhwa Group and the Hiranandani Group bought the land, according to a report in the Times of India.

A shortage of high-quality office space in booming Mumbai has been driving demand and underpinning profits.

Even at these high prices, investors expect profits of more than 10%.

For its two acres, Wadhwa paid about 46,800 rupee (£569; $1,176) per square foot.

"We paid this price because of the strategic location, surrounded by garden from three sides. It is a peaceful environment," said Vijay Wadhwa, promoter of the Wadhwa Group told the Times of India.

Quietly profitable

Even after having paid these high prices, Wadhwa said it still expects to see a profit of between 10% and 15%.

Mumbai and London have the world's priciest rents for higher quality offices, with rent in Mumbai at an average of $189.51 a square foot.

This represents a 55% rise from a year earlier, a recent real estate survey suggested.

The Indian economy has been booming, seeing an annual average expansion of about 7% over the last four years, a growth rate that is expected to continue.

The multinational companies that move to India to benefit from this growth, as well as lower costs and huge English speaking workforces, also need office space.

"We already have committed clients including multinationals and diamond merchants," said Mr Wadhwa.

"We will sell the building outright once it is constructed."

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will make good use of the cash from the sale of the land, said commissioner Ratnakar Gaikwad, adding that the bids still needed scrutinised.

"All the funds will be used for building the city's infrastructure," Mr Gaikwad said. "The Mumbai Metropolitan region needs huge funds for its development."

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Services/Property__Cstruction/Bandra-Kurla_plots_sold_for_a_record_Rs_2791_cr/articleshow/msid-2573860,curpg-1.cms

Bandra-Kurla plots sold for a record Rs 2,791 cr

MUMBAI: It’s no longer a game for the faint-hearted. Mumbai has just concluded its largest land deal ever. On Monday, three different deals in the Bandra-Kurla Complex were sealed for a whopping Rs 2,791 crore. The amount is almost 180% higher than the reserve price set by MMRDA, which auctioned the plots.

And the show will continue on Tuesday as well when another prime property in Mumbai suburbs will be up for grabs for an expected Rs 700 crore, when the Bombay High Court opens the bids for around 178 acres of land belonging to PAL-Peugeot in the Kalyan-Dombivili area. The land has been mired in litigation for about nine years.

Monday belonged to Reliance Industries, Wadhwa Builders and Purnendu Chatterjee’s real estate arm TCG (along with the Hiranandani group), which bid successfully for the 75,350 sq mt BKC land. For the PAL-Peugeot plot, around 35 bidders, including leading developers such as DLF, Unitech, Omax, Indiabulls, Akruti Nirman and the Hiranandani group, are in the race.

Wadhwa Builders and the TCG-Hiranandani combine won the two plots earmarked for commercial and office use, while RIL won the bid for the third plot, which is reserved for a multi-storeyed car parking and commercial complex. Due to the increasing demand for parking space, MMRDA had proposed to allocate one plot to develop a commercial complex and a multi-storeyed parking facility for a minimum of 550 cars.

According to Anuj Puri, chairman and country head, Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj (JLLM), the deal prize is justifiable in the current scenario. “The MMRDA land deal has created history in Indian real estate. In the current scenario, when the economy is clocking an 8-9% growth and the demand-supply gap favouring the demand side, the business maths works out. It may be sustained for another 18-24 months till the time the two assumptions hold good. But after that, when supply starts coming in, sustainability will be difficult,” he told ET.

The highest bidder, Wadhwa Builders valued the 16,500 sq mt land at Rs 831 crore, or Rs 5.03 lakh per sq mt. TCG quoted Rs 3.67 lakh per sq mt for the 28,300 sq mt plot, valuing it at Rs 1,041 crore. Both these plots are meant for commercial use.

Reliance Industries quoted Rs 3.4 lakh per sq mt for the third plot, the total amount being Rs 941 crore. Each plot had a reserve price of Rs 1.53 lakh per sq m. So the premium is more than 150%. Even though property prices have been ruling high in prime locations in Mumbai and the BKC deal is one of the biggest in the country, how the business maths would work out in each of these cases is a difficult call to take now.

The auction saw strong response from banks, financial institutions, non-banking financial companies, housing finance agencies, and a couple of other merchant banks, insurance agencies, and an asset management company. On Tuesday, the Bombay High Court will open the bids for around 178 acres of land belonging to PAL-Peugeot in Kalyan-Dombivali area in Thane.

The court has ordered the sale of the property, plant and machinery of the company — a joint venture between Premier and Peugeot of France — spread across six locations in the district. Apart from real estate, the properties include the main factory and godowns at Kalyan village and other structures at Gharindi, Usargar, Sandap, Sagaon and Sonapada.

The court has fixed the earnest money for bidders at Rs 30 crore, which were to be deposited with the receiver by November 23. PAL-Peugeot, which used to manufacture the Peugeot 309 and the Viceroy 1.38D vehicles, had defaulted on loan repayment to various banks and financial institutions. It later went into liquidation.

having worked out the calculations its actually pretty cheap. the mmrda is trying to up the fsi in bkc from 2 to 4 and all big builders obviously already know its through or will be through. so even at Rs. 46,000/- per sq ft of land you get a floor at 1/4th, i.e. around Rs. 12,000/- per sq. ft. add in construction costs of around Rs. 3,000/- a sq. ft. and you end up with cost to the builder of Rs. 15,000/- a sq. ft. the builder will sell it easily for Rs. 30,000/- plus, thats a profit of over 100%!! if i had that kind of money i would have bought the land myself

Hmm interesting

Some updates from todays TOI:

Imperial Towers
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2448/pc0021400bs0.jpg


Planet Godrej
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/967/pc0020900zh0.jpg


Beaumonde - this is definitely an old picture
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9421/pc0021100pk0.jpg


Residence Antilia - seems to have gone up a few storeys
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9894/pc0021200mj2.jpg


Also check out this flash file of Lodha Bellissimo (http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=elevationch4.swf). It has 2-3 renderings that haven't been posted before.

isn't the residence antilla belong to Mukesh Ambani or something?

But the pictures look quite good.

^Yeah, it's Mukesh Ambanis future house. It should be completed by Nov08

Rendering:
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9066/rantiliaws9.th.jpg (http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rantiliaws9.jpg)

brilliant.does the Imp make a big impression on the skyline now?

What is the progress of Bellissimo?

brilliant.does the Imp make a big impression on the skyline now?

See this post (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=16689774&postcount=1730)


What is the progress of Bellissimo?

TOI just published its rendering along with the developers name,location,cost and floor count(50). There wasn't anything on its progress. I wish we had local forummers who could get us updates but oh well..

tah for the pointer.Imperial looks wicked now
....get BB to do sum work!!

Kalpataru Towers

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6458/kalpatarutowersoctzg6.jpg

^^^^

Nice picture. Where is it located at?

Some Mumbai area updates:

First, here's a larger rendering of Lodha Bellissimo, from Constructionworld:

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/885/01zq1.jpg

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Remember Smith+Gill's Elphinstone Mills Tower for Indiabulls?:
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3126/t01ms4.jpg

We noted several pages ago that Smith+Gill are also designing a building on (Indiabull's) Jupiter Mills land as well. However, it looks like their website is now describing it as a "luxury residential high-rise tower", so hopefully some more cool architecture is in the works

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Finally, here is a rendering of the 100-acre Raheja Infocity I SEZ in Navi Mumbai. It is designed by D P Architects of Singapore, the designers of Planet Godrej. Raheja Infocity I's signature tower (I can't find the name) is an impressive 58 stories tall (possibly 60), easily making the tallest tower in Navi Mumbai.

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/633/02zs3.jpg

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Looks like in Mumbai, 60 stories is the new 40 ;)

-Jai

Some small but interesting projects from Sanjay Puri Architects:

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Inorbit Mall, Navi Mumbai
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/518/inorbit20mall201rp0.jpg

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Evershine School, Virar
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1735/evershine20schoolez6.jpg

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Evershine Secondary School, Virar
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/686/evershine20second20schono6.jpg

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Evershine College, Virar
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8064/evershine20collwp9.jpg

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^^^^

Nice picture. Where is it located at?

Kandivali (E).

Cool projects indeed.

I like the projects for Navi Mumbai as it needs more modern & glass buildings.

Some small but interesting projects from Sanjay Puri Architects:

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Inorbit Mall, Navi Mumbai
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/518/inorbit20mall201rp0.jpg

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Evershine School, Virar
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1735/evershine20schoolez6.jpg

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Evershine Secondary School, Virar
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/686/evershine20second20schono6.jpg

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Evershine College, Virar
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8064/evershine20collwp9.jpg

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THE Evershine schools and colleges' designs are kinda off the hook with regards to the area they are being built in. Virar is not that much developed. If such schools were built in suburbs of Andheri to Borivali or South Bombay amidst some good infrastructure, it would have given it a better look.

Finally, here is a rendering of the 100-acre Raheja Infocity I SEZ in Navi Mumbai.

Raheja Infocity looks great. Here's some info on it from an interview (http://www.realtyplusmag.com/interview_fullstory.asp?interview_id=25) with the MD of Raheja:


Q.You have envisioned the creation of a world class InfoTech park called ‘Raheja Infocity’ at Navi Mumbai. Please tell us more about this project and what will be its differentiating factors?

AR: Raheja Infocity is our latest prestigious venture. Slated to be a dynamic, new-age landmark, this development is strategically located a five-minute drive from Vashi at Navi Mumbai; on the city’s rapidly emerging ‘Knowledge Corridor’. And easily accessible. Raheja Infocity is located on the Sion-Panvel Highway, situated opposite the Juinagar railway station and it is a 30-minute drive from Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai’s prominent financial destination.

Designed by renowned DP Architects of Singapore, Raheja Infocity project has been conceptualized as a ‘Futuristic IT City’. Spread over 100 acres with eight million sq. ft. of development consisting primarily of commercial space for IT and IT-Enabled Services as well as the right mix of state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities, such as a luxury hotel, convention centre, club house, shopping mall etc., to make it a self-contained business district.

^^
are you guys sure that is the final render, coz there is a different render on the DP architects website which is really lame....

^The rendering Jai posted was from Rahejas website. They just added it to their project portfolio and still have to add other information about it. I believe the one on DPs website is an old rendering of it.

^The rendering Jai posted was from Rahejas website. They just added it to their project portfolio and still have to add other information about it. I believe the one on DPs website is an old rendering of it.

cool bro, lets hope thats the one....personally i wasnt expecting much from all these SEZ's across the country but it seems like its starting to transform india's skyline rapidly....im very pleased.

Nice work Jai!

^^
are you guys sure that is the final render, coz there is a different render on the DP architects website which is really lame....
Yeah, the rendering on DP architect's website is several months old. This would seem to be the latest/final design of the project

Here's an updated on Ariisto Builders' Ariisto Heaven, Mulund (West): a total of 13 major towers comprising...

One tower 45 stories, four towers of 40 stories each:
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/2882/03lx1.jpg http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6051/04ye6.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1344/01qi2.jpg http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1825/02uw5.jpg

Four towers of 40 stories each:
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/345/05eo7.jpg http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9043/06vu4.jpg

Four more towers of 40 stories each:
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/2539/07hb0.jpg http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1812/08co7.jpg

The project totals 8 million square feet and is the largest currently proposed project in Mulund. Project possibly designed by CPG Corporation architects.

They have about a dozen more mid-rise commerical, mall and residential developments scattered around Mumbai.

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PV Infrastructure Infotech Towers, Mumbai: Six towers of 38 stories each. Designed by architect Ajit Bhuta and Associates

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2087/09ob6.jpg

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/8346/10bn9.jpg
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-Jai

Bhuwalka Steel is presently expanding its capacity at its Wada plant from 1.2 lakh mtpa to 2.04 lakh mtpa and this is expected to be commissioned by March 2008. The investment in this expansion is Rs 30 crore of which Rs 20 crore is in the form of term loans and the remaining Rs 10 crore, internal accruals

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Bhuwalka_Steel_to_merge_group_cos_bets_big_on_real_estate/articleshow/2608818.cms

the pictures look pretty good man....
will be awesome to see these buildings coming up...

@ Jai those six golden cylinders look gr8

More info. is needed on the above developments.

Is there a webs-site for the above as I couldn't find one.

Some project updates

copyright MPE


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Jai.Sun:..................thanks guys. some stunning update. Mumbai's new Mantra seems to be highrises in mid to high 40 floors. by '10, Bombay will have stunning skyline.

Those are one of the best pictures ever seen man.

Wow!

For those who don't know, here's how Atlantis(shown u/c above) will look like:

Click to view large

36 storeys
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/9899/2pb6.jpg (http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/6193/120zq0.jpg)



Cheers to the updates by Jai and Sun
:drunk:

Great up-dates! Thanks.

Like the progress of Atlantis and The Oberoi Springs & Woods.

same here


BTW where is Atlantis located?

All photos copyright of MPE

Highrise buildings in various stages of development in Navi Mumbai.

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^^^^

where do u get such beautiful pics???

suncity... i cant see the pics u posted..
please post them again.
thanks

^^^^

where do u get such beautiful pics???

On the net.

:)

suncity... i cant see the pics u posted..
please post them again.
thanks

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/8558/navimumbaiprojectssdcqd8.jpg

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1549/mumbaiprojectssiq8.jpg

REL to submit bid for Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link on Dec 15
Makarand Gadgil / Mumbai December 12, 2007
Mukesh's Sea King is another contender

The Ambani brothers are set for a battle royal again. The Maharashtra government’s decision on the successful bidder to build its showcase project of around Rs 4,500 crore, Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) or sea link between Sewri in island city of Mumbai and Nhava Sheva, is going to be watched keenly by the corporate world as Anil Ambani’s Reliance Energy (REL)-led consortium is all set to submit its bid by December 15 after a long drawn legal battle.

And more interestingly, it is going to pitch once again the two Ambani brothers against each other for their share of $40 billion Mumbai Makeover Plans of the state government.

After the REL-led consortium was disqualified at pre-bidding stage, it challenged the state government’s infrastructure arm – Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation’s (MSRDC) – decision to disqualify REL in courts and got favourable verdict from the Supreme Court in September. The Supreme Court had granted 90 days (ending December 15) to REL for submitting its bid.

Earlier, Mukesh Ambani-controlled Sea King Infrastructure Co-led consortium was all set to get the contract as the two other pre-qualified bidders – LT-Gammon and Iffco – opted out of the race and didn’t submitted the financial bids. However, the court battle between REL and MSRDC prevented Sea King from getting the contract formally.

Besides MTHL, both Ambani brothers have put bids for the second line of metro railway for the Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd route, which is the longest metro corridor in Mumbai (32 km) and investment in the project has been pegged at Rs 6,192 crore.

Again, Mukesh Ambani-controlled RIL secured the rights to develop a convention centre and parking lot at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in 2006 and Anil Ambani-controlled REL bagged contract to construct the first metro corridor for the Ghatkopar-Bandra-Charkop route.



SOURCE: http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?autono=307284&amp;leftnm=1&amp;subLeft=0&amp;chkFlg=

On the net.

:)



http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/8558/navimumbaiprojectssdcqd8.jpg

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1549/mumbaiprojectssiq8.jpg

thanks man... thats awesome

Ashok Towers and Ashok Gardens

http://peninsula.co.in/

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/868/ashoktowers1ij9.jpg

Rs 700 crore!

That’s what the MIAL is spending on building temporary structures that will keep the airport functioning while it is being revamped

Back to Section Stories Posted On Thursday, December 13, 2007

Divya Jha

The Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) has planned a complete revamp of the airport complex — apart from renovating existing terminals extensively and building a new one, the domestic and international terminals will be connected.

Due to shortage of space, both terminals will have to be constructed while they are still in service. So MIAL will first have to pull down existing structures, build temporary ones and then build the new facilities around them.

And all this will cost between Rs 500 to 700 crore.

An MIAL spokesperson compares the challenge to “performing an-open heart surgery on a marathon runner while he is running.

“The biggest challenge in front of us,” he says, “ is to carry on work without stopping day-to-day work.”

Due to shortage of land, passengers will be exposed to the entire revamping.

“Everything will happen in front of their eyes,” says the spokesperson, “A lot of things, such as traffic plans and approach routes will change. Our job is to make it as painless for the passengers as we can.”

MIAL is also looking into ways of acquiring more land. Thus slum rehabilitation, relocation of Air Traffic Control towers and Air India hangars is on the agenda.

The new building, which will come up in place of the existing international airport, will house both — the international and domestic terminals.

Work on the 1B and 1A terminals is almost done. Apart from brand new interiors, these terminals also look different from the outside.

The master plan has been changed several times, says the spokesperson, and the current one seems to be closest to the ideal.

In the last year, traffic at the airport has gone up from 2.2 crore to 2.5 crore.

• Rs 7,000 Cr Cost of the new airport


What’s new
At the Santacruz airport: The exteriors of Terminal 1B and Terminal 1A will be modified a bit while the interiors will be revamped completely (right). A new domestic terminal (Terminal 1C) will come up to connect 1B and 1A. (In brackets) A graphic of how Terminal 1C will look from outside

Domestic terminal
• Upgraded cargo complex
• Terminal 1A to have island check-in counters, which will be independent of airlines. This will facilitate multiple check-in and get rid of the queue system
• Check-in counters to increase from 26 to 54
• More baggage reclaim counters and conveyor belts


International terminal
• Integrated terminal to handle 4 cr passengers per year
• Upgraded air side facilities to handle more traffic
• Terminals 2B and 2C will be completely revamped, with 137 check-in counters, as compared to the current 99
• Check-in lounge for travellers with premium tickets
• New food courts and airline lounges

Road map for the airport

deleted...

^^^^

what??

its deleted cos was rubbish some blah blah about the airport.

What is deleted????

Bhargavsura:

What is the source for your article about MIAL? Please always post the link or source and not just a cut-paste of the article. It seems that the original source has renderings of Terminal 1C and perhaps other images.

Oh my bad.. I thought I did..

I did post it in the other thread...

ANd it was in Mumbai Mirror either on the 12th of December

Gulf Finance Plans $10 Billion Business Park in India

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=ay9EbE2BBy3Y&refer=asia

Gulf Finance House EC, a Bahrain- based investment bank, is building a $10 billion energy and software city in India.

All of the $10 billion will be raised from 3,000 wealthy individuals and financial institutions in the Middle East, Peter Panayiotou, acting chief executive officer, told reporters in Mumbai.

An initial spending of $650 million will be done on the energy city and about $400 million on the software city, which will include telecommunications, he said. The cost of an entertainment park, that's also planned in the complex, hasn't yet been determined.

The bank has raised $630 million for the first phase of construction, Chairman Esam Janahi said. Gulf Finance is in the process of raising money for the second phase, he said. The project near Mumbai is expected to be completed in about five years.

``The response from strategic investors led us to expand the idea to include three additional projects.'' Janahi said. ``We raised more funds than we had planned to for the first phase of this project.''

Gulf Finance's announcement compares with the $15 billion of foreign direct investments India received in the financial year end March 31. The government expects foreign direct investments of $30 billion in the current fiscal.

Gulf Finance to invest $10 bn in Panvel SEZ

http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=BO&autono=307615&chkFlg=

Largest FDI proposal for Maharashtra

Bahrain-based investment bank Gulf Finance House (GFH) has signed an agreement with the Maharashtra government to set up a $10 billion (Rs 40,000 crore) special economic zone (SEZ) in five years.

This is the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) proposal in the state and represents a five-fold increase from an earlier announcement by GFH for a $2 billion to $2.5 billion investment in an “energy city”.

The ambit of the SEZ has also been expanded to include IT, IT-enabled services, hospitality and entertainment.

The company said it will set up the SEZ on 1,600 acres (648 hectares) of land at Panvel, nearly 50 km outside Mumbai.

Of this, 600 acres will be allotted for building offices for energy companies; software and telecom will occupy 300 to 400 acres.

Entertainment-related activities will be housed on 400 acres of land.

GFH is in advanced stages of negotiations with investors from North America and Europe to set up facilities in the SEZ.

GFH has already raised $630 million to finance the first phase of development and aims at mobilising $700 million in six months, said Chairman Esam Janahi.

“GFH will spend $2 billion to $2.5 billion to buy land and develop the infrastructure at the SEZ and another $3 billion to construct buildings and other facilities," said its acting chief executive officer (CEO) Peter Panayiotou.
The entire money will come from 3,000 wealthy individuals and financial institutions in West Asia.

Speaking at the agreement-signing ceremony, Maharashtra Industry Secretary V K Jairath said the SEZ has a potential of creating 300,000 jobs directly or indirectly.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said, “GFH will help us to maintain our position as the leading state as far as attracting FDI is concerned.”

He added that more than 80 projects with over Rs 80,000 crore of investments have come to Maharashtra since 2005..

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dude is this a linguistic problem or am i missing the joke??
if its deleted its deleted.Bye bye , gone , vamoos, in the ether.It is now only for me & the mods to know what rubbish i deleted..
i realy get the feeling this is indian saracasm at its best.And im fallin for it ....

Bursting at the seams: upwards is the only way to go for Mumbai (http://in.biz.yahoo.com/071207/259/6o6xv.html)
By Gayatri Ramanathan
Friday December 7, 12:00 PM

Srikumar Padmanabhan is very busy these days.

As the secretary of his cooperative building society, he spends a lot of time talking to developers who want to rebuild the nearly 100-year-old chawl (a residential building with common toilet facilities on each floor popular around the turn of the last century) in the central suburb of Matunga in Mumbai. But Padmanabhan is holding out for the best terms that he can get.

“We have been offered prices ranging from Rs40 lakh for the smaller flats to Rs1.5 crore for the bigger ones, but we are looking for a developer who has a reputation for delivering on his promises,” said the 56-year-old Union government employee.

He has so far met at least a dozen developers. Once a redevelopment deal is done, the residents can sell their flats to the developer at a premium to its market value. Alternatively, the residents are offered new flats with 10% more space. The builder is entitled to build up to four times the space that he buys, depending on which part of Mumbai the building is located. Technically, this means a floor space index (FSI) of 4. Thus, on a 100 sq. ft plot, a builder can build up to400 sq. ft as per the city administration redevelopment rules. He makes his profit by constructing more flats andselling them.

Padmanabhan’s is one of the 16,000 old and dilapidated buildings in the city that are expected to be redeveloped. Faced with a choice of allowing existing buildings to crumble or allow developers to go vertical, the city administration is taking a case-by-case call. As a result of this, the city’s skyline has started changing slowly. The average height of buildings in Mumbai suburbs is 14 storeys or 30m compared to a decade ago when it was still predominantly “ground plus two” (or the ground floors plus two floors on top), said Mayank Gandhi, managing director, Lok Housing Ltd, a real estate developer.

“There is no choice in Mumbai today but to grow vertically. Given the density of population and the projected growth in population, tall buildings are the only answer to the city’s housing problems. As of today, we have to house around 12 million people and this number will double in 10 years. Going high is the only answer to our housing problems,” said Hafeez Contractor, an architect who is also a resident of Mumbai.

Contractor’s concerns are shared by the state and city governments. Under a state government directive, mill owners have been asked to redevelop the surrounding chawls too in the city’s 600-acre mill area as part of a development plan. All of these are being planned as high-rises. Mumbai’s 52 textile mills are metamorphosing into high-rise IT parks, hotels, residences and commercial complexes. Asia’s largest slum Dharavi, too, will become a high-rise area once aRs9,300 crore redevelopment plan is put into action.

The plan envisages housing the 57,000 slum families in seven-storeyed complexes. The other residential and commercial buildings that will come up on the plots are expected to be much higher, said Mukesh Mehta, the US-trained architect and town planner who has designed the project. Both Mehta and Contractor also point out that going tall will free up a lot of lung space for a city, starved of open spaces. “Building regulations specify that the taller a building goes, the more set-backs it has to provide. That means there are open spaces around buildings. You don’t have to look into your neighbour’s house when you open window,” said Mehta. Set-backs are the free space that a developer has to provide around a building,according to a formula specified by the city administration. Contractor also advocated raising the FSI, from the current average of 1.33 to 6. “If you are raising building heights without raising FSI, it will serve no purpose. But if the city were to raise the FSI to around 6, it will lower prices, as more supply will come into the market without the burden of additional land cost,” said Contractor.

The cost of land for Mumbai developers varies between 50% and 80% of the project cost. In south Mumbai, it is much more expensive. The new housing policy released by the state government earlier this year talks about allowing high-rises to replace crumbling buildings with tall towers. This could mean that low-rise sprawls such as Kalbadevi and Bhendi Bazar could see redevelopment on a massive scale.

The Remaking of Mumbai Federation (RoMF) has already submitted a plan to the state and city governments to level around 1,777 buildings in a 212-acre area in the busy trader-dominated areas of Kalbadevi, Bhuleshwar and Chira Bazar. The federation has proposed that these buildings should be replaced by 30-storeyed towers that will house the present residents with other 40-storeyed residences that can be sold off by the developers as profits.

“The plan will release around 77% area for public activities, schools and green spaces, while giving the government an additional income of Rs800 crore as well as give the present residents much larger living spaces,” said Mayank Gandhi who is also secretary of the RoMF.

Under the plan, residents of the 212-acre area will get225 sq. ft of living space which, according to the state government, is the minimum living space that developers must provide. Part of the profits from the sale of the residences, around Rs800 crore, would go to the city administration for development of infrastructure such as roads and sanitation, Gandhi said. The federation is a loosely formed association of members from different construction and real estate industry bodies and eminent citizens including P.N. Bhagwati, former chief justice of India, and M.N. Singh, former Mumbai police commissioner.

Redevelopment is not the only factor that is changing Mumbai’s skyline.

Aspirations of home buyers to touch the sky are also encouraging more and more builders to construct tall towers. At least 25 buildings under construction have more than 40 floors. The tallest is Oberoi Constructions Pvt. Ltd’s 90-storeyed Oberoi Skyz at Worli. :| When it comes up in 2009, it will be the tallest residential building in Asia-Pacific. [note: the dangers of googling = wrong information]

The Park Hyatt Tower in the western suburbs of Mumbai, with 85 floors, is a close second. Shapoorji Pallonji group’s SD Corporation, a jointventure between the group and Thacker Group, is constructing a 60-storeyed twin-tower in south Mumbai’s aristocratic Altamount Road. Each of these towers will have 85 flats and eight levels of parking space for 1,300 cars.

A Shapoorji executive said the company did not wish to comment on the project at this juncture.

Currently, the tallest buildings in the city include the 45-storeyed Shreepati Arcade, the 40-storeyed Belvedere Towers and Suraj Building, and the 39-storeyed Kalpataru Heights. These buildings are all in central Mumbai.

Guys, check out this website!

Remaking of Mumbai Association (http://www.remakingofmumbai.com/home.aspx)
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/1328/nulogokd6.jpg (http://www.remakingofmumbai.com/home.aspx)

They really seem to have a pretty thought-out plan for the redevelopment of Mumbai as well as a impressive expert membership . Be sure to download their powerpoint presentation (http://www.remakingofmumbai.com/presentation.ppt) explaining their ideas and credentials

Gulf Finance to invest $10 bn in Panvel SEZ

http://www.business-standard.com/com...307615&chkFlg=

Largest FDI proposal for Maharashtra


Bahrain-based investment bank Gulf Finance House (GFH) has signed an agreement with the Maharashtra government to set up a $10 billion (Rs 40,000 crore) special economic zone (SEZ) in five years.



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For noobs: They show NH4 in the beginning of the video and not the expressway.

Guys, check out this website!

Remaking of Mumbai Association (http://www.remakingofmumbai.com/home.aspx)
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/1328/nulogokd6.jpg (http://www.remakingofmumbai.com/home.aspx)

They really seem to have a pretty thought-out plan for the redevelopment of Mumbai as well as a impressive expert membership . Be sure to download their powerpoint presentation (http://www.remakingofmumbai.com/presentation.ppt) explaining their ideas and credentials

If only that materialized into a radical development plan...they make a lot of good points, and show that political will is all India lacks that keeps Mumbai from being a modernizing city

If only that materialized into a radical development plan...they make a lot of good points, and show that political will is all India lacks that keeps Mumbai from being a modernizing city

even if the political will was there, such a grand plan simply isnt feasible. The comparisions they make with East Asian countries is not fair, since India is a democracy and the will of the people will always prevail. If Modern cities are what is needed then they should be built on SEZ's on greenfield locations (for this the govt should push to increase the maximium plot per SEZ land), bulldozing Mumbai (the seventh most expensive city in hte world) and starting again is not practical or economically viable.

tell you what people..

W/e plans they make and w/e videos/development project they show people that they are going to make in the next upcoming years, those might just materialize.

Rest about making bombay into a completely developed city as "REMAKING OF MUMBAI FEDERATION" mentions it, that's never ever going to happen. If such was the case, development should have happened long time back (even a couple of decades or lets say 15 years would have been fine). But the realization and the awareness of people about how unhygienic and how unorganized some places are in Bombay/Mumbai and how there are slums that gives a dirty look to city has come about very late. Many people are now loooking towards western countries like the United States, England, Australia, Canada and comparing their cities with ours because most of them are now able to access the internet. But we lack a lot and lot of the things that these people have and its never possible for us as a city to get those things, considering the population, the mess these people will have to clean up, and the traffic in another 50 years ever.

So getting the city changed into a developed one like Shanghai, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai is not possible.

Changes could be expected. But I even doubt of the five of the biggest projects coming into real life:
The Metro Rail project
The Nhava Sewri Sea Link
The International Airport Remake
The construction of a new International Airport in Navi Mumbai
and the Dharavi Redevelopment project.

Those, I am not seeing in near future getting completely fulfilled or getting completed on time.

Hate to say it but yet more talk and less walk, all mouth & no trousers!

RoMF is yet another attempt to improve Mumbai. There has been a report and recommendations by global consultant McKinsey as well as the Mumbai First committee.

Nothing materialised from that either i dont think!

http://www.bombayfirst.org/

So unless I see action on the ground its the same old lip service I am afraid.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=548304 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?=548304)

Anyone got any more info about the slum dwellers relocation pictured in above thread?
Genaral specification.Hows the drainage being sorted?Like does each flat have running water & toilets or is it one per landing or whatever.& will they have electric & power points? Will the kitchens be fitted in any way?Are they putting in glass or just bars?Etc
cheers d :)

has the thread been deleted?

has the thread been deleted?

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=548304

dunno why my post link dont work.Did yesterday..:)

Those slum replacement buildings could be better!

Magnetic levitation (Maglev) trains planned between Mumbai - Nagpur

A four-hour land journey between Mumbai and Nagpur may not remain a dream, with the state government firming up a plan to invite bids for a feasibility study for magnetic levitation (Maglev) trains.

On Monday, the government received an expression of interest from six leading infrastructure giants for preparing the feasibility report of high-speed Maglev trains with a minimum speed of 300kmph. Such trains are operational in China, Germany, Japan and France.

The state government’s planning department has proposed two-phase development of high-speed trains in the state. The first phase will see development of six routes in the Mumbai metropolitan region, with distances ranging from 20 to 50 kms. The second phase will be the much bigger passenger-cum-freight corridor between Mumbai and Nagpur, a distance of about 1,000km.

The consortiums, which have bid for the feasibility study, are the Louis Berger Group in association with the RIL-promoted Urban Infrastructure Development Company, KPMG, Vössing (Germany), TUV.SUD South Asia, Rohit Gupta & Associates, and Bhobe & Associates.

A planning department source confirmed receipt of the expression of interest (EOI) from the six firms and said one of them would be selected by January to prepare the final technical feasibility report and financial bid document.

Principal secretary (planning) had invited offers from consortia involving multinationals having a minimum of five years’ experience in consultancy and planning, designing, execution and operation of similar projects.

DNA article;
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1140245

^Sometimes I wonder why they waste their time with fantasy.

even if the political will was there, such a grand plan simply isnt feasible. The comparisions they make with East Asian countries is not fair, since India is a democracy and the will of the people will always prevail. If Modern cities are what is needed then they should be built on SEZ's on greenfield locations (for this the govt should push to increase the maximium plot per SEZ land), bulldozing Mumbai (the seventh most expensive city in hte world) and starting again is not practical or economically viable.

Precisely because it is one of the most expensive, the low rises should be converted into high rises, so as to put more space into supply....Doesn't it make more sense ?

And Indian should be very very selective and thoughtful about green field projects, to my mind. Fast forwards 50-70 years, India would have 2 billion population, demanding more agricultural land, so lets spare what we have.

^Sometimes I wonder why they waste their time with fantasy.

yep.Who dreams this garbage up?And why do they bother printing it?I spose 'cos it gives the readership something to blah blah about.

Indian Express Article;
Fast move: Mumbai may get maglev trains

Mumbaikars could soon find relief from the crowded suburban trains in the form of state-of-the-art magnetic levitation (or maglev) trains running at speeds of up to 300 kmph.
Six bidders on Monday filed expressions of interest, with the Maharashtra government, for appointment as consultants for the mega project. The bidders are: Louis Berger Group in association with Reliance Industries-promoted Urban Infrastructure Development Company, KPMG, Vossing (Germany), TÜV SÜD South Asia, Rohit Gupta & Associates, and Bhobe & Associates.
A senior state government official said: “The proposed high-speed rail is for 6 routes in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, including potential maglev lines. The distances for each route would be between 20 km and 50 km. Besides, a passenger-cum-freight railway corridor between Mumbai and Nagpur is also part of the project.”

full article;
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/251490.html

yep.Who dreams this garbage up?And why do they bother printing it?I spose 'cos it gives the readership something to blah blah about.

Its more than just a dream but far away from reality. I think they will finish it around the year 2075. :banana:

The key words are in the quote from the unnamed Government official in the news article above.
“The proposed high-speed rail is for 6 routes in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, including potential maglev lines.

They are talking about high speed rails, with maglev being one of the potential technologies. Further, these are bids for a feasibility report, not the project itself. High speed rail is inherently suited for longer distances, or point-to-point services within shorter distances. For instance, a high-speed city-airport link is a possibility. Also, since the MMR is very large, perhaps there may be feasibility for other point-to-point high-speed services (e.g. Vashi-BKC-Nariman Point or the Reliance SEZ - Nariman Point).

I would not completely discount this announcement though maglev may not make the most sense and the project itself may end up not being feasible, except perhaps one or two specific lines.

Its more than just a dream but far away from reality. I think they will finish it around the year 2075. :banana:

yep & we''ll all be six feet under by then.
Its one of those great Indian press 'lets do a c****a articles. :nuts:

Its one of those great Indian press 'lets do a c****a articles. :nuts:

From the Guardian

Mumbai plans prestige maglev train to combat overcrowding

http://www.guardian.co.uk/india/story/0,,2229475,00.html

I think there is an urgent need to count Mumbai's population every two years to know what is the growth rate. The population doubling in 10 years to 30 million predicted by many foreign and desi "experts" seems a bit wild to me. I have heard figures like 17 million people are packed in Greater Mumbai, 1 million in Dharavi alone.

OMG some of the 'activists' claiming to represent the poorest of the poor and some of the "environmentalists" will be more upset with the World Bank after this:

Mumbai told to grow vertical

Concerned over Indian resistance to change and antiquated laws that do not match those of world-class cities, the World Bank has advocated an FSI policy like New York — the FSI is the ratio of the total floor area of buildings on a certain location to the size of the land of that location, or the limit imposed on such a ratio.

Senior World Bank officials, who visited Mumbai last week for meetings with government officials, have expressed concern over both issues. “It is a controversial place... there are a dozen different opinions argued very strongly,” Constance A Bernard, World Bank’s Director, Sustainable Development Unit, South Asia Region, told The Indian Express. “It is inevitable in a democratic process... but we find that the pitch is very high here.”


The World Bank has expressed concern over the “noise” made by the media, environmentalists and people in general whenever new projects are announced. Bank officials feel that Mumbai can be transformed into a world-class city, but there are too many laws that need to be amended — some by the local government, others by the federal government to facilitate development on par with metropolitan cities in the world.

“Take for instance, the problem of housing the ever increasing population. There are too many people competing against one another for buying a house. This has to be changed and the housing stock has to be increased,” said Songsu Choi, World Bank’s Lead Urban Economist. “Here there are too many regulations. In New York, the minimum FSI is 8 while in Mumbai it is 1.33.”

He said since land is scarce, Mumbai should grow vertically like New York to make builders compete with one another for wooing buyers. The Bank, he said, was “reasonably satisfied” with the pace of work in Mumbai and Maharashtra, but a lot of things needed to be done.

On water supply and sanitation projects in urban and rural areas, Bernard said that the major challenging tasks in urban areas like Mumbai included slums and the water delivery system. “Access to drinking water in urban areas has reached 90 per cent, but the system is not financially sustainable and the water quality is a problem,” she said, pointing out that such urban operations survived largely on subsidies and capital grants. She said there was need was for a reliable source of water which was affordable and sustainable, financially and environmentally.

According to Bernard, there’s need to improve accountability in service delivery systems and the state or urban local bodies can do it either through public or private or combined efforts. “We have left it to them,” she said, adding that the Bank would consider launching an awareness campaign to educate people on new projects.

Maharashtra Chief Secretary Johny Joseph, when contacted, said: “It is true that there is too much noise made by the media, environmentalists and NGOs over new projects. People file PILs and there are agitations, but it is inevitable... ours is a vibrant democracy. We have to take into account environmental concerns. We also need to see things from a global perspective.”

He said the government was aware of the problems and reforms were in progress. “There is an economic boom all over the world and Mumbai should take advantage of the situation,” he said. “The government is open to their suggestions (on FSI). We need to provide world-class infrastructure. If we want investors to come, where will they stay? There are not enough hotel rooms in Mumbai. There are 1.25 lakh hotel rooms in Dubai and only about 5,000 in Mumbai. It is true that the FSI policy in the US is different from ours.

He said that the Bank had sent 24 senior managers to interact with the state government which was committed to improve the situation by taking “appropriate decisions”.

MUMBAI: Leslie E. Robertson Associates, the well known structural engineering firm of New York that was in charge of the designs of the World Trade Centre (WTC), destroyed in the 9/11 attacks, has been engaged by Oberoi Constructions to design a 32-storey commercial tower in Mumbai. The developer intends to provide a best-in-class environment to its occupants, the press release said.

The American firm has in its portfolio structures like the Bank of China Building in Hong Kong, Shanghai World Financial Centre (500m high) and a 1000 m tall residential building.

Called Oberoi Commerz, the 133-metre-high building, coming up at Goregaon (East) on the western suburbs of Mumbai, signals a gradual relocation of commercial real estate from south Mumbai. This trend, however, started a few years ago with MIDC at Andheri East and then Bandra-Kurla complex becoming the new business districts of Mumbai.

The high-rise offers an area of approx. 825,000 sq. ft. This project will house commercial offices on the lower floors and a five star hotel. Aspiring to be the new landmark in Mumbai's skyline, the project boasts of offering a unique Y3K ready workplace-helipad, as well. The project will be a part of Oberoi Garden City, an 85 acre of township self-contained with its own shopping mall, international school, hospital and residential complex. The building is to be completed by March, next year.

In the world today, every city has a modern architecture that adds to its charm. Hopefully, Mumbai will join the league of cities like Kuala Lumpur (Petronas Twin Towers) and Sydney (Opera House) to name a few that will add to its appeal.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai_builder_hires_WTC_designer/articleshow/2638651.cms

The website says it is 27 stories tall.
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/5975/2204644largeds4.jpg[/URL


There is another project called Oberoi Spring, in Mumbai which stands at 125m, but no renderings yet.

Ruby Mills tower, 30 stories
[URL=http://imageshack.us]http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/4812/9882755largego0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

yep.Who dreams this garbage up?And why do they bother printing it?I spose 'cos it gives the readership something to blah blah about.

and then the people can say... "oh these projects are going to come up" trusting on the government.... some years later they find out they were scammed.... hahahha...same old practices going on..... why do the newspapers even bother to print such projects up?//??? read in mumbai mirror and mid-day everyday aboiut many such projects..... once its printed... we don't hear about them ever...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai_builder_hires_WTC_designer/articleshow/2638651.cms



The Oberoi Commerz u/c in a distance

photo copyright Kartik (M.I.K.E)

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/6219/gokuldhamaerialmikekartat2.jpg

Probably Raheja Brookeville

http://www.krahejacorp.com/brooke-ville.html

Photo cc rights Kaustav Bhattacharya

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9818/mumbaitowerkaustavbhattli6.jpg

Rustomjee Ozone

http://www.rustomjee.com/proj_goregaon_ozone.asp

photo copyright Vangala

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1199/rustomjeemaladvangaladh2.jpg

meanwhile, the sons of Maharashtra get into the act..

Sena protests repeal of Land Ceiling Act (http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/21/stories/2007122155641400.htm)

Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday criticised the ruling Congress-NCP government for repealing the Urban Land Ceiling (Regulation) Act (ULCRA) and called on Shiv Sainiks not to allow the city to be hijacked by builders.

He said that if the poor did not get their due, the Sainiks would not allow a single brick to be laid for the proposed construction of high-rise apartments in the city. If slum dwellers were denied water at the expense of these high-rises, then water pipes would be broken, he warned.

Dharavi plan

He said slum dwellers would be affected by the Dharavi re-development plan and even the airport expansion plan would displace poor people. He said Mumbai need not beg the Centre for funds for re-development. At least 25 per cent of the taxes Mumbaikars paid must be returned to the city for re-development, he said.

Scrapping the ULCRA was a condition for obtaining Central funds under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission. Mr. Thackeray said for a sum of Rs. 2,000 crore, there was no need to scrap the Act.
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Sena chokes city to stake claim on Ulcra (http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1140673)

Shiv Sena cadre created roadblocks on Thursday at crucial junctions in the city to bring traffic to a standstill for nearly three hours in the afternoon.

The Sena was demanding that half the land, that would be available following repeal of the Urban Land Ceiling (Regulation) Act, be developed to house Mumbai-domiciled middle-class and the poor.

At a rally held at Bandra, Thackeray said, “The state government is senseless. It can’t understand pain of ordinary people. It has become a puppet in the hands of builders. It talks of converting Mumbai into Shanghai. In fact, it is converting the city into a hell.”

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Stop construction of high-rises: Uddhav (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Stop_construction_of_high-rises_Uddhav/articleshow/2639164.cms)

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday warned that Mumbai will not be able to bear the load of an additional five million people who will migrate to the city once the land under the Urban Land Ceiling Act is opened up for development. He directed Sainiks to prevent the construction of high-rise buildings in the land earlier covered under the Act.

Udhav said thousands of non-Marathis will migrate to Mumbai and Marathi-population, the party's main vote bank, will be diluted. The party said Marathi people are finding it difficult to buy flats because of high prices.

What does Shiv Sena need? let the people stay in those slums and let more and more slums form out due to migration and not these people move out forever? Do they want the slums to replace the buildings being made and so on???? Bunch of LUNATICS.....

What does Shiv Sena need? let the people stay in those slums and let more and more slums form out due to migration and not these people move out forever? Do they want the slums to replace the buildings being made and so on???? Bunch of LUNATICS.....

Yep thats exactly what they need.keeps their vote bank 'hungry' for the sort of change only they can bring about.
They're anti development for the same reason as the commies, in bengal & the world, were.
People see that for all its problems, well managed capitalism can deliver prosperity for their kids.If that happens no one vote for parties with myopic 'utopian' or 'nationalist' programs..
Sun have u got a mega tag tracker or something?Its not humanly possable to find the amount of stuff u do & eat n sleep as well.
As for maglevs in the Gaurdian.Its started as af antasy & lets all hope it stays one .Jesus..
Yeesss , thanks to the 'global elecronic' media' any old crap can be legitamised. It can start off as a half pissed comment by Hafeez Contractor while tipsy at a wine & cheese party & via the Mumbai Mirror and the net within a week hes being interviews by The Gaurdian about his views on 'the subject of the new Bombay maglev system' Wicked.

I feel very sad when such things happen. I mean don't people have common sense. In yesterday's mid-day they showed that many people who were in the protesting didn't even know what they were there for. If Shiv Sena doesn't want development, tell them to make their MUMBAI some place else. think the people are lot stupid to join this rally and they don't even use their brains when they do it. They are brainwashed and its quite sad that such people earn sympathy from others.

Whatever it is, if things continue like this and if the Shiv Sainiks had their way, forget about Bombay getting developed, living in Bombay with ease would just be a dream.

I agree with you all!

What has Shiv Sena done to help house the millions of people of Mumbai who live on the pavements or slums? The issue just gets worse each day with an estimated 300 families arriving in Mumbai. Where are they going to go?

If Shiv Sena's argument had any credability the State Gov. would have not appealed the Law. The World Bank has sense and said that the Laws of the State are hindering growth itself. This step of reppealing ULCRA will give the city what it been denied of far too long....housing.

Triveni Developers's Bhoomi Oscar, Ghansoli: 27 stories
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/3448/32760918nr5.jpg

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Raj Homes's Swaraj Queensbay, Ghansoli: 27 stories
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/3169/10050407jk1.jpg

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And now some projects from Shankala Group (http://www.shankala.com/)

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Ozone Tower, Byculla, Mumbai: 35 stories
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/834/ozon5b15dhu5.jpg

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Stearling Tower, Mazgaon: 25 stories
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/5816/sterling5b15ddk0.jpg

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VMJ Tower, Bandra: 18 stories (commercial tower)
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1151/vmj5b15duz5.jpg

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Elegant Tower, Mumbai Central: 25 stories
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5250/elegant5b15dbg9.jpg

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Horizon, Dadar: 21 stories
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/8739/horizonfg8.jpg

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Orchid Heights, Satrasta: two towers of 50 stories each

I had posted about this several pages back. Looks like they're doing this one with Dynamix Biswal Group, who calls the project "Orchid Views"

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2839/orchidheightsik1.jpg

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Aquatica, Yari Road, Andheri: 34 stories
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7549/aquaticanight12octtsy7.jpg

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I agree with you all!

What has Shiv Sena done to help house the millions of people of Mumbai who live on the pavements or slums? The issue just gets worse each day with an estimated 300 families arriving in Mumbai. Where are they going to go?

If Shiv Sena's argument had any credability the State Gov. would have not appealed the Law. The World Bank has sense and said that the Laws of the State are hindering growth itself. This step of reppealing ULCRA will give the city what it been denied of far too long....housing.

Cov Boy you are right.
What are the Sena going to do by bringing all these rallies out? What do they want?
And the saddest thing is that the people are following it blindly. So does it stop here? No! Tomorrow, they are going to bring out some other rallies and create destruction and call Bombay Bandh because of some lousy reason. People are just letting it happening because they have the thinking that Sena is there to help them. NO! They want publicity. What besides crying for Marathi Manoos has Sena ever done in reality?

And people have this image in mind that Sena is a helpful gang which is totally wrong. I have seen people joining the protests blindly without even knowing what they are there for?

Jai

Those projects look cool!

Lookin slick! Nice finds Jai!

Any idea when they will be U/C?

EDIT: Oh and btw, FXFOWLE architects have listed another project in Mumbai under the name 'Ruby Mills' but it is just listed, no descriptions or anything

any ideas?

All the ones up to "Elegant Tower" are under construction, "Horizon" on down are planned

Hi,

I've updated the International Forums's MUMBAI | Projects & Construction (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=360628) with the following buildings:

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Added new rendering of Oberoi Skyz, Worli: two towers of 65 stories each
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/6944/skyz2mv4.jpg (http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2131/skyz1au7.jpg)

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Raheja Infocity I, Navi Mumbai: one tower of 60 stories, multiple towers 30-40 stories
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2569/02zs3uy2.jpg (http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/633/02zs3.jpg)

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New Project! - Elphinstone Mills Tower, Mill Lands: 60 stories
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2245/em01lgws6md3.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/5516/em01lgws6.jpg) http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1310/em04lgxs6px6.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6337/em04lgxs6.jpg)

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Added new rendering of Orchid Views, Satrasta: two towers of 50 stories each
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2310/orchidheightsik1bx9.jpg (http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2839/orchidheightsik1.jpg)

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New Project! - Ariisto Heaven I, Mulund (West): one tower of 45 stories, four towers of 40 stories each
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/628/04ye6qo3.jpg (http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6051/04ye6.jpg) http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/941/02uw5fp9.jpg (http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1825/02uw5.jpg)

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New Project! - Lodha Imperia, Bhandup: 45 stories
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/1875/landingwf3uk5.jpgs (http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7763/landingwf3.jpg) http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/7207/imperxi0pf6.jpg (http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/9900/imperxi0.jpg)

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Added new renderings of K. Raheja Project, Worli: 45 stories
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7200/01oh5uj1.jpg (http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9913/01oh5.jpg) http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9665/02fl1du4.jpg (http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9527/02fl1.jpg)

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Added new rendering and corrected height information for Residence Antilia, Parel: 27 stories (due to increased floor heights has equivalent height of 42-storied tower)
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/9955/resantpr0.jpg (http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/4319/resanttg2.jpg)

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New Project! - Ariisto Heaven ||, Mulund (West): four towers of 40 stories each
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/7313/ariistoheavenlx8ke8.jpg (http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/938/ariistoheaven2768mainbq1.jpg) http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/7641/06vu4ny1.jpg (http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9043/06vu4.jpg)

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New Project! - Ariisto Heaven |||, Mulund (West): four towers of 40 stories each
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1299/08co7jn9.jpg (http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1812/08co7.jpg)

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New Project! - PV Infrastructure Infotech Towers, Mumbai: six towers of 38 stories each
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/7481/inf1vb8.jpg (http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/8889/inf1xm3.jpg) http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/3696/inf2zv0.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/6379/inf2nx8.jpg)

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Added new rendering and corrected height information for Ispat Tower, Pedder Road: 37 stories
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7379/ispattowerbg6jk9.jpg (http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/7082/ispattowerbg6.jpg)

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Added new renderings of Raheja One, Altamount Road: 36 storeys
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/9300/rahejaonealtamountroad5uf9.jpg (http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/7021/onealtamountss7.jpg) http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8586/01ca3bh7.jpg (http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/3936/01ca3.jpg)

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New Project! - Aquatica, Yari Road, Andheri: 35 stories
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/469/aquaticanight12octtsy7jk2.jpg (http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7549/aquaticanight12octtsy7.jpg)

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New Project! - Ozone Tower, Byculla, Mumbai: 35 stories
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9521/ozon5b15dhu5cz2.jpg (http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/834/ozon5b15dhu5.jpg)

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Added new rendering of Kalpataru Towers, Kandivali (East): 34 storeys
http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/8140/49244012ef6hs2.jpg (http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/8499/kaltowerbq3sg2.jpg)

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Added new rendering of Sapphire Heights, Kandivali (East): three towers of 30 stories each
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7219/sh2is8ou2.jpg (http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/8227/sh2is8.jpg)

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New Project! - Bhoomi Oscar, Ghansoli: 27 stories
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4522/32760918nr5tt7.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/3448/32760918nr5.jpg)

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New Project! - Swaraj Queensbay, Ghansoli: 27 stories
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/8139/10050407jk1rd2.jpg (http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/3169/10050407jk1.jpg)

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New Project! - Rustomjee Elanza, Malad: three towers of 25 stories each
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/2355/elanzamaladkm6su0.jpg (http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/6147/elanzamaladkm6.jpg)

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New Project! - DLF Place, Parel: 25 stories
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/5058/bdlfaa9.jpg (http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/1526/bdlfui2.jpg)

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New Project! - Stearling Tower, Mazgaon: 25 stories
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9278/sterling5b15ddk0qv0.jpg (http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/5816/sterling5b15ddk0.jpg)

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New Project! - Elegant Tower, Mumbai Central: 25 stories
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9913/elegant5b15dbg9gi5.jpg (http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5250/elegant5b15dbg9.jpg)


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Excellent projects!

Orchid Views is my favourite, very Dubai like.

Raheja One & Ispat Tower should be completed by now?

Hi,

I've updated the International Forums's MUMBAI | Projects & Construction (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=360628) with the following buildings:
rna mirage was one of the tallest projects to be announced a few years ago and now its so way down that list. :cheers:

are these projects even going to be built in reality? or they are just up here in pictures only.....

are these projects even going to be built in reality? or they are just up here in pictures only.....

Jai just said that more than half are already U/C, and the rest will be soon...

hopefully man...

keeping fingers crossed...

Sanjay Puri Architects' Waves building in Bombay
The building form is derived from the outline of the crests of the waves of the sea. Linear undulating balconies traverse the length of this residential apartment building offering unrestricted views of the sea to each of the apartments. Four blocks with apartments varying from 2000 sq.ft. to 6000 sq. ft are connected together rising from 40 storeys towards the land end up to 80 storeys towards the sea front. The fluid balcony decks that undulate along the length extend further out at upper levels to create sky gardens overlooking the sea. Designer / Architect – Sanjay Puri, Kulin Dhruva. Area of project – 3,00,000 Sq. Ft.

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/4549/17441100020sanjay20mig2yu0.jpg

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/8543/17442100020sanjay20mig2qu1.jpg

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/9021/17443100020sanjay20mig2oo1.jpg

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/4203/17444100020sanjay20mig2sh2.jpg

40F going to 80F with this stunning architecture. absolutely build the damn thing RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!. I love the design. Its stunning & original enough. will dwarf anything around this area.


Sanjay Puri Architects' Waves building in Bombay
.

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/4549/17441100020sanjay20mig2yu0.jpg

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/8543/17442100020sanjay20mig2qu1.jpg

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/9021/17443100020sanjay20mig2oo1.jpg

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/4203/17444100020sanjay20mig2sh2.jpg

Great find Euromast! That is a massive building! It will have an awesome view (and will look awesome from!) the BWSL.

Worli is rockin with 65 x 2, 45, 40, 38 x 2, 36, 35 x 3 and 30 storey buildings all coming up pretty much in the same area. And that's only a small part of the land that can easily be developed there! Damn!

According to Sanjay Puri's website, this tower is to be built by Rustomjee Keystone Group. I'm going to make a new thread on this in the international forums!




Other new projects from Sanjay Puri

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Emgee, Sewree: two towers of 25 stories each
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7195/emgee20sewreeog2.jpg

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Sunflower, Thane: three towers of 30 stories each
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7179/sunflower20thanedg2.jpg

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Avarsekar, Mahim: 20 stories
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/900/avarsekar20mahimce3.jpg

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^^^ Thankx!!

Added thread in main forum of the following project:

• MUMBAI | Waves | 80 fl | Pro (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=17297856)

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/1027/17444100020sanjay20mig2mi9.jpg (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=17297856)

Stunning Waves building!

I agree it should be built if not already in planning stages.

Is the location Worli?

cheers jai. Ur a master.
Bombay jst keeps on rockin'.

wow. another magnificent residential project.

wow. another magnificent residential project.

U bin hiding or me jst not noticed?...

U bin hiding or me jst not noticed?...
-p im regular here...just quiet cos i cant contribute

kshatriya...........seems to be too quiet recently. come on now. make some noise.

-p im regular here...just quiet cos i cant contribute

Nirlon Knowledge Park, Goregaon West --> Its U/C. Work began in March 2007
Website (http://www.nirlonltd.com/location.html)

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4239/mainpiclocatta8.gif

The Master Plan is designed around the Environmentally friendly Green Campus with a 200,000 sq ft traffic free central park.
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/899/mainpicgreenpa8.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/743/mainpicbuildingah2.jpg

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/5508/mainpicphase1kx6.jpg

What is it?

Another complex like BKC?

who is the designer do you know?
he deserves an award...
design is very "hat ke" ..
me likey

What is it?

Another complex like BKC?

BKC is an area for IT parks/midrise office buildings. This is just an office park located next to the Western Express Highway.

who is the designer do you know?
he deserves an award...
design is very "hat ke" .. me likey

Bangalore based Venkataramanan associates (http://www.vagroup.com/)

Interface Heights. Malad
http://www.krahejas.com/residentialprojects.asp

photo copyright Paul

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/2309/maladinterfcaepaulgh9.jpg

Satellite Towers, Goregaon (E)

render posted earlier by Jai

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/8217/satellitetower1050ib1dc9.jpg

photo copyright Shrenik

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2451/satellitetowergoregaonsqu4.jpg

More pics here

http://picasaweb.google.com/shrenik.patravali/SatelliteTower

This is just an office park located next to the Western Express Highway.


well, if its next to the Western Express Highway, shouldnt it be Goregaon East?

well, if its next to the Western Express Highway, shouldnt it be Goregaon East?

ahh yes. I couldn't find the address and on a map (http://www.nirlonltd.com/images/map_nirlon.gif) it showed that it was located on the western side of the WEH, so I assumed it was GGN (W).

The contact us page indeed says east

Off the Western Express Highway
Goregaon (E), Mumbai 400 063
Tel: +91-22-2685 2256 / 1180
Fax: +91-22-2685 1196


anyways here's another rendering:
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5632/knowledge02ve3.jpg

guys,

any news on the Mukesh Ambani tower?

Nirlon Knowledge Park is just splendid! ^^

Being a green projects as well is also impressive that green issues are being taken seriously by builders and architects.

it showed that it was located on the western side of the WEH, so I assumed it was GGN (W).

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aah, ok :).
actually(not sure if you know this already), the Western Express Highway is on the eastern side of western suburbs(i used to get the western express highway and the eastern express highway mixed up when i first moved to mumbai )
the train tracks are generally a better guideline

anyway, really cool project!!

SO Western Express Highways move towards west and Eastern Express Highways are the same roads but in the eastern direction, right?

:O :O

aah, ok :).
actually(not sure if you know this already), the Western Express Highway is on the eastern side of western suburbs(i used to get the western express highway and the eastern express highway mixed up when i first moved to mumbai )


Yes, I knew about that.

SO Western Express Highways move towards west and Eastern Express Highways are the same roads but in the eastern direction, right?

:O :O

I don't know what you're talking but by the looks of it, you being a Mumbaikar have no clue about Mumbai's highways :laugh:

What Sn1101 meant was that the WEH passes through the east side of the western suburbs.

Here's a map:

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/6504/mumbaihighwaymapqq1.jpg

FYI, WEH becomes NH8 and goes to Delhi while the EEH and LBS road merge to become NH3 and head to Agra.

Yes, I knew about that.



I don't know what you're talking but by the looks of it, you being a Mumbaikar have no clue about Mumbai's highways :laugh:

What Sn1101 meant was that the WEH passes through the east side of the western suburbs.

Here's a map:

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/6504/mumbaihighwaymapqq1.jpg

FYI, WEH becomes NH8 and goes to Delhi while the EEH and LBS road merge to become NH3 and head to Agra.

IndiansUnite

I lived in Kandivali (west) and Its been over 4 and half years I moved into the United States. I hardly traveled in the East and that too by Western Express Highways or Eastern Express Highways. Most of the traveling I did was in the western side to Mithibai College, Tardeo and Chira Bazaar and in the suburbs frm Santacruz to Borivali. Haven't been on the eastern side.
Unhappy

IndiansUnite

I lived in Kandivali (west) and Its been over 4 and half years I moved into the United States. I hardly traveled in the East and that too by Western Express Highways or Eastern Express Highways. Most of the traveling I did was in the western side to Mithibai College, Tardeo and Chira Bazaar and in the suburbs frm Santacruz to Borivali. Haven't been on the eastern side.
Unhappy

No reason to be unhappy mate. Before joining SSC, I was pretty much in the same boat sippin chai and eating biskoots while being totally oblivious to many places in NCR and all around India.

I am not unhappy..

But in my next trip to India, I will go around Bombay ("DOWNTOWN BOMBAY", New Bombay, Bandra, eastern side of the city and many other places....)...and then to other places in India...

Thought you said you were unhappy in your previous post. :sly:

Anyways, I am also looking forward to going around NCR next year. Probably meet some relatives in Bangaloorulooloo and Mumbai whom I have hardly spoken to..just to check the cities and new projects out. http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/8923/happysq7.gif

I don't know how did the word Unhappy came up there??? I have no clue. I know i didn't write it... and what is NCR???

and when you check the cities and projects out, make sure u take the picture and upload them into the SSC!!!

^^ NCR=National Capital Region,Consists Of Delhi,Noida,Greater Noida & Gurgaon Under It's Jurisdiction.

@Bhargavsura - yeah I will.

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Spring Mills - 59 stories - Designed by DP architects (http://www.dparchitects.com/) of Singapore for Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Co Ltd. This is the same group that has designed Raheja group's Infocity I SEZ (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=16884363&postcount=1072) in Navi Mumbai.

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/653/springmills2dq5.jpg


Suncity had earlier posted something on this -

Bombay Dyeing proposes to develop balance 3.4 million sq ft of land for residential, retail and commercial purposes, he said, adding that the company's residential tower at Spring Mills, Dadar, has commenced and more than 60 per cent of the apartments have already been sold at the rate of 17,900 per sq feet.

Jul 25 2007: http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1111830



but if that's Spring Mills being built on BD's mill land in Dadar, then what are the twin 40 stories tall residential buildings that have also been dubbed Spring Mills on BD's mill land?


Spring Mills, Mill Lands: two towers of 40 stories each.
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/7558/pgjp8wz5.th.jpg (http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pgjp8wz5.jpg)

IU, that second rendering is also ripped from the DP architects website. This must be an updated design, but for the life of me cannot see how they can claim its "58 levels" tall... the building is no more than 40 stories max. There has to be a 18 storey tall second building that's not in the rendering, giving a total number of "levels" as 18.

This is a terrible story, and not to be a callous asshole, but it does prove that Indiabulls's Ephinstone Mills tower and Jupiter Mills comple, as well as DLF Place at NTC's Mills, is all under construction:

Elphinstone Mills Tower, Mill Lands: 60 stories
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2245/em01lgws6md3.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/5516/em01lgws6.jpg) http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1310/em04lgxs6px6.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6337/em04lgxs6.jpg)

DLF Place, Parel: 25 stories
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/5058/bdlfaa9.jpg (http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/1526/bdlfui2.jpg)

Dust Bowl Sickness (http://tinyurl.com/3agl74)
Residents of Elphinstone Road-Lower Parel say the re-development of mill lands in their area is coming at a huge cost to their health

30 Dec 2007

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/4974/c61gj0.jpg
The Elphinstone site. Since construction began a year ago, doctors have reported a sharp increase in lung ailments

Residents of the Elphinstone Road-Lower Parel area say they are paying for the re-development of mill lands in their area with their health. The hectic construction activity at Elphinstone and Jupiter mills, where huge commercial complexes are coming up, and the NTC mill land, which will turn into an entertainment centre, is generating a lot of dust leading to people complaining of cough, asthma-related problems and burning eyes.

Since construction began a year ago, doctors have reported a sharp increase in lung ailments.

It is not unusual to see people walking around with their mouths and noses covered with cloth masks.

Restaurants are losing business as customers refuse to eat on tables covered with dust. The situation is so bad that some exasperated residents are planning to shift out of the area.

RESIDENTS COMPLAIN

Zohra Sheikh, a resident, says she has been facing health problems for over six months. “I have been suffering from cough. The dust has been affecting my family’s health. We have spent over Rs 10,000 on medical tests”.

Suhas Padade, owner of a sugarcane juice centre, and Shankar Shetty, who runs Prarthana restaurant, at Elphinstone Road claim business is down 40 per cent.

Dr Chetan Salunke, who runs a clinic on Elphinstone Road, says, “There is an increase in cases of cough and sore eyes, mostly among children. Every day, I treat at least five new patients who complain about itching and skin irritation. Many women have developed hair-related problems.”


PLEASE SPARE US

Munaf Thakur, member of Elphinstone Road Rahiwasi Seva Sangh, an association of local residents, says, “Over 500 trucks bring construction material and a similar number take away debris from here. Spillage from the trucks remain on the road and dust is blown into homes by the movement of passing vehicles.”

Madhukar Tawade, another member of the Sangh, says, “Much of the dust is generated by the stone crushers and concrete mixers. The sites are not properly enclosed.”

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) pleads helplessness. Sanjay Khandare, member-secretary, MPCB, says, “We cannot control pollution at construction sites as they are temporary projects. The BMC is authorised to curb pollution at construction sites.”

So the association asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to instruct the construction companies to curb the dust.

Prakash Thorat, ward officer (G South), says, “I have visited construction sites of Indiabulls and DLF along with my engineers after receiving complaints from local residents. We have instructed the companies to reduce the amount of dust being generated from their sites.”


COMPANIES SAY

Gagan Banga, director, Indiabulls, which is developing the Jupiter and Elphinstone Mills at Elphinstone Road, says the company has not received any written complaint from the BMC about dust pollution. “BMC officials come for regular inspections. We carry out regular watering of the site to keep the dust grounded. We also ensure that vehicles carrying debris and construction material are covered. We even have workers cleaning the tyres of the vehicles.

“There is construction activity going on and it (dust problem) is not a usual situation. There will be some inconvenience. We have put up 30-feet high metal barricades around the site. We plan to raise the height by another 10 feet. However, we are ready to talk to residents if there is still a problem.” An official from DLF Universal Ltd, which is developing NTC Mills at Lower Parel, said they have taken all possible precautions to control dust pollution.

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/8088/pg006601zb9.png

^^
thats good news....i mean about the construction not the coughing

So until the foundation is laid, there will be dust rising every single day not only affecting the public but also the environment... ???

Engineers need to think about all these matters and design the project in such a way that no one is affected...

So until the foundation is laid, there will be dust rising every single day not only affecting the public but also the environment... ???

Engineers need to think about all these matters and design the project in such a way that no one is affected

Sometimes this cannot be helped.

If a builder took all the precautions some dust will escape.

Each builder would have to take that extra responsibility of ensuring the public and the workers are protected, however some builders would give a damn.

As the projects are temporary the authorities can't do much.

As the article says regular watering and erection of higher barricades are trying to reduce the problem.

Yes you are right...

They should show an extra responsibility for that.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MUMBAI FORUMERS!!
:cheers::cheers:

photo cc rights Epicurean Non Pareil

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/6056/mumbaihotelpowaiepicureqf3.jpg

WOW!!!
Suncity, what a picture

What a great start to 2008? :D

Its exactly Midnight in the United States (Eastern Time) wish you all a Happy New Year

Wow good progress on hotel Renaissance, BTW from where was this pic shot, I bet it should be from either Hostel-12 or Hostel-13 of IIT Bombay.

My first guess was this building was located in Bandra Kurla Complex, though I am not sure if its in IIT, Powai.

This is the hotel Renaissance situated by the Powai lake.
and yeah, it does look like its been taken from the IIT hostels Raashid

I do have some pictures of Bombay in the following link.

The Pictures are a collection from different websites like Mid-day and Mumbai Mirror.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bhargavsura/1184055908/

Many pictures include Malls, BWSL, Trains, Flooded Bombay

In addition to this, I have taken some pictures of New York City and uploaded them on flickr.

Enjoy them

Thanks,

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/162/mmirsl8.th.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mmirsl8.jpg)

Source: mumbaimirror.com

I do have some pictures of Bombay in the following link.

The Pictures are a collection from different websites like Mid-day and Mumbai Mirror.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bhargavsura/1184055908/

Many pictures include Malls, BWSL, Trains, Flooded Bombay

In addition to this, I have taken some pictures of New York City and uploaded them on flickr.

Enjoy them

Thanks,


Good photos..thanks for sharing.:)

Mumbai’s Marine drive might not get its facelift! :ohno:

Mumbai: Mumbai’s famous marine drive might not get its much-promised facelift. That's because the Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has decided to wash its hands off the project allegedly because of the interference of citizens and the BMC does not seem willing to shoulder the responsibility either.

Marine Drive Citizens Association President Anil Bhatia says, "There is no landmark like marine drive in Mumbai so we needed to save it."

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mumbais-marine-drive-might-not-get-its-facelift/51102-3.html

What the hell is going on??? I thought that this project was one of the best for Mumbai and now its a red herring!

I cannot beleive what the MMRDA & the BMC have done and to wipe their hands with it is even more discraceful. Why execute projects in the first place? Why is it that projects are never finished by the authorities. :bash:

Can anyone post latest photos of Marine Drive please?

Status:

And after much lobbying by citizen's groups had started the Rs 130 crore Marine Drive beautification project which entailed a first phase for the strengthening and rebuilding of the promenade, which is almost complete and a phase two for the beautification of the area, including plans for an amphi theatre.

Why are u surprised?

Isn't this what normally happens?

Oberoi Mall

photo copyright gaggarkarthik

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/899/oberoimallgagarkarthikar4.jpg

Why are u surprised?

Isn't this what normally happens?

Well suppose not.....but the Marine Drive project came as a surprise.

It makes me sick that the authorities just walk away projects. Its bad for their image, the city and the people of Mumbai as well as for visitors.

What example are they setting and the losers are the people of Mumbai as always!

It really shows & proves that the authorities cannot deliver a simple project. I would be weary of any project announcement by the state as before I was optimistic about the authorities handling of projects for Mumbai.

Sad state of affairs! :ohno:

At least Phase 1 was nearly complete????

Moan over!

IMO there's no reason to spend money on "image" projects like beautification of Marine Drive (which is already one of the best and most well maintained roads in Mumbai) when there are so many other basic infrastructure needs to address in other parts of the city. The same money could be better spent on repaving or building a road somewhere else.

In addition, there's no need for beautification projects to be handled by a regional infrastructure agency like MMRDA. Local residents' associations are the ones to fund and drive minor changes such as those. For an example, the Carter Road promenade to Joggers' Park in Bandra was built almost entirely due to the efforts of the local residents' association (I think they are called ALMs in Mumbai).

In brief, this project doesn't matter one way or another. It's certainly not one of the best projects in Mumbai in terms of ROI.

Not that I disagree with comments on the incompetence of the authorities - they are richly deserved, and more.

Marine Drive on the 20th of November, according to flickr

Copyright singh109 @ flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2263/2082909244_1b1283c746.jpg

That's a good picture...

But don't you guys think that space for the walkways is too much wide???

A little narrow walkway could have made the roads broader???

IMO there's no reason to spend money on "image" projects like beautification of Marine Drive (which is already one of the best and most well maintained roads in Mumbai) when there are so many other basic infrastructure needs to address in other parts of the city. The same money could be better spent on repaving or building a road somewhere else.

In addition, there's no need for beautification projects to be handled by a regional infrastructure agency like MMRDA. Local residents' associations are the ones to fund and drive minor changes such as those. For an example, the Carter Road promenade to Joggers' Park in Bandra was built almost entirely due to the efforts of the local residents' association (I think they are called ALMs in Mumbai).

In brief, this project doesn't matter one way or another. It's certainly not one of the best projects in Mumbai in terms of ROI.

Not that I disagree with comments on the incompetence of the authorities - they are richly deserved, and more.

Well..

You are quite right to some extent. But I think if the seaface is beautified more, it would give the skyline some good charm. The reason I agree with you is that I am unhappy with the BMC and the MMRDA concentrating too much development in South Bombay while the rest of the Bombay's roads are not even looked at and they are full of potholes and without lanes.

Top one is Marine Drive under renovation. Bottom one looks like renovation completed sort of. they should get rid of these steetlights, they are too old style & get them brand new modern sleek looking lights.

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/2954/mumbaiky7.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2263/2082909244_1b1283c746.jpg

That's a good picture...

But don't you guys think that space for the walkways is too much wide???

A little narrow walkway could have made the roads broader???

The walkway is quite wide and I think it is a good thing. However, it would have been better if there were more trees (palm/coconut) or landscaping on it.

As the article finished '..the shanghai dream is still far away' Idiot journalist.Its 15 yeas away , whatever happens to marine drive.
Dont realy understand the reasons why they stopped the project .The residents seemed to want it ? ?
wheres oberoi mall?

they should get rid of these steetlights, they are too old style & get them brand new modern sleek looking lights.



I am sure there will be opponents of that too unless the new light posts are "bird friendly" and match with the "colonial heritage" of Bombay.

:)

^^so true!

wheres oberoi mall?

Oberoi's Mall is between Goregoan (east) and Jogeshwari (east). You should see it if you are going towards South Bombay on your right side between Goregoan and Jogeshwari through one of those Eastern/Western express Highways (get confused between the eastern and the western)...

As the article finished '..the shanghai dream is still far away' Idiot journalist.Its 15 yeas away , whatever happens to marine drive.
Dont realy understand the reasons why they stopped the project .The residents seemed to want it ? ?

After 15 years from now we will still be chasing the Shanghai Dreams because Shanghai will be ahead another 15 years...... So I don't think we can anyway achieve Shanghai dream. But wait, why do we want to be Shanghai? Why can't we just "BOMBAY" and bring development at the highest level instead of trying to be someone else? BE ORIGINAL

A list of buildings that are coming up or have already come up and the heights of these buildings in the city of Bombay can be found here: http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=102037&bt=2&ht=2&sro=1

Enjoy

The walkway is quite wide and I think it is a good thing. However, it would have been better if there were more trees (palm/coconut) or landscaping on it.

I agree with that!

More palm trees are needed as the place looks barren.

Hope they didn't cut the ones down that were originally there?


IMO there's no reason to spend money on "image" projects like beautification of Marine Drive (which is already one of the best and most well maintained roads in Mumbai) when there are so many other basic infrastructure needs to address in other parts of the city. The same money could be better spent on repaving or building a road somewhere else.

In addition, there's no need for beautification projects to be handled by a regional infrastructure agency like MMRDA. Local residents' associations are the ones to fund and drive minor changes such as those. For an example, the Carter Road promenade to Joggers' Park in Bandra was built almost entirely due to the efforts of the local residents' association (I think they are called ALMs in Mumbai).

I agree with that too! There are many other areas that need desperate repair to roads and pavements. Marine Drive I think set an example as well as a standard for the rest of Mumbai. Since Marine Drive is where tourists and visitors also go it would be best to showcase this promenade to its best. Marine Drive before the make over was drab, unkept, worn out and run down.

You should see it if you are going towards South Bombay on your right side between Goregoan and Jogeshwari through one of those Eastern/Western express Highways (get confused between the eastern and the western)...


Western express Highway

Western express Highway

I knew that.... :D :D

you just said you were confused!

[QUOTE=Cov Boy;17538150]I agree with that!

More palm trees are needed as the place looks barren.
Hope they didn't cut the ones down that were originally there?

Cov - that's Mumbai. Someone will build the wide pavement for Marine Drive. Then someone will say, hey, it doesnt look beautiful, for no trees, no seats, no character. There comes another 'study report' to beautify Marine Drive (on an already 'beautified' MD). Some consultant does a study, comes up with renders and suggestions, gets his piece of cake (aka money.. aka consultation fees). Authorities sit on the study. Some months later, they plan to dig up marine drive and plant trees. You need money to plant trees right? Palm trees just dont come to you. You buy it from a 'tree-farm' or nursery. Govt. meddles in between. Takes the cut. Appoints another contractor to plant them, then repair the usurped concrete. There goes some more money

Moral of the story? You think the planners did not want to beautify MD with trees? They thought a lot more. Just that the veste interests are too many for the good of Mumbai.

As for the width of the pedestrian section - I bet some years later they will come up with some dump of an excuse to shorten the width and give more 'road' for vehicles. Alas, the full circle of contractors, money, vested interest will go on like the REBIRTH till good Karma comes to fruition.

Cheers
p2p4

^^ that is so true
but it isnt isolated to mumbai, it happens everywhere else in the country as well :ohno:

^^ that is so true
but it isnt isolated to mumbai, it happens everywhere else in the country as well :ohno:

It does but is not limited to India .
Its a time thing.countries at a particular stage of devpt are corrupt.'B R I C' now. 'The West' 1907, that kind of thing.
And about 'the shanghai dream' .Of course Shanghai will have moved on 15 years too & its good to be original.Thats not realy the point , I think.
But Shanghai now is STILL Shanghai.But an improved 21st C version of what went B4.As is KL.The idea of emulatiing Shanghai is to emulate the way it has embraced rapid change & modernity.To emulate its 'get thing done ' attitude.Not just to 'copy' the skyline.

It does but is not limited to India .
Its a time thing.countries at a particular stage of devpt are corrupt.'B R I C' now. 'The West' 1907, that kind of thing.
And about 'the shanghai dream' .Of course Shanghai will have moved on 15 years too & its good to be original.Thats not realy the point , I think.
But Shanghai now is STILL Shanghai.But an improved 21st C version of what went B4.As is KL.The idea of emulatiing Shanghai is to emulate the way it has embraced rapid change & modernity.To emulate its 'get thing done ' attitude.Not just to 'copy' the skyline.

That's what I am saying. We should get the things done before the CM of Maharashtra bragging about Bombay becoming Shanghai. The BWSL is far from being completed. I doubt if Bombay will ever see some expressways with steady traffic instead of heavy traffic it is facing now.

yep, im with u mate

Cov - that's Mumbai. Someone will build the wide pavement for Marine Drive. Then someone will say, hey, it doesnt look beautiful, for no trees, no seats, no character. There comes another 'study report' to beautify Marine Drive (on an already 'beautified' MD). Some consultant does a study, comes up with renders and suggestions, gets his piece of cake (aka money.. aka consultation fees). Authorities sit on the study. Some months later, they plan to dig up marine drive and plant trees. You need money to plant trees right? Palm trees just dont come to you. You buy it from a 'tree-farm' or nursery. Govt. meddles in between. Takes the cut. Appoints another contractor to plant them, then repair the usurped concrete. There goes some more money

Moral of the story? You think the planners did not want to beautify MD with trees? They thought a lot more. Just that the veste interests are too many for the good of Mumbai.

As for the width of the pedestrian section - I bet some years later they will come up with some dump of an excuse to shorten the width and give more 'road' for vehicles. Alas, the full circle of contractors, money, vested interest will go on like the REBIRTH till good Karma comes to fruition.

LOL! Sometime you have to think why we care or bother! :bash:

Now paint those buildings onMarine Drive at least!! :nuts:

I doubt if Bombay will ever see some expressways with steady traffic instead of heavy traffic it is facing now.

does any city ever see steady traffic? make bigger roads, you get more cars. now with the 1-lakh cars can you imagine indian cities with the 2 wheelers turning into 4?

what i find most sad is that no one seems to address core issues - encroachment (really the root of most problems), public transport, corruption, land & rent laws. tackle these and bombay will be well on its way to being one of the great world cities

^^ i agree. remove the illegal encroachments and the situation in mumbai would be a lot better.

^^ i agree. remove the illegal encroachments and the situation in mumbai would be a lot better.

Like that is ever going to happen.

If the government wanted to remove the encroachments they would have done that a long time back and would have made sure that these people don't ever come back again to the same place. How many times do you see that a bhaajiwaala is removed from a place. But he will come back at the same place the next day to do his business?/

does any city ever see steady traffic? make bigger roads, you get more cars. now with the 1-lakh cars can you imagine indian cities with the 2 wheelers turning into 4?

what i find most sad is that no one seems to address core issues - encroachment (really the root of most problems), public transport, corruption, land & rent laws....

How ?

3 new Projects for Bombay:


Sahar Elevated Road

The project, worth Rs 287.37 crore, will connect the Western Express Highway and the domestic and international airports.

Eastern Freeway Project

This Rs 531-crore corridor will connect Prince of Wales Museum with the Eastern Express Highway, via
P D’Mello Road and Anik Panjrapole Road.

Milan ROB

This road over bridge, worth Rs 41.50 crore, will connect east and west below Santacruz railway line at Milan Subway.

Source: http://www.mid-day.com/news/mumbai/article?_EXT_5_articleId=880006&_EXT_5_groupId=14

Enjoy

How ?

thats the million-dollar question. cant see it happening in the current indian system

thats the million-dollar question. cant see it happening in the current indian system

Ok lets agree with that .But can u not see prosperity being delivered? Up to the level of SE Asia? Or do you see it stalling say in 5 years time due to its unworkability?and the country just lumbering from one crisis to another forever lagging behind its competitors?
(And BTW do you go on other english language forums where this type of thing is debated, seeing as we cant do it here too much now.Someone has told me of section of bharat rakshak & india-forums, an overspill from that.)

india will get richer as will the majority of its people. but i doubt this will translate into an overhaul of the system anytime soon. it will be done in bits and pieces with major issues affecting the poor coming last, when they really should be first. some issues like land/rent laws have so much inertia due to market distortions lasting decades that to reverse them will result in a huge social upheaval that no person dependent on ballots will attempt. and this just makes it worse for the next leader

india's major social/political changes structurally should have happened in the few years after 1947. economic changes can happen fast and with manageable opposition, but these systemic ones need once in a century moments

i really dont forum on anything but this one and another which is far removed from infra/social/political discussions. dont know of any other forums

yeah basicly youre saying theres gonna be bumps in the ride, possably severe bumps.And yep i reckon ur right there.china also as its stock markets begins to regularise.There will be an india/chinese version of the asian crisis in the 90's

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS70291+09-Jan-2008+RNS20080109

It is expected that Elphinstone Mills shall have a total of 1,536,000 sq ft of
lettable office space and 3,000 car parking spaces to be completed post-listing
of IPIT.
Building | Expected completion date(1) | Total LA (sq ft)
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Tower 1 | 31 July 2008 | 431,000

Tower 2 | 30 September 2008 | 519,000

Tower 3 | 30 November 2008 | 586,000
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Total 1,536,000

Jupiter Mills has a planned total 1,433,000 sq ft of lettable office space,
438,000 sq ft of lettable retail space, a residential element comprising 119,000
sq ft of saleable area and 3,500 car parking spaces. Construction work on the
project is substantially advanced and is expected to be completed by 30 June
2008. The detailed schedule is set out in the table below.

Building | Expected completion date(1) | Total LA (sq ft)
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Tower 1 | 31 March 2008 | 458,000

Tower 2 | 31 May 2008 | 975,000

Mall | 30 June 2008 | 438,000
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Total 1,871,000

^^

hmm thats a real shame. wat i can conclude from that is the 60 story skyscraper designed by Smith&Gill WILL NOT be happening. The fact it mentions quite clearly 3 towers, and not one, and based on the sq. in mentions, it is likely that the rather poor render on the indiabulls website will be wat will rise, since it matches the description to a tee.
http://www.indiabulls.com/realestate/elphinstone_mills.htm

thats a huge blow.:ohno:

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Does anyone have the pictures of the above mentioned projects?

They sound cool.

Orchid Turfview - 47 storeys

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Orchid Woods 47 storeys - 650 ft height

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^^^^^^

Those building just look like Five Star Hotels with interiors and lobbies having the 5-star look. Anyways, how far are these buildings completed or have they even started enacting them? Any Ideas?

^^

hmm thats a real shame. wat i can conclude from that is the 60 story skyscraper designed by Smith&Gill WILL NOT be happening. The fact it mentions quite clearly 3 towers, and not one, and based on the sq. in mentions, it is likely that the rather poor render on the indiabulls website will be wat will rise, since it matches the description to a tee.
http://www.indiabulls.com/realestate/elphinstone_mills.htm

thats a huge blow.:ohno:


hmmm..

Found this bit of news from Business Today (of India Today Group) dated Oct 2007.


http://businesstoday.digitaltoday.in/indiabulls-rs-29-000-cr-surprise-109.html

Caution, however, doesn’t involve any compromise with speed. Standing atop the 25-storey Jupiter Mills commercial complex that’s under development, Gehlaut takes in a bird’s eye view of the frenetic construction activity that’s under way in Central Mumbai. A few kilometres towards the suburb is another one of his properties, Elphinstone Mills, where IBREL will put up Mumbai’s tallest tower with all of 65-storeys. But Gehlaut is quick to focus on how fast work is taking place at Jupiter Mills. He points to an adjoining mill where a retail project is under way. Both mills were acquired at the same time, and it’s clear that the IBREL project has made rapid progress.

todays toi

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOIM/2008/01/10/32/Img/Ad0320012.png

Those building just look like Five Star Hotels with interiors and lobbies having the 5-star look

Thats the whole point lol.

Projects like these are to attract the middle & higher ends of the market by making lobbies, interiors etc more attractive and appealing as more people like in apartments in Mumbai.

hmm thats a real shame. wat i can conclude from that is the 60 story skyscraper designed by Smith&Gill WILL NOT be happening. The fact it mentions quite clearly 3 towers, and not one, and based on the sq. in mentions, it is likely that the rather poor render on the indiabulls website will be wat will rise, since it matches the description to a tee.
http://www.indiabulls.com/realestate...tone_mills.htm

thats a huge blow.

Yeah the India Bulls projects are a let down in terms of no proper renders or anything. However they are building something unique so we will have to wait for sometime. According to the web-site these buildings are nearly completed.

cheers sun & cov boy

lets keep our fingers crossed!

India's booming Infrastructure Video:

http://money.cnn.com/video/ft/#/video/fortune/globalforum/2007/09/16/india.infrastructure.fortune

Courtesy: CNN USA

Unique but not tall!

Oberoi Spings
3 towers 36 storeys each
http://www.oberoiconstructions.com/proj_springs.htm

photo copyright Himadraya

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/7020/oberoiandherihimadrayanj1.jpg

THE buildings sure have a unique design. The cement slabs coming out gives them an elegant look. Good Find.

News video -->19 companies/consortia shortlisted for the Dharavi redevelopment project (http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/videopod/default.aspx?id=22027)

26 consortia had submitted their technical bids and now only 19 remain in the fray. Remember that in the end 5 consortia will be chosen to each redevelop 1/5th of Dharavi.

Selected:
Reliance Engineering Associates (Mukesh Ambani), Indiabulls, Unitech Ltd, DLF, Godrej Properties, Africa-Israel Investments Ltd, L&T Ltd, Videocon Realty, Kingston Properties, Runwal Developers, MRMGF (a joint venture of Indian and Dubai-based companies), Goenka’s Conwood Group of Companies, Kalpataru, Lanco Infrastructure, Nagarjuna Construction Company, Housing Development and Infastructure Ltd (HDIL), the Lodha Group, Akruti Developers, and Neptune Investments.

Rejected
TCG Urban Infrastructure, Simplex Infrastructure, Shapoorji Pallonji, Utech Developers, Shreenaman Developers, GVK Power and Infrastructure, Poorvankara Projects, and Shobha Developers.

According to the ndtv video, the rejected list should also include developer biggie - Hiranandani group.

Does anyone know about the case of the Sardar Vallabhai National Stadium in Worli, Bombay? I did hear about the project coming up but I guess it was dragged into case due to some environmental clearance problems or illegal land, not sure what it is? But does anyone have the update or the latest pictures of the stadium.

no such problem. problem was of siphoning off of huge funds and inflated construction bills. i dont know whats the status now, the thing looks almost complete though

According to WAN (http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=1829), construction has started on India Tower, with expected completion by 2010:

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2609/image3wi2.jpg (http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/8840/image3ok3.jpg) http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/1772/12455fxfowlemumbaihotelvh5.jpg (http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/733/12455fxfowlemumbaihotelar9.jpg)

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Confusingly, it also reports (http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=1830) that Elphinstone Mills Tower, is nearing the end of its construction, slated for completion in Sept of this year. This is the first time the project even has been mentioned by WAN
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2245/em01lgws6md3.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/5516/em01lgws6.jpg) http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1310/em04lgxs6px6.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6337/em04lgxs6.jpg)

...which begs the question: huh?

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It also has this article (http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=1839) on the Marine Drive Redevelopment:

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4364/1839marinedrive11fl0.jpg
The ‘Refurbishment of Marine Drive’ project is a vital constituent of the overall traffic and transportation enhancement schemes of Mumbai, namely the Mumbai Urban Infrastructure Project - MUIP. The design concepts being implemented were conceptualized during the global competition organized by MMRDA to short-list & select the consultants for the refurbishment project.

Marine Drive promenade and the Chowpatty beach are renowned landmarks in Mumbai, both for the Mumbaikar as well as tourists. Arguably the most famous public space in the city, Marine Drive is one of the longest man made promenades on the Arabian coast. It imparts some breathtaking views of the elements that give the city its character- the prestigious stretch of Art Deco buildings, the second largest cluster in the world, beautifully aligned with the sea face. An important thoroughfare, Marine Drive links many areas of Mumbai to the CBD - Nariman Point, as a North South corridor.

An icon of cosmopolitan Mumbai, it is a place where the rich and the poor alike stroll along the promenade, each with their simple reasons from daily exercise, studying under streetlights, offering prayers to the sea, seeing the sunset - to day dreaming - to relaxing… those seeking solitude or those cherishing a moment with friends, or a background shot to the Bollywood films. Marine Drive hosts numerous public gatherings during social festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi (the idol immersion ceremony), Diwali (the festival of lights) and Sankraant (a thousand kites in the sky!). Besides these, international events such as air-shows have also been held here.

The motivating challenge for us as designers on the project has been to nurture the characteristic essence that the expansive boulevard offers to an individual or crowds, and create generous opportunities of exploring the surroundings, the sea side and cultivating an overall lasting experience.
The approach of M/s ARC-CGL towards evolving the Master Plan for Marine Drive has been structured on the homogenous understanding of four main principles. The concept and design was not fragmented or restricted to beautification but also took into account the current and future needs of Mumbai.

ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY AS FOUNDATION: Marine Drive over the years has transformed into a precinct with great historical, ecological and socio-cultural relevance. However in the process of transformation it has degraded over the environmental front. Our proposal takes an educative approach to restore and create spaces like ECO-WALKS, NATURE TRAILS, a PALM GROVE to restore the lost natural Heritage Value of the precinct. Implementation of environment sensitive rules and regulations and usage of indigenous plantation forms an inseparable component of the design.

SOCIO-CULTURAL REGENERATION: Design features like THE OASIS, THE PROMENADE, THE SUNSET AND SUNRISE GALLERIES, THE CHRUCHGATE VISTA, HERITAGE WALK, MEMORIAL PARK, PROMONTRY, EATERIES and OPEN-AIR-AMPHITHEATRE are all designed towards enhancing the socio- cultural and interactive community binding qualities of a large city open space which Marine Drive provides to Mumbai.

STAKEHOLDERS AS CATALYSTS FOR DEVELOPMENT: Any urban development involves co-operation from the Stakeholders - in this case, all of Mumbai. Participating citizen groups of the immediate areas play a major role towards identifying the problems of their neighborhood at grass roots level. The proposal attempts to foster a framework in which the Stakeholders take the responsibility of the maintenance and management of the precinct.

A COLLABORATIVE ENTREPRENEURIAL APPROACH: This is essential towards extensively realizing the goals of creating a Global Landmark and generating a sustainable model for any Urban Open Space.
The article gives a link to Ratan J. Batliboi Architects (http://www.rjbx.firm.in), finally giving a website to this firm.

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The website of RJB architects isn't that well designed and doesn't seem to list their current projects. But they did one interesting one, this redevelopment of the Bandra-Worli Sealink Waterfront:

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/1544/01iz5.jpg


-Jai