IU's edit: the tower has been redesigned. Please see page 9 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=610333&page=9) for the latest render and details
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1967/2263584large.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/i/2263584large.jpg/)

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X-posted from my thread in the international forum (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=586377)

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Indiabulls Sky (formerly known as Jupiter Mills Tower) -- Parel, Mumbai


Long awaited (by SSC India forumers, anyway) renderings for the promised residential tower at redevelopment of Jupiter Mills, Mumbai (Bombay) by developers Indiabulls Real Estate has finally been released by Chicago-based Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architects:

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3757/image1a.jpg
^ (Jupiter Mills Tower on left, Elphinstone Mills Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=19809187) on right)

According to the architects:
Indiabulls Sky is a 75-story luxury residential tower in the heart of downtown Mumbai. To maximize views, the tower includes 50 stories of residential condominiums from floors 25-75. The building was designed to a LEED Platinum standard.The tower will come literally right beside Indiabulls's Elphinstone Mills Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=15925329) (see link for pics and info.)

In one of India's biggest real estate deals, Indiabulls, India's financial services and real estate company, purchased the former Jupiter Mill and adjacent former Elphinstone Mill from India's National Textile Corporation in 2005, to redevelop them into high rise residential, commercial and retail properties.

The former textile mills are located in Mumbai's mill lands, a vast swath of 19th century industrial and textile factories strategically located in central Mumbai. These areas are to form the backbone of Mumbai's Central Business District and command some of the highest real estate prices in the world. This tower is the latest among a slew of skyscraper projects made public in this area of Mumbai.


While still in the final stages of design, the Indiabulls Sky is the latest project reflecting the new trend in Mumbai for organic-looking towers, based on ancient Indian Vaastu Shastra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaastu_Shastra) design.

The size of the tower is significant, likely pushing it to supertall heights. Comparing it to the much more conventionally proportioned 60-storey Elphinstone Mills Tower right next beside it, this 75-storey tower will likely be significantly taller, owing to its unconventional design and tall 'stalk'-like central core. If the rendering is anything to go by, this tower will likely be at least 300 meters tall.

With construction of the Elphinstone Mills tower and other commercial midrises at both plots already underway, we're likely to see the design finalized pretty soon, and if the turnaround time is anything like Indiabulls's other co-located projects, we can expect to see construction start within a years time.


When more news comes on this project, I'll be sure to keep you all updated :cheers:

Cheers,
Jai


PS:
An even higher quality version of the rendering
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/9223/image1u.th.jpg (http://img340.imageshack.us/i/image1u.jpg/)

Some updates from the international thread:

The 75fl tower isn't under construction yet (proposed). The 60 fl one on the right is under construction already.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=15925329

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8048/mumbaiconstructionsitepmh9.jpg

^^ indianpride, while you're correct that the 60 Elphinstone Mills tower is u/c, the construction picture above is actually the midrise I referred to also located at Jupiter Mills; a software/IT park designed by architect Hafeez Contractor. This midrise and the two skyscrapers will all be located next to each other.:
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9674/01wy6.jpg

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/7843/02ll8.jpg

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9936/03ep6.jpg

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/2417/04dr8.jpg


Incidentally, DLF Universal has this mall-office park development next door, also under construction:
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/1526/bdlfui2.jpg

More updates from the thread
Inside Jupiter Mills

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1290/1230977318_7e481355f5_b.jpg

Source: shekhark

Another pic of Jupiter Mills from shekhark
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/3840/1230064473a0e62ed9bdbev9.jpg

Some site pics from January of this year

copyright Ashu
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7351/01oq8.jpg

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/429/02ar7.jpg

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/6058/03rm5.jpg

Nice!

come on guys, i live practically next door to the jupiter mills construction site since 2005 and i had witnessed the demolition of the mill, groundbreaking and every stage of construction activity in the jupiter mill land. there isnt gonna be any 75 storey tower there, just a modest midrise office comples of 20-25 storey structures. i am just posting the construction activity across my window. soon i will upload clearer photographs the next time i go to my terrace.

WTF, i am not able to find how to attach the photograph along with my post.:ohno: somebody help plz.

WTF, i am not able to find how to attach the photograph along with my post.:ohno: somebody help plz.

welcome on board. finally a Mumbaikar who wants to post photos of Mumbai in this forum!

:cheers:

here's more info on how to post photos here

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=600498

or here

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=339254

Basically you have to load the photos from your hard drive to some photo storage server (see links above for free hosters) and then put the hyperlink between IMG tags.

finally a Mumbaikar who wants to post photos of Mumbai in this forum!
^^
WTF?

Waiting to see those pics, Kalyan. Welcome to SSC India.

^^
WTF?

Suncity was alluding to local Mumbaikars. We have a couple who post regularly but they don't post any pics.

come on guys, i live practically next door to the jupiter mills construction site since 2005 and i had witnessed the demolition of the mill, groundbreaking and every stage of construction activity in the jupiter mill land. there isnt gonna be any 75 storey tower there, just a modest midrise office comples of 20-25 storey structures. i am just posting the construction activity across my window. soon i will upload clearer photographs the next time i go to my terrace.

WTF, i am not able to find how to attach the photograph along with my post.:ohno: somebody help plz.Welcome to the forum! Can't wait to see the pics.

I'm almost certain that both this and the other tower will come up at elphinstone mills, despite the name. It's the only way the rendering makes sense. IIRC, elphinstone is a bigger plot anyway. Please post pics of that too :)


Indiansunite, maybe you can do some of your detective work on this building?

Indiansunite, maybe you can do some of your detective work on this building?

I called up Indiabulls last friday and spoke with some sales guy. He asked me to send him a mail stating the purpose and what all info I needed. I sent him a mail and asked him to basically check whether all the details about both the projects were right or not. I still have to hear from him. Maybe I'll call up IB again today.

I called up Indiabulls last friday and spoke with some sales guy. He asked me to send him a mail stating the purpose and what all info I needed. I sent him a mail and asked him to basically check whether all the details about both the projects were right or not. I still have to hear from him. Maybe I'll call up IB again today.
you da man

I want to know which calling card service you use, IU. NOW NOW NOW :)

^^ I use my landline.

Edit: I also have a calling card by MCI which I sometimes use

Yeah about time more Mumbai people go active on this forum! That is what's missing! LOL

Look forward to the pics.

welcome on board. finally a Mumbaikar who wants to post photos of Mumbai in this forum!

:cheers:

here's more info on how to post photos here

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=600498

or here

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=339254

Basically you have to load the photos from your hard drive to some photo storage server (see links above for free hosters) and then put the hyperlink between IMG tags.

It is indeed appreciable that you guys go through so much effort to insert an image, however I find the whole exercise a tad too lengthy, is there any easier way of posting images without having to imageshack it first. Moderators maybe having some idea, then again maybe imageshack is one of the sponsors of this website :tongue2:

I don't see what's so lengthy about it? Just go to imageshack.com, hit browse, upload the image, and then it spits out the code to post it in the forums. It takes 10 seconds.

Of course, I'm lazier. I use the imagebot addon in my firefox browser. Lets you upload with the right click menu from a file or url, or lets you drag or drop images quickly.

thanks suncity, jai and others.

i am posting the image of construction activity in the jupiter mill land, taken across my window on 30.4.08. i will be able to post clearer pictures the next time i go to my terrace. but i've got my exams on monday and tuesday, and hence i will post those photographs from the terrace, on wednesday.

there is gonna be a 3 winged office complex there (as of the rendering posted above), having 20-25 storeys each. and there is practically no space left for any more construction activity, and that rules out any possibility of a 75 storeyed tower coming there.

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7568/30042008023cb1.jpg

Great work!

Yup, those are definitely the Hafeez Contractor-designed buildings... is it possible to take site photos of nearby Elphinstone mills?

According to the rendering, both the Elphinstone Mills Tower and this 'Jupiter Mills' tower are co-located on the same site, virtually connected to each other, and seperated only by an alley. According to the rendering, in front of both is a flyover (Tulsi Pipe road?)

Note how much larger (at least according to wikimapia (http://wikimapia.org/4509937/Elphintone)) Elphinstone mills in comparison.

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/7028/01up4.jpg

It would make sense that both towers were located on the larger plot. Differences in the name could be simply to distinguish the towers.

thanks suncity, jai and others.

i am posting the image of construction activity in the jupiter mill land, taken across my window on 30.4.08. i will be able to post clearer pictures the next time i go to my terrace. but i've got my exams on monday and tuesday, and hence i will post those photographs from the terrace, on wednesday.

there is gonna be a 3 winged office complex there (as of the rendering posted above), having 20-25 storeys each. and there is practically no space left for any more construction activity, and that rules out any possibility of a 75 storeyed tower coming there.

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7568/30042008023cb1.jpg

Thanks kalyan

Waiting for your phots.

GreyCells

there is gonna be a 3 winged office complex there (as of the rendering posted above), having 20-25 storeys each. and there is practically no space left for any more construction activity, and that rules out any possibility of a 75 storeyed tower coming there.


Wait, does that mean the beautiful tower in the first post of this thread is totally scrapped out! I was waiting all this time for that to become a reality :ohno: :bash:

Relax, people... its only in the proposal phase. More info will come out when its further down the pipeline.

this is the construction activity captured from the eastern side. (the earlier photograph was from the north)

here we can see the 2 wings of the building, and the two segments of the second wing are yet to be connected as per the renderings. seth beumonde towers can be seen in the background. photo taken on 3rd may 08.

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/8630/03052008053editeddl1.jpg

How far away was this taken from?

Cool photos Kalyan.

Keep them coming for this and other projects if possible.

:cheers:

^^^^ harsh,

couldnt help man, from the building where i stay, i can take pics only of the northern side of the construction site. the next closest structure which i could access, on the eastern side, which gives the full view of the construction activity, was located about 1200 meters from jupiter mills :)

Nice shot there Kalyan. Did you take that from somewhere near Mahalaxmi?

^^^indiansunite,

thanks. it was taken frm Parel.

kalyan

thanks dude. keep'em coming.

^^^^ harsh,

couldnt help man, from the building where i stay, i can take pics only of the northern side of the construction site. the next closest structure which i could access, on the eastern side, which gives the full view of the construction activity, was located about 1200 meters from jupiter mills :)

Oops....i thought i completed my sentence there man. It is an impressive shot....wanted to know what kinda zoom you had on?

:)

Cool pic, didn't realize how close to Beaumonde this was

this is taken from a slightly closer building, but from a low altitude. hence the resolution is slightly better, but the view is compromised becoz of obstructing structures.

along with sheth beaumonde, one of the sumer trinity towers can also be seen in the background (towards the right side)

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4135/03052008062editeduc9.jpg

....wanted to know what kinda zoom you had on?

:)

harsh, i still dont own a digicam, planning to get one in the next couple of months. these shots were taken with my good old nokia N72 handset :)

and there is practically no space left for any more construction activity, and that rules out any possibility of a 75 storeyed tower coming there.

Kalyan, have a look at this image -

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7351/01oq8.jpg

That has to be the 75 storey tower u/c since it's located away the office complex and is well within the compound of Jupiter mills.

from google maps, the location of that u/c building (encircled) wrt to the office complex -

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/1559/jmtom6.jpg

indiansunite,

in the following picture,
I : eastern wing of the project
II: southern wing
III: northern wing , as per the rendering, but construction hasnt yet been started., which overlaps with the red ellipse qouted by u as the probable site of the 75 storeyed tower. but honestly that red ellipse will not be more than 25 meters across. hence it is too small an area to construct a 75 storey tower. and for example if 2500 people are going to reside in that 75 storeyed residential tower, where is the space for the facilities? the entire dimensions of the mill land is only abt 180*220 meters (my rough estimation, can have 10-20% error).
IV: vestibule/ canopied service- recreation area

blue square: the building where i live :) :cheers:

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/1075/jupmilhe9.jpg

Kalyan, have a look at this image -

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7351/01oq8.jpg

That has to be the 75 storey tower u/c since it's located away the office complex and is well within the compound of Jupiter mills.

no buddy, the photograph clearly indicates construction activity on the right side of the service road, i.e, towards the east side. [:)]

also since i have personally been observing the construction activity, i can assure you that that was a pic of the eastern wing during the early stages of its construction, and would have been shot sometime during may-june 2007 (pre monsoon). [:)]

I don't think the 75 storey tower (if it gets built) will add too many residents. It is tall but doesn't necessarily cover a lot of ground area. Seems there will be only 50 floors for residential purposes (the 25 lower floors could be used for other purposes like parking) and judging by the looks these will be probably luxurious duplexes or triplexes. So assuming about 40 condos and 8 people per condo - that's 320 people.

Maybe we should have a separate Jupiter Mills thread for the 15-25 storey commercial complex alone with the under construction tag and photos by Kalyan?

The google earth view

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/8884/elphinstonejupitergoogllq5.jpg

and the render on the smithgill website don't seem to match (assuming that flyover is the same one)

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/2307/jms01yo7.jpg

unless we reverse it..

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3586/jupiterelphinstonezt9.jpg


Cool pic, didn't realize how close to Beaumonde this was

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/5346/elphinstonejupiter2slk8.jpg

Kalyan, if you have a look at that image, it looks like a building u/c and not a wing of the office complex. In the image you can see the side of the flyover behind the tin barriers, Beaumonde towers at the back and a pit with water in the foreground. Compare that with the reversed rendering and the following google earth image and you'll realize that that is infact the tower u/c.

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6528/85538732ha9.jpg

If it were part of the office complex then they would have leveled much more land and carried out pre-construction work in an area as large as the other wings that you see in the google earth image. Btw, that picture of the site was taken on Jan 8 2008 and not pre monsoon 2007.

Given its size, lets not also rule out that that thing u/c could be the core of the tower. Can you have a look at that corner and take some images?

hello pals!

got a few new pics of the jupiter mills construction site.

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/7917/57167297tu6.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5803/94040456pr4.jpg

these are the pics taken from my terrace (north side of the mill land):)

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4945/50562944cs6.jpg

this is the site (red ellipse) which indiansunite suggested could be the site where the 75 storeyed tower is gonna come up.:cheers:

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/5059/87773223wd4.jpg

this is the view of the east and south wings, taken from the west side of the plot.:banana:

today i went and had a casual chat with the security person of the construction site. he told me that no 70 storey building is coming up there, what is being constructed is 2-3 towers of 40 storeys each for commercial/residential use.
:ohno:

Thanks for the pics Kalyan. That corner seems to have changed quite a lot since that picture posted by Jai was taken. What I'll do is that I'll call IndiaBulls up tonight and ask them what's up with the tower and where it'll be built. I doubt they would ever reply to that email they asked me to send. Anyways I called Smith and Gill (the architects of the tower) today and like the past 5 calls, the phone after being redirected went to somebody's voice mail. I've left a message again, so lets hope the person calls me back.

IU, can you forward me the contact phone number? Maybe a phirang with an amrikan accent like mine can open some doors :D

try your luck m8. The contact # is on their website --> 312 920 1888

http://www.smithgill.com/contact.htm

Just so that you know, they're based out of Chicago.

Great pics Kalyan. Its amazing to have a forum member living so close to all the action!!

I spoke with this fellow at IndiaBulls a couple of hours ago. The 75fl tower will indeed come up at Jupiter mills but it's not under construction right now.

pics taken on May 7
Copyright Anne Gaëlle Rico

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/3264/24760419370e2f99f17aody7.jpg


http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7624/247686231094c7de2b89oaa0.jpg


http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/9386/2476041065686719e63fott5.jpg

Vereh vereh nice!

I'm glad they're finally giving Orbit a fresh coat of paint.

They have really done a lot of progress in the last couple of weeks! Does neone have pics of what the final project will look like?

I spoke with this fellow at IndiaBulls a couple of hours ago. The 75fl tower will indeed come up at Jupiter mills but it's not under construction right now.
Thats awesome.

I consider that independent confirmation. So far, the design and very existence of the tower was only released on the architect's website. Now the builders themselves have confirmed it even though it is not yet advertised.

They have really done a lot of progress in the last couple of weeks! Does neone have pics of what the final project will look like?
the first page

Great progress indeed!

Yeah Im pleased Orbit Tower is getting painted too as it will look old compared to its new surroundings lol.

try your luck m8. The contact # is on their website --> 312 920 1888

http://www.smithgill.com/contact.htm

Just so that you know, they're based out of Chicago.
Guys, for the record, I called them and got a hold of one of their architects. He confirms that the tower is indeed a very real proposal in an advanced stage of design, but directed me to the builders for more information.

I'll try calling Indiabulls next week

Here's another rendering of the Hafeez Contractor-designed midrises:
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/6373/jupitermillskonefa8.jpg

They look a lot more sleek in that clearer rendering. They should complement the towers coming up nearby quite nicely

Hafeez has always done a fantastic job with low to mid rises. gets quite creative with limited budget. That slanted mid rise is coming up real nicely in u/c images.

The One India Bulls Centre now has a website-> clicky (http://www.indiabulls.com/realestate/microsite/oneindiabulls/oneindiabulls.htm)


From it, a layout of the Jupiter mills -

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/8508/fprooflayoutb1ki1.jpg



Still no signs of the tower. But check this map out -

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/2978/location02abigmu7.jpg


It looks like India Bulls also owns that piece of land between Elphinstone road and Fitwala road since it's marked in green. That could very well be where the JM tower will rise.

anyways, here's part of a render of the retail development (mall) that'll come up in the Jupiter mills compound-

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/9430/retailjmie1.jpg

and a couple of renders of the One India Bulls Centre-

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/9895/96968139hv9.jpg

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/4629/35576266yr0.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/7709/81104988ob5.jpg

IU, great find bhai!

^^indeed.
pretty decent looking website there

Great find IU

Some more confirmation that both Elphinstone and Jupiter Mills towers are in the pipeline. From this press release (pdf) (http://www.richardscarlberg.com/pdf/indiabulls.pdf):

MARKETING OF ONE OF INDIA’S TALLEST BUILDING AWARDED
TO HOUSTON-BASED RICHARDS/CARLBERG

Agency to Promote Three Projects in Mumbai’s New Central Business District
HOUSTON (August 30, 2007) — Central Mumbai in India is emerging as the
new financial business centre of the fifth most populous metropolitan area in
the world and will soon be home to one of the tallest building in the country – a
luxury condominium. The builder and one of India’s leading real estate
companies, Indiabulls Real Estate Limited (IBREL), has selected Houston-based
Richards/Carlberg as its agency of record to promote the structure along with
two other construction projects in the area. The agency’s responsibilities include
the worldwide advertising and marketing of the complex.


[...]

Richards/Carlberg’s first assignment included the naming of the initial
project – One Indiabulls Centre, which will offer more than 2 million square feet
of office and retail space. The agency currently is developing one of the first
marketing materials which is 20-page fold out color brochure that outlines the
key features of the Centre including its LEED (Leadership in Energy
Environmental Design) gold rating certification; its ease of accessibility by bus,
Indiabulls and Richards/Carlberg
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taxi, rail and proximity to the airport; its state-of-the-art security with smart card
readers, a monitoring room, alarm systems, fire detection and more; and a host
of amenities like a fitness centre, concierge service and several eateries. Similar
marketing materials will be created for the 60-story commercial office building
and the 75-story condominium, both of which will be certified Platinum Green
Buildings. Creative development for advertising to follow.


Which two buildings are they talking about? Yup:
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/7961/02hm2.jpg
^ (Jupiter Mills Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=610333) on left, Elphinstone Mills Tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=19809187) on right)

The India Bulls Centre has to be one of HC best office developments after his designs in Gurgoan.

Brilliant!

Holy... those are nice pictures there people!!

great u/c pics.hope the biggy happens.they're from may.Any more recent?or the monsoon slows it all up?
Its superfine watching bombay being built from me armchair, actually v exciting.
eaye oop

http://i34.tinypic.com/2cxdcux.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/2gvkjtg.jpg

^^ Great pictures, Sudheesh-ji. That's Hafeez's building in Jupiter Mills, right? Although it isn't the tower, it's still impressive.

How was progress on the Tower itself?

^^Ya, it is the 'One Indiabulls Centre", with two towers of 18 floors and two towers of 20 floors designed by Hafeez Contractor.

I think for the time being construction is progressing for these business towers only..The 75 floor tower seems yet to be finalised.

Leasing has started, seems the lease rentals are around Rs 400 per sft. Infact I had interacted the same day with a financial services corporate who has taken some 1.25 lakhs sft of space.

Great Updates Sudheesh...

I so much want to come to India and witness these projects...

Thanks for all the updates Sudheesh ji. You've posted more pics/updates than all the imbecilic sloths residing in Bombay. How often do you plan to travel to Bombay?

anyways bhailog check this snippet of info out -


Just across the arterial Senapati Bapat Marg, Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd has begun construction of a 75-storeyed luxury residential tower on the Jupiter Mill property even as the Mumbai Textile Mill project remains on the drawing board.
clicky (http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/05003413/DLF-yet-to-start-work-on-Mumba.html?h=B)

:drunk:

^^ you beat me to it IU!:)

'Begun construction'?

Oh is it? Perhaps it might have just started. :)

I was with two consultants of Cushman & Wakefield, one from Mumbai and the other from Bangalore. The Mumbai guy gave me inputs about the project.

Thanks for the comments. Infact I got only two days to cover Mumbai. From South to North till Goregaon/Malad side. First day from the time I landed at Airport at about 9 AM, I was being driven around, rushing to meetings to meetings (Had five of them from south to north) till I checked in to hotel by 10.15 PM. Anyway Mumbai was kind enough to provide me with a good nightlife which relaxed my nerves.

I don't have the need to go to Mumbai often, some trip may come within two months. Most probably my next trip would be to Delhi.

Thanks for all the updates Sudheesh ji. You've posted more pics/updates than all the imbecilic sloths residing in Bombay. How often do you plan to travel to Bombay?

anyways bhailog check this snippet of info out -


clicky (http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/05003413/DLF-yet-to-start-work-on-Mumba.html?h=B)

:drunk:

Thanks for all the updates Sudheesh ji. You've posted more pics/updates than all the imbecilic sloths residing in Bombay. How often do you plan to travel to Bombay?

Truth.


anyways bhailog check this snippet of info out -


clicky (http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/05003413/DLF-yet-to-start-work-on-Mumba.html?h=B)

:drunk:

*dances*

Can some one give a list of companies that have taken up space at Indiabulls? I am aware of Reliance, India Infoline, Edelweiss, NDTV. Would appreciate if anyone could tell me the rate (psf) and also the area taken up. Thanks

Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill's website just got updated. They've uploaded a PDF which contains a larger render of both the Jupiter and Elphinstone Mill towers:

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/3922/towersfo6.jpg

...than all the imbecilic sloths residing in Bombay....

B B and anyone;go on get yer camera out

Oh...God...what the hell is that hideous thing on the left?! How can anyone even think of allowing such a monstrosity to be built? That's like taking every bad thing about the Tour Montparnasse in Paris and making it 100x. Sure, it may be great for the people living inside, but what about the rest of us?!

^^^ WAaaa such a beautiful building. Cant wait for it to be built!

I like it aswell it may seem weird but its futuristic and modern.

C'mon as Indians we cant, and shouldnt complain. If i had the money I will buy an apartment at Jupiter mills, rather than, imperial or lodha or palais royale. The only worring thing is, it is too narrow at the bottom. Even a slight tremor might topple this thing

^^Well its the 21 century humans can do alot of things now.

its great and inovative.
But it wont look like that when it goes up.

jupiter mills construction as on 06.02.2009, 10:00 AM


http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sdc10070lb3.jpg

From the link above.

Copyright: Kalyan
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I couldnt find tihs online, but the "Times of India" Mumbai edition states that there is gonna be a nine storyed car park in the jupiter mills land, which can accomodate around 2300 cars. the proposed structure will lie in the vacant part of the land next to the mid-rise commercial buildings which we havve seen earlier in tis thread. a photograph of the site is also provided in the article.

yup, got the link

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/Hi-tech-nine-storeyed-car-park-planned-for-city/articleshow/4586298.cms

^here's the image from that article
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A mall was going to be built at the spot. But now according to DNA (http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1259313), the parking lot/garage will part of a new 45 storey commercial tower.

Mumbai: A 12-storey parking tower in Parel, with a capacity to accommodate 2,370 vehicles. That's what India Bulls, which is developing Jupiter Mill in that region, is planning to build.

It has submitted a proposal to the civic body and traffic authorities under section 33(24) of the development control rules, which allows the developer to seek 50% FSI incentive over the built-up area utilised for public car park.

The submitted proposal states that the parking tower will be a part of a 45-storey commercial building. There will be two levels of basement parking plus public parking from ground floor right up to the ninth floor. A 6-meter ramp will be constructed between ninth and 10th floors to segregate the public car park from the commercial space.The total area to be utilised for the parking lot will be 10,839 sq-m, which means that the developer will be able to seek an FSI incentive of over 5000 sq-m.

A state-appointed five-member committee, chaired by the municipal commissioner, met at the civic headquarters on Tuesday to deliberate on the proposal. Traffic authorities reportedly have studied the proposal, and have advocated that the developer be asked to set up a sizeable holding area in front of the proposed entrance on Senapati Bapat Marg, and the exit, to come up on Fitwalla Road. to avoid traffic congestion.

From what it looks like, there is no major opposition to the design of the parking lot. This means that the new 45fl commercial tower is ON.

Meanwhile I'm hoping that the site of the JM tower is across Fitwala road and not where this commercial tower is coming up.

from an article on IB in Singapore's Business Times (http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:SsakeeRHQyQJ:www.businesstimes.com.sg/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp%3Fdlink%3D/sub/companies/story/0,4574,335554,00.html%3F+%22indiabulls+finance+centre%22+towers&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us):

June 1 2009:
The board has decided to stick to its earlier plan to include a residential component at One Indiabulls Centre, and the plan is to launch the residential project shortly, according to the latest results statement issued on Saturday.

edited

^here's the image from that article
From what it looks like, there is no major opposition to the design of the parking lot. This means that the new 45fl commercial tower is ON.

Meanwhile I'm hoping that the site of the JM tower is across Fitwala road and not where this commercial tower is coming up.

even i am hoping the same.

the 45 storey commercial tower is the result of the increased FSI. but for that, we would havve had only a low-rise mall there (of 4-6 levels) according to the earlier renders.

meanwhile there has been a lot of activity going on on the smaller plot on the other side of fitwala road. the plot is small, not more than 30,000 - 40,000 feet. i sincerely hope they build the JM tower there.

an image of this plot was posted by Jai on the elphinsone mill tower thread. i am posting it here.

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/4974/c61gj0.jpg

and there is one more reason to believe that the JM tower is gonna come on the smaller plot across Fitwala road.

Look at this rendering carefully.

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http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9276/towers.jpg

I had always wondered over the last 1 year that this photograph makes sense only if the tower was supposed to come at the small plot across Fitwala Road, rather than the main jupiter mill plot. i wasnt sure until i saw the construction activity early this year (Feb to be precise)

i had waited for more concrete evidence before presenting it to the forum. but i couldnt get much since the construction site is covered by metal sheets upto a height of 25-30 feet to avoid dust pollution.

Thanks for the update Kalyan. I inverted the render some time ago and came to same conclusion. The JM tower will definitely rise on the smaller plot. Can you try to take some pics of this plot from the flyover or one of those buildings in the back? Even if they show the metal sheets, it'll be fine.

sure bro, in fact i already tried attaching those images to the earlier post but had to abandon it coz of some hardware problem.

here u are

the smaller plot across fitwala road

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jupiter mills construction from the flyover

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jupiter mills construction site as seen from the flyover
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another view of the smaller plot
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http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5672/sdc10512u.jpg


45 storey commercial structure with 9 level car parking is gonna come here
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/4139/sdc10513j.jpg

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/4139/sdc10513j.jpg


clearer view of the construction
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Those shots nail it. The shot in ur 2nd post showing the smaller plot has a steel sheet with "S" written on it with a green background a la IndiaBulls logo. That's more confirmation that the plot is owned by IndiaBulls and is the place where the JM will rise.

That pic also shows Bombay Dyeing's u/c tower in Wadala. Kalyan, can u take some pics when u have time?

Those shots nail it. The shot in ur 2nd post showing the smaller plot has a steel sheet with "S" written on it with a green background a la IndiaBulls logo. That's more confirmation that the plot is owned by IndiaBulls and is the place where the JM will rise.

That pic also shows Bombay Dyeing's u/c tower in Wadala. Kalyan, can u take some pics when u have time?

no doubt abt that bro, the site is owned by indiabulls and it served as a storage area for the raw materials for the one indiabulls construction. anyway, you have a keen obserrvation :cheers:

will get the Bombay dyeing u/c imags shortly.

since u r enthusiastic, i am uploading another photograph, which i had to take from a moving vehicle. this was becoz this was the only entrance to the smaller site and the security guys didnt allow me to take photographs when i went near the entrance. this was taken using "shake disabled" mode, and despite that, the image got shaken.

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they have dug the plot by about 20 feet. doesnt a structure which is supposed to stand close to 300 metres in height need a deeper basement? pls enlighten.

Don't worry about the blurred image bro. It serves its purpose very well.

Regarding the pit, the depth of it depends on how far down the bedrock lies and the number of basement levels. If it is 20 feet deep as you say then the bedrock lies pretty close to the surface. All they would have to do is level the bedrock to make it smooth and then construct the skyscraper's foundation.

in fact IU, i already have a photograph of that Wadala Bombay dyeing structure, i took it on March 20th. i didnt know what that structure was and hence didnt post it for the last 2 1/2 months :bash:

here u are

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Happy guys?? :cheers:

^^ Grt work Kalyan!

Dear kalyan , you have done a brilliant job.You have even taken shots of the Bombay Dyeing tower u/c at wadala. I stay very close to that tower .I will post some more photos of it from various angles by tomorrow .

Why don't we have a new thread for the Bombay Dyeing tower?

Sweet Jesus. First the small plot images and now the BD tower. It seems that you've already taken images of what I'd like to see. What should I ask for next? BD's tower at Textile Mills in Worli? haha

This is great stuff. :cheers:

Anyways have you seen BD's tower in Worli? construction on it started a while back.


Bhargavsura, the render hasn't been released yet. All we know is that it has been designed by DP architects and will have 38 floors. The render on their website is outdated. I'll create a thread soon.

Why don't we have a new thread for the Bombay Dyeing tower?
Dear bhargavsura
Yeah ,I agree with u. The time has come for a separate thread. I stay near it .But i was a bit too busy with my exams, which r now over. So i can keep u guys updated with all the progress on that tower for quite some time.

Don't worry man. We appreciate yours and Kalyan's contribution and keeping us updated every now and then. Am looking forward to some of your pictures.

:cheers:

Dear kalyan , you have done a brilliant job.You have even taken shots of the Bombay Dyeing tower u/c at wadala. I stay very close to that tower .I will post some more photos of it from various angles by tomorrow .

sure bro!! gr8 to have u among us :banana: welcome on board :cheers:

This is great stuff. :cheers:

Anyways have you seen BD's tower in Worli? construction on it started a while back.


thanks bro.

the prob is that i stay occupied during daytime and after sunset the pic quality wont be good. that leaves only weekends for the job. will try to get that next weekend :cheers: :)

^ Take your time man. http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3408/44175982.gif

India Bulls Sky Ad on Times Of India, Mumbai Edition

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Original Ad here (http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=3&edlabel=TOIM&mydateHid=30-08-2009&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ad00300&format=&publabel=TOI)

Could this be the The Elphistone Mills Tower by any chance

Sweet. It's the Jupiter mills tower since the following article (http://www.theedgesingapore.com/the-daily-edge/business/7181-launch-of-residential-units-at-one-indiabulls-centre.html) mentions 1 IB Centre:

Indiabulls Properties Investment Trust says that the residential units of One Indiabulls Centre will be put up for sale on Aug 23 under the brand name of “Indiabulls Sky”.

One Indiabulls Centre situated at 841 and 882 Balasheth Murudkar Marg in Mumbai, India, comprises a residential component of over 1.4 acres in land area.

Indiabulls Sky is expected to be a 65-storey building with managed private residences. Each unit residence will come with a large private terrace and a plunge pool overlooking the Arabian Sea.

It is close to Four Seasons Hotel, Mahalaxmi Course and the prestigious Willingdon Club.

65 should be the number of habitable floors. The tower itself will have 70+ floors.

Awesome news :)

So the "Jupiter Mills Tower" is now officially "Indiabulls Sky"

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/3922/towersfo6.jpg

Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill's website just got updated. They've uploaded a PDF which contains a larger render of both the Jupiter and Elphinstone Mill towers:

I've ripped the even higher quality version :cheers1:
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^Nice nice.

I've copied over some posts from the Mumbai update thread here. The thread is now going to be renamed to

PAREL | Indiabulls Sky | erst. Jupiter Mills Tower | 75 fl | App

and will be renamed in two weeks to-

PAREL | Indiabulls Sky | 75 fl | App


Cheers to the launch of the tower :cheers:

So they're keeping the original design? Can't wait to see something this unique+tall in Mumbai!

Hopefully they clean up the areas around it and we can have a roadway as shown in the render. It's gonna be good.

IB launched the tower this past Thursday. The announcement is a first for developers who usually keep hush hush about their new developments. Hopefully this would make other developers to announce their projects as well.

Indiabulls launches high-rise residential project (http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/indiabulls-launches-high-rise-residential-project/72591/on)

Indiabulls Real Estate today announced the launch of Indiabulls Sky, South Mumbai's first residential high-rise with managed private residences.

These residences will be privately-owned and will be serviced by a dedicated butler, who will be on call round-the -clock to meet every resident's request.

"We are committed to making Indiabulls Sky a benchmark in high-end living. We are working really hard not only to create an international quality product but also an experience that will be hard to resist," Indiabulls Real Estate's Chief Executive Officer, Vipul Bansal, said.

Located at Lower Parel, Indiabulls Sky, has in its vicinity upscale boutiques, gourmet restaurants, five-star hotels, entertainment-centers, reputed schools, the Mahalaxmi Race course and Willingdon Club within the radius of two-to- three-kilometers, a company press release said.

The project promises attached private terraces almost as big as the residences. The available options are lavish 3 BHKs, duplexes or penthouses on the highest floors. Every residence has tastefully designed interiors and the finest amenities, the release said.

Awesome. Can't wait to see some construction pictures.

Really love the tower on the right. Very contemporary with clean crisp lines. The one on the left looks just plain nasty. Like a half eaten corn-on-the-cob. Wonder what the associate at the architects firm was smoking when he came up with this. Am sure the IB folks were also smoking the same thing when they approved that design. Wonder how large the footprint of that central stalk is though. That is a clever engineering touch.

Awesome news :)

So the "Jupiter Mills Tower" is now officially "Indiabulls Sky"

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/3922/towersfo6.jpg

^^ how coincidental, i feel the exact opposite as you!

^^ how coincidental, i feel the exact opposite as you!

To each his own I guess.

65-STOREY INDIABULLS SKY

DNA, 12 September, 2009,Mumbai

There was a scurry among builders to own and construct multi-storeyed buildings at the Girangaon textile mills area around two years ago. One of them, Indiabulls Real Estate, the third largest builder in India, has announced its plans to launch Indiabulls Sky, a 65-storeyed service apartment project at Jupiter Mills, a defunct national textile corporation mill at Girangaon. This is despite the fact that Oberoi Skyz, another 65-storeyed luxury residential project in the same area by the Oberoi Constructions had failed to take off.

Indiabulls had bought the land around three years ago. The company says it would be South Mumbai’s first residential high-rise with managed private residences. Vipul Bansal, CEO, Indiabulls Real Estate, said that the building will boast of private terraces and will have luxurious 3BHKs, duplexes or penthouses on the highest floors.

Link (http://www.dnaindia.com/money)

This report again mentions that the tower will have only 65 floors, I hope that IU is right about this being the figure for only the habitable floors and not that the iconic tower has been cut short.

Another Ad on Mumbai Mirror

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Original Size (http://www1.lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=40&edlabel=MMIR&mydateHid=13-09-2009&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ad04000&format=&publabel=MM&max=true)

^Awesome find. That whole area will be changed once it's built. If they coulds are correct hight (:D) it should be around 300m. Whats also cool is that Skylark Tower should be comming up right infront of it.

They should rename it to jangal ped, because that's what it looks like.

looks like people coming off the sealink will get a nice view

any update??

It's good to see the ads clearly saying 65 floors - after the disappointment with the Elphinstone Mills tower it's nice to see this one going through..

Can't wait for the construction updates to start flowing in!!

:)

A Full page add has appeared in the times of india of the Indiabulls sky,with the Bombay skyline.

^^Ok!! Here you go

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/4536/ad0050010.png (http://img201.imageshack.us/i/ad0050010.png/)

Original Ad Here (http://www1.lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=5&edlabel=TOIM&mydateHid=20-09-2009&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ad00500&format=&publabel=TOI&max=true)

The building will have 102 apartments in all. The breakup is as follows:

3 BHK Apartments (Type 1) : 32 units (3700)
3 BHK Apartments (Type 2) : 32 units (2900)
4 BHK Apartments (Type 3) : 16 units (Dup) (5200)
5 BHK Apartments (Type 4) : 16 units (Dup) (5900)
6 BHK Apartments (Type 5) : 6 units (Penthouse) (8800)

The first 20 floors will be parking, gym, swimming pool, cafe, grocery store etc. etc. etc.

This is what the building will look like. Completion date is end of 2012.

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http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/935/arealayout.jpg
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All info is from marketing materials of India Bull.

Awesome!

The redesign is better and much more exciting with the wow factor.

which is the tower to its right?

Nice but what happend to Indias Bulls Sky? Its not on the master plan.

which is the tower to its right?

The tall tower on the right is another office building by India Bulls. The slanting one is a hotel but has been cancelled. Instead they will have an L shaped residence building between the three office buildings.

Nice but what happend to Indias Bulls Sky? Its not on the master plan.

The orange roundish building in the master plan with Residences written on it is SKY.


The only negative in my opinion is that the building has almost no open space. The plot of the building is just a little larger than the building itself and hence all of the ameneties have to be within the building.

when are they due to be completed? as of now the only ones ready are the slanting office blocks to the extreme right

The orange roundish building in the master plan with Residences written on it is SKY.

I can only see an orange round building with residences written on it. And it appears to be the tallest building in the renders shown above.

A grocery store in a residential building? That's the first time I have heard of such bizarre thing. This building doesn't look 75 floors at all.

when are they due to be completed? as of now the only ones ready are the slanting office blocks to the extreme right

Sorry don't know. Will try to find out.

I can only see an orange round building with residences written on it. And it appears to be the tallest building in the renders shown above.

That is the India Bulls Sky building.

A grocery store in a residential building? That's the first time I have heard of such bizarre thing. This building doesn't look 75 floors at all.

Actually this is getting to be more and more of a common concept in Bombay now a days. A lot of newer buildings have a convenience store and/or a cafe in the building complex. When you can have a mini-theatre, multi purpose halls, etc. why not a convenience/grocery store.

The building will be ~ 65 floors in all including the ~ 20 floors that will house the parking, gym, pool, etc.

Actually this is getting to be more and more of a common concept in Bombay now a days. A lot of newer buildings have a convenience store and/or a cafe in the building complex. When you can have a mini-theatre, multi purpose halls, etc. why not a convenience/grocery store.

The building will be ~ 65 floors in all including the ~ 20 floors that will house the parking, gym, pool, etc.

I am not against such "ideas and concepts", but things are getting weirder.

^^ Its becoming pretty common in the UK as well, and they honestly are the most convenient shops ever!

Not exactly blown away by the design, but it'll look great from the BWSL exit as seen in the ad!

This building doesn't look 75 floors at all.

I knew it all along that it was unlikely to be 75. If the render says 65 then we better take the word of the bulder and believe it to be 65. I mean in a city where height is the USP why would anyone scale down the actual number of floors in the advertisement. Time we change the title to 65fl from 75!!!

^^ Its becoming pretty common in the UK as well, and they honestly are the most convenient shops ever!

That would push many a desi cornershop owners further into the corner... hehe

I knew it all along that it was unlikely to be 75. If the render says 65 then we better take the word of the bulder and believe it to be 65. I mean in a city where height is the USP why would anyone scale down the actual number of floors in the advertisement. Time we change the title to 65fl from 75!!!


Yeah. 65 is ok. Not bad.

what happened to the design published in the newspaper ad- the one with stalk and all that? The new tower does not look like 75 flrs.

it looks about 30 floors.

The add shows it to be taller than TV Tower. Is this the case? How tall is the expected height?

somethings fishy...

it always is around here.

Yeah no way this is 75 floors, the renders make it seem 30-35 floors.

Its been scaled down I think.

Another opportunity for the next tallest building in Mumbai scuttered.

Yeah no way this is 75 floors, the renders make it seem 30-35 floors.

Its been scaled down I think.

Another opportunity for the next tallest building in Mumbai scuttered.

Relax!!! Each floor has a duplex flat. I could count 50 habitable floors and as the poster BombayPG mentions that the car parking, swimming pool, shopping mall etc occupy 15 floors of podium, that should make it 65. The building has been advertised as 65 floors and so lets take it to be 65.

AFAIK the first 20 floors will be parking, gym, pool, convenience store, etc
The next 18-20 floors will be the 3 bedroom apartments
The next 18-20 floors will be the duplex apartments
The next 6 floors will be the Pent Houses

Makes it about 60 - 65 floors in all.

The location of the tower is exactly what I had predicted it to be. I received the same marketing material about a week back but didn't have time to rip it and upload the contents. The PDF can be viewed here --> clicky (http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B5Z4De7AoxxqNmZmYjE0YzItOTlhMi00MTVkLWIwNTUtYzVhZDE4YjViMTdk&hl=en) and a presentation with apartment floor plans and specs can be viewed here--> Clicky (http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AZZ4De7AoxxqZGgzcGJnYl8wbnJnaHhuYzQ&hl=en)

Regarding the number of the floors, developers usually advertise the number of livable floors in their ads and websites. That's why I said it'll have more than 65 floors. But anyhow let's go with what is advertised since that looks more believable. So 65 it is.

The 65 floors includes the non livable floors. I confirmed this with Indiabulls. A very good project IMHO.

honestly, i think the new design is a complete disappointment.

they changed what could have been a revolutionary design, a design that would have defined mumbai, into some horrid architectural hodge-podge that would, ironically, look more artificial and hackneyed in real life than it does in a rendering.

I literally drank to this building when i first saw this design. Now im going to induce vomiting.

what a @$%@#%in joke. sigh.

honestly, i think the new design is a complete disappointment.

they changed what could have been a revolutionary design, a design that would have defined mumbai, into some horrid architectural hodge-podge that would, ironically, look more artificial and hackneyed in real life than it does in a rendering.

I literally drank to this building when i first saw this design. Now im going to induce vomiting.

what a @$%@#%in joke. sigh.

welcome to the world of finance. :ohno:
But then u know that already.
hows hawai you lucky lucky man?

Ok!! There is a double treat from Indiabulls. Indiabulls Sky Suites is going to be built in the neighborhood of Indiabulls Sky. Could this be the Elphinstone Mills Tower? I don't think there is any other Indiabulls highrise in the close vicinity apart from Elphinstone Mills Tower that matches Indiabulls Sky.

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/8441/ad0141428m.png (http://img8.imageshack.us/i/ad0141428m.png/)

Original Ad (http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=14&edlabel=TOIM&mydateHid=04-10-2009&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ad01400&format=&publabel=TOI)

^I hope its not Elphinstone Mills, because wasn't it meant to be commercial.

When is construction planned to start? And the old design was much better.. :ohno:

Indian developers need to take more design risks, especially when the pricing is very much on par and exceeds anything abroad.

Ok!! There is a double treat from Indiabulls. Indiabulls Sky Suites is going to be built in the neighborhood of Indiabulls Sky. Could this be the Elphinstone Mills Tower? I don't think there is any other Indiabulls highrise in the close vicinity apart from Elphinstone Mills Tower that matches Indiabulls Sky.

^I hope its not Elphinstone Mills, because wasn't it meant to be commercial.

It's going to be built at the Elphinstone Mills. Here's IPIT's announcement (http://www.thenextview.com/sgxnews/20091003_212001_F3EU_D5E7C6F1B99C2FD04825764300265DF7.1.pdf) at Singapore stock exchange:

LAUNCH OF RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT AT INDIABULLS FINANCE CENTRE

Launch of Residential Component

Further to Unitholders’ approval, at an extraordinary general meeting of unitholders of IPIT on 29 September 2009, of the expansion of the principal objectives of Indiabulls Properties Investment Trust (“IPIT”) which allows IPIT the flexibility to develop office, retail, residential and/or hospitality components in its portfolio (with at least the majority1 comprising income-producing office space), Indiabulls Property Management Trustee Pte. Ltd., as trustee-manager of IPIT (the “Trustee- Manager”), wishes to announce that a residential component will be launched on 4 October 2009 for sale by IPIT at Indiabulls Finance Centre under the brand name of “Indiabulls Sky Suites”. This is in addition to the launch of the residential component at One Indiabulls Centre under the brand name of “Indiabulls Sky” on 23 August 2009, which was announced by the Trustee-Manager on 22 August 2009.

Consistent with other similar launches of residential projects in Mumbai, other details of the launch such as the exact price for each unit and the total area of the project have not been fixed and will be influenced by the interest of purchasers as well as the success of the launch, and the total area of the project would be subject to receipt of approvals from the relevant regulatory authorities. Where appropriate, the Trustee-Manager will provide relevant updates in its quarterly results announcements.

By Order of the Board
Indiabulls Property Management Trustee Pte. Ltd.
(as trustee-manager of Indiabulls Properties Investment Trust)
(Company registration no. 200720456G)

Chatri Trisiripisal
Chairman and Independent Director
Singapore
3 October 2009

Indiabulls has launched a third tower Indiabull Sky Forest:80 floors

I actually like the one with the shards. The other one is yaawwwnnn

i think it has duplexes only 65 floors sitting on top of 15 floors of podium. Each unit has its own terrace and a pool.

READ THIS ARTICLE ON LOWER PAREL



Sky is the limit for Lower Parel
Rajshri Mehta / DNA

Mumbai: Once the mill district of Mumbai; now it defines the city's skyline. Lower Parel, an area that was once dotted with mill structures, will soon have skyscrapers coming up at almost every corner. Over the next four years, a string of 60-plus-storey residential buildings are expected to come up in Lower Parel.

Most big realtors are planning residential towers offering homes from 2,000sq ft to 8,000sq ft. Indiabulls is planning its 70-storey Indiabulls Sky and another 65-storey tower in Lower Parel. The developer, in both projects, has got a phase wise planning permission of 35 stories.

Another 70-plus-storey twin-tower project has been planned by DB Realty at Crown Mills. The developer, expected to get a nod for the towers from civic authorities, is offering homes of an average 2,000 sq ft size. Just a few kilometres, near the old passport office in Worli, a 65-storey skyscraper is being planned by Oberoi Constructions in a joint venture with Sahana Builders. This proposed tower is in addition to the 65-storey skyscraper already planned by Oberoi at the Glaxo factory in Worli.

Raheja Developers, however, is believed to be planning to construct the tallest tower, an 80-storey skyscraper in Worli.

"The reason Mumbai is going vertical is because it's the only solution left. Not only are the towers convenient-you can also create a lot of real estate out of a relatively small ground area. High-rises are the only option for a congested city," a senior Indiabulls official said.
However, even as Lower Parel is growing vertically, areas south of Mumbai do not want to be left behind. A 60-storey residential tower by SD Corporation at Chowpatty and another by Shreepati Developers at Girgaum are expected to come up soon.

But much as the developers are bullish about constructing the towers, there are others like architect Neera Adarkar who are sceptical about the unchecked growth. Adarkar believes that infrastructure is the lifeline of a city and it shouldn't be put under pressure.

"There is a need to develop accessibility to the mainland, concentrating on places like Borivali (western suburb of Mumbai) and Navi Mumbai (a satellite township). What needs to be done first is to provide better infrastructure like transportation," Adarkar said.

Home registrations on the upswing

After braving the slowdown, developers in the city are now witnessing revival of fortunes. 2009 has seen an 85% rise in property document registrations over 2008. According to data available with the stamp duty registrar, 6,402 documents were registered this year against 3,460 registered last year. The month-on-month registrations have gone up by a marginal 5%. The lease registration, however, has seen a drop of 29% in 2009 against the 5,105 lease registrations in 2008.

Google Earth Image - October 12

Site prep underway at the site of the Indiabulls Sky tower:
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8471/99763772.jpg


..and there's a crane at Indiabulls Skyforest site. The render of this 80 storey tower hasn't yet been released.
http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/2251/61535171.jpg

MPE had a pic, I think it was for Sky Suites and it was just a pile of dirt so I didn't bother posting it.

Site prep underway on the night of December 29
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Finally some info on the height of the tower. LERA's website has info for the sky suites tower which also mentions the sky tower -


This project consists of a multi building development. The scope includes a design for the Sky Suites, a 75 story, 810 ft (247 m) tower that will contain apartments, parking and related amenity in a 1,830,800sf (170,000sm) building envelope. Other parcels to be developed for residential use include the Sky Tower, which will stand at a height of 945 ft (288 m) when completed.
http://www.lera.com/projects/in/indiabullsresid.htm


They also mention that the architects are seattle based Callison Architecture. Keep an eye on their website ->http://www.callison.com/ for quality renders

^^
Great stuff man, their website also has info about some more high rises by Oberoi Constructions in their plot in Goregaon....that area will look nice with some a mini-commercial cluster around Oberoi Commerz :cheers:

Nice Resi too in the Oberoi Goregaon plot...http://www.lera.com/pimg/oberoigardencity/9694291_large.jpg


Also Minerva Tower seems interesting, "pair of slender, 65 story residential towers set above a 12 story parking podium", not bad at all

View of the IB Sky site (the one surrounded by tin boards)
Jannuary 21
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Amazing shot!

picture from today
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/9551/img0759l.jpg

Same address as God???

omg lol i didnt even see that!

hahaha lets hope so

:lol: at them advertising "god".

Oh I didnt get it at first. I thought they meant the luxury of the apartments. They mean the height in the sky! Sorry for ruining a joke by explaining it guys.

can anybody change the THREAD from Site Prep to U/C???

It's not u/c yet.

^^ wht that above pics shows its looks like u/c....

the basement is u/c from what i have seen

I think that is the finanve centre u/c.

That's actually the Sky Forest site behind the boards. The Sky site is a couple of meters down the road.

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1967/2263584large.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/i/2263584large.jpg/)

Indiabulls development

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

:cheers::cheers:

Hmm ,this is nice

I like what I'm seeing. :okay:

Nice, but wish the buildings had different designs. Mumbai is full of twinsa nd triplets.

i like the one at the end.

Great! mumbai UNDER development.

so sky forest is 2 buildings?

and indiabulls one is going to hardly get any sunlight now

traffic is going to be impossible unless major changes are made under the flyover

one of the best in mumbai in recent years... i would say....

and indiabulls one is going to hardly get any sunlight now



I think it worse for the people of live in the shadow of Planet Godrej. Even worse news for them Orchid Views is comming up across from Planet Godrej. They are gonna have walls on 2 sides.

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1967/2263584large.jpg
Indiabulls development
http://www.lera.com/projects/in/indiabullsresid.htm

:cheers::cheers:

Nice find there. The 2nd sky forest tower looks like it'll consist of 60 odd floors. Here's a render with all the IB projects labeled to give a better perspective of the site development that will take place:

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/1967/2263584large.jpg

The sky forest towers sit on top of a 11 floor public parking lot consisting of 2 basements, 1 ground and 9 upper floors.

Wish they could have thrown the Elphinstone Mills tower somewhere in there :ohno:

It would then look fantastic!

looks great.....

Sky Forest will block out the view for One India Bulls Center however I do like the new towers.

It seems the towers are being crammed into a small space.

Nice nice. Amazing this is!!

I just think it is very odd that the Sky Forest is exactly infront of the One Indiabulls Center. Wont it totally kill the elevation of One India bulls ?? Also if you notice the building behind sky forest which is a part of One India Bulls can actually peep into the lower level apartments of Sky Forest which I find very odd.

Now if all of these buildings get built according to the renders then for me they will be the best in mumbai...

I just think it is very odd that the Sky Forest is exactly infront of the One Indiabulls Center. Wont it totally kill the elevation of One India bulls ?? Also if you notice the building behind sky forest which is a part of One India Bulls can actually peep into the lower level apartments of Sky Forest which I find very odd.

This is what I was thinking too, One India Bulls view will be hidden and ruined.:ohno:

The towers are nice but do they have to be infront of One India Bulls?

April 12 - Site prep underway at the Sky Forest site. I'll create a thread for these 2 towers soon.
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Looking nice !! Any idea what are the two buildings under construction in the center of the pic?

Indiabulls Finance Centre
http://www.indiabulls.com/realestate/Indiabulls_Finance_centre/index.html

they really need to sort out the traffic flow under that flyover. its already a big mess. god alone knows what will happen when the indiabulls buildings and the dlf and bombay dyeing properties are all ready

Even I know that answer, why trouble God for that. It's gonna be a bigger mess.

One IB Center's cladding looks stunning!

Whats that u/c behind IBFC?

The height of the Forest and Sky Suites is nearly 4 times that of Indiabulls Center. One can imagine how tall they will be by gauging the height of IndiaBulls Center here

http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/7599/31747977.jpg

@IU - great work once again mate :cheers:

Fantastic job Nitro, IU!! You guys are fantastic.

LERA has removed Indiabulls sky from its portfolio. It's definitely due to the link that Nitro provided in his post. They probably tracked back to this thread and then decided to remove it due to IB trying to keep the project design under the wraps for the max amount of time.

Similarly, thetalessmith removed the slum rehab process video on the land on which Ahuja towers will be built. link in this post--> http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=53952235&postcount=24

ha ha, we're like some sort of skyscraper paparazzi.

Whats that u/c behind IBFC?

All the way at the back? That's the Ruby Mills tower.

No, check the Bombay update thread.

May 4
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I think India Bulls will keep re-designing and bring out different towers all the time.

They should have built One India Bulls as per the plan and now this Sky Forest tower will block its view.

Morgan Stanley recently published their evaluation of IB Real Estate's stock performance on July 1. The report carried site images of the sky towers from mid April. Image forwarded by a buddy of mine -

April 16
http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/5515/sky1h.jpg

clearer image:
http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/4467/skyk.jpg

Woo Hoo!!!

thanks IU great update.....:cheers:

Another render from here (http://www.businessworld.in/bw/2010_07_17_Heaven_On_Earth.html?offset=1&max=1). The crown's shape is a bit different in this one:

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/1294/indiabullssky150x312.jpg

the glass :drool:

awesome

Some latest construction pics that I took yesterday.

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http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/7700/16092010715.jpg
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/9350/16092010716.jpg
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Finally some pics! Thanks Samir:cheers:

great update buddy :cheers:

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/2276/ped086.jpg (http://img94.imageshack.us/i/ped086.jpg/)

Rising slowly but surely! Great update :cheers:

Finally something. By next year, we should be able to count 20 some floors at least or may be more hopefully.

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/5130/ped175.jpg (http://img839.imageshack.us/i/ped175.jpg/)

What is the height of the tower?

del

height?

height?

not too sure uncle....acc to me 745feet....any1 to comment???

Great update.

Moved up another floor
http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/2973/img0110hr.jpg (http://img594.imageshack.us/i/img0110hr.jpg/)

why is the thread for this building in international forum is still in proposed section ?

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=586377&page=6

also i couldn't find any thread for forest and suites in international forum.

I've made the request to move it to U/C.
The name of the project and the floors in the International Proposed thread is wrong

These tall structures coming with the small chawls right next to them are going to make the area look more congested.

These tall structures coming with the small chawls right next to them are going to make the area look more congested.

Dont u wrry bhargavsura, ul see tem disappear in time and lot more supertalls replace dem in d near future....

its already too congested :ohno:

Thats right, Mumbai has always been congested, these new buildings add to it in height.

Mumbai will sink into the ocean one day :D.

But in 5-10 years driving down Senapati Bapat Marg will be incredible, especially in Lower Parel where this is coming up. There is currently cranes everywhere on both sides.

The core rising -

Nov 26
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Whats up with these square structures rising up in these new kinds of buildings? Saw similar ones in Palais Royale and now this one. Any ideas?

That's the core. All tall buildings have them, it's usually where the elevators are.

Suddenly they moved up quite fast
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/3326/img0408d.jpg (http://img266.imageshack.us/i/img0408d.jpg/)

Thats gotta be a record for fasted rising building in Mumbai.

Its' the latest technology they are using. Mywan+

Dec31st:

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Nice pics Savz :cheers:

this one also looks huge.... and recording breaking fast..... thanks for update :)

Many thanks for the updates everyone. Here's an older update with a new view taken from tower 2 of 1IBC

December 13
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All those smaller towers coming up unnoticed and yet their making such a big impact on the skyline.

So true! These days we have stopped discussing much over towers that are ~ 30 floors. There would be many in the range of 25- 30 and it does makes the skyline denser.

This is very cool shot. Brilliant.

Can any1 spot the buildings highlighted in "RED" in the background???

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/4141/ibsky.png

They are just a few of the thousands of highrises coming up in Mumbai.

So true! These days we have stopped discussing much over towers that are ~ 30 floors. There would be many in the range of 25- 30 and it does makes the skyline denser.

30 floors is nothing now a days.


the Hiranandani projects for eg adds 25-30 plus buildings in bulk