December 2009 UPDATE: Please see the bottom of this thread for the latest design of these towers.

Orchid Heights -- Jacob Circle


DB Reality has become one of Mumbai's most prolific developers and are behind several of the Mumbai's tallest building proposals. Orchid Heights is one of these.

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/9462/orht01dy5.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4476/01wb2.jpg

Comprising two towers of 55 stories (52 floors + 3 story podium), Orchid Heights is a mixed-used Hotel/Residential/Retail development spread over three acres at Jacob Circle, nearby Worli.

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/9281/locationmap5rd5.jpg

Orchid Heights will contain a 250 room super luxury hotel, 50 long stay suites, 55 long lease apartments and 100,000 sq. ft. shopping arcade for luxury high-end boutiques in the podium. The project also contains other highrises whose designs are not yet released.

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9411/layoutplango9.jpg

Of note in the design is glass-topped crown, which presumably will have an observation floor. Located smack dab in the middle of Mumbai's under construction skyline, the towers should offer some awesome views.

-Jai

Update: I've added a better rendering to the first post, from MQA Architects (Mandviwala Qutub & Associates (http://www.mqa.in/))

Orchid Heights will contain a 250 room super luxury hotel, 50 long stay suites, 55 long lease apartments and 100,000 sq. ft. shopping arcade for luxury high-end boutiques in the podium. The project also contains other highrises whose designs are not yet released.

Could this be one of them or is this a new design of the project? The design of this tower doesn't match any of the tower footprints in the layout.

from their website:
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/480/elevationplan1fh5.jpg

You know what, I think that the new rendering reflects the new design of the pair of the towers.

If you see the location map:
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8272/01iw1.jpg

Note how the tower is twinned.

Thank god too. The original design is quite ugly

I went on there website to see if theres been any new on this but its not even listed in there projects anymore.

Could this be one of them or is this a new design of the project? The design of this tower doesn't match any of the tower footprints in the layout.

from their website:
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/480/elevationplan1fh5.jpg

This project is back on there website, and yes the above render is probably the official one. They've moved it to the "On going" section of there website so construction should start soon. They also have a larger render of the above one on their website (http://dbrealty.in/property_detail.php?id=PIN00073).

http://i35.tinypic.com/353bosl.jpg

(btw, DB Realty has a whole stack of new projects, but don't have renders yet)

(btw, DB Realty has a whole stack of new projects, but don't have renders yet)

Yeah I noticed that. They just filed a prospectus for an ipo, so they're going to use all that capital to build their new projects.

Regarding this project, this is what they've mentioned in their prospectus:

Orchid Heights, Jacob Circle, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Land Area (in square feet): 210,359

Proposed Saleable Area (in square feet):622,354

Proposed Developable Area (in square feet):2,743,945

Development Start Date: November 2009

Expected Completion Date: March 2013

Total Estimated Cost (Rs. in million): 5,064.54

Cost incurred as of September 24,2009(Rs. in million):1,233.70


a copy of the prospectus is available on their main site

I am loving it.

It seems to have been redesigned

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/5450/ad0141428.png (http://img243.imageshack.us/i/ad0141428.png/)

Coutesy: Property Pages - ToI, Mumbai

^^ love the latest design. this is the best of the lot. complex & visually striking with enough glass facade. why is it still proposal since last 1.5 yrs is beyond me.

Folks, these twins are under construction and will be supertalls! Check this article out -


A 6-bhk on the 80th floor, anyone? (http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_a-6-bhk-on-the-80th-floor-anyone_1320557)

Mumbai: Even as city developers like SD Corporation and IndiaBulls vie with each other to construct the tallest building, work is quietly underway on India's tallest residential building at Jacob Circle in Mahalaxmi.

Every day for the past few weeks, hundreds of construction workers have been descending scaffolding staircases to excavate the foundation and build the steel columns that would form the base of Orchid Heights, a pair of 80-storey residential buildings (approximately 300 metres high) being constructed by DB Realty.

Spread across 6 acres, the buildings, to be developed in the premises of the defunct Pidilite Industries, will have 3.5 acres reserved for a garden and amenities such as gymnasium, swimming pool, and spa for the 150-plus 4-BHK and 6-BHK flats of 3,250 sq ft and above.

With permissions in place to construct up to 60 storeys, the developer today launched sales with a special offer of Rs20,000 per sq ft, with two free car parking slots and no floor rise (increase in rate per sq feet for higher floors) till the 36th floor. The first 18 levels are reserved for car park and other amenities.

The building will have six guest elevators, two 'servant' elevators, and four personalised elevators that will open directly in the apartments.

"We believe in giving products that are not only exclusive but also ensure privacy for our customers. That's why the plan is such that the elevators open directly into the living room," said Nabil Patel, director of DB Realty.

Post the special pre-sale offer, the rates will be hiked to Rs25,000 per sq ft, while car park slots will cost Rs10 lakh. To dissuade investors, the developer has kept a 2-year lock-in period, during which the buyer cannot sell the flat.

Folks, these twins are under construction and will be supertalls! Check this article out -


A 6-bhk on the 80th floor, anyone? (http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_a-6-bhk-on-the-80th-floor-anyone_1320557)

Excellent news - 300 mts + - now lets only hope they dont drop the height as time progresses.

With permissions in place to construct up to 60 storeys, the developer today launched sales with a special offer of Rs20,000 per sq ft, with two free car parking slots and no floor rise (increase in rate per sq feet for higher floors) till the 36th floor.

Catch line!!!! I guess they havn't yet received permission for full 80 floors. Lets just hold on the champagne for a while.

Nice building design indeed and better than the previous renders.

I think it will stay at 60 floors.

it will be 60 floors and 300 metres

Some great news.

tried enlarging the rendering to get a better idea of what the new design looks like
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/2343/orchidu.jpg


Definately a family resemblance to DB Reality's Orchid Crown in Prabhadevi:http://i47.tinypic.com/2z7qvl4.jpg
Perhaps also designed by Hafeez Contractor?

How does the concept of elevator opening in an apartment work? Anyone with familiarity?

tried enlarging the rendering to get a better idea of what the new design looks like
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/2343/orchidu.jpg

Here's a clearer one from the original sized ad

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/7012/getimagea.png

How does the concept of elevator opening in an apartment work? Anyone with familiarity?

Hi Bhargav. Its actually fairly common in Singapore, KL and Jakarta. The lifts are access controlled. So residents can push only their own floor button in the elevator. Visitors need to be buzzed in by the resident so they first need to call up to the apartment and then the resident can give them lift access from their intercom inside the hoiuse. The visitor once again will be unable to press any other level other than the one that they have been buzzed in from.

Normally, the elevators open into a little foyer that is usually outside the living room and has a door to enable it to be isolated from the rest of the house. But the foyer is a private area and definitely a part of the apartment.

Condos with these facilities also have a service elevator for goods, large items and pets that is the in the common lobbies aoutside the apartments.

Here's a clearer one from the original sized ad

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/7012/getimagea.png

aaah, thats better. Hope its gets a nod for 80 floors. We need a supertall in the Jacob Circle - Mahalaxmi area.

Hi Bhargav.....

Thank you for your explanation.

rendering is better now.
hope construction starts soon.

Well, at least the title says it's already u/c

The design of the facade of the base hasn't yet been decided it seems.

This is what they have on their website:
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/5340/elevation487.jpg


and this is what they have in their ad in today's TOI:
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/6304/getimage.png

at least towers are same.forget parking area the keep changing...

What is the height in meters for these towers? From the renders they look like they are about 250-270. Can anyone confirm?

^^ Approz 300m

Mumbai: Even as city developers like SD Corporation and IndiaBulls vie with each other to construct the tallest building, work is quietly underway on India's tallest residential building at Jacob Circle in Mahalaxmi.

Every day for the past few weeks, hundreds of construction workers have been descending scaffolding staircases to excavate the foundation and build the steel columns that would form the base of Orchid Heights, a pair of 80-storey residential buildings (approximately 300 metres high) being constructed by DB Realty.

Spread across 6 acres, the buildings, to be developed in the premises of the defunct Pidilite Industries, will have 3.5 acres reserved for a garden and amenities such as gymnasium, swimming pool, and spa for the 150-plus 4-BHK and 6-BHK flats of 3,250 sq ft and above.

With permissions in place to construct up to 60 storeys, the developer today launched sales with a special offer of Rs20,000 per sq ft, with two free car parking slots and no floor rise (increase in rate per sq feet for higher floors) till the 36th floor. The first 18 levels are reserved for car park and other amenities.

The building will have six guest elevators, two 'servant' elevators, and four personalised elevators that will open directly in the apartments.

"We believe in giving products that are not only exclusive but also ensure privacy for our customers. That's why the plan is such that the elevators open directly into the living room," said Nabil Patel, director of DB Realty.

Post the special pre-sale offer, the rates will be hiked to Rs25,000 per sq ft, while car park slots will cost Rs10 lakh. To dissuade investors, the developer has kept a 2-year lock-in period, during which the buyer cannot sell the flat.

If you're building a supertall, make it look good. :ohno:

You saying these are ugly?

Well... very generic. Not in any sense close to a masterpiece. :(

Well it's only a residential building, and hey it's better than most of the designs like Planet Godrej or Palais Royale.

i think for residential purpose the tower has got nice design.......
we don't need a glassy tower for this purpose

i think for residential purpose the tower has got nice design.......
we don't need a glassy tower for this purpose

Maybe not but it would be nice if it lokoed good, Planet Godrej e.t.c and just ridiclously hideous, whilst these are not as ugly they could have once again made them touch ground instead of putting parking lots in every single building.

you know these would look better if they were cladded with glass as without them it just looks like the sort of resi tower they were building in Hong Kong & London int he 70's & 80's, believe me, those towers age very quickly and will be noticable

Another one added in the long queue...dont know when r we oging to see one true skyscraper....not a single 300m+ building in a country with the second fastest economic growth rate in the world.:bash:
keeping my finger crossed that some one or the other would get topped out soon.

Maybe not but it would be nice if it lokoed good, Planet Godrej e.t.c and just ridiclously hideous, whilst these are not as ugly they could have once again made them touch ground instead of putting parking lots in every single building.

The parking lot is actually THE reason why the towers are going to be 300m high. The BMC has started awarding developers extra FSI if they build a parking lot at the site.

So anyways, I check DB Realty's website and they have listed this project as an ongoing project. They have Orchid Heights on their front page. I really liked their original design.

Here are the floor plans from their website (http://www.dbrealty.in).

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/720/floorplan535.jpg (http://img710.imageshack.us/i/floorplan535.jpg/)


http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/5761/floorplan536.jpg (http://img198.imageshack.us/i/floorplan536.jpg/)


http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/5761/floorplan536.jpg (http://img268.imageshack.us/i/floorplan536.jpg/)


http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/4674/floorplan538.jpg (http://img683.imageshack.us/i/floorplan538.jpg/)

Why so much of ambiguity about the height still???:ohno:

...but builders set to reap bonanza from it (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/but-builders-set-to-reap-bonanza-from-it/articleshow/5360067.cms)
Nauzer Bharucha,
TNN 21 December 2009

MUMBAI: A state government policy on creating public parking lots on private land is turning into a major bonanza for builders. Around a dozen high-end residential towers-of around 30 to 70 storeys each-are set to come up, mostly in the Worli-Parel area, after the government began offering extra Floor Space Index (FSI) as an incentive to builders who construct such parking lots.

Last year, the government offered builders up to 4 FSI if they constructed multi-storey parking lots on a portion of their land and handed over the facilities to the civic administration free of cost. FSI is generally restricted to 1.33 in the island city and 1 in the suburbs. FSI is the ratio of the permissible built-up area vis-a-vis the plot size. A 4 FSI means that if a plot is 1,000 sq m, the built-up area-either vertical or horizontal-can be up to 4,000 sq m.

This bonanza that increases the FSI three times over saw two dozen developers rush to the BMC with multi-storey parking lot proposals. So far, 13 plans have been approved by the urban development department.

IndiaBulls Realty had two of its proposals approved. Using the parking FSI, the realty firm, it is learnt, is constructing a 65-storey ultra-luxury residential tower called IndiaBulls Sky and another 70-storey building, IndiaBulls Forest, at Jupiter Mills, Lower Parel. At Elphinstone Mills, Lower Parel, IndiaBulls has planned a third tower called Suites, which will be about 65 storeys high.

D B Realty got proposals for three multi-level parking lots approved-one at E Moses Road, another at Crown Mills in Dadar and the third at Jacob Circle. The company has announced a 45-storey residential tower called Orchid Crown at Crown Mills and two 50-storey skyscrapers, Orchid Heights, at Jacob Circle. A third tower at E Moses Road is on the drawing board, according to sources in D B Realty.

The Chandru Raheja-led K Raheja Corp got two proposals cleared-one at Worli (Metal Box land) and another in the Hindustan Mills compound at Jacob Circle. Company sources said two residential towers at each of these locations have been planned. "One tower will be 45 floors and another will go up to 50 floors. There will be a small commercial component too in both these projects,'' said a Raheja official.

Just days before the election code of conduct came into force on August 31, the state government had given the 13 parking-lot proposals the go-ahead. Almost all are located in the Worli-Parel belt of central Mumbai, which is raising eyebrows. These proposals will involve the construction of a mind-boggling 21,000 parking slots in a radius of barely 2 to 3 km in central Mumbai. Even earlier, transport experts had questioned the government's logic in allowing so many parking slots in just one belt, especially since the city's two existing multi-storey parking lots-at Bhulabhai Desai Road and Nariman Point-have pathetic occupancy levels of less than 30% on most days (see `Not many takers...').

Urban planners warned of further congestion. Former MMRDA chief town planner Vidyadhar Phatak said the entire mill district has no proper plan to tackle growth. "With this kind of construction activity, there will be problems. Suddenly, there will be a peak demand on infrastructure. One will see traffic bottlenecks and pressure on water supply,'' he said.

Pankaj Joshi, executive director of Urban Design Research Institute, a public charitable trust, said, "Parking FSI is just one more instance of increasing the development potential of a private plot. Creating parking towers will not help the traffic situation, but encourage more commercial space.''

Some other multi-level lots approved include two proposals by the Lodha Group-at Apollo Mills at Jacob Circle and Sreeniwas Mills at Lower Parel. "We plan to use the parking FSI to construct another 40-storey residential building at Apollo Mills,'' said Lodha Group director Abhisheck Lodha. The group is already setting up a 48-storey residential tower called Bellissimo at Apollo Mills.

The Kalpataru Group has proposed a 30-storey residential tower in lieu of constructing a parking lot on its land near the ITC hotel at Parel. The Dosti Group has planned a similar skyscraper at Sewri, while DLF is learnt to have initiated plans for a residential tower at its Mumbai Mills property in Parel with the help of parking FSI.

According to the government policy, the minimum area of the parking plot should be 1,000 sq m in the island city and 2,000 sq m in the suburbs. The location of parking spaces can be in the basement, ground floor or upper floors, with access available through ramps or lifts subject to clearances from the chief fire officer.

"The incentive FSI given on this account will be over and above the FSI permissible under any other provisions of the Development Control regulations. This incentive FSI shall be allowed to be used on the same plot in conformity with the rules...,'' said the government notification.

It's just another case of bad reporting. DB realty's website says 80 storeys -

At Orchid Heights you are invited to indulge the rare gift of size and space in an ever – so clustered Mumbai. A dizzying 80 storeys expansive 4 bedroom apartment and 4 acres of verdant land spaces amongst many other greats, present an offering that’s truly big – hearted
clicky (http://dbrealty.in/property_detail?id=PIN00073)

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ad in this Saturday's TOI-

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/4664/15259495.png

Did you see the site of the development?

Nope. I didn't have time to check that area out.

Man Infra's IPO prospectus reveals that they are carrying out the excavation + civil construction work with a deadline of May 31 2013.

Clicky (http://www.sharekhan.com/research/IPOScan.aspx?ID=afb76efb-24f8-4085-b9ce-3937d36c96fe)

Woo Hoo!!! Good news.

Man Infra's IPO prospectus reveals that they are carrying out the excavation + civil construction work with a deadline of May 31 2013.

Clicky (http://www.sharekhan.com/research/IPOScan.aspx?ID=afb76efb-24f8-4085-b9ce-3937d36c96fe)

That's a LONG deadline for excavation. Great news nevertheless.

That's a LONG deadline for excavation. Great news nevertheless.

excavation AND civil construction work


This is their task:

Construction of civil structural works including excavation, reinforce cement concrete, masonary, internal/external plaster, other internal finishes and substructure and superstructure of Orchid Heights, Near Jacob Circle, Byculla, Mumbai.
Link to IPO propectus (PDF) (http://www.sebi.gov.in/dp/maninfrafinal.pdf)

excavation AND civil construction work



I understand that, but don't you think a 2 year deadline should be the maximum time allocated for the work?

Just my 2 cents.

3 years for constructing a pair of 80 storey towers is actually a good rate not only in Mumbai but the world over.

^^ True, if they meet the deadline. Looking at the track record of most India projects, usually they miss deadline by a year or two. IMO, they should focus on the excavation and not worry about the deadline right now.

3 years for constructing a pair of 80 storey towers is actually a good rate not only in Mumbai but the world over.

Ohh, I understand now. I didn't know civil construction work actually meant constructing the building itself.

The location of the site is just adjacent to the Vivarea site -

Rangwala compound
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/7208/orchidheightslcation.jpg
link to google maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Jacob+Cir,+Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&ie=UTF8&cd=3&geocode=FbOfIQEd2z5XBA&split=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=23.875,57.630033&hq=&hnear=Jacob+Cir,+Mumbai,+Maharashtra,+India&ll=18.978366,72.826256&spn=0.002678,0.003449&t=h&z=18)

Gonna fill the gap between Beledere court & Kalpataru Heights.

Vivareas title says Mahalaxmi even though it is closer to Jacob Circle than this.

From the pdf IU posted in another thread it has a pic of site in 2009 captioned "Gound Leveling Done". It's an old pic but first bit of picture evidence something has happened.

http://i40.tinypic.com/2zgw6ec.jpg

larger rendering

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/9522/orchidheights.jpg

New design is much better. That one looked too plain.

Jai Hind!!!

Amazing. Just wished the entire building was glass cladded.

Edit: So wait, what happened to the rendering on the previous page?

Excavation underway at the site -

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/5084/heightsm.jpg

The image is from a status update PDF (http://dbrealty.in/investors/projectwisestatusupdate.php) on DBR's website. This is one of the good things that has come out of the ipo.

Nice. Too bad no news on Orchid Views.

Great to see this project coming along! :okay:

larger rendering
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/9522/orchidheights.jpg
This one counts to just 47 floors!

whereas the old one counts to some 62 floors + parking and podium etc
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/6304/getimage.png

Which one counts to 47? The top one or bottom?

the new rendering counts to 50 floors + podium.

Which one counts to 47? The top one or bottom?


The top one.

Too much of speculation here... Just go to DBRealty website and clear your doubts. The 47 Floor + podium is the old design. DBRealty are still advertising the new design(80 floor) in every newspaper and thats what they are still carrying in their website. So, I suppose thats the one they are persisting with.

May 4
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http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/8158/3667oth4may2010.jpg

Foundation being laid.`

from an e-brochure on orchid heights' page (http://dbrealty.in/property_detail?id=PIN00073), a couple of perspective views of the towers incorporated into the actual site/surroundings.

view from the Willingdon sports club
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/5426/oh1o.jpg

view from the Mahalaxmi Race Course
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8452/oh2z.jpg

street view
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/4206/oh3.jpg

Some images sent by a friend. These were taken on Thursday -

Looks like they're working on the retaining wall of the basement
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/4552/img00063201007291331.jpg

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/2096/img00064201007291332.jpg

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/3493/img00066201007291333.jpg


I'm not sure what this building is but it's inside the compound. It's definitely not the sales office since that's located at the nearby turf estate. I'll confirm with him.
Edit: this could be Man Infraconstruction's temporary site office:
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/4392/img00065201007291332.jpg


http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7693/img00067201007291334.jpg

Nice updates. Can't wait to see these buildings come up soon.

It appears they have finshed some of the retaining wall of the basement.

September 1
Copyright MPE
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/401/3667oth1stsep2010.jpg

great updated 101 :cheers:

+1:cheers:

Mid October update from DB's November Corp presentation (http://www.dbrealty.co.in/pdfs/Corporate%20Presentation%20-%20November%202010.pdf):

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/4403/db2u.jpg

Great update, IU bhai.

it looks as if they are committed to this project.. thanks IU for updating major threads :cheers:

Another fab project.

DB Realty know how to design some cool looking buildings.

it looks as if they are committed to this project.. thanks IU for updating major threads :cheers:

I was waiting for this project to go for such a long time and now I am so glad that its finally in the upcoming stage.

from international forum

328m and U/C

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5201/5235105966_a93c341d5b_z.jpg

Source : http://www.slideboom.com/presentations/254073/Pankaj-Dharkar--Tall-Building

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5002/5235173422_c22db5bfcf_b.jpg
Source: http://www.dbrealty.co.in/pdfs/Corporate%20Presentation%20-%20November%202010.pdf

I honestly liked the earlier design.

Why so much concrete in Bombay? what happened to steel and glass? BTW why would anyone make 300M+ tower residential?

what a boring design, boring concept

i really dont like it..
not very innovative..

i expected something way better from mumbai

^^
It is a residential building so I don't think it will be too much steel and glass and also the design will be boring as there has to be balconies and windows and such things which people want in their multi million dollar homes :P

Why so much concrete in Bombay? what happened to steel and glass? BTW why would anyone make 300M+ tower residential?

hmmm .. may be because of the space crunch in Mumbai .. there are a lot of residential supertalls nowadays !!

^^
It is a residential building so I don't think it will be too much steel and glass and also the design will be boring as there has to be balconies and windows and such things which people want in their multi million dollar homes :P



Why?

I think mostly because ease of construction of balconies and other stuff .. Thats the general observation though and I am pretty sure not a limiting factor !!

And if you lived in an apartment you wouldn't want to live behind a fancy facade of glass and steel, you'd rather want a balcony or clear window.

I think mostly because ease of construction of balconies and other stuff .. Thats the general observation though and I am pretty sure not a limiting factor !!

And if you lived in an apartment you wouldn't want to live behind a fancy facade of glass and steel, you'd rather want a balcony or clear window.

Well, glass does not limit the use of balconies. Not sure why anyone would think that. Here in Austin they recently built at least three residential towers with glass facades complete with balconies.

Also, not sure why it would much more difficult to build. Ultimately the floors and frame are concrete underneath.

why would anyone want to live in fully glass cladded buildings? i dont see any advantages

why would anyone want to live in fully glass cladded buildings? i dont see any advantages

What are the disadvantages? Unless you mean without balconies.

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Why so much concrete in Bombay? what happened to steel and glass? BTW why would anyone make 300M+ tower residential?

the market dictates what gets built.

If youre asking why mumbai buildings are not a solid concrete core with steel frames then glass fronted, its beciase its cheaper to build them fully out of piled concrete.

why would anyone want to live in fully glass cladded buildings? i dont see any advantages

nor do i but ask a new yorker or hong konger.thats how they like 'em. Central A/C ,no balconies

might make sense in colder climes. but in india you will probably greatly increase power consumption as the whole place needs to be air-conditioned plus we love our balconies and keeping the windows open most of the time

unless you have some very expensive glass you will also increase the amount of heat from sunlight within the room. not everyone is comfortable with full length glass in their rooms and bedrooms. i cant think of any advantages that glass offers except some notion that somehow its more attractive. but that doesnt matter to the individual living inside the building

^
dont think Austin Texas can be classified as cold.

are they more expensive to build? (glass cladding that is)

I think energy consumption is more in glass cladded buildings and also residential developers prefer concrete building .. may be it offers more flexibility.

BTW glass and steel buildings are also not very common in India ...

That building I posted in Austin is not steel. It's concrete with glass cladding.

http://www.austintowers.net/Austin_Downtown/files/Austonian_progress.jpg
From austintowers.net

Ok, we really don't care. No need to bring foreign buildings into this thread.

Ok, we really don't care. No need to bring foreign buildings into this thread.

Relax, it's just being used as an example. Not like I was going to sit here posting "foreign buildings" throughout the thread. So drop the attitude.

Relax, it's just being used as an example. Not like I was going to sit here posting "foreign buildings" throughout the thread. So drop the attitude.

+1

Ok, we really don't care. No need to bring foreign buildings into this thread.


drop the attitude dude :tongue3:

^lol

^Quiet you! :O

Relax, it's just being used as an example. Not like I was going to sit here posting "foreign buildings" throughout the thread. So drop the attitude.

ha chill, there was no attitude ;), I'm just trying to end this 15 post long pointless and unrelated discussion about cladding that has been dicussed hundreds of times.

:pet:

Ok, we can stop now...

Ok, we can stop now...

so much attitude......

^Quiet you! :O



ha chill, there was no attitude ;), I'm just trying to end this 15 post long pointless and unrelated discussion about cladding that has been dicussed hundreds of times.

That's fine but why not just ignore it? It will die on its own eventually. Your comment only made it longer. Actually, before you said anything, it was already dead. So now, because of your comment, we have truly useless posts.

Oh, and unless you're in a position of some authority, don't tell people to stop doing something. No one likes that. Don't like something? Inform a mod, click the button that reports a post.

lol, this has spread onto another page :lol:

I'm out.

everyones so christmasy . . nevious, twitchy attitudional..he he

A serious question though

some of these buildings are extremely tall.

surely you will not want a balcony on the say 75th floor? Thats just too tall for a balcony?

Does do to tall residential buildings in Dubai and the one on gold coast in aus have balconies so high up?

Or are balconies a distinctly indian thing?

A serious question though

some of these buildings are extremely tall.

surely you will not want a balcony on the say 75th floor? Thats just too tall for a balcony?

Does do to tall residential buildings in Dubai and the one on gold coast in aus have balconies so high up?

Or are balconies a distinctly indian thing?

good question.Thats kind of what i was getting at with the HK /NY thing .
i think in certain pl;aces its a saftety issue , to stop jumpers, and pushers
I think , now i remember, that in hk above a certain height the windows must be fixed for that reason.
i guess in india safety regs of that sort are non exixtent
but i think were gonna get told off for talking balconies and cladding by the powers that be

DB Realty's website says these have a floor to ceiling height of 14ft (~4.3m). And with 80 floors that would bring the height to roughly 345m?

That is unless the carpark has a smaller floor height.

^ Yup. No need for that much height in parking area.

they may be going to used for double car parking just like Raghuleela Mall, Vashi, one car above other car. That would be nice too

erm... looks modern

nice

DB Realty's website says these have a floor to ceiling height of 14ft (~4.3m). And with 80 floors that would bring the height to roughly 345m?

That is unless the carpark has a smaller floor height.

you have not consider the roof slab thickness of each floor. With 14ft "floor to ceiling height" it will become "362"m for 80 floors
i think they will do like 69*4.52=312m(considering 0.25m roof slab thickness) and 11*2.44(8ft floor to floor)=27m therefore 312+27="339"m
but CTBUH shows the height as "328"m

I will be very happy if height increases by 11 meters:)

A diagram of Orchid Heights by Koops65
http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=87954

from Orchid Heights' webpage, a close up of the top:

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/8471/dborchidheights.jpg

^^ I still like the first design better, but I suppose the current one will have to do. :/

The first one was definitely better and a lot attractive.

From DB's February corp presentation:
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/9522/orchidheights.jpg

nice update :cheers:

Beautiful towers :applause: Can't wait to see them rising. Greetings from Europe :)

this has to be a listing for Orchid Heights right?

http://www.99acres.com/Residential-Apartment-Flat-in-Worli-Mumbai%20South-4-Bedroom-bhk-for-Sale-spid-Y3062756&pos=0&from_src=Y3062756


its 80 floors and in JAcobs circle. Dont know any other supertall there.


says pocession June 2014. Somehowi doubt it can be completed within 3 years?


only abour 25,000 per sqaure foot. Not as expensive as i imagined....

9.5 crore for 3900 built up and 2500 carpet. Quite cheap

From db realty website

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/9854/53140118.png

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/9933/60757431.png

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^^ You can resize in Imageshack. Before clicking on upload - there is a hyperlink on the same page for resizing the image!! Select that to the resolution you want to fit the image to!!! This is just TOO HUGE!! Can't make out anything..

Night view render from db realty

http://www.dbrealty.co.in/projects/orchid_heights/elevation_3_large.jpg

good updates !

Great updates Deekshith, keep it up :)

Excellent night time render.

Looks like the View from the tracks would be awesome when this one is topped out. The "once" tallest Belvedere Court dwarfed by the Vivarea which would in turn be dwarfed by this one! Tells a lot about Mumbai's skyscraper progress. from 150m to 200m to 300 plus!

View from orchid heights after its completion
photo from db realty

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/58/23921211.png

so is this right?
all the 1000 plus footers are due to be completed by about 2016/17?
maan bombay will be mental by then

:cheers:

Guys - I just checked DB Realty's website. Has this been scaled down?

http://img97.imageshack.us/i/dbrealty.jpg/
http://img97.imageshack.us/i/dbrealty.jpg/

Click on features. It says 80 storeys.

69 is the number of residential floors. Developers usually don't count the parking garage/base to be a part of the tower.

Straight from the DB Realty's Website,

Floors capped to 69 floors each
Update from the construction-perspective


http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/9153/orchidheightsconstupdat.png

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/9153/orchidheightsconstupdat.png

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9153/orchidheightsconstupdat.png

Straight from the DB Realty's Website,

Floors capped to 69 floors each
Update from the construction-perspective




69 floors is excluding 11 floors of parking.

From DB realty (http://www.dbrealty.co.in/)
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3213/captureblb.jpg

April updates from DB realty (http://www.dbrealty.co.in/)

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8733/captureqqx.png

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/78/57254475.png

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/2241/37096065.png

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/1327/30445647.png

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/5820/98668301.png

May month updates from DB realty (http://www.dbrealty.co.in/)

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/4570/31332661.png

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2245/10449344.png

http://img806.imageshack.us/img806/8971/40165823.png

Hopefully the constructions do not stop.

excellent update deekshith :cheers:

July 2nd 2011
Photo copyright: Indu
2 cranes in orchid heights site

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/1144/captureed.jpg

Oh you already posted it here :D

But good see work progressing on this one.

This is the Orchid Heights Site, with the u/c 23 storey building in the picture. The 80 storey skyscrapers are in the center of the site as seen in the pic posted by deekshit

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/3262/img0450l.jpg

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/4682/img0451vo.jpg

Great updates, Savz.

Great updates, Savz.

7th July 2011
From DB realty (http://www.dbrealty.co.in/)

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/8251/59363775.jpg

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/9818/34022302.jpg

one can also see paint or cladding work on viverea

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/535/62030146.jpg

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/2536/21246112.jpg

August updates from DB realty

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/2730/88448301.jpg

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/5687/38752105.jpg

Looking forward to these towers and the Orchid Crown.

Great updates DS. :cheers:

Great updates DS. :cheers:

If you want to call me in initials call me as MSD :)
My full name is M.Subramanya deekshith :)

Once Sura makes a nick name, he won't stop using it. It is a problem he has.

btw, thanks for all the updates MSD :)

mer101 is right


nice updates MSD (i know somebody else by that nick)

mer101 is right


nice updates MSD (i know somebody else by that nick)

Mahendra singh dhoni ?

Nope. Makrand S. Deshpande.

Nice update MSD :)

Thank you Kuwaronline

From DB's june investor presentation

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/6184/28455085.jpg

Source (http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/db-realty-project-in-property-row/446472/)

DB Realty project in property row

Property developer DB Realty's Rs 3,000-crore premium residential project Orchid Heights is caught in a legal tangle over the ownership of a four-acre plot in Mumbai's Mahalaxmi area.

Advocates of Byram R Jeejeebhoy alleged the Mahalaxmi plot was illegally let out to DB Realty. The company has countered it, saying it had leasehold rights and did not violate any law.

DB Realty, in a public notice issued today, countered Jeejeebhoy's notice saying it was “false and misleading and issued on account of ulterior motives of blackmail.”

DB Realty is selling apartments at a base price of around Rs 25,000 per square feet in the project, which has two towers of 69 floors each. Each flat costs around Rs 8.5 crore. Property consultants say the project has total sale value of over Rs 3,000 crore. The project is scheduled to be completed by January 2014.

In a legal notice on July 7, and a subsequent public notice on August 19, Jeejeebhoy said he was entitled to the property and that he had terminated the tenancy rights of Mumbai-based Jeecee Corporation on the plot of land, since Jeecee had illegally sub-let the property to Neelkamal Sumer Realtors Tower, a unit of DB Realty group.

Byram R Jeejeebhoy and his advocates could not be reached for comments. A DB Realty executive said the issue was insignificant and unlikely to have any impact on the project.

DB Realty said the land was leased by Rustam Byramji Jeejeebhoy to Rippon Manufacturing Company for a period of 999 years in 1900. In 1905, Rippon had sub-leased it to Essaji Tajbhoy for 999 years. In 1914, Rippon surrendered the leasehold rights to original owner Jeejeebhoy and Tajbhoy had become the direct lessee of Jeejeebhoy for the remainder of the 999 years. DB Realty said as of now, the lease holds true.

“The leasehold rights of Essaju Tajbhoy were lawfully assigned to different parties from time to time. Finally, the leasehold rights have been legally vested on us. All the leasehold rights in respect of the property are vested on us for a residue period of 999 years,” DB Realty said.

ALSO THIS ARTICLE MENTIONS THE TOWERS HAVE 69 FLOORS EACH...Don't know which one to believe and hope this problem settles soon.

80-11(parking)=69
Another article shows it as 80 flrs

DB’s twin towers run into trouble

Byram Jeejeebhoy, one of Mumbai’s biggest land owners, says DB’s Orchid Heights is being built on his family land without his consent
One of DB Realty's most high-profile residential projects, Orchid Heights at Byculla, has run into a land dispute, jeopardising investments of over a hundred families in the ultra-luxury twin towers.

On Friday, Byram Jeejeebhoy, scion of the Jeejeebhoy family, city's fourth-largest land holders, issued a notice in some English dailies claiming ownership of the over 2-lakh-square-feet plot on Ripon Road where Orchid Heights is coming up.

The notice warned that any person claiming any right or dealing with DB in connection with this plot will be doing so at his own risk.

A day later, DB Realty issued a public notice rubbishing Byram's claims and reassuring those who had booked apartments in Orchid Heights about the safety of their investments.

The 80-storied Orchid height twins towers have four-bedroom apartments in three sizes - 3276 sq feet, 3555 sq feet and 3650 sq feet. At the current market rate, the smallest apartment there would cost over Rs 8 crore.

Byram Jeejebhoy claims he inherited the land from his grandfather, Nanabhoy Jeejeebhoy, and that DB went ahead with the construction without his consent.

DB Realty, on its part, holds the position that Neelkamal Sumer Realtors, a group company, acquired the land from Jecee Corporation.

Jecee Corporation got the land in sub-lease from Esaji Tajbhoy, who became tenant of the original land owner, Rustomji Jeejeebhoy, Byram's great grandfather.

And this is where the claims and counter-claims become a little complex. Byram has claimed that Esaji was only a sub-lessee and had only rights of possession. He adds that Esaji or his heirs had no rights to lease the land to someone else.

They, however, did lease the land to Jecee, which further leased it to Sumer. DB Realty, however, does not accept this position and maintains that their claim on the land is legal and that Esaji Tajbhoy and his heirs were legal lessees of the land. DB contends that this lease subsists till date.

A DB spokesperson, describing the notice issued by Byram as false and misleading, said DB Realty has valid, clear and unchallenged title deeds on the said property for a period of approximately 879 years through a registered deed.

"It is clear that the issuer of the notice is making an attempt to cash in on a premium project being developed on the land. Further, the issuer of the notice has not obtained an order from any competent court that declares that the rights of DB Realty have been validly terminated. DB Realty will defend its rights to the said property as well as the rights of all stakeholders, as and when the need arises."

Byram, reliable sources said, would soon move court seeking a stay on the construction. Byram and his lawyer, Dinsoo Zaiwalla, however, declined to comment.

Rustamji, Nanabhoy’s father and Byram’s great-grand-father, gave the land on lease to Ripon Manufacturing Co Ltd in 1900 for 999 years

Ripon in 1905, sub leased it to Essaji Tajbhoy for the remaining period out of 999 years.

Byram claims that Ripon mortgaged the same leased land to Rustamji to raise some money.

It is contended that Ripon defaulted on the payment of mortgage and by a court order he had to surrender all his rights in this land back to Rustamji-- the original owner.

Meanwhile, after the forclosure of this mortgage-- Rustamji and his descendants allowed Essaji and his descendants to remain in possession of the land as tenants, against which they collected rent from Essaji/his descendants.

Somewhere, Essaji's descendants leased the land to Jecee, which in-turn sub-leased to Sumer.

Byram says that Essaji & his descendants could not have created any rights in anyone's favour --as they merely enjoyed possession rights -- because of the forclosure (mentioned in point no. 3),hence DB's claim over the land is not correct.

DB is contending that since Essaji was a sub-lessee of Ripon, he became Rustamji's direct lesse after Ripon surrendered his rights in the land because of the forclosure.

Why is it that in most cases, there are obstacles only after the construction is underway? Why do not people raise objections before it starts?

http://www.impactlab.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Heart-Attack.jpg

80-11(parking)=69
Another article shows it as 80 flrs


Thanks for the clarification on floor count.

interesting to note that most of the land in mumbai seems to be leased out on 999 year leasehold

not freehold

Article in an international construction publication. I wouldn't worry too much about the height comparison versus Palais Royale. With the figures we have from different sources, only when construction ends will we know the exact heights.


Towers on India's second tallest (http://www.khl.com/magazines/international-cranes-and-specialized-transport/detail/item67127/Towers-on-India's-second-tallest/)
Written by Alex Dahm - 13 Sep 2011

Three tower cranes are being used by contractor Man Infraconstruction to construct India's second tallest residential building, Orchid Heights, at Jacob Circle in Mumbai.

The twin towers of Orchid Heights will both reach more than 300 metres and have 80 floors when they are completed in 2013. Construction has started on the infrastructure, which is beginning to rise from the foundations. Man Infra has installed a Liebherr 200 EC-H 10 FR.tronic in the lift shaft of one of the towers, from where it will handle the lifting work for both structures.

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/8265/heights.png

Mangesh Chavare, project manager, said that with its 60 m jib the Liebherr will cover the footprint of the two towers. Two smaller tower cranes are also being used on the site to construct the complex's 13-storey podium and other elements. That necessitated a close flyover for the 200 EC-H 10 jib and one of the other cranes during the earliest stage of the building.

"Other tower blocks that are not connected to the Orchid Heights development are being built on the perimeter of our site," Chavare continued, "This restricted us in the placing of one of the smaller cranes and has meant a close overlap."

The 200 EC-H 10 was supplied new to Man Infra from Germany, for this project, via the Liebherr India office in Mumbai. Capacity is 10 tonnes and, at the end of the boom, it lifts 2.4 tonnes.

David Griffin, representative director of sales and service for Liebherr tower cranes in India, mentioned close co-operation and interaction involved in this project. "We meet the Man Infra people on a continuous basis to discuss all their project requirements and are working hard on a continued close partnership for the many projects Man Infra is executing here. We are more and more proud to see the many Liebherr tower cranes being installed on the skylines of Indian cities. The association with Man Infra in Mumbai is a great flagship for us."

Mumbai, already India's largest city, is in an unprecedented building boom. Height restrictions have been relaxed so many of the new structures are in the 'super tall' category. The tallest building in Mumbai, and in India, is Imperial Towers, at 249 m and 60 storeys. This will be superseded in 2012 with the completion of the 320-m Palais Royale project. Orchid Heights will be second only to this in height.

According maninfra construction this is 320m
http://www.maninfra.com/residential.htm

Construction of Civil Structural works for 2 towers of 79 floors (Height of Building : 320 meters) + 13 level podium parking + 13 level podium parking for MCGM + 1 Rehab building of 23 storey (Approx. total area of 4.37 million sq.ft.)

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/3015/captureoth.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/708/captureoth.jpg/)

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^^ Do they include the height of the spire (http://www.allaboutskyscrapers.com/whats_on_top.htm) (that thing antenna structure) as part of building height?

I think 320m is not including the spire.

Render from the above link. Don't know why they didn't include the top.

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7024/orhi.jpg

^^
Full building render from their analysts presentation (http://www.maninfra.com/pdf/man-infraconstruction-Q2-H1FY2011-results-presentation.pdf)

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Sept updates from DB realty

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Cranes of orchid heights site is visible here.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6047/6219559424_b1ec431277_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunilshinde/6219559424/)
Mumbai SunUp (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunilshinde/6219559424/) by Sunil Shinde (http://www.flickr.com/people/sunilshinde/), on Flickr

^^

That is a brilliant shot!

October 2011

Liebherr Helps Build India's Second Tallest Tower

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/4382/25780liebherrorchidheig.jpg

A Liebherr 200 EC-H 10 FR.tronic tower crane is being used by contractor Man Infra construction to construct India’s second tallest residential building, Orchid Heights, at Jacob Circle in Mumbai.

The twin towers of Orchid Heights will both reach a height of over 300 metres and have 80 floors when they are completed in 2013.

The construction has just started on the infrastructure which is beginning to rise from the foundations, and Man Infra has installed the 200 EC-H 10 in the lift shaft of one of the towers, from where it will handle the lifting for both structures.

Project manager on the site, Mangesh Chavare says that with its 60m jib, the Liebherr will cover the footprint of the two towers.

He adds that two smaller non Liebherr cranes are also being used on the site to construct the complex's 13-storey podium and other elements, and this has necessitated a close flyover for the 200 EC-H 10 jib and one of the other cranes during the earliest stage of the building.

"Other tower blocks that are not connected to the Orchid Heights development are being built on the perimeter of our site," he says. "This restricted us in the placing of one of the smaller cranes and has meant a close overlap with the Liebherr, but we worked with Liebherr engineers to devise the optimum configuration.

"The Liebherr crane will climb with the building, all the way to the top, and so any restrictions caused by the overfly will very quickly disappear."

The 200 EC-H 10 has been supplied new to Man Infra from Germany, specifically for this project, via the Liebherr India office in Mumbai. Maximum lifting capacity is 10t, and at the end of the boom, the crane can lift 2.4t.

Mr. David Griffin, representative director of sales and service for Liebherr tower cranes in India, mentioned the close cooperation and interaction which was involved in this project. "We meet the Man Infra people on a continuous basis to discuss all their project requirements and are working hard on a continued close partnership for many projects Man Infra is executing here. We are more proud to see the many Liebherr tower cranes being installed on the skylines of Indian cities. The association with Man Infra in Mumbai is a great flagship for us."

Mumbai, India’s largest city is undergoing an unprecedented building boom, and now that height restrictions have been relaxed many of the structures currently being built are in the ‘super tall’ category.
At present, the tallest building in Mumbai and in India is Imperial Towers, at 249m and 60 storeys. This will be superseded in 2012 with the completion of the 320-m Palais Royale project, and Orchid Heights when completed will be second only to this in height.

Though the floor space index (FSI), the permissible construction on a plot of land, is capped at 1.33 in Mumbai as compared to 6-9 in Hong Kong and Singapore, an FSI of up to four is permitted in redevelopment projects. So, developers are attracted to build up to four square feet on every square foot of land on which a textile mill, an old building or a slum once existed.

Orchid Heights is being built on a total plot area of 6 acres in the Mahalaxmi district of Mumbai once occupied by factory buildings.

Man Infra is a leading Mumbai-based construction company with an established record of working with real estate developers on residential projects, and is undertaking the Orchid Heights development for DB Realty.

Source:http://www.nbmcw.com/articles/equipment-a-machinery/25780-liebherr-helps-build-indias-second-tallest-tower.html

Oct 03-10-2011 Updates from DB Realty

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So our second supertall comes to podium level :cheers:

:cheers:

Nov updates from DB realty.

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#168 ...

Dikshit, that is an outstanding shot dude... Keep more of 'em coming...

January updates from DB realty (http://www.dbrealty.co.in/)

Jan 6 2012.
Not very much is done compared to november updates.

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officialy not on hold but in reality it is.
the supertalls are awaiting how the climate is

The design of the facade of the base hasn't yet been decided it seems.

This is what they have on their website:
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/5340/elevation487.jpg


and this is what they have in their ad in today's TOI:
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/6304/getimage.png

Look's like it has been scaled down. Render from Enerarch's (http://www.enerarch.com/orchid-heights/) website -

http://imageshack.us/a/img809/627/3dorchidheights.jpg

^^ Yuck !!!!!!!! Is that for real ?

you heard it here first ;-)

Scaled down and uglier.

hey guys,the sales for this building in back in tbe market ...cld someone be kind enpugh to get an construction update plzzz...
and also,a new project DB TURF VIEW has been launched too,but i dont thik we have details abt i in the thread...looks like db is getting back in the business with jhunjhunwaala's moolah :)

also,a new project DB TURF VIEW has been launched too,but i dont thik we have details abt i in the thread...looks like db is getting back in the business with jhunjhunwaala's moolah :)


There is already a thread for DB turf view: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=624681

Work will start in July this year

Hi Mehul...Welcome to SSC... Any idea when work will resume on DB's India Tower Project @ Marine Lines?

Good question. Not for at least a couple of years. The builder themselves are unsure. Can share more info if you like, however, please get in touch on fabrealtyadvisors@gmail.com. Will be able to shed light on all DB projects

^^That sucks......Big time.