DEVELOPER: Diamond Group (http://www.diamondgroupweb.com)
DESIGNER: Design Cell (http://local.google.co.in/?hl=en&q=Design+Cell+kolkata&fb=1&view=text&latlng=6960538949864889591)


Unnamed Diamond Group Tower -- Chowringhee, Kolkata

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3624/toptowercg9.jpg

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1549/09zztalltowerbigye5.jpg

Tallest in town & country
- 250m office tower in heart of the city (http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080809/jsp/calcutta/story_9668146.jsp)

Calcutta — and India — will get its tallest building at 250 metres when a commercial property comes up on Chowringhee, next to Tata Centre.

The tower, to rise to a height equivalent to 83 storeys, will be the city’s first run in the construction Olympics that is dominated by Burj Dubai at 636m.

“We will actually construct 54 floors, but at 250m, it will easily be the tallest commercial structure in the country, its height corresponding to an 83-storey tower,” says A.N. Shroff, the leader of the consortium Diamond Group that is developing the building.

To come up on the vacant land that was once the proposed site for a Grand Hyatt, the 54-storey structure will tower over the Chowringhee skyline, housing 10 levels of car parking at the base and a helipad on top.

The tallest building planned in the city before this was the Life Insurance Corporation’s 50-storey commercial structure on the Bypass.

Shroff had purchased around five bighas that belonged to the Maharaja of Darbhanga in 1993 from the high court, and the Diamond Group later bought another portion. The company is in the process of acquiring another contiguous chunk to enable access to the property from Middleton Street as well.

While Burj Dubai is the tallest structure in the world in all four of the criteria listed by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, the Imperial Towers in Mumbai, at 60 storeys, is the tallest India has till date.

“The Chowringhee building will have many firsts, like a 4.2m floor-to-ceiling height, a grand entrance lobby 42ft high, a sky garden on the 29th level, restaurants on the 50th and 51st floors and three levels of viewing galleries above that,” says Vinoo Chadha, principal architect for the project.

His city-based Design Cell has designed the tower, which tapers off at the top, and will have a programmed illumination system to project varied façade views at different times during the night, showing just a brilliant blue streak along the spine at 2am.

“All necessary structural precautions are being taken, including the seismic load factor,” said Chaddha.

Structural expert Joseph P. Colaco from Ottawa is doing the structural design along with local structural engineer Sanjeev Parekh. Construction, outsourced from a Singapore firm, is expected to take 24 to 30 months from the date of sanction.

With the land cost at Rs 432 crore, construction is estimated to cross Rs 200 crore. “We want this building to be the calling card of contemporary Calcutta, and will bring in services to match the grandeur of the structure, like the rooftop helipad,” said Shroff.

The tower will yield 35-36 floors of office space, with a food court and convention centre spanning three levels.

whoops arijeetb, i didn't realize you posted this already

bhopalus - thanks for the initiative:)

The news was posted in the projects update thread sometime back and I think it may take sometime to get things moving for this project. Let us wait n watch!

This is awesome. I think this will definitely get built. calcutta already has tons to 40-F towers u/c right now. Uping the count by another 15-F aint much. Its highly doable.

I think there is a big chance of getting this built. 250 Metres is perfect for calcutta

Calcutta finally gets a new tallest building proposal at 250 metres. They may still need a supertall though.

Is this latest incarnation of Diamond Group's proposed 41-floor "Diamond Top" tower (http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060717/asp/calcutta/story_6462406.asp) from two years ago?

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8873/diamondtopkolkatanewct7vx8.jpg

Is this latest incarnation of Diamond Group's [B]

No. The two are entirely different proposals. The Diamond top is south of CBD on Gurusaday Road. This new proposal is in the CBD. It was the proposed site of Grand Hyatt which didn't materialize.

Sun,

Did the proposal for the Grand Hyatt have any height info or renderings? Has there been any movement on the Diamond Top project? Perhaps someone more knowledgeable can start a thread on that proposal as well

BTW, just realized DT is a residential proposal, while this is commercial. Should've tipped me off

Sun,

Did the proposal for the Grand Hyatt have any height info or renderings? Has there been any movement on the Diamond Top project? Perhaps someone more knowledgeable can start a thread on that proposal as well

BTW, just realized DT is a residential proposal, while this is commercial. Should've tipped me off


Jai,

There has not been any movement on DT. Even a few months ago there was a scale model of DT at one of their project sites which some buyers have expressed interest ( as I was told) , but they have presently removed it from there which gives the impression that they may have stopped advertising till the approval is obtained. I see no reason why DT cannot happen, but it may just be stuck in the quagmire of bureacratic processes.

Once it is approved we can start a thread and track it through completion.

I thought that the Tardeo Imperial towers (301m) are the tallest buildings in INdia.
This building is 50 meters shorter.
How can they call every new building over 50 stories the tallest in India.:ohno::ohno:

I thought that the Tardeo Imperial towers (301m) are the tallest buildings in INdia.
This building is 50 meters shorter.
How can they call every new building over 50 stories the tallest in India.:ohno::ohno:


They can be ignored. Apparently got carried away and did not do much research

Thanks for the info guys :cheers1:

I'm clueless about Kolkata developments. Would any of you be interested in contributing some posts on projects there in the Indian Skyscraper blog?


ImBoredNow,
My guess as to how the newspaper claimed the tallest building tag is that they misunderstood the company's 'tallest commercial tower' claim. Even that claim is sketchy.

Although compared to India's tallest completed commercial skyscraper (World Trade Center Tower 1 in Mumbai at ~150m) this proposal is significantly taller, there are quite a lot of taller commerical skyscraper proposals around in the country, with towers in Mumbai, GIFT and Hyderabad all vying for the tallest. Many of these towers seem to be further along than this one in the approval process.

I can understand why the developer would want to create some hype though. And any developer competing for the goal of 'India's tallest' should be lauded.

Sun,

Did the proposal for the Grand Hyatt have any height info or renderings? Has there been any movement on the Diamond Top project?


Not that I am aware of.

Oh! I never knew there was a thread for this tower.

cancelled?is that tru

I'm guessing.

It seems that the project has not got cancelled. I am having office in a building adjacent to this plot and have seen that a site office has come up in the location and some construction materials are also slowly being piled up there. It is being done by Diamond Group only.

The most significant development,in this respect is that the famous ''Fountain Court'' building on Little Russel Street (the road at the backyard of this mammoth plot) has been pulled down,which is probably been done to make way for another entry to this plot from the side-by roads.

Will try to post some pics very soon...

Really? Can you confirm that is it this tower? I hope it is.

Anyway. The site from Google Earth -

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/4058/kolm.jpg

(I don't know if that building is on the site. In the render it shows in gone and something else is on the same spot)

Really? Can you confirm that is it this tower? I hope it is.

Anyway. The site from Google Earth -

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/4058/kolm.jpg

(I don't know if that building is on the site. In the render it shows in gone and something else is on the same spot)
oh boy..this is great news. thank you.

Really? Can you confirm that is it this tower? I hope it is.

Anyway. The site from Google Earth -

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/4058/kolm.jpg

(I don't know if that building is on the site. In the render it shows in gone and something else is on the same spot)

Yes.You have correctly marked the site location,it is between the Tata Centre and LIC Building on Chowringhee Road, although I doubt whether this google earth pic is updated or not, because probably it is still showing the Fountain Court building.

Anyways, my friend Abhishek Sadhya,has recently taken some good shots of this place from his camera and he would be updating you with them,all very soon..

^No thats is a very old image. Either 2008 or 9.

Yes.You have correctly marked the site location,it is between the Tata Centre and LIC Building on Chowringhee Road, although I doubt whether this google earth pic is updated or not, because probably it is still showing the Fountain Court building.

Anyways, my friend Abhishek Sadhya,has recently taken some good shots of this place from his camera and he would be updating you with them,all very soon..

sourav, thanks for the update. So, they have pulled down a seemingly 10+ storey building just to make an entrance from Russel street? Speaks volumes of the amount of money involved in this project. Waiting for the pics....

^^do they have plans for more tall glass buildings in that area?

I don't think there is any. It will really tower over everything.

Boy oh boy,rubbing my hands in glee!

Hi All,

After a longtime i am logging in.

Its true there is lots of activity going on in the Diamond Tower Project Site. A big site office has been erected on the J L Nehru Road Side and the 4 storeyed building on the back side on the left hand corner is right now under the jack hammers. I have taken a pic of the building.

BTW Fountain Court is still there intact.

Link to the pic.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nyeM3PMNsEU-FPugFzs3YQ?feat=directlink

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nyeM3PMNsEU-FPugFzs3YQ?feat=directlink

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/1879/p1705101444.jpg

^^ I am really dreaming or something? Are they really building it??? :nuts:

Whatever, thanks for the update Sourav and Abhishek.. :banana:

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It is true that some construction is going at the site. But there is nothing about the project in Diamond group website. Is the the project owner changed??.....:?
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:eek: Someone get a pic now!!

But there is nothing about the project in Diamond group website

The only thing about the project is that news article.

Someone please get a pic! I know we have forumers in Kolkata.

yeah me too dying to see a pic. get your ass moving guys :D


PS: just a little fun (with the ass thing) ;)

^^ :booze:

Had the chance to click some pics showing the present status of the plot nestled in between Tata Centre and Jeevan Sudha (LIC) buildings, on the Chowringhee Road. This is the plot where the tallest tower of Kolkata is supposed to come up. A site office has been built up by Diamond Group (as can be seen from the first pic here).The site presently has two entrances,one from the Chowrighee Road and on at the backside (beside Jeevandeep building) on Middleton Street.

1)The Site office

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/7152/photo0361e.jpg

2) The building adjacent to Fountain Court (on Little Russel St) has been pulled down (on the extreme right side of the pic)

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/2892/photo0362.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/462/photo0363nn.jpg

Thanks for being the only one who bothered to go to the site. And why did someone say they saw construction going on?

Anyway just resize the pics to make it easier to see -

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/7152/photo0361e.jpg

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/2892/photo0362.jpg

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/462/photo0363nn.jpg

^^but the construction site office is already built..all they have to do now is dig.

Someone pleease go to the site. There has gotta be some change by now.

Really? Can you confirm that is it this tower? I hope it is.

Anyway. The site from Google Earth -

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/4058/kolm.jpg

(I don't know if that building is on the site. In the render it shows in gone and something else is on the same spot)

Here is a more recent Google earth image from Jan -

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4906/screenshot20101001at901.png

I doubt this will ever be built, but I came across this render. Felt it was worth another look since she is a beauty:

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/1795/kolk.jpg (http://img227.imageshack.us/i/kolk.jpg/)

Looks like Lerch Bates were going to (or still might) be the elevator consultants for this project.

http://www.lerchbates.com/projects/Details.aspx?id=113

A The Statesman report:

‘Tallest tower’ plans hit KMC roadblock
26 November 2010

KOLKATA, 26 NOV: Plans to build what was billed to be the city’s tallest tower ran into trouble today with the mayor Mr Sovan Chatterjee claiming the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has not sanctioned any plan to set up the 60-plus storeyed high-rise on Jawaharlal Nehru Road.
Speaking at a Press conference at his office this afternoon, Mr Chatterjee said a real estate consortium has started marketing a project to set up the high-rise without any sanctioned plan and requisite permission of the KMC. The Diamond Group-led consortium, that includes Mani Group and Sattva Group, had in 2008 announced plans for constructing the tallest tower in the city, with a height of 250 metres, next to Tata Centre on JL Nehru Road. The proposed building is planned to have about 54 floors, with a helipad on top, plus a sky garden, restaurants and viewing galleries.
The mayor said that it has been brought to his notice that the consortium has already printed brochures and distributed these among prospective clients. It had even published advertisements in newspapers. He said to stop this “unethical” practice they have written to the police commissioner and secretary of the municipal affairs department so that legal action can be taken. He warned that the KMC could demolish the building if the consortium starts the project without the sanctioned plans. He said that they are not against the project as such, but before it is allowed to go ahead, many factors need to be investigated, including fire safety and structural stability.
In a statement issued in response, the Mani Group stated that the proposed project had been considered favourably by the building committee, the mayor-in-council and the state government, and “sanction is only awaiting structural vetting by the IIT”. It also said that it was clearly mentioned in the flyers prepared for the project that a building permit is still awaited.

A The Statesman report:

‘Tallest tower’ plans hit KMC roadblock
26 November 2010

KOLKATA, 26 NOV: Plans to build what was billed to be the city’s tallest tower ran into trouble today with the mayor Mr Sovan Chatterjee claiming the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has not sanctioned any plan to set up the 60-plus storeyed high-rise on Jawaharlal Nehru Road.
Speaking at a Press conference at his office this afternoon, Mr Chatterjee said a real estate consortium has started marketing a project to set up the high-rise without any sanctioned plan and requisite permission of the KMC. The Diamond Group-led consortium, that includes Mani Group and Sattva Group, had in 2008 announced plans for constructing the tallest tower in the city, with a height of 250 metres, next to Tata Centre on JL Nehru Road. The proposed building is planned to have about 54 floors, with a helipad on top, plus a sky garden, restaurants and viewing galleries.
The mayor said that it has been brought to his notice that the consortium has already printed brochures and distributed these among prospective clients. It had even published advertisements in newspapers. He said to stop this “unethical” practice they have written to the police commissioner and secretary of the municipal affairs department so that legal action can be taken. He warned that the KMC could demolish the building if the consortium starts the project without the sanctioned plans. He said that they are not against the project as such, but before it is allowed to go ahead, many factors need to be investigated, including fire safety and structural stability.
In a statement issued in response, the Mani Group stated that the proposed project had been considered favourably by the building committee, the mayor-in-council and the state government, and “sanction is only awaiting structural vetting by the IIT”. It also said that it was clearly mentioned in the flyers prepared for the project that a building permit is still awaited.

While all this is nice to hear - that we have a proactive mayor, let the Mayor show sum guts and enforce the laws and demolish the fire hazard building called Nandaram Market.

^^though mayor is a tuf guy, but his hands are tied, even if he wants he would be forced not to do so, atleast till may 2011!

Anyone has any update on this ambitious project? :ohno:

What is currently the tallest building in Kolkata? South City?

What is currently the tallest building in Kolkata? South City?

yes.

^^ Thanks :cheers: Now I noticed there is a thread for South City too :)

when will the construction start???
:bash:



^^ Thanks :cheers: Now I noticed there is a thread for South City too :)

@samrat_m thanks for the updates on this ambitious project :cheers:
@sun can you change the thread name to "site prep"

Site prep? Is it even approved yet?

^^ Check out the status here
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=83640075&postcount=29

Thanks, didn't see that.

What is currently the tallest building in Kolkata? South City?

after 6 months or so, the crown will be snatched by Westin which is U/C

This is the only pic I could manage from the road behind closed gates.
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/6472/diamondtower.jpg

The gates did open couple of times, so that I could get a sneek peek. Two huge cranes, one green in color (the one in pic) in place, and a huge looking construction vehicle, kind of a digger, on one side. About 50 labourers demarcating a big area with iron sheets (also in pic). lots of construction material stacked.
A better view possible from Nearby highrises.
Bottomline is, The Project is ON!!!

^^:cheers:

after 6 months or so, the crown will be snatched by Westin which is U/C
But buddy dont you think 6 months is very less time. Because the Westin project is running very late. Unitech Air is also in Q.

But buddy dont you think 6 months is very less time. Because the Westin project is running very late. Unitech Air is also in Q.

yes, you are right. But going by the current rate of progress it seems that Westin will cover that height before Air and also Westin is taller among the two:)

Do you guys have any updates on this project?

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/2155/photo0091e.jpg


Saw tons of construction activity in the diamond tower site .

Saw tons of construction activity in the diamond tower site .

Thanks for the update.

:cheers:

Thanks Rajarshi :cheers:

Is that crane on that plot?

A few days back i was on a bus and i managed to get a good look through the gates,saw a crane and a drilling unit also,some earth being dug out.

Is this project still on?Diamond group website has no notification on this one.:ohno:

Is this project still on?Diamond group website has no notification on this one.:ohno:

Builders in India are still not tech savvy.:ohno:
Most of the ongoing big projects are still not featured in the respective developers website.

For all of us who have been wondering what's going on behind closed gates, here'e the picture
BIG PREPARATIONS ARE GOING ON
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4738/diamondtowersite1.jpg

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7614/diamondtowersite.jpg

^^:cheers1: Samrat!!

Great updates samrat :cheers2:

Finally! Thank you so much Samrat, we've been waiting for months.

:okay: too good...

@samrat :cheers1:

@Samrat: Great updates...if this iconic structure really comes up as was planned for,it would be a showpiece of Kolkata considering its awesome location and visibility!

Great updates Samrat.

Great updates..........:cheers:

Is there any information about Diamond group's another project Diamond Crown?

:dunno:

Samrat and Suncity are the real sleuths of kolkata!

On another note,has there been any change in design?Hope we dont get a 15 storey render after 2 months.

^^Yes, you are right. Afterall, there is no indication, in their website, about what is going to happen on this site.

If there are some construction experts in SSC, they can predict the height of the building by seeing the ground work going on the site.

Samrat and Suncity are the real sleuths of kolkata!
:cool:

On another note,has there been any change in design?Hope we dont get a 15 storey render after 2 months.
Good point there avi. Lets keep fingers crossed.

New design?

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/2491/the42.png

It's from this (http://www.envisionrealty.co.in/central_the42.html) realtor's website. They give the name as "The 42"

Even the structural consultants put the name as The 42 - clicky (http://www.besconsultants.net/ongoingprojects.html). They put the # of floors at 55 so no need to worry about the name suggesting a scale down.

New design?

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/2491/the42.png

It's from this (http://www.envisionrealty.co.in/central_the42.html) realtor's website. They give the name as "The 42"

Even the structural consultants put the name as The 42 - clicky (http://www.besconsultants.net/ongoingprojects.html)

That is a render of Biswa Banga Shikhar (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=510688) aka World Bengal Tower. Unless they are recyling the design?

Most likely a quick fix by property realtor since the tower design hasn't been released by the group themselves.

The World Bengal Tower is a scrapped project, is'nt it??? Diamond Tower is different.

The website mentions it as '55-storey Luxury Residential Tower'....

Ummm.... wasn't this supposed to be a commercial one???

Also , the site mentions the developers as "Mani Group", whereas it is a "Diamond group" project.
I think it is crap info from this site.
42 - denotes the address. It is 42, J L Nehru Road.