PRABHADEVI | DB Crown | 337 m | 75 fl x 3 | U/C

[Savz]

Another view of the commercial building at Orchid Crown Site

[Savz]

Originally Posted by India101

I can see all your pictures still.

btw, did you see any work going on at the Sumer Trinity towers behind the Orchid Crown site? From your pics I can see landscaping has been done.

Yups, i did...landscaping as IU spotted is done. I have a pic for Summery Trinity which i will post into the ST forum.

[IndiansUnite]

^ CG said in the trinity thread that the tower is Prabhudas Lilalladher's head office.

btw I've copied your above post to the trinity tower thread so don't be surprised on how it landed up there

[Savz]

Originally Posted by IndiansUnite

^ CG said in the trinity thread that the tower is Prabhudas Lilalladher's head office.

btw I've copied your above post to the trinity tower thread so don't be surprised on how it landed up there

hehe, i was actuall surprised, i have changed the image to the actual ST pic i took yesterday. hope ur not surprised this time :-P. As CG said, he might be correct i am weak at building names like these.:-)

[KuwarOnline]

Nice to see that L&T building this one too...and almost every tall/big construction in Mumbai..

[deekshith]

Another great updates from you savz

[Savz]

If the building your talking about at the Orchid Crown's foreground is "Prabhudas Lilalladher's head office", then here is another one,
Taken on 09-09-2011
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[dunefreezer]

Full Article (source)

DB Realty Mumbai project hits hurdle

DB Realty Ltd’s upscale residential project in south Mumbai has run into trouble with the state-level expert appraisal committee (SEAC) deciding to recommend that the Maharashtra environment department reject it. The committee has also asked the environment department to get the company to stop work and to take action against it for violating green norms.

The decision was taken in early October. The state-level environment impact assessment authority (SEIAA), which approves projects, can ask the committee to reconsider the decision and, if the latter refuses, reject it if it wants to.

The Orchid Crown project in Mumbai’s Prabhadevi area has three residential towers, all above 50 storeys in height. The project also includes a large public parking space that DB is developing for the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM). According to SEAC, the project’s total built-up area is 3,67,044 sq. m (including 1,21,080 sq. m for MCGM parking).

SEAC, a recommendatory and advisory body to the state environment department that grants environmental clearances, also said the company has flouted several rules by not stopping work on the project as it was instructed to previously.

A DB Realty spokesperson said in an email that the company responded to SEIAA on 4 October after SEAC communicated its decision. He said the project complied with all norms.

“We are certain that SEIAA, which accords the environment clearance (EC), is just, fair and equitable, and will only decide on merits and will not be affected by the current environment,” the spokesperson said.

State environment secretary Valsa Nair Singh told Mint that SEIAA can either accept SEAC’s recommendations or send the project for reconsideration to SEAC again.


Also a reference to India Tower in the same article

Earlier this month, DB Hospitality, which is an unlisted entity of DB Group and is largely held by promoters and some investors, was asked to stop work on a hotel project (INDIA TOWER) in south Mumbai for not paying Rs.200 crore in arrears to the municipal corporation. The spokesperson said the company has challenged the amount in question.

[IndiansUnite]

That's unfortunate but it seems DB Realty violated a number of construction rules. They were earlier also told to stop work but they continued construction. That seems to have pissed the SEAC off further.

Decision from SEAC's meeting minutes:

[dunefreezer]

Yeah, with the developers violating something and the state authority unwilling to ease the real estate policies, its gonna take a long time for Mumbai to change.

[zoxtannin]

typical india...

[Savz]

ORCHID CROWN SITE (Old Pic taken during siteprep)

[Savz]

15th Nov, 2011
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[nishanth.kh9]

so the project is still alive or on hold like india tower

[India101]

Good to see this one alive!

Cheers Savz

[mdhar.v12]

What is worrying me is that there are only a handful of workers working on this project. if we compare to other major projects like minerva we can clearly see the difference.

[Supersid1]

Hey Guys,

A family friend has booked a flat at the Orchid Crown project of DB realty and is trying to connect to other owners in the project to address problems about this project and DB realty.

Is anyone be aware of a forum created for DB realty apartment owners and specifically Orchid Crown apartment owners.

Construction on the project site continues and DB realty is still collecting installments from buyers (linked to the construction) but it seems like a high financial risk to continue to pay them while their properties are on the verge of being attached by various government authorities

Please help

[deekshith]

Dec 2nd 2011
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[IndiansUnite]

The structural engineers (WSP) put Tower A and B at 76 floors and Tower C at 67 floors:

[IndiansUnite]

Work is still underway at the site though at a slower pace

Shot in December - Tower C

-From DB's Q3 presentation

Orchid Heights and Turf View are still on Hold.