Kolkata Vertical Limit - Tall buildings Guide

[Suncity]

Originally Posted by samrat_m

Okk.
BTW, any idea which is that particular area in New Town, earmarked for the Financial hub. I mean if there's a map of the location. If possible I could visit the site or get some latest infos.

No idea.

[samrat_m]

24 fl | 91m | 299ft

Location: J L Nehru Road
Category: Commercial - Office
Built: 1976
Details:
This 91 mts tall, 24 storied (G+23) building house general offices.

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[samrat_m]

20 fl | 74m | 243ft

Location: A J C Bose Road
Category: Commercial - Office
Built: 1978
Details:
This 20 storied tower (G+19), built inside the 'Nizam Palace' Complex, houses numerous Govt of India Offices - CBI, Enforcement Br., FCI, Land Reforms Dept & so on.

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View from flyover

photo cc - Suncity

[samrat_m]

19 fl | 72m | 236ft

Location: J L Nehru Road
Category: Commercial - Office
Built: 1986
Details:
This 19 storied tower (G+18), was built by LIC India, houses offices of LIC, Banks & other Financial Organisations. It is 72m high.

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photo cc - Suncity

[sabya99]

JEEVAN SUDHA houses State Bank of India NRI branch, a major destination for NRIs.

[arijeetb]

Originally Posted by samrat_m

Okk.
BTW, any idea which is that particular area in New Town, earmarked for the Financial hub. I mean if there's a map of the location. If possible I could visit the site or get some latest infos.

@Samrat, there is an area largely marked as CBD in AA2; this is the road that would stretch beyond Ambuja Ecospace business park. Below is a snapshop of it where you can see land marked for AXIS bank, Allahabad bank, Calcutta stock exchange etc. I would love to explore this area but unfortunately there is no road leading out to here.

[Sumanb]

Because of collapse 'Kundalia Building' at Bhawanipur in the 80s, KMC stopped sanctioning any building plan of 6+ floors. That's why you will see lots of building built in 80s and 90s with only six floors. In early 2000 the rule was relaxed and we are witnessing huge high rise building activity.

[samrat_m]

Originally Posted by arijeetb

@Samrat, there is an area largely marked as CBD in AA2; this is the road that would stretch beyond Ambuja Ecospace business park. Below is a snapshop of it where you can see land marked for AXIS bank, Allahabad bank, Calcutta stock exchange etc. I would love to explore this area but unfortunately there is no road leading out to here.

Thanx Arijeet for the map.
Now it is clear as to the location of the Hub, but unfortunately we can't reach there due to absence of Road.
I guess it is the same arterial road going past Tata Hospital, Infospace, DLF IT Sez, Tata eden court & Ecospace, and eventually reach the Hub area. Right?

[samrat_m]

Originally Posted by Sumanb

Because of collapse 'Kundalia Building' at Bhawanipur in the 80s, KMC stopped sanctioning any building plan of 6+ floors. That's why you will see lots of building built in 80s and 90s with only six floors. In early 2000 the rule was relaxed and we are witnessing huge high rise building activity.

Right. Though there were some constructions of residential buildings in the 12-15 flr bracket in this period of 80's & early 90's, they were strictly confined to the posh pockets of Ballygunge & Alipore. A few which come to my mind are Rajanigandha, Paramount, Babylon, Sunny Towers, Rajhans, Kusum, Ashoka, Green view and so on.
The fact is that Highrise office towers dried up during this time with only a few of them like, Krishna, Jeevan Sudha, Shantiniketan, and few more actually taking shape.

[samrat_m]

19 fl | 76m | 249ft

Location: Sector V, Salt Lake
Category: Commercial - IT/ITES
Developer: TCG Real Estate
Architects: TCG DesignTeam & Studio U+A, London
Built: 2007
Details:
Bengal Intelligent Park is a blend of 4 low rise office buildings (Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta) and a 19 storied tower, Omega which has a magnificent view of the water bodies, the salt lakes.
The park meets all global standards required for any IT/ITES operations and is maintained by the in house facility management services team of TCG. Apart from IT/ITes companies the park also has a vibrant retail presence in Buildings Alpha and Omega, including cafes and fine dining restaurants.
1. Fully integrated park with more than 50% open area and exclusive landscaping.
2. Multi level car parking facility in Omega building.
3. Large and efficient floor plates.
4. Intelligent HVAC design.
5. 12 high speed elevators with additional service elevators.
6. In house facility management services thus ensuring high quality upkeep.
Omega Specs
Total Built Up Area: 660,000 sft
Floor plate area: Approximately 36,000 sft in typical floors
No. of floors: B+G+18
Basement - Maintenance / Services
Ground + L1 - Retail
L2, L3, L4 - Parking
L5 to L18 - IT/ ITeS and other offices
Floor to floor height:
4.75 mtrs in retail floors
2.95 mtrs in parking floors
3.85 mtrs in office floors

Website: http://www.tcgre.com/#projects_Kolka...ntelligentPark

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[arijeetb]

Originally Posted by samrat_m

Thanx Arijeet for the map.
Now it is clear as to the location of the Hub, but unfortunately we can't reach there due to absence of Road.
I guess it is the same arterial road going past Tata Hospital, Infospace, DLF IT Sez, Tata eden court & Ecospace, and eventually reach the Hub area. Right?

Right. The road is built till Ecospace and then nothing. Surprised that no infrastructure has been built beyond that point.

[samrat_m]

19 fl | 74m | 243ft

Location: Sector V, Salt Lake
Category: Commercial - IT/ITES
Developer: Infinity Infotech Parks
Architects: J P Agrawal (Agrawal & Agrawal)
Built: 2008
Details:
Located at Salt Lake Sector V, Infinity Benchmark is 19 storied IT empowered workstation. This B+G+18 structure is a truly next-generation office infrastructure that is a “Green Building” certified by US Green Building Council. A safe, healthy and post-modern work ambience is the speciality of Infinity Benchmark. For research, high-end computing and development no other work environment can meet the features of Infinity Benchmark.
The amenities spectrum, widely ranges from CORPORATE BENEFITS, such as the Business Center, to CONVENIENCE, like a 24 hour pharmacy and ATMs, further on to RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, like the Fitness Center and bar.
• Business Center
• Conference & Training Rooms
• Auditorium
• Office Retail
• Multi-level Car Park
• Childrens Creche
• 24-hour Pharmacy
• Convenience Strore
• ATMs & Banks
• 400-seater Food Court
• Fitness Center
• Luxury Spa
• Lounge/Bar
• Multi-cuisine Restaurant

Website: http://www.infinityitpark.com/benchmark.html

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[samrat_m]

Location: Rashbehari Connector
Category: Commercial - Mall & Office
Developer: Merlin projects
Architects:
Bentel Associates International, SA
Edifice Consultants, Chennai
Realty Design Consultants
Status: Under Construction. Estimated completion 2012.
Details:
"Acropolis" is an iconic architectural masterpiece of 3B+G+17 floors with an elegant elevation covered with a glass facade.
The Acropolis Mall will spread across 5 floors totaling to a gross leasable area of 2,88,000 sft.
Floors 6 - 18 will house plush office spaces 1,000 sq ft onwards. The project also features a Business Club - 'The Senate' with conference rooms, business centre, banquets, business lounge, gym, swimming pool, bar etc.
Three basement levels for parking are designed to accommodate 650 cars at a time. Treated air, double glazed glass facade, efficient water and waste management, 24 X 7 power and high security.
A Green Building Project certified by IGBC**

Website: http://www.merlinprojects.com/navigator.php?Pdetails=70

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[samrat_m]

18 fl | 66m | 217ft

Location: Old Court House Street
Category: Commercial - Office
Built: 1971
Details:
The United Tower, also called UBI House, is the Headquarters of United Bank of India. It is a 18 (G+17) storied tower of 66.4 mts

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[samrat_m]

18 fl | 79m | 259ft

Location: J L Nehru Road
Category: Commercial - Office
Built: 1969
Details:
The Iconic structure of the City, almost synonymous with Kolkata. Built in 1969, it is the 1st Highrise of the city in the true sense, and can give the modern structures a run for their money still today. This sleek designed Glass & Steel Tower rises 18 floors (G+17) and has a height of 79m. The building has underground car park, centrally AC , 7 hi-speed lifts. It also houses a sub-telephone exchange for BSNL.

TATA Centre is the Marketing HQ for Tata Steel Ltd. Other than Tata Steel, Metaljunction has their corporate office in this building. Other Regd & Corp offices of the Tata group - Tata Metaliks, Tata Pigments, TELCON, Tata International, Tata Kubota Pipes, Tata Bluescope Steel, Tata Sponge, Tata Mutual Fund etc.

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night view

photo cc - praveen sathaye

[anirban_ban]

Originally Posted by samrat_m

Right. Though there were some constructions of residential buildings in the 12-15 flr bracket in this period of 80's & early 90's, they were strictly confined to the posh pockets of Ballygunge & Alipore. A few which come to my mind are Rajanigandha, Paramount, Babylon, Sunny Towers, Rajhans, Kusum, Ashoka, Green view and so on.
The fact is that Highrise office towers dried up during this time with only a few of them like, Krishna, Jeevan Sudha, Shantiniketan, and few more actually taking shape.

I think of G+ 20 buildings are becoming the high rise standard in Kolkata, apart from a few like South City or so. I feel we need to push the envelope and start getting near the 30 and 40 storeyed, with high safety and fire prevention standards obviously.

[samrat_m]

30 fl | 110m | 361ft
27 fl | 100m | 328ft

Location: E M Bypass
Category: Commercial - Hotel & Service Apartments
Developer: SPS Group, Mani Group & Sattva Group
Architects:
H Architects, Singapore
Sanon Sen & Associates, Kolkata
Status: Under Construction. To open in 2014.
Details:
The development, a landmark in the making, is located on a 23,000 sq mt plot of land on the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. The design includes more than 9,36,000 sq mt of floor space and includes one tower comprising 44 serviced apartments spread over 30 levels (110m) and another 27-floor (100m) hotel tower, which contains 298 rooms. The total investment behind the project is approximately INR 10 billion.

Mott MacDonald has been appointed lender’s independent engineer for a £82m, (INR 6,600m) five-star hotel complex.

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[samrat_m]

28 fl | 128m | 420ft

Location: E M Bypass
Category: Commercial - Hotel
Developer: ITC Ltd
Architects:
Principal Architect: Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo, N.A., Inc., California, U.S.A.
Local Architect: Hafeez Contractor & Associates, India
Associate Architect: Coordinate Techno-Consultants.
Status: Under Construction. To open Mid 2014.
Details:
Rooms - 500
Floors - 2B+G+27 (with 3 mezzanine floors)
Height - 128m
Covered area - 1.5 million sqft
Total project cost - Rs 1,500 crore-plus
Coming up beside the existing ITC Sonar, the new “super-luxury” structure of Sonar II on the northern side will house 7 multi-cuisine restaurants, retail showrooms, 24-hour coffee shop, banquets and more. Hospitality sources said the new address would be “bigger and grander” in scale than the existing star hotels in town, with the rooms at least 25-30 per cent bigger than the regular ones. It will be symbolic of the rich history of Bengal & Kolkata, being built with the colonial theme keeping the 'British Raj' and Calcutta as the 'Imperial Capital of the British India'.

Website: http://www.itchotels.in/greathotels/itc-kolkata-II.html

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[soumalya747]

@Samrat- Also add info about Godrej Prakriti, Waterside etc.
Thanks for making this superb thread.

[Sumanb]

ITC Sonar II is looking fabulous