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IU · January 5th, 2010, 10:57 AM

I visited the site 3 days ago when I was in Bombay. Site prep is currently underway and they've excavated quite a big chunk of land. When the main gate opened for a guy to walk in, I followed him in but was stopped by the security guards at the instance of a site engineer. If he wasn't there then I would have had a field day inside. I pleaded with the site engineer to take just one pic but he didn't budge. So I just went to the 3rd floor of the adjacent building and took a few pics and a video.

Here are 2 of the pics. I'll upload more later along with the video which shows an excavating truck doing its thing at the right most corner of the site.

India101 · January 5th, 2010, 11:24 AM

IUUU! Your back. I was waiting knowing I we were gonna get great update.

Hindustani · January 5th, 2010, 12:56 PM

IU

you da man. thatnks again. thats wonderful that site prep is on.

zenith_suv · January 5th, 2010, 01:32 PM

nice job IU , well done.

Those other little buildings in the adjacent areas look like they're going to fall apart any moment now , what if one of them does collapse , that would pose serious danger to a supertall next door.

IchimaruGin1 · January 5th, 2010, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by zenith_suv

nice job IU , well done.

Those other little buildings in the adjacent areas look like they're going to fall apart any moment now , what if one of them does collapse , that would pose serious danger to a supertall next door.

thank the rent laws in the city for that.

aka thankyou Nehru

those buildings are mostly full of people on rent. The rent ranges form Rs50-Rs100 a month

Mumbai would be twice the city it is if it was not for these retarded rent laws.

european · January 5th, 2010, 10:07 PM

can anybody post the final render?

India101 · January 6th, 2010, 12:39 AM

^Na, only larven know what it looks like.

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Originally Posted by zenith_suv

nice job IU , well done.

Those other little buildings in the adjacent areas look like they're going to fall apart any moment now , what if one of them does collapse , that would pose serious danger to a supertall next door.

They look like there made of mouldy cardboard. Hope all of them are gone and replaced by some nice new mid-rises.

bhargavsura · January 6th, 2010, 04:45 PM

BTW, if such a supertall structure is being built, it needs some space around for proper roads. It's time for the old buildings to go.

dhim100 · January 6th, 2010, 06:26 PM

The area looks small for a 500m tall building

niknak · January 7th, 2010, 04:04 PM

It looks so crowded with no major streets, how are they going to build a 125 story building there?

european · January 8th, 2010, 04:03 AM

this is exactally what i was thinking, but lets hope this one turns out to be right.

listedunlisted · January 8th, 2010, 04:27 AM

Dude, that place is next to Mangalwadi. Been there since a kid. Just realized that. One of my uncles live there. From what I have heard, there's going to be some redevelopment in the area. Not sure if he was pointing towards this building.Will have to find out with him

India101 · January 8th, 2010, 12:18 PM

I think I now maybe Larven is right about the new DB Tower designed by Norman Foster. There is a map for places where they have projects and there is something happening in Mumbai. I can't be sure its the tower though and the website. And for those who couldn't find it I circled it -

[IMG]http://i48.************/j80gnn.jpg[/IMG]

cptracker · January 8th, 2010, 07:31 PM

You may be right. IU's photo does not look like site of DB tower that I visited about three years back. DB tower site is much larger than this one. Bldg in IU's photo don't look familiar. My house in Mumbai is very close to DB tower.
IU did you see railway track opposite to this place? Also did you see nice and big park (SK Patil Udhyan) next to it? and there is a mosque on the other side.
DB tower site is going to look out of place since it is surronded by (especially the back side) chawl type of residential bldgs. There is one road in front of it which is only 2 lanes each direction. Since this bldg is located east of railway track it is not close to sea front but after five floors one can still have nice view of the sea. I am visiting Mumbai in May hopefully this time I will click some pictures.

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Originally Posted by listedunlisted

Dude, that place is next to Mangalwadi. Been there since a kid. Just realized that. One of my uncles live there. From what I have heard, there's going to be some redevelopment in the area. Not sure if he was pointing towards this building.Will have to find out with him

IU · January 9th, 2010, 09:14 AM

cptracker, yes the railway line is opposite to the site and in between them is a 4 lane road (MK road or something). On the southern side of it is the park you mentioned. The tower site is quite big. What I posted above just shows a part of it. There's another part on the right side of whose pics I couldn't take cos of my location. Outside the site there's a board which reads DB Hospitality ( I have a pic of that as well). Now DB hospitality has just one project in South Bombay, so this indeed is the site.

I'm in the process of uploading the video. My camera is at a friend's place, so I can't upload the remaining pics right now.

IU · January 9th, 2010, 07:02 PM

So here are the remaining images. I haven't uploaded the video cos it's about 30 mb big (cos its HD) and my puny upload speed will take ages to upload it.

Here's the DB signboard I mentioned above. Even though it doesn't say DB hospitality as I had claimed before, this is still enough to show that the site is owned by the group and the actual site.

IU · January 9th, 2010, 07:51 PM

Here's the video. Surprisingly it took just 30 mins to upload. excuse the shoddy camerawork. It was tough to record and balance on the window ledge.

Click on HD and then full screen for the best quality.

Indian Rockstars · January 10th, 2010, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by IndiansUnite

Here's the video. Surprisingly it took just 30 mins to upload. excuse the shoddy camerawork. It was tough to record and balance on the window ledge.

Click on HD and then full screen for the best quality.

Bro is baar koi Roof mein mila to nahi hahaha....

i mean Doggy Shoggy aka guard shuard..haha

Abhishek901 · January 15th, 2010, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Indian Rockstars

Bro is baar koi Roof mein mila to nahi hahaha....

i mean Doggy Shoggy aka guard shuard..haha

Pichli baar IU ne dara diya tha.

united · January 25th, 2010, 07:08 PM

DB tower has changed to DB skyz. DB tower is now located in BKC as commercial tower of 10 to 12 stories.
I got this information on DB`s website.

January 5th, 2010, 11:24 AM	#122
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January 6th, 2010, 04:45 PM	#128
bhargavsura Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,468	BTW, if such a supertall structure is being built, it needs some space around for proper roads. It's time for the old buildings to go. __________________ Infrastructure Geek :)

January 8th, 2010, 12:18 PM	#133
India101 . Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sydney ~ Mumbai Posts: 9,659 Likes (Received): 510	I think I now maybe Larven is right about the new DB Tower designed by Norman Foster. There is a map for places where they have projects and there is something happening in Mumbai. I can't be sure its the tower though and the website. And for those who couldn't find it I circled it - [IMG]http://i48.************/j80gnn.jpg[/IMG] __________________ ███████ ███████ ███████

January 9th, 2010, 09:14 AM	#135
IU -> Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hanooz Dilli dur ast Posts: 10,501	cptracker, yes the railway line is opposite to the site and in between them is a 4 lane road (MK road or something). On the southern side of it is the park you mentioned. The tower site is quite big. What I posted above just shows a part of it. There's another part on the right side of whose pics I couldn't take cos of my location. Outside the site there's a board which reads DB Hospitality ( I have a pic of that as well). Now DB hospitality has just one project in South Bombay, so this indeed is the site. I'm in the process of uploading the video. My camera is at a friend's place, so I can't upload the remaining pics right now. Last edited by IU; January 9th, 2010 at 07:00 PM.

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January 5th, 2010, 10:57 AM	#121
IU -> Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hanooz Dilli dur ast Posts: 10,501	I visited the site 3 days ago when I was in Bombay. Site prep is currently underway and they've excavated quite a big chunk of land. When the main gate opened for a guy to walk in, I followed him in but was stopped by the security guards at the instance of a site engineer. If he wasn't there then I would have had a field day inside. I pleaded with the site engineer to take just one pic but he didn't budge. So I just went to the 3rd floor of the adjacent building and took a few pics and a video. Here are 2 of the pics. I'll upload more later along with the video which shows an excavating truck doing its thing at the right most corner of the site.

January 5th, 2010, 12:56 PM	#123
Hindustani Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,015 Likes (Received): 7	IU you da man. thatnks again. thats wonderful that site prep is on.

January 5th, 2010, 01:32 PM	#124
zenith_suv Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,870 Likes (Received): 2	nice job IU , well done. Those other little buildings in the adjacent areas look like they're going to fall apart any moment now , what if one of them does collapse , that would pose serious danger to a supertall next door.

January 5th, 2010, 10:07 PM	#126
european Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,447 Likes (Received): 7	can anybody post the final render?

January 6th, 2010, 06:26 PM	#129
dhim100 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 805 Likes (Received): 0	The area looks small for a 500m tall building

January 7th, 2010, 04:04 PM	#130
niknak Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,726 Likes (Received): 47	It looks so crowded with no major streets, how are they going to build a 125 story building there?

January 8th, 2010, 04:03 AM	#131
european Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,447 Likes (Received): 7	this is exactally what i was thinking, but lets hope this one turns out to be right.

January 8th, 2010, 04:27 AM	#132
listedunlisted Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2 Likes (Received): 1	Dude, that place is next to Mangalwadi. Been there since a kid. Just realized that. One of my uncles live there. From what I have heard, there's going to be some redevelopment in the area. Not sure if he was pointing towards this building.Will have to find out with him

January 9th, 2010, 07:02 PM	#136
IU -> Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hanooz Dilli dur ast Posts: 10,501	So here are the remaining images. I haven't uploaded the video cos it's about 30 mb big (cos its HD) and my puny upload speed will take ages to upload it. Here's the DB signboard I mentioned above. Even though it doesn't say DB hospitality as I had claimed before, this is still enough to show that the site is owned by the group and the actual site.

January 9th, 2010, 07:51 PM	#137
IU -> Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hanooz Dilli dur ast Posts: 10,501	Here's the video. Surprisingly it took just 30 mins to upload. excuse the shoddy camerawork. It was tough to record and balance on the window ledge. Click on HD and then full screen for the best quality.

January 25th, 2010, 07:08 PM	#140
united Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 127 Likes (Received): 0	DB tower has changed to DB skyz. DB tower is now located in BKC as commercial tower of 10 to 12 stories. I got this information on DB`s website.