heres another story of Empress story in todays papers...........
KSL developing integrated township in Nagpur
KSL developing integrated township in Nagpur
KSL and Industries Ltd has ventured into the realty business and is developing an integrated township project - Empress City. The project will be spread over 25 acres in Nagpur.
The facility is likely to comprise a 3.5-lakh sq feet information technology park, a 300-room five star hotel, a shopping mall, multiplexes and 800 luxury residential apartments. There will also be facilities such as swimming pools, health clubs, jogging parks, playgrounds, indoor games complex, community halls, temple, emergency post, telecommunication facilities and video phones.
Textile major KSL and Industries said that it was in talks with four or five major hotel groups to run the 400-room five-star hotel which will form part of the Empress City, the upcoming integrated township project which KSL is developing over a 25-acre land in the heart of the city.
The promoters have already spent Rs 100 crore in purchasing and developing the property, said S P Tayal, the chairman of KSL and Industries. He added that by December 2007, the project would be completed and by then, the company would have invested over Rs 400 crore.
Empress City will have an IT Park, a five-star hotel, the city’s largest shopping mall, multiplexes and around 600 luxury residential apartments.
The foundation work of the proposed 10-storey IT Park, shopping mall and residential apartments have already begun. Bookings for the apartments will begin in January, while the IT Park and shopping malls are being marketed by an independent sales agency.
There will be facilities like a club house, swimming pools, health club, jogging park, playgrounds, indoor games complex, community halls, etc in the complex. A round-the-clock power backup service is also being arranged.
Around 10-15 towers, 10-storeyed each, will be constructed as residential apartments. All the buildings in the project, which include apartments will be fully air-conditioned. In an area of 1 lakh sq ft, basement-parking and landscaping will be done. The promoters have roped in the best names in the construction industry for the project.
The township has been designed by noted architect Hafeez Contractor.
The structural consultants of the project are Y S Sane & Associates, while the contractors for the same are Shapoorji Pallonji & Company. Singapore-based Site Concepts, will be the landscaping consultants, while Trammel Crow Meghraj will be the property management consultants.
If you are talking about this link, then I am not sure if that is even the unofficial rendering of the project. All the pictures on the page are probably picked up from western lifestyle websites. All the pictures feature caucasians and a very American theme.collateral said:A bit disappointing we are only looking at a skyline of only 10-15 stories. But maybe this 400 room hotel may be the one serious high-rise (bearing in mind the 35 story new Four Seasons in Mumbai is gonna have 180-190 rooms)???
The unofficial rendering of Empress City looks cool, check out the KSL web site:
http://www.kslindustries.com/real.htm
Im not taking about that link, im referring to the link above. Its on the site's homepage where you can see the 'unofficial rendering'. I myself would normally think such a rendering is too good to become reality in India. But the fact i have seen a very similar render on a magazine, the fact Hafeez is in charge of designing it and the fact this project will be based in the CBD of Nagpur (if there is such a place), than i promise this wont be another horrible suburban looking township such as those outside Delhi, but will have variation in design between buildings, with no caucasians in sight, except those on holiday!kronik said:If you are talking about this link, then I am not sure if that is even the unofficial rendering of the project. All the pictures on the page are probably picked up from western lifestyle websites. All the pictures feature caucasians and a very American theme.
Why are you so sceptical?Bombay Boy said:thats not a rendering. thats an image of an existing city
No, collateral, and i think I speak for Bombay Boy too, my point is not to belittle the project. All i am saying is that there is no rendering of the project out there. These pictures are but eye candy for the site visitors.collateral said:Why are you so sceptical?
What city is this then?....hmmm
I never claimed it was an official rendering, just an insight as to what we should expect. I would probably agree with you had i not seen a very similar design on an article in early August.
In order for KSL to make the most out of this land they have to go vertical as 25-acres is not a huge space. They've got a big name team on this with a good track record for delivering serious projects!!!
Be positive.
Yes, Kronik and Bombay boy are right...Those are just stock pics used by the agencies who do the brouchre/websites etc..kronik said:No, collateral, and i think I speak for Bombay Boy too, my point is not to belittle the project. All i am saying is that there is no rendering of the project out there. These pictures are but eye candy for the site visitors.
Arrey personally I want this project to be as grand and big as possible so that Nagpur grows into another commercial center of the country and the state.