10000+ sf deals constituted 1/3rd of the total lease deals in Mumbai in 2016. Smallest deal size of up to 2,500 sf contributed to 26% of the deals last year. Largest deals of above 50,000 sf had the lowest average rental value of INR 102/sf/month, while 5,000 sf to 10,000 sf deals had highest average rental value… Read More »
Information Technology (IT) sector continued to dominate the leasing activity in India in 2016. Together, IT and BFSI contributed to nearly 69% of the leasing volume last year. Bangalore dominated the city-wise contribution to IT sector leasing with 36.7% share, followed by Pune. *2016 Grade A lease data only
According to the report, coworking operators leased only 1.2 million sq ft in 2016, which accounted for 3% of the overall leasing volume. “We also foresee that the concentration of coworking space will intensify further in Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Gurugram (Gurgaon) due to the availability of adequate infrastructure and opportunities for start-ups in those cities,”… Read More »
Real estate firm Godrej Properties has entered into an agreement with Shivam Realty to develop a housing project in Mumbai. The five-acre project will have a saleable area of one million square feet. “Godrej Properties Ltd has entered into a development management agreement with Shivam Realty to develop a residential group housing project off the… Read More »
Global investment firm Blackstone Group Lp’s India subsidiary Nexus Malls is set to launch its first shopping mall in the country in Seawoods, Navi Mumbai, expanding its retail portfolio. Blackstone had bought about 1 million sq. ft of retail space in the Seawoods Grand Central Mall in 2016 from L&T Realty Ltd for Rs1,450 crore.… Read More »
Barclays Plc, Credit Suisse Group AG, Standard Chartered Plc and Citigroup Inc. are among global financial firms looking to add office space in India even as they trim their retail operations worldwide, two people aware of the matter said. Much of this space will be used to house the banks’ captive technology businesses in cities… Read More »
In one of the biggest front office transactions so far this year, consumer durable major Samsung India Electronics has leased 1.10 lakh sq ft office space in Oberoi Realty’s commercial complex Commerz II in Goregaon suburb of Mumbai, said two persons familiar with the development. The company will be paying rentals of Rs 145 per… Read More »
Large property investors are scrambling to buy commercial towers where tenants have moved in, driving up the capital value of these buildings. However, with rentals failing to catch up, returns from these investments have fallen, real estate brokers and advisors said. Stiff competition among sovereign wealth funds and large private equity funds for scarce assets… Read More »
Housing department officials have said that Maharashtra will follow the Centre’s Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, and is planning to publish the final rules this month so that the legislation can be implemented from May 1. The officials said the file for publishing the rules is in the final stages of approval. “There… Read More »
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s (MMRDA) long-pending plan to develop Wadala on the lines of Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) is finally gaining momentum. After over three years of wait, the draft for the Wadala Master plan is now ready and awaiting deliberations by the internal committee. “The Wadala Master plan draft is ready, but some… Read More »
