Hotel room in India has just shrunk.Entrepreneur duo of Shalabh Mittal and Hiren Gandhi have launched a hotel in Andheri in Mumbai with pods between 50 square feet and 90 sq ft. Urbanpod, the 140-unit hotel, started operations on Wednesday and is the only such offering in the country. It offers classic (single occupancy), private… Read More »
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC is in exclusive talks to buy a 40 per cent stake in a commercial rental unit of India’s biggest listed property developer by sales, in what would be the latest big foreign bet on the country’s real estate market. DLF, a 71-year-old company focused on developments in northern India, said… Read More »
Non-banking financial company (NBFC) Altico Capital today said it has infused Rs 180 crore in Mumbai-based realty developer Sheth Corp.The money will be utilised predominantly for the construction of a residential project ‘Project Zuri’ in Thane. The project has received a good response in its recent pre-launch sales which establishes the marketability of the product,… Read More »
Fort House, the home of VideoconBSE -0.29 % Group, is getting a new owner in a deal that would turn heads: The Rs.300-crore transaction is among the biggest in South Mumbai this year, but would be towards the lower end of the rate gradient for a property of that size and in that location. Dawat-e-Hadiyah,… Read More »
Promoters of realty giant DLF K P Singh and his family have decided to sell their entire 40% equity in their flagship company in commercial space DLF Cyber City Developers (DCCDL) to Singapore-headquartered private equity firm GIC, formerly known as Government of Singapore Investment Corporation. The statement issued by the company did not divulge the… Read More »
With a thriving start-up ecosystem aided by the Modi Government’s efforts to create an enabling environment for entrepreneurs across the country, demand for co-working spaces has been rising in recent times. Among the main drivers of this phenomenon are the increasing number of freelance professionals and consultants in today’s globalised workforce. Also, co-working business centres… Read More »
The city continues to witness lowest office vacancy, pan-India as compared to major cities in the country. The IT capital of India has 4% vacancy across office space in the city, said JLL India. “From these figures, it is clear that IT hubs continue to see a good supply-demand equilibrium compared to other markets in… Read More »
The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) on Wednesday started e-auction of commercial properties. The board has put as many as 127 commercial properties under hammer. These properties comprise booths, convenience shops, and restaurant and bay shops in Manimajra, Sector 38 (West), sectors 40, 51 and 61. Read more: The Economic Times
The state government has ordered cancellation of all land transactions that took place during the past two years after approval by various districts collectors. Sources said a key reform announced in 2015 and meant to benefit farmers was misinterpreted by the collectors who used it to favour builders, industrialists and various co-operative societies. In 2015,… Read More »
3000 Crores (~ $ 0.5 Bn) Annual Rents Expiring Across India in 2017. Approximately 30 msf space of nearly 1600 deals contributing more than 255 crores to monthly rental revenues to expire in 2017. Top 3 CRE Markets -Bangalore, Gurgaon and Mumbai together contribute approximately 73% to the volume of lease expiries in 2017. Bangalore… Read More »
