At 127 million sq ft, Bengaluru remains India’s top corporate real estate market. The city’s overall commercial office stock stands at approximately 127 million sq. ft.; compared to other prominent commercial hubs such as Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) (95 million sq. ft.) and Mumbai (87 million sq. ft.), according to a report by CBRE.… Read More »
Commercial space deals are finally taking off in Kolkata, according to a report. The last six months of the current fiscal have seen the maximum number of deals closing in the city with corporates expanding their office in Kolkata or shifting to a grade A property from their present premises. Major new entrants in the last… Read More »
A government resolution, issued last month, has substantially broadened the definition of IT by including a whole new gamut of services that can now be allowed in an IT park such as back offices of “travel and tourism facilitation, TV entertainment channels and sports and travel channels”. The government has also increased the floor space… Read More »
In 2015, IT/ ITes contribution to office absorption was reported to be 57% for Bangalore, 64% for Gurgaon and 74% for Pune. In India, Bangalore, Pune and Gurgaon are the preferred locations among tech occupiers, primarily because of the ability to attract talent and the ability to access grade A buildings at affordable rents. Generally,… Read More »
The Chennai office space market, which has been seeing a stable demand of an average of 3.8 million to 4 million square feet a year, has seen a record demand of 5.2 million sq ft in 2015. With the demand expected to keep up the pace, lack of equivalent development in the supply side could… Read More »
Milestone Capital Advisors, a real estate private equity investor, has sold a commercial property in Bengaluru’s Electronic City phase I for Rs 150 crore, fetching more than 16% gross internal rate of return. The asset, which achieved rental yields of over 12% for the past five years, has been sold to an ultra high-net-worth individual. Read… Read More »
IDBI Federal Life has purchased office space for Rs 111 crore in Marathon Realty’s commercial project at Lower Parel in Mumbai. It has acquired around 61,720 sq ft office space spread over two floors in the project ‘Marathon Futurex’. “IDBI Federal Life Insurance Company Ltd has bought commercial space worth over Rs 111 crore at Marathon… Read More »
Mahindra World City Developers, an arm of Mahindra Lifespace Developers, is planning to build a 300-acre industrial park in Gujarat and has got all the government approvals for it. This will be the second industrial park by the company after it built the 650 acre industrial park in north Chennai in collaboration with Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation. “We… Read More »
According to a survey by property consultancy CBRE, India remains a top expansion destination for corporate real estate occupiers, along with South East Asia and China. It also points out that cost management and employee engagement are key issues for multinational corporations today. “Asia Pacific remains a key growth market for multinational companies but the… Read More »
The proposed Oshiwara District Centre (ODC) is likely to become commercial hub in the suburbs with its real estate prices expected to rise by 25-30 per cent over the next 3-4 years, on the back of infrastructure and commercial development in the region, as mentioned in a HDFC Realty report. “ODC will be developed by Mumbai Metropolitan… Read More »
