Amazon hires record level of office property in 2016

To expand its storage capacity in India, Amazon had opened its largest Fulfilment Centre in Sonipat, Haryana. US-based e-commerce giant Amazon took about a million square feet of office spaces on lease last year, making it equal to what it took between 2008 and 2015 in the country. Founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos said last… Read More »

Thomson Reuters may shift India headquarters to Mumbai’s One Indiabulls Center, leases 32,400 sq ft

In a deal that is could lead to Thomson Reuters likely shifting its India headquarters to One Indiabulls Center in Mumbai, the company has recently leased 32,416 square feet office space in the commercial building in Lower Parel, Mumbai, according to two people in the know of the development. The office space, at the 12th… Read More »

Office rentals to peak on demand surge across top cities

Is limited supply in the office market space leading to high rentals? Market seems to indicate that commercial rental market is likely to peak anywhere between 5 and 12 per cent due to limited supply. Developers who have invested in commercial projects also said that they are seeing significant enquiries from prospective tenants with some of… Read More »

Reits Open Up New Avenues For Real Estate Invertors

The formation of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) will help in expansion of the quality real estate in India, besides giving developers another instrument to execute their projects. REIT is going to become a reality next 12 months after recent decision of market regulator SEBI. These listings will provide retail investors a good and an… Read More »

Tech firms drive Noida office space leasing

Tech companies absorbed almost 60% of the fresh office lease in Noida last year, thereby continuing to fuel real estate growth in this emerging market, a report by a property consultant, India, revealed. The office-absorption report by the real estate researcher further stated that a total of 7,06,063 square metres of office space was absorbed in… Read More »

RMZ to buy remaining 50% stake in Essar Group’s Equinox Business Park in Mumbai

In one of the largest real estate transactions of this year, RMZ will acquire the remaining 50 per cent stake in Essar Group’s commercial project Equinox Business Park in Bandra-Kurka Complex, Mumbai, by the end of this year. The company will pay Rs 2,400 crore for the complete buyout, which will be funded by Qatar… Read More »

Commercial realty sales rose 9% in 2016

If demonetisation severely impacted the residential real estate segment in 2016 with sales dropping by 9% from 2015, the commercial real estate segment, backed by demand for office space, saw sales climbing 9% in 2016 over the previous year, according to real estate consulting firm. In a report, the property consultant said the year witnessed… Read More »