Cerestra Advisors Ltd, a real estate-focused private equity firm, has bought Alexandria Knowledge Park at Genome Valley in Hyderabad for Rs 400 crore as it plans to build an office portfolio focused on R&D clients. Alexandria Knowledge Park, which counts tenants such as Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, was previously owned by New York-based Alexandria Real… Read More »
Consultancy and management services provider Accenture has leased around 280,000 sq ft office space on a long-term lease at Bagmane World Technology Center IT SEZ in Bengaluru, said two persons familiar with the development. The lease, which was formalised early this year, has a monthly rental of Rs 59 per sq ft, that translates into an… Read More »
Coworking space provider Instaoffice plans to lease around 1 lakh sq ft of office space by March next year and expand operations to Bangalore and the National Capital Region. “We are focusing on demand based expansion and aim to set up 1,500-2,000 desks, leasing around 100,000 sq ft by the end of this financial year,”… Read More »
Software services exporter Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is close to leasing 780,000 sq ft of office space in IG3 Infra’s Chennai One IT SEZ for 10 years, said two people in the know of the development. TCS will pay a rental of Rs 50 per sq ft per month, taking the total annual payout to… Read More »
Tata Communications has picked up 60,000 sq ft of office space on lease at Parinee Crescenzo in Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla Complex, said two persons familiar with the development, making it the largest office space transaction in the alternative business district so far this financial year. “The company has picked up the entire 15th floor in this 20-storey… Read More »
With a view to spread footprints in global market, realty player Godrej Properties (GPL) has opened an international representative office in Singapore. This is the second overseas office of the city-based developer with the first one set up in Dubai two years ago, the company said in a statement issued on Wednesday. GPL has been working with… Read More »
American financial data and analytics firm Factset has sealed a deal to set up an 8.6-lakhsquare-feet office in Hyderabad, its largest in the world, earmarking Rs 800 crore for lease rentals over 15 years. The Nasdaq and NYSE-listed firm, which has 8,000 employees in 40 locations across 21 countries, is gearing up to hire 7,000… Read More »
A jump in Manhattan office leasing activity in July indicates more resilience in New York’s commercial real estate market than recent data has suggested, with asking prices poised to surpass their record high in 2008. Data showing more companies are renewing their leases rather than moving to a new location have been seen as a sign… Read More »
Mobile chip maker Qualcomm is close to acquiring about 0.5 million square feet of office space in Bengaluru to expand its operations in the city, according to people familiar with the matter. The company is looking for space in Outer Ring Road, which is home to numerous multi-national companies including Google, Cisco and Visa, sources… Read More »
Riding on revenue growth, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has inked two large office space deals in the last quarter. TCS, India’s largest software firm, signed a 400,000 sq ft office space deal in Okaya Tower in Noida’s Sector 62. It is expected to pay a rent of Rs 19 crore a year, or Rs 40… Read More »
