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 »
The Gujarat High Court issued notice to GIFT city, coming up in Gandhinagar on a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging administrative and financial irregularities. The petition was registered on December 18, 2015. The division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice Anant S Dave have kept the further hearing on March 15. Petitioner… Read More »
DLF, India’s largest real estate company, is targeting to increase its CRE (office and retail) supply to 36-40 million sft in the upcoming years. Presently, its office and retail space covers around 31 mn sft, of which 2 mn is vacant. The developer has planned to add 4 mn sft of new office space in… Read More »
Kingfisher House is to be auctioned on March 17, 2015 to retrieve part of Rs 6,963 Cr loans due from the non-operational airline. Creditors have set a reserve price of Rs 150 Cr. The 2,401-square-metre property was taken under possession by SBICAP Trustee Company in February 2015. The e-auction will be held under the SARFAESI… Read More »
New York-based Blackstone Group is in advanced discussions with Salarpuria Sattva Group to invest about Rs 450 crore in its upcoming, 30-acre commercial property in Hyderabad, three individuals aware about the development said. One of them mentioned that this would be a pure equity deal and is expected to be settled in the next few… Read More »