Category Archives: City

Infosys gets govt nod to set up SEZ in Bengaluru

The government has approved the proposal of Infosys to set up an IT/ITeS special economic zone in Bengaluru in an area spread over 4 hectares. The decision was taken by an inter-ministerial Board of Approval (BoA), headed by Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia, at its meeting on April 28. “The Board noted that the developer is in possession… Read More »

DLF to bring malls under SPVs

DLF, the country’s largest real estate developer, is planning to bring its mall assets under separate special purpose vehicles (SPVs) so that it can sell stakes in them and convert them into real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the future. The company could raise as much as $1 billion through this route, a executive aware of… Read More »

Indiabulls Real Estate raises stake in Singapore biz trust IPIT to 51.18%

Indiabulls Real Estate (IBREL) on Wedneaday said the company now has a majority stake of 51.18 per cent in Singapore-listed business trust IPIT after acquisition of 2.77 crore shares by its subsidiary. The company earlier had 47.5 per cent stake in Indiabulls Properties Investment Trust (IPIT), which has a portfolio of over three million sq ft… Read More »

Tallest govt building: A 61-storey headquarter for Surat civic body on the cards

The Chinese delegation comprising government firms that are into construction business had visited Surat last year and claimed that they could construct this fully environment-friendly skyscraper in very short time using pre-fabricated technology. SMC officials said that they are checking the feasibility for this project on the 22,000 sq m land on the Ring Road where… Read More »

Raheja to invest Rs2,000 crore on commercial space in Navi Mumbai

Bullish on the rising demand for commercial real estate, Mumbai-based developer K Raheja Corp. is planning to invest around Rs.2,000 crore in acquiring land and building 6 million sq. ft of commercial space in the next two-and-a-half years in Navi Mumbai. The company currently operates three information technology (IT) parks in Navi Mumbai under the brand… Read More »

K Raheja Corp, Gera to build IT-SEZ in Pune at Rs 1,000 crore

Realty firms K Raheja Corp and Gera Developments have partnered to construct an IT-SEZ in Pune at an investment of about Rs 1,000 crore over the next four years. Property consultant JLL India has facilitated the deal between the Mumbai-based K Raheja Corp and Pune’s Gera Developments for the development and operation of the prime 30-acre… Read More »