Backed by positive economic sentiment and business confidence, office space absorption during January-March quarter increased by 11 per cent to 8.8 million sqft across nine major cities, a survey said. Office absorption leaped to over 8.8 million sqft, including pre-commitments of 8 lakh sqft, across nine major cities, upping the number by 11 per cent… Read More »
Telangana, on Monday unveiled Information Technology policy with various incentives pertaining to land and power, and reimbursement of stamp duty and registration fee among others and is eyeing $7.5 billion of production of electronics by 2020 from $1 billion now. Aimed at promoting the use of information technology across verticals, India’s newest state also unveiled… Read More »
American PE fund Blackstone is in talks to acquire two commercial office towers in central Delhi from Parsvnath Developers and PE fund Red Fort Capital for Rs 550 crore, said two people with knowledge of the development. The two towers on Bhai Veer Singh Marg, which is near Connaught Place, have around 300,000 sq ft of… 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 »
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 »
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 »