Bangalore to provide new address to country’s uber-rich
Bangalore, India’s technology capital, will soon boast a 47-floor highrise on Residency Road targeted at India’s uber-rich, with each condominium priced at anywhere between Rs23 crore and Rs40 crore (about $5-9 million).
The residential tower, called Bangalore 47, is being developed by a consortium comprising Bangalore-based realty marketer Asipac Projects Ltd, project management and architecture design firm Synergy Property Development Services Pvt. Ltd (35% owned by private equity firm Blackstone Group LP) and property developer S.S. Kumar at an estimated cost of Rs559.75 crore. The project will have a built-up area of around 287,000 sq. ft and is expected to be ready by 2011.
Once ready, it will be the tallest residential building in India outside of Mumbai, with a height of 165m, Asipac Projects says. Currently, the tallest building in India, the 100-floor, 450m APIIC Trade Tower, is being constructed by Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corp. Ltd in Hyderabad.
The luxury residential segment in Bangalore is still going strong although a softening real estate market has forced many developers elsewhere in the country to target mainly the mid-price bracket.
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