
Bandra Kurla Complex was created by MMRDA as an alternate CBD to Mumbai, with the express purpose of halting the further growth of offices and commercial activities in South Mumbai. Currently, BKC has a total stock of 8 million square feet of office space. An additional supply of 2.5 million square feet is expected in 2012 with the completion of The Capital, FIFC and TCG Finance Centres.

A 16-lane dedicated corridor in Gurgaon will link DLF’s Gateway Tower in Cyber City to the Golf Course Road, offering some relief from crumbling infrastructure in Delhi’s suburb.

Acknowledging the developer community’s role in the economic growth of MMR in particular and Maharashtra in general, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan stressed that his government accords top priority to affordable housing.

Substantial addition to supply has kept the rentals for the retail mall space in Pune stable in the first quarter of the year 2012, a report from real estate advisory Cushman & Wakefield India has said.

India-Sri Lanka bilateral trade has increased by over 65% last year, close to U.S. $5 billion, Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Ashok K. Kantha, has said.

Chicago-headquartered Hyatt Hotels Group is betting big on the upper-midscale segment in India. Its growth in India is going to be driven by three of its brands — Hyatt Place, Hyatt House and Hyatt Regency. It has already firmed up plans for the first Hyatt Place in the country, likely to be launched at Hampi in Karnataka in June.

Even as the cost of housing is skyrocketing in Mumbai, an ambitious proposal to create at least 500,000 houses as part of a “Homes for All” initiative between the real estate industry and the Maharashtra Government is gathering dust in the ministry.

The absorption of office space continues its slide in the top cities, with exceptions in Mumbai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad, which are the only ones recording a rise in absorption levels, finds the real-estate consultancy firm Cushman and Wakefield.

Sahara Group, ICICI Bank, Bhushan Steel, Bharti Realty, Red Fort Capital and Shri Lal Mahal are understood to be in the race among others to acquire Parsvnath Developers’ 1.18 acre of prime commercial land near Connaught Place in the National Capital.

With the real estate industry reeling under an unprecedented crisis, top developers from across the country will meet in Pune for a two-day CREDAI conclave starting Wednesday to brainstorm and find solutions to revive the sector that contributes 6.5% to the GDP.