As I arrive at the corporate headquarters of Puravankara Limited in the upscale Ulsoor area of Bengaluru, I am smitten by the muted interiors that are interspersed with a pop of colour that comes from the classy artefacts here. The swanky interiors are as chic as practical, but after all I am at the office… Read More An Interview with Ashish Puravankara
As the curtains go up on 2018, the dawn of the New Year for realty. This means it’s time to look at what can be done to give Mumbai’s realty a much needed boost. Impact of RERA and REITs As commercial real estate is capital-intensive it is an investment avenue and also the limited investment… Read More Wish List – Mumbai 2018
For someone who has single handedly changed the perception of luxury realty developments in Bangalore, Jitu Virwani, is a clear winner thanks to intelligent thinking combined with an innovative approach. Focusing on quality, his company, Embassy Group is today one of the leading names in the country as far as real estate developers are concerned.… Read More Interview with Embassy Group’s Jitu Virwani
A Matter of ‘Prestige’ As I walk into the corporate office of Prestige Builders aptly called ‘The Falcon House’ to meet Bangalore’s best known builder Irfan Razack – CMD, Prestige Group, I was quite struck by the aptness of the falcon with the growth of the company. And with the Real Estate (Regulation and Development)… Read More Interview with Mr. Irfan Razack, CMD, Prestige Group
As homes become smart, there is an urgent need to innovate and create home grown technologies that will benefit the built economy of the country says Dr. Mattheos Santamouris. There are many challenges in the built environment today and it is said that the population of world is around 6.5 billion currently and will reach… Read More Conversation: Dr Mattheos Santamouris, Professor of High Performance Architecture in the University of New South Wales, Sydney
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Having written about real estate extensively, there is so much more to say. In fact Bangalore as a market is still seeing much traction and activity as far as this space is concerned. Even though there are patches of negative sentiments, the real estate market has been resilient through out. This is a new series… Read More Real Estate Stories
Al Marjan Island Al Marjan, a man-made island located in Ras Al Khaimah- UAE. The island covers an area of 2.7 million square meters (SqM) of reclaimed land, extending 4.5 kilometres into the pristine waters of the Arabian Gulf. With a 23 kilometre water-frontage, it has 7 kms of white, sandy beaches, 6,500 planned residential units, 8,000 planned hotel… Read More Al Marjan Island as a Realty Market
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GIREM works in the areas of urbanization and future cities, with focus on providing eco-socio infrastructure for businesses, industries to operate and flourish, citizens well being, improved quality and way to life. This is an e-magazine. Here are some of my stories: Realty Industry Transportation Optimization transport through GPS Connecting India Realty in Bangalore Commercial Rentals… Read More Stories in GIREM