Cochin highrises, pictures and projects - II

[KMC]

Good find Boltz. So it must be Le Meridian (Galfar) or Taj. Or have i missed out someone ?

KMC
Here is a story from today's Manorama that will be interesting to you . It confirms
Choice Paradise construction is well underway.

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/1087/cranemd8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I knew Choice Paradise will be taller than MIR , But it will not complete ahead of MIR. I beleive MIR will be the tallest in South India at 32 Floors at the time when it is completed. Bcoz all other buildings in South India which are above 32 Floors, like Lanco , Choice Paradise will be completed only after MIR Tower is ready.

Previously I have posted that some company is recruiting for a 7 Star Hotel in Kerala , a Naukri Ad". I guess this could be related to that.

[ReNik]

I knew Choice Paradise will be taller than MIR , But it will not complete ahead of MIR. I beleive MIR will be the tallest in South India at 32 Floors at the time when it is completed. Bcoz all other buildings in South India which are above 32 Floors, like Lanco , Choice Paradise will be completed only after MIR Tower is ready.

Previously I have posted that some company is recruiting for a 7 Star Hotel in Kerala , a Naukri Ad". I guess this could be related to that.

Yes, MIR maybe the tallest for a while, but I guess UB project in Bangalore will be taller.
But Choice Paradise will overtake even UB and can have only challenger in Lanco Hills
or even Purva Grand Palms, Edappally.

Here is an Olive project up- 18 floor tower at Kadavantra
http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/6613/hpt1newlic5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[ReNik]

HDIL to buy HMT's Kochi property for Rs 200 cr: Srcs
2007-09-03 12:33:21 Source : Moneycontrol.com
http://202.87.40.45/news_image_files/HDIL_Housing_Development.JPG
According to sources, HDIL is in talks to buy HMT's 7 million sq-ft property in Kochi. The HDIL-HMT land deal size is likely to be about Rs 200 crore, the sources added. At this amount, it will work out to Rs 5 per share for HMT. The management has not responded on the deal yet.

From the earlier managements of HMT, it is learnt that they were eventually looking out for this kind of a value for most of their properties across India. There is no information on exact deal sizes and exactly how much these properties could be valued at.

HMT has about 100 acres of land in Kerala, around 800 acres in Haryana and around 500 acres in Hyderabad. Haryana being a prime property, it could fish out the maximum value of all the four properties they have across pan India. As of now, there is no word from the management of HMT.

HDIL too has refused to comment on the development. But of late, HDIL has been on a buying spree. They recently signed an MoU to buy Eveready’s 15 acre property in Navi Mumbai for Rs 115 crore. They are also buying Kilburn’s 8.32 acres in Bhandup for Rs 124 crore.

Actually HMT held over 900 acres in Kochi, a good part of it was acquired for Co-op
Med College and Kinfra Hi-tech park. Still it holds more than 300 acres, the figure quoted
is incorrect.

[Sun25]

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/3734/print0qx6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Source: http://www.jtlcity.com/jtlcity.htm

Folks,

Any idea on the status of this project? Is this really happening? Anyone has any knowledge on their previous projects? Also wondering did they really get sanctions to fill the land there and construct this mega complex?

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[ReNik]

Finally Fab City is becoming reality

NeST-Hitachi Fab city is expected to have an investment between $ 3 to 5 billion

‘Fab city’ proposed to be built in Kochi

Special Correspondent

Centre for semiconductor industry

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government is planning to set up ‘fab city’ in Kochi for the semiconductor industry, Special Secretary, Information Technology, K.R. Jyothilal said. The Hindu story (http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/04/stories/2007090454110400.htm)

[KMC]

ELBIT 8.8 Million Sqft Project is confirmed , here is the latest news of Elbit Having project in Kochi .

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/900471.html

http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamProgramView.do?pageType=section&programId=1073753761&channelId=-1073751706&tabId=11&BV_ID=@@@

[ReNik]

ELBIT 8.8 Million Sqft Project is confirmed , here is the latest news of Elbit Having project in Kochi .

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/900471.html

http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamProgramView.do?pageType=section&programId=1073753761&channelId=-1073751706&tabId=11&BV_ID=@@@

Great !! can somebody post a screenshot of Manorama news, cant read due to font problem.


Meanwhile, has Parsvnath Kochi SEZ been forwarded for Central approval ?
The latest news says so.

Govt notifies Parsvnath's IT SEZ at Gurgaon
3 Sep, 2007, 1214 hrs IST, PTI


MUMBAI: Realty firm Parsvnath Developers has received the final notification from the Centre for its IT and ITeS special economic zone (SEZ) at Gurgaon in Haryana.

Parsvnath SEZ Ltd - the subsidiary of Parsvnath Developers - now has two notified SEZs for IT/ITES sectors at Indore and Gurgaon with a combined developable area of over 16 million sq ft.

The Gurgaon SEZ, spread over 105 acres, would have a developable area of around 10 million sq ft. The project is scheduled for completion within 36 months from the commencement of construction, the realtor said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

The company also has three other formally approved SEZs at Dehradun, Kochi and Hyderabad with total developable area of 11.70 million sq ft, which are awaiting central government notification, it said.

Seven other SEZs, with total developable area of 170 million sq ft, of the company are awaiting have received in-principle approvals from the government.

Shares of Parsvnath were trading at Rs 311.10, up 2.88 per cent on BSE in morning trade.

[KMC]

ANOTHER MALL COMING IN KOCHI – PLAZA CENTRE

I guess this is part of the 8.8 Million development ELBIT is planning.

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Israels-Plaza-Centres-to-invest-Rs-5K-cr-in-India/214285/

[KMC]

More Links related to same story of Plaza Centre & ELBIT in Kochi ,

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEB20070903163201&Title=Business&rLink=0


http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/sep/04plaza.htm
This news says , it has already picked sites.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1119584

http://www.bsstrategist.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=296799

[ReNik]

edited out

[ReNik]

More Links related to same story of Plaza Centre & ELBIT in Kochi ,

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEB20070903163201&Title=Business&rLink=0


http://www.bsstrategist.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&autono=296799

KMC

Many many news references. Actually we have not learned more than your original post,
I quote below. Can we someway find out at least who the local partner is. That will help
to find details of the project Cochin-I. Actually as Ani suggests, it is possible that
Elbit is developing the mega project Cochin-I on their own and Plaza Center thru its subsidiary as usual. It is also not clear what the project Cochin-II.

http://www.secinfo.com/dsvr4.u999.htm

http://www.firstlineinvestments.com/Elbit-Medical-Imaging-in-Indian-hospital-venture.html

What is this project of EMI , 8.8 Million Sq Ft . This article mention that they already invested with a Local Partner .

Hope you also noticed news on http://202.87.40.45/news_image_files/HDIL_Housing_Development.JPG.
Now who has bought 70 acres at Edappally. Is it HDIL or someone else ?

[ReNik]

http://www.secinfo.com/dsvr4.u999.htm
EMI invested in a real estate project located in Cochin, for the construction of residential apartment buildings, a hotel, office spaces and a marina with a total built up areas of approximately 800,000 square meters (inclusive of parking places) (approximately 8.8 million square feet).

I noticed it only now. Project Cochin-I of Elbit quoted above does not have a mall. So Plaza Center is separate !! Moreover the 41 acres of "agricultural" land mentioned cannot be a prime area, it is best suited for a township. So the mall project is elsewhere. When I scan along NH upto Aroor, I see several places marked "upcoming mall-multiplex".

BTW, that office spaces mentioned is definitely an IT park - sure, it will be at least 3 million sq ft out of 8.8 million sq ft!!


Here is another great news

Justice Krishna Iyer speaks out. He appreciates Reliance' efforts to avoid middlemen.
The petty lobby who scuttled growth of agriculture now will now be on the backfoot.

He said Kerala must motivate and initiate 'swadeshi' rice growing and ''if Reliance is
supportive of this mission, I certainly appreciate their coprorate operation in the state.'' full story (http://www.newkerala.com/july.php?action=fullnews&id=57138)

[sowmya]

Renik

I read the SEZ rules that the applicant can submit the proposal to the Central Govt for applying for SEZ but a recommendation from the respective state govt should be obtained. May be our state govt has not given sufficient recommendation because they are busy with their own matters like quarrelling.Perhaps that is the reason for the delay of Parsvnath SEZ. In the website of SEZ's it is given in the list of 'formally approved SEZ's'. Also there is something called ' In principle approval' We need to know the meanings of these two terms which I could not find in the website. Can you please find this out so that we can know the exact status of Parsvnath and Unitech.

Sowmya


Great !! can somebody post a screenshot of Manorama news, cant read due to font problem.


Meanwhile, has Parsvnath Kochi SEZ been forwarded for Central approval ?
The latest news says so.

[dr_know]

Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 4 The Kerala Government is planning to lay the foundation stone for the proposed Smart City project in Kochi this month itself.

Replying to questions in the State Assembly on Tuesday, the Chief Minister, Mr V.S. Achuthanandan, said that 222 acres of land for the project had already been acquired and steps were afoot to acquire another 24 acres. Infrastructure such as roads, water and power supply has also been readied.

Besides, the Chairman and Managing Director for the company has been appointed, he said.

Replying to another question, the Chief Minister said that Tamil Nadu was not digging any canal to take water directly from Mullaperiyar dam to Bodinaikkannur. The water from the dam was first being taken to the lower camp in Tamil Nadu and from there to Bodinaikkannur and the canal for the purpose was being prepared within that State, for which no permission was required from Kerala, he added.
People’s bazaars

The Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Mr C. Divakaran, told the House that the Government would open ‘people’s bazaars’ in all the districts in the State as part of its market intervention strategy to regulate the prices of essential commodities. These apart, ‘metro people’s bazaars’ would be opened in all the major cities.

The Minister said in reply to a question that the Government would take a re-look at the licences issued to multinationals to enter the retail sector in the State.

While initiating legal steps to prevent multinationals from entering the sector, the Civil Supplies Corporation will be equipped to face the increased competition, he said.

He said that the corporation planned to start distribution of LPG cylinders to consumers in the State. The shortage of cylinders for domestic consumers was due to the efforts of the oil companies to reduce their losses, he added.


hindu.com

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/09/05/stories/2007090551912100.htm

[bhasidali]

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/7897/04retail3ty2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


This photograph from three-day conference in Mumbai -- India Retail Forum --
May be our Kochi lulu mall.....:tup:

check out this link....http://specials.rediff.com/money/2007/sep/05retail1.htm

[ReNik]

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/7897/04retail3ty2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


This photograph from three-day conference in Mumbai -- India Retail Forum --
May be our Kochi lulu mall.....:tup:

check out this link....http://specials.rediff.com/money/2007/sep/05retail1.htm

YES - LuLu has got just one project coming up in India in near future, so that's Kochi.
Best find , Bhasid :cheers:

[rajkrish]

Seems like the government hasn't recommended the proposal. They are eternally 'contemplating'....

And thanks for the update on MM Tech Towers, but there is a small correction. US Technologies will be operating from 'Vismaya' pretty soon.

Then what does Nokia do there ?. And why doesn't it come up in the media?. Is that a service and support unit?

Renik

I read the SEZ rules that the applicant can submit the proposal to the Central Govt for applying for SEZ but a recommendation from the respective state govt should be obtained. May be our state govt has not given sufficient recommendation because they are busy with their own matters like quarrelling.Perhaps that is the reason for the delay of Parsvnath SEZ. In the website of SEZ's it is given in the list of 'formally approved SEZ's'. Also there is something called ' In principle approval' We need to know the meanings of these two terms which I could not find in the website. Can you please find this out so that we can know the exact status of Parsvnath and Unitech.

Sowmya

[KMC]

Waaww Awesome Mall . This is Massive Project, Truly World Class . In all likelihood this will be of Kochi . What are the two towers seen on each side , one I guess is the 5 Star Hotel , Then what is the other one , Office complex. ?

[sowmya]

Actually there are some more companies other than Nokia which are operating there. But none of them are willing to disclose the activities. This is an unofficial information which I got. They also did not disclose what Nokia is doing there.

I too read US Tech is coming up in Vismaya. But there is no space is Vismaya as of now since Smart City functioning is also going to start from Vismaya and as of now there is ACS, TCS and Wipro and the building is occupied. So once the Gtech fair at Dubai is over and after the foundation stone is laid Smart City company is going to start operating from there.

Seems like the government hasn't recommended the proposal. They are eternally 'contemplating'....

And thanks for the update on MM Tech Towers, but there is a small correction. US Technologies will be operating from 'Vismaya' pretty soon.

Then what does Nokia do there ?. And why doesn't it come up in the media?. Is that a service and support unit?

[sowmya]

I doubt that a solution is being found out for the remaining 24 acres too. The inhabitants on on 13 acres have been promised to be rehabilited in the Smart city area itself and instead of 10 acres of KSEB they will be given land at a separate place. I do not know whether TECOM officials have agreed to it. Also what did Mr Achutanandan mean by saying road, water and power facilities have been readied so fast.Is it just that an alternative is being found.Anyway glad to hear that foundation stone will be laid during this month itself. And nice to see our so called govt working so fast for the first time
hindu.com

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/09/05/stories/2007090551912100.htm

[sowmya]

I doubt that a solution is being found out for the remaining 24 acres too. The inhabitants on on 13 acres have been promised to be rehabilited in the Smart city area itself and instead of 10 acres of KSEB they will be given land at a separate place. I do not know whether TECOM officials have agreed to it. Also what did Mr Achutanandan mean by saying road, water and power facilities have been readied so fast.Is it just that an alternative is being found.Anyway glad to hear that foundation stone will be laid during this month itself. And nice to see our so called govt working so fast for the first time. Please check this link

http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/24/stories/2007082462070300.htm

hindu.com

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/09/05/stories/2007090551912100.htm

[sowmya]

There is a strip near Panampilly Nagar when you go further from Kairali apartments where there are a lot of highrises all of them above 15 floors. If someone could take snaps of those during night time it would be really great. There is a big cluster of buildings. Iam sorry since Iam not in a position to do so.

[ani07]

This is from CPG group's (Singapore) website-

Design Consultancy Services for the International Exhibition and Trade Centre, India

CPG Consultants India (CPGI) has been appointed by Zoom Developers to provide full design consultancy services for the International Exhibition and Trade Centre located at Kochin in Kerala, India. This is one of CPG’s largest business/industrial developments secured in India.

This 4.5-million sqft integrated commercial development will house the trade and exhibition centre with dining facilities, a 400-room five star hotel, as well as many other family related entertainment facilities such as shopping mall, cineplex and food courts.

http://www.cpgcorp.com.sg/press/view_press.asp?Lang=EN&quarter=1&PRID=417

[KMC]

Great Find Ani, Well the 100 Strorey Tower looks a more closer dream now,
400 Room Five Star Hotel !!! Multiplex, Mall and Trade Centre on 4.5 Million Sq Ft . If an International Consultant like CPG should rate this as their Biggest Business / Industrial development in India , Just imagine the size and scale of this project.

Sure this will send shivers down the spine of many. Many wont be able to digest this .

[ReNik]

Good find Ani. I had searched CPG website for this, but was unsuccessful.

Zoom project reached Env. ministry for sanction on June 29, 2007. Notice, CPG has also
made public the contract in June :tup:

This project is moving faster since it is part of a Kinfra contract for constructing an
exhibition-cum-trade center. Kinfra and Kochi looks to make a windfall in this contract.
and Rs.1000 cr investment will certainly have to be revised upwards. I guess this will
involve close to Rs.1800-2000 crore. If things move on pace they can start the work by
Jan-2008.

[KMC]

HDIL IS INVESTING MORE THAN 1000 CRORE IN KOCHI .
4000 FLATS , IT parks and commercial projects- 40,000 Job opportunities

They have Land Bank of 270 Acres in Kochi

IT parks looks like raining in Kochi

I have posted Previously in SSP that some developer is buying lots of Land in Udayamperur , I thought it was L&T .
Its HDIL . They have land at Kakkanad , Udayamperur and they are buying 70 Acres at Kalamassery.

Looks like all action is now turning to Kalamassery with the 100 Floor Trade Centre coming up. Also Desai group have vast amounts of Land at Kalamassery

Refer this weeks Dhanakaryam
WWW. Mathrubhumi.com

[ctjoseph]

Skyscraper forum seems to have gone through a rather serious crash for almost 5 days. I am glad to see this back and alive :-).

[KMC]

Is the proposed Defence park on its way to Kochi....

http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/mmonline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentType=EDITORIAL&programId=1073753761&articleType=Malayalam%20News&contentId=2911818&BV_ID=@@@

[ReNik]

Is the proposed Defence park on its way to Kochi....

http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/mmonline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentType=EDITORIAL&programId=1073753761&articleType=Malayalam%20News&contentId=2911818&BV_ID=@@@

Unfortunate... i can't read.

Here is another news. BPCL to invest 12000 crore in Kochi

BPCL’s mooring project to be ready by Nov

Kochi: Bharat Petroleum Corporation’s (BPCL) Single Point Mooring (SPM) project is scheduled to be commissioned by November.

The project, which was scheduled for completion by May 2007, was postponed to November on account of an accident involving high sea piling mechanism for positioning the SPM buoy and subsequent unfavourable weather from May to September due to monsoon.

...

The third is a mega project for upgradation of refinery residue to value-added distillate products. He said that the project cost was expected to be around Rs 5,000 crore to 8,500 crore depending on the final configuration and would require three years to complete after obtaining investment clearance, which is likely soon. The BPCL-KR may approach the Ministry of Environment and Forests for clearance for the project, he said. Full story (http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=14524704)


Looks like Petrochem Complex also will have big boost with this.

[ReNik]

An update.

Oceanus Maple, Edappally is launched. As reported earlier, it is 35 storeys tall
with 250 flats. http://www.oceanus.co.in/maple.html

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/3873/mphoe3.jpg

[ReNik]

Shangri La hotel coming to Kochi

Adarsh group to develop Shangri La in Bangalore

Plans to develop own brand

Gayatri Vijaykumar - Bangalore

Adarsh group has plans of expansion in the South and will be developing properties in other cities too. “We are planning projects in Goa, Chennai and Hyderabad,” explained Jayeshankar. However, he refused to divulge the brand for whom the properties will be developed. "We have plans to expand to Chennai and Cochin. We also have plans of entering into serviced apartments. The market is there for both hotel rooms and service apartments." added Jayeshankar. http://www.expresshospitality.com/20070915/market22.shtml

[sowmya]

CIAL IT park has applied to the centre for SEZ status. Works will begin in full swing.
http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/mmonline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentType=EDITORIAL&programId=1073753761&articleType=Malayalam%20News&contentId=2911817&BV_ID=@@@

[sowmya]

So I think Parsvnath and Unitech would also have gone for SEZ application to the centre along with CIAL application. We will wait and see

[sowmya]

Just imagine. When Smart City was announced during Oomen Chandys govt it was a big thing since Hitech cities were a rare commodity in Kochi. And compare the situation now. Dozens of them are in the pipeline. Every investor is setting up and IT park-Sobha, Leela,L&T, Parsvnath, Unitech, HDIL, Muthoot, CIAL and lots more. Above all giants like Wipro, TCS, Cognizant, Sutherland etc are setting up shops here.

If all these materialise Kochi is going to be the numero uno in the IT sector in South India. I pray that our government give speedy clearances to these projects

[sowmya]

Microsoft coming to Kochi

Microsoft to open office in Kochi


Special Correspondent




Kochi: Microsoft announced here recently the opening of its office here. With Kochi as hub in the State, the company planned to service Kozhikode, Thrissur, Kottayam and Thiruvananthapuram, a press release said here recently.

The release said opening of the office was an important move for Microsoft and it showed the importance of the State in the company’s plans for India. The region was an emerging information technology (IT) hub and a strong market for the small-and-medium business segment, a key focus area of Microsoft. In the release, Neelam Dhawan, managing director, Microsoft India, said: “Microsoft has been working with customers in Kerala for several years now and our products and services have been successfully leveraged both by Government organisations and the private sector. The progressive spirit of the region makes it one of the most dynamic business centres in southern India.”

The release said Microsoft intended to consolidate its relationship with industry associations in the region to understand and address local business challenges and accordingly customise its local market education initiatives.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/10/stories/2007091054131700.htm

[sowmya]

ICTT: road connectivity project gains momentum


Staff Reporter


20 hectares acquired for four-lane highway




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44 hectares to be acquired for project

Construction work to begin in October


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KOCHI: Efforts towards the construction of a four-lane highway linking Vallarpadam and Kalamassery for the proposed International Container Transhipment Terminal have gained momentum with the registration of 20 hectares of land in favour of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).

The NHAI is the designated authority for implementing the road connectivity for the project.

The 20 hectares is part of the 44 hectares to be acquired for the proposed road connectivity. Document-writing of 14 hectares of land is under way and would be completed shortly, District Collector A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish said here on Thursday.

The owners of the remaining 10 hectares are yet to accept the price fixed by the district-level purchasing committee (DLPC), the Collector said.

“They will be given a last chance to surrender the land by accepting the DLPC-fixed price, failing which it would be acquired under the Land Acquisition Act,” the Collector said.

He expressed confidence of completing the registration process by the end of this month. Full-fledged construction work of the highway would begin by October, the Collector said.

An overhead bridge will connect the highway stretch passing through the twin islands of Moolampilly and Kothad, he said. “It has been agreed to facilitate landings for the bridge ensuring clear access to the bridge for people on these islands,” the Collector said.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/07/stories/2007090760340300.htm

[JMen]

'Smart Village', a Rs 500 crore project, envisaging construction of apartments, villas and row houses (agraharams) in 55 acre at Manjaapra near Nedumbassery airport, will take off next week, targetting mainly the Non Resident Indians.

Sources: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Smart_Village_to_woo_NRIs/articleshow/2359932.cms

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1120859

http://www.business-standard.com/compindustry/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu1&subLeft=1&autono=297665&tab=r

[elm07]

'Smart Village', a Rs 500 crore project, envisaging construction of apartments, villas and row houses (agraharams) in 55 acre at Manjaapra near Nedumbassery airport, will take off next week, targetting mainly the Non Resident Indians.

Sources: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Smart_Village_to_woo_NRIs/articleshow/2359932.cms

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1120859

http://www.business-standard.com/compindustry/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu1&subLeft=1&autono=297665&tab=r

This is probably the first major project east of the MC Road (SH1) - interesting how far Kochi is growing. :worship:

[ReNik]

This is probably the first major project east of the MC Road (SH1) - interesting how far Kochi is growing. :worship:

Over a 1500 apartments looks big. It is to be launched tomorrow - Thursday. Here is
there webpage

http://www.livinmaa.com/

[ReNik]

** Airport terminal area to be over 700,000 sqft by this year end.

** Passenger traffic grows consistently at 30% rate.

** Airport is "debt-free"

** First an biggest MRO in the state to be ready by next year. Construction well
underway.


‘Debt-free’ CIAL aims high

Staff Reporter

KOCHI: Much to the delight of its shareholders, the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has become a ‘zero debt’ (debt-free) company during the financial year 2006-07.
...
The passenger movement through the airport increased to 26 lakh, a growth of 27 per cent compared to previous fiscal. Flight movement registered a growth of 32 per cent as 31,000 flights used the airport during the period.
...
The construction of the new international departure block with a built-up area of 3 lakh sq.ft, would be commissioned by this year-end.
...
Once it turns operational, the total built-up area of the international terminal will increase to Rs. 4.75 lakh sq.ft. with the capacity to handle 25 lakh passengers annually.
...
Construction of a two-bay hangar to be set up in the initial stage of the Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO) facility is underway. It is expected to be operational by next year. The airport plans to admit the first batch of its proposed aviation academy in the next academic year. Full story - the Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/12/stories/2007091261870600.htm)


Corporate big shots eye CIAL shares

M.P. Praveen


Good show by company prompts major aviation players to take notice

CIAL shares fetch between Rs.180 and Rs.200 per share


KOCHI: Inspired by the booming growth recorded by the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL), corporate giants are aiming to notch up maximum shares of the airport company, it is reliably learnt.

An appeal by the Managing Director of CIAL Shriram Bharath to the shareholders during the 13th Annual General Meeting of the company requesting them not to sell their shares induced by offers made by such parties was a clear indicator of the latest development. Full story - the Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/12/stories/2007091261880600.htm)

[ReNik]

Forum Mall confusion

This is what was thought to be Forum site, posted by Bhasid.

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=9.944144&lon=76.317676&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2

Now there is this site 500 mtr north of the above site again marker as Forum mall.
This is the one KMC have been telling about, behind Nair's hospital

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=9.950443&lon=76.316196&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2

Can anyone resolve this ?

[bhasidali]

Forum Mall confusion

This is what was thought to be Forum site, posted by Bhasid.

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=9.944144&lon=76.317676&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2

Can anyone resolve this ?

Here I can see the site bounded by Prestige's Hoardings says..."The Falcon is Coming Soon"..

And the Other site owns "Inland Navigation Authority of India"...

[surajchacko]

great to see skyscraper forum up and runing again.

[KMC]

Here I can see the site bounded by Prestige's Hoardings says..."The Falcon is Coming Soon"..

And the Other site owns "Inland Navigation Authority of India"...

Yes Falcon is waiting EAC approval. All the Big Malls from kerala which are waiting EAC approval are only from Kochi . With Lulu being cleared.
Forum , Summit , Gold souk , all pending approval. I cant see any other Mall project from Kerala in the pending list . So does this means there is no other Mall in kerala which will have atleast 4 lakh sqft space ( above 1 million completely ruled out).

What is the criteria for seeking EAC approval ? is it based on size of the project or amount of investment?. Like anything above 100 crore or like. This is because all the cases seen in EAC looks like investment above 100 crore .
Can some one from industry clarify?

Will the First Site be of Unitech . There is a mall by Unitech coming at maradu , this was confirmed by Unitech fellow himself. Can some one find out where Unitech mall exactly is coming ..

[ReNik]

boy..

You guys got me confusing. I had never seen any thing like a word "Falcon" in
Prestige website. So I went back and checked. It is Forum Mall at Maradu.

And the only Falcon I could find ... is this http://www.theforumexperience.com/images/plogo.gif :)


With Lulu being cleared.
Forum , Summit , Gold souk , all pending approval. I cant see any other Mall project from Kerala in the pending list . So does this means there is no other Mall in kerala which will have atleast 4 lakh sqft space ( above 1 million completely ruled out).

Yes.... only mega mall projects with million sq ft in reckoning in the state are LuLu and Forum - and Unitech possibly. The list in the Env ministry is almost fully made up of Kochi projects. The size of the investment may not be the criterion, but the size of land involved may be an possibly factors like proximity to waterbodies etc. It must be there in the env ministry website.

In fact , "experts" in real estate will tell you that small cities can't "take" more than
a couple of hundred thousands of sq ft ;)

[bhasidali]

boy..

You guys got me confusing. I had never seen any thing like a word "Falcon" in
Prestige website. So I went back and checked. It is Forum Mall at Maradu.

And the only Falcon I could find ... is this http://www.theforumexperience.com/images/plogo.gif :)



Nik,

I think u misunderstood my word...This word 'FALCON' doesn't means any of theirprojects...It is what u mean it...U can see this word in their ads..thats all..

Also i think goldsouk got clearence..since its work goin fullswing...It now completed basement and half of first floor....

Again there is site just abt 100mts from this 'Falcon site' :) is also bounded...I hope strongly it is Unitech's.....

[KMC]

Elbit, Salarpuria to invest Rs 1000 crore in Kochi Realty, 7 Million SqFT - Oopssss

This is the real metro in the making , Cheererrss, Again and again Commercial Capital is asking why it cant be called a Metro!!!
This is the Biggest development by Far Elbit has announced in India, Cool 7 Millioooonnnnn!!!! . This project has by Miles , outshined all other announced project in India by ELBIT ,


Elbit Medical Imaging Ltd. (EMITF) and Bangalore based Salarpuria Group have joined hands to develop across six to seven million sq ft of space in Kochi. Both the companies will invest around Rs 1,000 crore over a period of three years.

The companies will float a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to fund capital. However, the senior officials of Salarpuria Group decline to give any further details but confirmed the tie–up.

Elbit Medical made a foray into the Indian realty with a residential project in Pune and a chain of hospitals in Kolkata.

The $300 million Israel based property management firm, in June this year, announced to develop a $180 million mega residential project in Bangalore in collaboration with an Indian developer.

The construction for the recent Rs 1000 crore project would start within a year. The project is scheduled to be over by the next three to five years and possesses the potential to generate sales worth $3 billion.

http://www.indianrealtynews.com/real-estate-developers/elbit-salarpuria-to-invest-rs-1000-crore-in-kochi-realty.html

[ReNik]

Elbit, Salarpuria to invest Rs 1000 crore in Kochi Realty, 7 Million SqFT - Oopssss

This is the real metro in the making , Cheererrss, Again and again Commercial Capital is asking why it cant be called a Metro!!!
This is the Biggest development by Far Elbit has announced in India, Cool 7 Millioooonnnnn!!!! . This project has by Miles , outshined all other announced project in India by ELBIT ,


Elbit Medical Imaging Ltd. (EMITF) and Bangalore based Salarpuria Group have joined hands to develop across six to seven million sq ft of space in Kochi. Both the companies will invest around Rs 1,000 crore over a period of three years.

The companies will float a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to fund capital. However, the senior officials of Salarpuria Group decline to give any further details but confirmed the tie–up.

Elbit Medical made a foray into the Indian realty with a residential project in Pune and a chain of hospitals in Kolkata.

The $300 million Israel based property management firm, in June this year, announced to develop a $180 million mega residential project in Bangalore in collaboration with an Indian developer.

The construction for the recent Rs 1000 crore project would start within a year. The project is scheduled to be over by the next three to five years and possesses the potential to generate sales worth $3 billion.

http://www.indianrealtynews.com/real-estate-developers/elbit-salarpuria-to-invest-rs-1000-crore-in-kochi-realty.html

:worship: :worship: :worship:

Great find this KMC

So this is the "8.8 milion" sq ft Cochin I project that Elbit was mentioning ?
Anyway this reporter admits that he/she does not have the exact figure.
Is the local partner mentioned there Salarpuria ? Salarpuria was the only exception
from Bangalore who had not entered Kochi market - this looks like a big leap for a first step :cheers:

This actually puts Kochi even above big league - no Tier I city, barring Bombay &
Gurgaon, has notched up so many big investments in a row. Even Bangalore's
share of fresh investments in mega townships just match Kochi.

My list of mega investments is filling with more info :cool:

** Unitech Mall @ Maradu

** Prestige Forum

** DLF projects, MarineDrive, Vyttila, Kakkanad

** Abad Mall, Maradu

** Grand Mall, Edappally

** Dewa projects - Marine Drive

** Unitech IT Park, Kunnathunadu

** Puravankara Grand Palms, Edappally

** Sahara Grace - Kakkanad

** Sahara City Homes - Tripunithra

** Elbit project (8.8 million sq ft on 41 acres)- (partner Salarpuria?)

** L&T project @ Udayamperoor (??)

** Ozone @ Nedumbassery

** HDIL - Kakkanad,Udayamperur, Kalamassery

**EMAAR-MGF Tech city @ Nedumbassery


PS : Please add if something is missed out.
I have omitted Sobha Hi-tech City, LuLu, Parsvnath, CIAL Tech park projects
since these are already on and details including location known.

[roshan]

HDIL Group 'Cyber City' at Kochi (IT Park)
http://www.imagehosting.gr/upload2/out.php/i22375_HDILHousingDevelopment.jpg
HDIL Group for setting up a Rs.2000 cr cyber City near Kalamassery

The project would provide employment to 65,000 people.

The proposed cyber city will be spread over 70 acres of land

Cyber City would have a total built-up area of 7.9 million sq ft

http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentType=EDITORIAL&programId=1073753761&articleType=Malayalam%20News&contentId=2921373&BV_ID=@@@

[ReNik]

HDIL Group 'Cyber City' at Kochi (IT Park)
http://www.imagehosting.gr/upload2/out.php/i22375_HDILHousingDevelopment.jpg
HDIL Group for setting up a Rs.2000 cr cyber City near Kalamassery

The project would provide employment to 65,000 people.

The proposed cyber city will be spread over 70 acres of land

Cyber City would have a total built-up area of 7.9 million sq ft

http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentType=EDITORIAL&programId=1073753761&articleType=Malayalam%20News&contentId=2921373&BV_ID=@@@



Terrific !! :runaway:
Somebody please post a screenshot of the news

[KMC]

Waaaw Cyber City , This is incredible stuff happening in Kochi. Truly unbeleivbale .

If this IT park is coming at Kalamassery , Then what is coming at Udayamperur???

Obviously HDIL has land there, If they are not using it for IT park , Then what they are planning there . Is there any other builder buying land at Udayamperur , Two names were mentioned by that person( L&T & Prestige ), though he was not sure completely.

Now I am getting confused . We need to find out other than HDIL , does anyone is on a buying spree at Udayamperur.



So much of things happening in Kochi , still we are clueless.



Will it be Plaza Centre / ELBIT at Edapally - builder who bought 70 Acres as reported by Hindu.



Time and again kochi is proving that it is not a Hyped city by Media as told by some people. Neither Kochi needs a Hype nor the Builders here needs to pay media to hype it . What it needs is a support from Govt on infrastructure .



Still we dont know what is in store from Emaar ...

[ReNik]

Waaaw Cyber City , This is incredible stuff happening in Kochi. Truly unbeleivbale .
If this IT park is coming at Kalamassery , Then what is coming at Udayamperur??


Exactly the same thing crossed my mind !! What is HDIL doing with 200 acres in
Kakkanad and Udayamperur ?



Time and again kochi is proving that it is not a Hyped city by Media as told by some people. Neither Kochi needs a Hype nor the Builders here needs to pay media to hype it . What it needs is a support from Govt on infrastructure .
:haha: I don't read them coz I know what degenerated minds can beget. Earlier it used to be blabbered that UDF govt "hyped" Kochi. Now under LDF, the dream
run of Kochi has only got stronger. Pathetic fellows, nowadays even they are bored with themselves. Ultimately what is the outcome, Cochin forum is full of Hitech cities and
Take-no-city forum is full of vomit by 2 or 3 frustrated beings :haha:



Meantime here is

Oceanus Maple, Edappally
35 floors
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/4827/mapleik9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Location
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=10.035684&lon=76.307639&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

[ReNik]

Cyber City to be designed by Aedas
:cheers:

Rs.20-billion IT park to come up in Kochi

source: khabrein.info

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 13 (IANS) Mumbai-based Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) will build an IT Park in Kalamassery, Kochi. The 70-acre IT Park, named HDIL Cybercity, will be built at a cost of Rs.20 billion.

HDIL, a part of the Wadhawan group, is investing in HDIL Cybercity through its subsidiary company Blue Star Realtors Pvt Ltd, HDIL chairman Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan told reporters here.

"The park would be spread over 70 acres and would have a total built up area of 7.9 million sq feet, of which 5.4 million sq ft will be used for IT ventures. The remaining will be for hotels, service apartments, shopping malls, clubhouses, schools and residential structures," said Wadhawan.

HDIL Cybercity will be a catalyst in Kerala's economic growth and is expected to generate 65,000 new jobs. The project is expected to require 9 million man-days to build.

HDIL has already appointed well-known architectural firm Aedas as consultants for the project.

Aedas, currently the fourth largest architectural practice in the world, were consultants to many large-scale infrastructure projects. These include the international cruise terminal, Xiamen, China, Crossrail in London, and Pentominium Tower, the world's tallest residential tower in Dubai.

HDIL is the flagship construction and real estate development company of the Wadhawan Group with market capitalisation of over Rs.100 billion.

The company focuses on construction and development of IT Parks and integrated IT cities. It is developing 115 million sq ft in Mumbai metropolitan region, Hyderabad, Pune and Kochi. Original Story (http://www.khabrein.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6189&Itemid=88)

[KMC]

Another Hotel Chain coming to Cochin .

Last week Flora Hotel of Dubai announced they have property in Kochi , Now
UK-based Dawnay Day Hotels announce their plan.

http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/pressnews/dawnay-day-hotels-completes-acquisition4-properties-/13/38/302900

[ReNik]

Here is another interesting news.
Unlike what we thought HDIL land is not purchased from HMT. It is acquired from
some other party. The land is near Co-op Medical College.
Actually the news that it is HMT land is only a rumour. None of the recent news have quoted it - not in Manorama or the previous link Khabrein.info.

Here is news quoting HMT chief that they are not selling any land.

No intention of selling any land in Kochi: HMT
Q: Any truth to the fact that you might be looking to sell your property in Kochi to HDIL or to any other real estate entity?

A: This news item appeared sometime back in the media and we were surprised because we have no intention of selling any land in the Kochi as on date. But certainly HMT Machine Tools is implementing the revival plan during the current year and as a part of the strategy to repay the long-term debts and high costs to discharge the high costs, they will be going for a land sale mainly in Bangalore. Certainly we do not have any plans to sell any land in Kochi. Read details (http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/business/no-intentionselling-any-landkochi-hmt/17/29/303007)

[ReNik]

NASSCOM projects Kochi as the next Hardware hub

Model of Kerala’s IT industries lauded

C. Gouridasan Nair

‘Hub and spokes’ model a good concept: NASSCOM chief

Need for better connectivity stressed

‘Kochi has potential to become second hardware hub’

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) president Kiran Karnik has lauded the ‘hub and spokes’ model for development of IT industries adopted by Kerala.

“This is a very interesting model, a good concept which has come at the right time,” Mr. Karnik told The Hindu here on Wednesday.

The NASSCOM president was also upbeat on the potential of Kerala as a centre for hardware manufacturing. Kochi, he felt, had the best chance to become the second hardware hub after Chennai thanks to its seaport and airport. Hardware industry would need quality power and a lot of water and both are available in plenty in Kerala as compared to many other parts of the country, he pointed out. Full story - The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/13/stories/2007091360600300.htm)

[JMen]

Here is another interesting news.
Unlike what we thought HDIL land is not purchased from HMT. It is acquired from
some other party. The land is near Co-op Medical College.
Actually the news that it is HMT land is only a rumour. None of the recent news have quoted it - not in Manorama or the previous link Khabrein.info.

Here is news quoting HMT chief that they are not selling any land.

----- Some info regarding the above----

HDIL Clarifies on Denial of sale of property by HMT


HDIL has clarified with reference to the denial by HMT on leading news channel on September 13, 2007, that they have not sold any property to Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL), reported to be developed by HDIL.

The fact is that Blue Star Realtors Pvt Ltd have on October 17, 2006, pursuant to bids called by HMT, purchased by Deed of Absolute Sale from HMT, land situated at Kalamaserry, Ernakulam, admeasuring 70 acres. Blue Star Realtors Pvt Ltd has entered into Joint Development Agreement with HDIL for development of said 70 acres of property at Kalamaserry.

HDIL is jointly developing the property admeasuring 70 acres at Kalamaserry, Ernakulam now owned by Blue Star Realtors Pvt Ltd.

HDIL stock closed the day at Rs.580.50, up by Rs.8.25 or 1.44%. The stock hit an intraday high of Rs.585.90 and low of Rs.573.50. The total traded quantity was 750430 compared to 2 week average of 828281.


Source: Equity Bulls

[ReNik]

----- Some info regarding the above----

HDIL Clarifies on Denial of sale of property by HMT


HDIL has clarified with reference to the denial by HMT on leading news channel on September 13, 2007, that they have not sold any property to Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL), reported to be developed by HDIL.

The fact is that Blue Star Realtors Pvt Ltd have on October 17, 2006, pursuant to bids called by HMT, purchased by Deed of Absolute Sale from HMT, land situated at Kalamaserry, Ernakulam, admeasuring 70 acres. Blue Star Realtors Pvt Ltd has entered into Joint Development Agreement with HDIL for development of said 70 acres of property at Kalamaserry.

HDIL is jointly developing the property admeasuring 70 acres at Kalamaserry, Ernakulam now owned by Blue Star Realtors Pvt Ltd.

HDIL stock closed the day at Rs.580.50, up by Rs.8.25 or 1.44%. The stock hit an intraday high of Rs.585.90 and low of Rs.573.50. The total traded quantity was 750430 compared to 2 week average of 828281.


Source: Equity Bulls



Good... so it is a deal that already took place one year back, or may be more than that.

See the news below, from old The Hindu Prop Plus. It says
"And, the Dewan Group has acquired the property of HMT at Kalamassery". Read full story - Dec,2005 (http://www.hindu.com/pp/2005/12/31/stories/2005123100500100.htm)

Dewan group (which is HDIL) won HMT land through bidding happened in 2005
and deal was signed on Oct 2006.

So what is HMT chief saying ?

May be he was also right... "we are not selling any land".
He did not say "we did not sell". Usage of correct tense :rolleyes:

[ReNik]

Jet Airways gets go-ahead for Gulf service - Kochi is their hub with maximum services in India.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has given its approval to the grant of traffic rights to Jet Airways on the India-Gulf/Middle East routes w.e.f. 1st January 2008. This was conveyed by the Ministry to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation yesterday.

The traffic rights that have been granted to Jet Airways are: -

Ø 3682 seats to Kuwait per week of which 1582 seats are in the Delhi-Kuwait route, 1050 seats in Trivandrum-Kuwait route and 1050 seats in Kochi-Kuwait route.

Ø 3150 seats to Oman of which 1050 seat are in the Kochi-Muscat route, 1050 seats in the Trivandrum-Muscat route, and 1050 in Calicut-Muscat route

Ø 2100 seats to Qatar of which 1050 are in Mumbai-Doha route and 1050 in the Calicut- Doha route.

Ø 2100 seats to Bahrain of which 1050 are in the Mumbai-Bahrain and 1050 in Kochi-Bahrain route. Press Information Bureau (http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=31235)

[ReNik]

Smart Village, Manjapra

http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/3803/pic1wy0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Sampoorna - 18 floors
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/5042/sampoornajj4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Samrudha
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/831/samrudhakj6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://www.smartvillaage.com/

[thunderboltz]

Update on Air Kerala

MUMBAI: Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) is looking at forming a joint venture (JV) to kick off its much awaited low-cost carrier (LCC), Air Kerala.

A company official said CIAL has put aside its plan to fly to the Gulf and Middle East and plans to concentrate on domestic operations. The domestic operation would be launched with a partner since the company doesn’t have enough funds to go it alone, the official said, adding, it could be “an existing domestic airline who shows interest or preferably a new regional airline company.”

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1121292

[elm07]

Renik, I assume this is the location, as there is no map provided on their site ...

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=10.208418&lon=76.452484&z=14&l=0&m=h&v=2

Smart Village, Manjapra


http://www.smartvillaage.com/

[KMC]

I reemember the Blue Star issue . It was quoted in manorama a few months back. It was wriiten this group has acquired 70 Acres from HMT and was planning a IT park. But due to acute Red Tapism , they were unable to get the proper clearance or title. Yes, I recollect it now. But that time i never thought its a serious proposal as the name Blue Star was never heard in Construction field. I Guess this could well be a Binami partner of HDIL.

Smart Village looks awesome project , Really so many [projects getting announced , many are going un noticed. 500 Crore Residential Project going so unnoticed in Kochi.
Nowadays these are becoming common in Kochi.

Mean while here is the 13 Floor Five Star Hotel of Satra Properties at Bolghatty. The First Skyscrapper coming at Bolghatty .

http://www.satraproperties.in/cochin.htm

[elm07]

they did add a location map today and its the same as the wikimapia location ....
http://www.smartvillaage.com/location_map.htm

Renik, I assume this is the location, as there is no map provided on their site ...

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=10.208418&lon=76.452484&z=14&l=0&m=h&v=2

[KMC]

Today I landed at Kochi , My home town , waaw wat a feeling. Wat a releif to be away from Mad Mumbai..
Todays Manorama reported that DLF is planning 2000 Crore investment in kerala.
2 Residential projects , One at Vytila , and One at Kakkanad - 1000 Crores.
They also have 5 Hotel project worth 1000 crore, out of which 3 in Kochi itself - 600 cores.
That means 80% of their announced investment in Kochi.
Surprising thing is where is the 3 rd Hotel coming up ?

Still people say it is hype .

I guess Builders like Sobha whoose investment in Kochi is well above 5000 Crores has acquired 380 acres of land without doing any market study or looking from the Legal angle!!!! Well Should I call Mr. PNC Menon who is 754th Richest Person in the Planet as the No. 1 Fool in India , I cant dare to do that.
Some arguments looks like Mockingly ridiculous and utterly non professional .
Its Frustration at its height....Mind you , all these even before Unitech and Emaar announcing their project details in Kochi !!!! ,
Well , Kochi will take on the Bangloreans , or the Chennaites or the Hydi's

[elm07]

Well , Kochi will take on the Bangloreans , or the Chennaites or the Hydi's

that will definitely be an acheivement :tup:

With the educational and business developments of late, I think Kalamassery is fast becoming the center of kochi metropoliatan area, which we can say is roughly from Angamaly to Tripunithura ... and the urban conglomerate will be from Alappuzha to Trichur. Last 2 years have been terrific :yes:

[rajkrish]

The third hotel is coming up in Fort Kochi, which would be a super luxury one. They haven't finalized the partners. Hilton International would be their partners for the other hotel projects in Kerala.


Surprising thing is where is the 3 rd Hotel coming up ?

[ashwinjoseph23]

:banana: NEWS THAT JUST JUST CAME IN....
http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/17/stories/2007091759400300.htm

[KMC]

Nik,

I think u misunderstood my word...This word 'FALCON' doesn't means any of theirprojects...It is what u mean it...U can see this word in their ads..thats all..

Also i think goldsouk got clearence..since its work goin fullswing...It now completed basement and half of first floor....

Again there is site just abt 100mts from this 'Falcon site' :) is also bounded...I hope strongly it is Unitech's.....

Yep Bhasid , U r absolutely right. I saw that plot just adjascent to Forum . Such a huge squareish plot fully fenced.I cant imagine any other project in that site except a world class Mall. Its really damn Huge plot.
No other name comes to my Mind other than the THE UNITECH...
That plot deserve a world class Mall , any thing else will be a damn misfit there.
And Forum site ,its so hugeee
I doubt whether LULU will be Mall of Kerala . Truly I doubt .

I am witnessing Changing Face of the very own village i used to Stay - Maradu .
2 Five Star Hotels Face to Face
2 Malls face to face ( In all probability) Plus Abad Mall.
Sobha Hitech City - World class township,
Umpteen Highrises

KGA Group has 3 more acres in Maradu , SRK Properties is scouting land in Maradu .

Bhasid ; did u notice the building coming up next to Kundanoor Petrol Pump. Right on Junction . What is that ?? Piling completly over .. But No billboards

[bhasidali]

Bhasid ; did u notice the building coming up next to Kundanoor Petrol Pump. Right on Junction . What is that ?? Piling completly over .. But No billboards

Yes...thats the site for ABAD's NUCLEUS MALL........

[bhasidali]

State-owned oil marketing firm Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) has lined up its retail foray in Cochin and Jaipur with assistance from property consultants Trammell Crow Meghraj (TCM).

HPCL plans to build malls with multiplexes, food courts, hotels, convention centres, amusement parks besides commercial complexes and premium residential apartments at the 60-odd acres of land available with it in the two cities.

The Cochin project will be the first to get off the ground and the projected yield from this project, excluding the sale of residential flats, is pegged in the range of Rs 30 to 40 crore annually. Sale of flats is estimated to add another Rs 100 crore to the company’s bottomline.

Of the four models proposed by its consultant, HPCL has zeroed in on the joint venture partnership model with a private developer for development and management of the property.

The JV partner will construct and market the retail facilities and HPCL will bring in land as equity. The net revenues will be shared between HPCL and the other party in proportion of HPCL equity (including land cost) and partner’s equity construction cost.

This arrangement, according to HPCL, offers the highest value for HPCL as it gives it proportionate profit sharing without any capital investment. However, a final decision in this regard will be taken only after the approval of the company’s board.

HPCL currently owns huge chunks of prime real estate in several cities in the form of oil depots, terminals, LPG plants, housing colonies and retail outlets. At many such places, the operations have been shifted to other locations resulting in vacant land lying unused.

The other three options proposed by TCM were: forming a joint venture with a real estate fund, tie-up with integrated retail developers on BOOT basis and investment by HPCL itself in the development and construction of the property besides carrying out its own marketing and management of the complex. HPCL’s retail consultant, TCM has been associated with leading malls in the country like High Street Phoenix, Centre One, InorbitCentral Mall, Forum, Metropolls and Inox.:banana:

http://www.indianrealtynews.com/real-estate-india/hpcl-plans-to-develop-malls-in-cochin-jaipur.html

[KMC]

Yes...thats the site for ABAD's NUCLEUS MALL........

I dont think its Abads site , previously I also beleived that. This is something new and unknown. See the Abads website , Abad Mall is coming near to gandhi square.

http://www.abadbuilders.com/viewlink.asp?IdPr=108&LiD=424&captn=Location%20Map#

[elm07]

http://www.bunkerworld.com/news/2007/09/69132

Port Chairman N. Ramachandran said the Cochin Port Trust was exploring the possibility of building a multi-user liquid terminal that would include refueling

[bhasidali]

I dont think its Abads site , previously I also beleived that. This is something new and unknown. See the Abads website , Abad Mall is coming near to gandhi square.

http://www.abadbuilders.com/viewlink.asp?IdPr=108&LiD=424&captn=Location%20Map#

Oooopsss..........i was in the impression that it was nucleus mall....That site very much suited for a Mall......

[vineeta]

Today I landed at Kochi , My home town , waaw wat a feeling. Wat a releif to be away from Mad Mumbai..
Todays Manorama reported that DLF is planning 2000 Crore investment in kerala.
2 Residential projects , One at Vytila , and One at Kakkanad - 1000 Crores.
They also have 5 Hotel project worth 1000 crore, out of which 3 in Kochi itself - 600 cores.
That means 80% of their announced investment in Kochi.
Surprising thing is where is the 3 rd Hotel coming up ?

Still people say it is hype .

I guess Builders like Sobha whoose investment in Kochi is well above 5000 Crores has acquired 380 acres of land without doing any market study or looking from the Legal angle!!!! Well Should I call Mr. PNC Menon who is 754th Richest Person in the Planet as the No. 1 Fool in India , I cant dare to do that.
Some arguments looks like Mockingly ridiculous and utterly non professional .
Its Frustration at its height....Mind you , all these even before Unitech and Emaar announcing their project details in Kochi !!!! ,
Well , Kochi will take on the Bangloreans , or the Chennaites or the Hydi's


good tidings..good times in store..
but if the roads and the infrastructure is not atteneded to on a priority basis ..kochi cd become a concrete slum..which wd be such a tragedy..

[vineeta]

Today I landed at Kochi , My home town , waaw wat a feeling. Wat a releif to be away from Mad Mumbai..
Todays Manorama reported that DLF is planning 2000 Crore investment in kerala.
2 Residential projects , One at Vytila , and One at Kakkanad - 1000 Crores.
They also have 5 Hotel project worth 1000 crore, out of which 3 in Kochi itself - 600 cores.
That means 80% of their announced investment in Kochi.
Surprising thing is where is the 3 rd Hotel coming up ?

Still people say it is hype .

I guess Builders like Sobha whoose investment in Kochi is well above 5000 Crores has acquired 380 acres of land without doing any market study or looking from the Legal angle!!!! Well Should I call Mr. PNC Menon who is 754th Richest Person in the Planet as the No. 1 Fool in India , I cant dare to do that.
Some arguments looks like Mockingly ridiculous and utterly non professional .
Its Frustration at its height....Mind you , all these even before Unitech and Emaar announcing their project details in Kochi !!!! ,
Well , Kochi will take on the Bangloreans , or the Chennaites or the Hydi's


yep..seems like a great future beckons kochi...
but if the roads , infrastructure(half built overpasses..drains..garbage etc...) are not attended to by our pathetic political warlords..then this city will soon turn into a concrete slum..which wd be such a tragedy..
good tidings..good times in store..
but if the roads and the infrastructure is not atteneded to on a priority basis ..kochi cd become a concrete slum..which wd be such a tragedy..

[KMC]

Oooopsss..........i was in the impression that it was nucleus mall....That site very much suited for a Mall......

What is this shopping Mall, is this the one coming up here

Shopping mall at kundanoor NH Bypass-unique design



http://arkcgeorge.com/portfolio2.htm

and is this the Marina Project 500 Crore

http://arkcgeorge.com/portfolio.htm

And what is this 27 Storied Joy Alukkas Building refereed here at Marine drive , I guess it will be in islands, Just like Satra properties, they also mentioned Marine drive , but was at boghatty
http://arkcgeorge.com/projects.htm
This looks like new..

And see the resort coming up at Vaikom ,....
http://arkcgeorge.com/portfolio2.htm

[sowmya]

Well Vinita there is hope on that front too. Please go thru this article. At least govt is thinking of something to improve infrastructure(it might be a political gimmick but it is good to read)


More projects for Kochi

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government would submit to the Centre a second package of project proposals for the development of Kochi by December.

Responding to a calling attention motion moved by K. Babu (Congress) in the Assembly on Tuesday, Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said the government had earlier submitted a detailed package to the Centre in order to improve the infrastructure facilities in the city. Several of these projects were proposed to be taken up as part of the Jawharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The Centre had sanctioned Rs.185 crore under the Sustainable Urban Development Project.

The Chief Minister said reports for developing 19 roads within the city limits and constructing new flyovers were also ready. The project report for the Metro project was under preparation by experts of the Delhi Metro Corporation. The government had initiated steps for construction of a new bridge to replace the ageing Venduruthy Bridge, but work had got stalled after some progress was made in the piling work. A meeting of all concerned would be convened soon. Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran said it had been decided to authorise the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) to implement the drinking water supply projects forming part of the JNNURM. The understanding was reached after prolonged discussions between the KWA, Local Self-Government Department and representatives of the local bodies in Ernakulam district. The Chief Minister would inaugurate the HUDCO-aided drinking water supply scheme for the city on October 5.











yep..seems like a great future beckons kochi...
but if the roads , infrastructure(half built overpasses..drains..garbage etc...) are not attended to by our pathetic political warlords..then this city will soon turn into a concrete slum..which wd be such a tragedy..
good tidings..good times in store..
but if the roads and the infrastructure is not atteneded to on a priority basis ..kochi cd become a concrete slum..which wd be such a tragedy..

[JMen]

Check out the links!!!!!

:banana:

http://www.parsvnathsez.com/KochiLUP.asp

http://www.parsvnathsez.com/kochicmp.asp

[Jai]

Check out the links!!!!!

:banana:

http://www.parsvnathsez.com/KochiLUP.asp

http://www.parsvnathsez.com/kochicmp.asp
Wow! That's crazy nuts. Great find bro. I've blown up and tried to clarify the Kochi renderings

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5358/image2ob5.jpg

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7293/image1li7.jpg

The architecture seems to be an series of at least 10-storey buildings snaking its way along the river. There also appear to be buildings/structures evoking what appear to be mangroves and the Chinese fishing nets too?


Note the renderings of the CCTV Tower of Beijing in the corner of the first image:
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5195/cctv2iv7.jpg

Does this imply the project is being design by either architect Rem Koolhass or his firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA Architects) (http://www.oma.eu)?

If so, the OMA website doesn't say anything

[ReNik]

Superb work JMen, Jai, KMC & co.

Parsvnath renderings are esoteric ... must see big renderings.

On Jai's poser...
I'm not able to see the tower in question in the layout. Is it part of the
renderings at all ? CCTV tower is too famous to copy blindly.

Looks like Parsvnath have got the go-ahead from state govt ? Any confirmations ?

Speechless... avalanche of highrise projects

Joy alukkas Builders, Kakkanad, 24 storey
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3549/project6af2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

National builders, Aluva 22 storey
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9870/project17aft8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


somebody must post Satra Galleria.

I'm in and out of Kochi over next 3-4 days. Desperately trying to squeeze out time to snap a few photos.

[Jai]

Renik,

Here is the CCTV renderings circled. The arrow points to the rendering which is exactly to the larger one of that building I linked in my post above, so its definitely the CCTV building:

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/6614/image2fd1.jpg

I can't read whats under the image, which I assume says something like "designed by the same guys who designed this", or at least I hope Parsvnath ain't passing that building off as part of this project.

Regardless... if this is the quality standard of buildings to be built in Indian SEZs and Parsvnath in particular, then the coming years are going to be a dream come true for Indian architecture fans. Im also damn glad they're incorporating local motifs and styles into buildings, albeit semi-superficially

[ReNik]

Yes.. I saw that one. Just that I'm not able to spot this building in the detailed layout at the center of the rendering.
Probably its a reference to the CCTV building, as you suggested.
(I can faintly read " Reference ___ __ Beijing Building")

Meanwhile, Parsvnath is known to own 100 acres near Alwaye where river Periyar is. But so far I have not found exact spot on wikimapia.

But Chinese fishing nets are not found in rivers so those may be justa reference to Kochi.

[KMC]

Nik,

I think u misunderstood my word...This word 'FALCON' doesn't means any of theirprojects...It is what u mean it...U can see this word in their ads..thats all..

Also i think goldsouk got clearence..since its work goin fullswing...It now completed basement and half of first floor....

Again there is site just abt 100mts from this 'Falcon site' :) is also bounded...I hope strongly it is Unitech's.....

Bhassiid
I verified who is the owner of this site.....

Yes Bhaasidd,
UNITECH AND FALCON (FORUM) ARE GOING TO BE NEIGHBOURS........

yes its confirmed , the site is owned by Unitechhh..
2 Gian Malls face to face , it will be rocking...

[KMC]

COCHIN WILL HOST THE FIRST SUPER LUXURY HOTEL BY PURAVANKARA

The company is also in talks with global hospitality majors including Four Seasons, the Ritz Carlton, Oberoi and the Hilton group to manage its properties.

It looks like almost 90% of all new upcoming Five star Projects in Kerala will be in Kochi. Commercial Capital yurning Hospitality Hub of State

http://www.ndtvprofit.com/homepage/storybusinessnew.asp?id=40694&template=

Looks like Parsvnath will steal the show, but unable to view renderings ..

[bhasidali]

Bhassiid
I verified who is the owner of this site.....

Yes Bhaasidd,
UNITECH AND FALCON (FORUM) ARE GOING TO BE NEIGHBOURS........

yes its confirmed , the site is owned by Unitechhh..
2 Gian Malls face to face , it will be rocking...

Thats a Great News KMC...!!! Cant Imagine Two MILLION + Malls near by near.....This is really Rocking........

[ReNik]

Superb KMC Maradu set to fly high.

LuLu site has piling going on. I passed by 2 days back. Grand Mall piling is
well underway.

Mall O fans > I'll try to capture the latest. It could be open in less than
2 months.


MW, can anybody give exact location on Parsvnath SEZ (on wikimapia preferably)

[ani07]

Some IT building in infopark..
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4137/untitledbz0.jpg

http://www.designcombine.com/

[thunderboltz]

Wow... lots of exciting stuff to look forward to!


Meanwhile, Parsvnath is known to own 100 acres near Alwaye where river Periyar is. But so far I have not found exact spot on wikimapia.

Is this the place where Parsvnath City is coming up?
http://www.parsvnath.com/Forth_coming.asp

[elm07]

Looks really cool, Ani! They seem to be about 12 floors tall ....

Some IT building in infopark..

http://www.designcombine.com/

[elm07]

I think Parsvanth is coming up somewhere here ......
http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=10.149367&lon=76.335669&z=14&l=0&m=a&v=2

Wow... lots of exciting stuff to look forward to!



Is this the place where Parsvnath City is coming up?
http://www.parsvnath.com/Forth_coming.asp

[ani07]

I'm not sure how credible this site is -http://www.joachimandjanson.in/index.htm

It is reporting something like -

J & J is sourcing 300 Acres of Land near Alwaye, Kerala for constructing IT parks.

J&J is sourcing 100 Acres of waterfront property near Nedumbassery on Joint Venture basis.

J& J invites equity participation/Foreign Direct Investment for its USD 140 Million Medical Tourism project at Nedumbassery,Ernakulam District, Kerala, India.

[ani07]

Yesterday's Deepika news reported that huge oil/gas reserves have been disovered near Kochi shore ,much higher than that of Bombay high.But the news disappeared later,why?.
The reserves amount to 16lakh crore rupees and are surplus enough for next 50 years.This alone would transform Kochi to another Mumbai.
Oil wells are expected to be ready by next year.The reserve basin has been named KOCHI HIGH.

See this also-http://yoursmartkerala.com/qa/ViewQuestion.aspx?QuestionId=917

[thunderboltz]

Yesterday's Deepika news reported that huge oil/gas reserves have been disovered near Kochi shore ,much higher than that of Bombay high.But the news disappeared later,why?.
The reserves amount to 16lakh crore rupees and are surplus enough for next 50 years.This alone would transform Kochi to another Mumbai.
Oil wells are expected to be ready by next year.The reserve basin has been named KOCHI HIGH.

See this also-http://yoursmartkerala.com/qa/ViewQuestion.aspx?QuestionId=917

If this is true, then this is BIG!! Wonder why other news agencies were reluctant to pick up on this...

[elm07]

it might be a hoax, thats why they might have pulled it.

Yesterday's Deepika news reported that huge oil/gas reserves have been disovered near Kochi shore ,much higher than that of Bombay high.But the news disappeared later,why?.
The reserves amount to 16lakh crore rupees and are surplus enough for next 50 years.This alone would transform Kochi to another Mumbai.
Oil wells are expected to be ready by next year.The reserve basin has been named KOCHI HIGH.

See this also-http://yoursmartkerala.com/qa/ViewQuestion.aspx?QuestionId=917

[KMC]

Did anyone notice the huge Billboard put by EMAAR at the entrance of Nedumbassery Airport road.

Its says” we are building the tallest tower in the world , only other thing which is taller than this is our dream for India”

Lets wait and see what they have in store for Kochi…

[ReNik]

Did anyone notice the huge Billboard put by EMAAR at the entrance of Nedumbassery Airport road.

Its says” we are building the tallest tower in the world , only other thing which is taller than this is our dream for India”

Lets wait and see what they have in store for Kochi…

That's how biggies usually start. Parsvnath, Unitech, DLF all had announced their arrival
6-8 months back. Now they have launched their projects.


I'm not sure how credible this site is -http://www.joachimandjanson.in/index.htm

It is reporting something like -

J & J is sourcing 300 Acres of Land near Alwaye, Kerala for constructing IT parks.

J&J is sourcing 100 Acres of waterfront property near Nedumbassery on Joint Venture basis.

J& J invites equity participation/Foreign Direct Investment for its USD 140 Million Medical Tourism project at Nedumbassery,Ernakulam District, Kerala, India.

Wow... Looks like a big ticket. I feel some of these may be in tie up with big players.
so we may be duplicating such reports inadvertently.

BTW that Infopark building looks like the latest one Infopark is taking up on its own.
the area was reported to be 400,000 sq ft - which matches with what is stated.

[KMC]

Here is the Grand mall

http://www.approjectsindia.com/grand_cochin.htm

[ReNik]

Here is the Grand mall

http://www.approjectsindia.com/grand_cochin.htm

Good find KMC :tup:

Here is an interesting article from The Hindu PP. It confirms Kochi's
new mega township projects.

Going to town with townships

Nagpal Builders will develop Nagpal Silicon Valley in four acres in Kakkanad. There will be more than 400 houses in the minitownship and the first phase will be launched soon in which 120 units will be built.

This will be mostly one-bed studio apartments and two-bedroom flats in a 20-floor building called Silicon Woods. The second phase would be launched later after gauging developments taking place in the city.

Full story (http://www.hindu.com/pp/2007/09/22/stories/2007092250240100.htm)

[bhasidali]

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2737/popgdcochinpk0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/642/popgdstreetbv6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)