Cochin Highrises, Pictures and Projects [Archive] - Page 2

ReNik

10-12-2006, 06:23 AM

Swapnil Regency
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4316/regency3au.th.jpg (http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4316/regency3au.jpg)

Pioneer Infrastructures move to their new webpage (http://www.swapnilhomes.com/) (still under construction)
after the launch of their premium project Swapnil Regency (30 floors) at Kakkanad in mid-August.
This, by the way, is the tallest skyscraper in Cochin and in the state of Kerala.
They are also trying to get sanction for 35-40 floors in view of the demand frenzy.

ReNik

10-12-2006, 06:30 AM

Parsvnath IT park at Nedumbassery and The Chatterjee Group
Biotech park at Kalamassery gets union govt's approval as SEZs.

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Centre approves 34 more SEZs

The total crosses 200

# Formal clearance to Renuka Sugar's complex in Karnataka
# Parsvnath Developer's IT SEZ in Kerala gets the go ahead

NEW DELHI: The Central Government on Tuesday
approved 34 proposals for setting up special economic
zones (SEZs), including two by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
in Andhra Pradesh.

...Shree Renuka Sugars's sugarcane processing complex
in Karnataka and Parsvnath Developers's IT SEZ in Kerala.

Formal nod was also given to TCG Urban Infrastructure
Holdings's biotech SEZ in Kerala... The Hindu full story (http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/11/stories/2006101109671700.htm)

JMen

10-12-2006, 10:00 AM

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5108/projecttitle07pr0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

ReNik

10-13-2006, 06:13 AM

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/4790/projecttitle07aq0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Woohoo !

Thats a 35 storey at Kakkanad. Swapnil Regency has lost the "tallest" status barely
two months after its launch !! BTW the twin towers have been named Jade Heights !!

Thanx JMen.

manu

10-14-2006, 06:57 AM

Grt find Jmen

Its really stunning..

ReNik

10-16-2006, 06:40 AM

Land acquisition for Infopark progressing

Staff Reporter

34 acres in possession of district administration

# 46 acres expected to come into authorities' possession next week
# Rs.50 crore is being utilised for the acquisition of land

KOCHI: Land acquisition for the development of the Infopark at Kakkanad is progressing, with 34 acres of land already in the possession of the district administration.

The documents of this land were handed over by the owners in anticipation of payment, accepting the land price fixed by the District-Level Purchase Committee. Another 46 acres are also expected to come into the possession of the authorities next week. The Hindu - full story (http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/16/stories/2006101619340300.htm)

ReNik

10-16-2006, 11:31 AM

Mathrubhumi reports that Govt of Kerala has
agreed in principle to the give IIEST status to CUSAT.
Formal announcement will be made after the state
cabinet meets.

A Related news:
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Decision on upgrading Cusat soon

G. Krishnakumar

Baby says Cabinet will go into the recommendations

KOCHI: The Cabinet will soon take a decision on whether
to accept a proposal by the Union Ministry of Human
Resource Development to upgrade the Cochin University
of Science and Technology (Cusat) into an Indian Institute
of Engineering, Science and Technology (IIEST). The Hindu full story (http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/15/stories/2006101516720300.htm)

JMen

10-17-2006, 06:57 AM

Prestige Neptune's Courtyard - Marine Drive
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/7662/blue3lx8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Source: http://www.prestigeconstructions.com/

ReNik

10-17-2006, 08:52 AM

Impressive show, JMen ! With that another real estate major - Prestige - enters Kochi.

Prestige website does not say that it is in MarineDrive, does it ?
I feel it may be near Thevara or so. Where is so much land available at MarDrive ?

JMen

10-17-2006, 10:03 AM

Impressive show, JMen !

Prestige website does not say that it is in MarineDrive, does it ?
I feel it may be near Thevara or so. Where is so much land available at MarDrive ?

I think it is on the GIDA land that they had purchased....

ReNik

10-17-2006, 01:59 PM

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/3252/2675974917db02a6cf2bfh6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
navus flickr gallery

Most of Technopolis has been taken over by Wipro and Sutherland.

bhasidali

10-17-2006, 06:52 PM

Impressive show, JMen !

Prestige website does not say that it is in MarineDrive, does it ?
I feel it may be near Thevara or so. Where is so much land available at MarDrive ?

Yes man, its near the entry of 'GOSHEE BRIDGES', this is where DLF building its"MALL CUM MULTIPLEX" in 4 acres...also Corporation's new Building...

REALLY THIS PLACE IS HAPPENNING...KNOWN AS "NEW MARINE DRIVE":banana:

ReNik

10-18-2006, 08:55 AM

Yes man, its near the entry of 'GOSHEE BRIDGES', this is where DLF building its"MALL CUM MULTIPLEX" in 4 acres...also Corporation's new Building...

REALLY THIS PLACE IS HAPPENNING...KNOWN AS "NEW MARINE DRIVE":banana:

Yes Bhasid,

I found it in wikimapia. Seems people already knew about Prestige's project for
long time. But DLF's project is not marked yet. Do you know the location ?

With that another major player has entered Kochi.

Interestingly, Nagarjuna Properties is constructing Wipro's million sqft campus
at Infopark. They have announced their second apartment project at Kakkanad.
Their first one at Panampilly Nagar was sold out.

Parsvnath has put up giant hoardings all over the city. I found a Unitech hoarding at Pallimukku.

BTW Sobha is close to completing their land purchase at Nedumbassery.
The plan for the Tech City is ready. Mathrubhumi had reported this two weeks back.

ReNik

10-18-2006, 09:01 AM

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8595/jadeheight1tq6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

After the sell out 25 storey Emerald Park, second phase of Mir project starts with
this 35 storey Jade Heights.

ReNik

10-19-2006, 10:50 AM

Nedumbassery to go Hi-Tech
Thursday October 19 2006 09:33 IST

KOCHI: The 350-acre Hi-Tech City at Nedumbassery, to be promoted by Bangalore-based Sobha Developers, will be officially announced in December.

Barring a few patches, the land purchase is almost complete, T Balakrishnan, Principal Secretary (Industries and Commerce), told this website's newspaper.

The Hi-Tech City will be of international standards and will involve an investment of up to Rs 6,000 crore, ($1.4 bn approx).

It will have separate parks for information technology, biotechnology, hotels and resorts, residential complexes and villas.

The hi-tech city will generate jobs for more than 60,000 people, said government officials.

The Sobha Group, which has forayed into retail infrastructure in Bangalore, will also set up a �global mall� in Kochi on the lines of the one proposed in Bangalore.

The global mall will sport a five-star hotel, an ice-skating rink, a contemporary business tower and a convention centre.

The Hi-Tech City will be a modular mix of hyper-market with large-screen multiplexes and parking facilities.

The Sobha Group has said that it does not want any concessions from the government, barring speedy statutory clearances, Balakrishnan said.

Power will be generated in the Hi-Tech City by setting up captive power plants and water will be sourced through rain water harvesting by the investors themselves.

The Sobha Group proposes to come out with an initial public offering soon. The group is entering the capital market next month to raise funds for land acquisitions, its ongoing and future projects and to repay certain debts.

The group is actively involved in developing various campuses of Infosys, Wipro, Satyam and ICICI Bank in the country, apart from a large number of residential apartments.

http://www.newindpress.com/newimages/indpress.gif

ReNik

10-22-2006, 11:02 AM

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/7315/27533436689d353f056oyt5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
msabeer gallery

ReNik

10-23-2006, 10:41 AM

kaytees

10-23-2006, 07:37 PM

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/6651/ttklrzn2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)
Dr Sageer gallery

Tech Towers seen from behind Park Inn Hotel. Park Inn
is constructing a huge convention center there. Those tents
are part of the construction works.

That in fact is a great angle . It actually gives a bit of depth to the picture.
I wonder why no one thought about taking a picture from this angle.
All the pictures previouly posted were taken so close from the building, it did not show tallness of the building very much.

suncity

10-24-2006, 01:26 AM

Yes the tower looks tall from this angle.

ReNik

10-24-2006, 06:43 AM

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/1913/pplydo7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

suncity

10-24-2006, 03:28 PM

The 35 storey tower looks cool.

:cheers:

ReNik

10-25-2006, 07:39 AM

Global hospitality major InterContinental is starting a 5-star deluxe hotel - Holiday Inn - in Kochi. The 23 storeyed project - the tallest hotel in south India - is coming up near Palarivattom.

InterContinental teams up with Indroyal

Our Bureau - The Hindu Business Line

To set up Holiday Inn property in Kerala

Kochi , Oct. 24

Indroyal, one of the leading furniture brands in the country, has tied up with InterContinental Hotels Group
for establishing the Holiday Inn brand in Kerala.

Mr Sugathan, Chairman of the Indroyal Group, said at a press meet here on Tuesday that the hotel would
be operational in Kochi by the end of 2008 with an investment of Rs 100 crore. It will have a built up area
of 3.30 lakh sq ft with 22 floors and would be the tallest hotel tower in South India, he said. The hotel has
a total capacity of 253 rooms with a presidential suite, 30 luxury suites, executive rooms and standard rooms.
The group is also in touch with major international developers for setting up an independent township in Kochi,
he added.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr John Gerrard, Director, Sales and Marketing, InterContinental Hotels Groups, said
that the group, a 200-years-old establishment, is the largest chain in the world with 3,650 hotels under its flag.
The group has an annual turnover of $7 billion with a yearly growth of 14 per cent.

suncity

10-25-2006, 03:09 PM

Cochin is going places!!!

Tallest towers of all kinds!

ReNik

10-26-2006, 11:32 AM

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/7166/kannarkatvj5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Kannarkat Condominiums, Elamkulam/Chilavannoor

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9894/twin1tv9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
and this is Lakeshore apartments near Kannarkat towers.

arkitecton

10-27-2006, 05:08 PM

Lakeshore apartments?..is it By the Lakeshore hospitals?....its become an ordinary thing to happen here in kochi to see major Business houses whether in any field , are now moving into construction and property develpment....they are the real reapers of kochi's boom.!!

arkitecton

10-27-2006, 05:43 PM

Chennai-based GV Films Ltd (GVFL) plans to build 46 GV 'Studio Cities' involving an expenditure of Rs 1,800-crore.

The project is to be completed in two phases. In the first phase, the company aims to build 23 world-class theatres along with three-star hotels and shopping malls.

The project is expected to cost Rs 900 crore and will be completed in the next 18 months. The company plans to confine itself to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in the first phase. It has planned projects in cities like Chennai, Guntur, Madurai, Kochi and Mysore among others.
source - Business Standards

arkitecton

10-28-2006, 09:06 AM

ReNik

10-28-2006, 02:08 PM

the IT park is by DD...
donno the exact location..
chek this site for rendering... that of an architectural firm in Cochin
http://www.ideadesign.org/portfolio.htm...in the port folio check for urban design 3rd project

Great find Ken,

Do you think that the designs of the structures must be ready by now ? Are the layouts usually designed before the structures or after ?

Chakolas, Abad and Mather have announced plans for IT parks already. Apart from these major national players like Raheja, Parsvnath, Unitech, DLF have put up billboards announcing their entry all over the city. One int'l player expected soon is Emaar of Dubai.

Add to these already announce mega projects of Sobha's Hitech City and DIC's smart City. Its going to be a great time for Kochi by 2010.

ReNik

10-28-2006, 03:15 PM

Another rendering of the Prestige's MarineDrive project

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1056/birdseye1ej6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Prestige website announces that all the seafront apartments have already been sold out !!
They may very well plump for another mega project in Cochin

arkitecton

10-28-2006, 03:44 PM

great Renik!! thats simply awesome...Kochi's -brand- marine drive skyline gets another great feather on its cap...the rendering is without any other buildings around...still it has all the luks of a gulf city ..!!!

arkitecton

10-28-2006, 04:08 PM

Great find Ken,

Do you think that the designs of the structures must be ready by now ? Are the layouts usually designed before the structures or after ?

Chakolas, Abad and Mather have announced plans for IT parks already. Apart from these major national players like Raheja, Parsvnath, Unitech, DLF have put up billboards announcing their entry all over the city. One int'l player expected soon is Emaar of Dubai.

Add to these already announce mega projects of Sobha's Hitech City and DIC's smart City. Its going to be a great time for Kochi by 2010.

For any project especially that of campuses and other large scale projects in the initial stage there will be a vision or conceptual stage....and this project seems to be in that stage.. seeing the kind of renderings they've given...might not be finished with the detailed plan or drawing stage..hope they will be out within short...
layout is first fixed and then only they 'll go into the individual structures...
.adding this to the number of IT parks existion and on anvil at kochi..it takes to around 7 or more..!!!
yes by 2010 the city would be packed with IT, BT and other such professionals taking the commerce, culture and everything to new heights the city has nevr witnessed before...

ReNik

10-30-2006, 10:19 AM

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/7429/rbwso1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

plaineye gallery

ReNik

10-30-2006, 11:30 AM

For any project especially that of campuses and other large scale projects in the initial stage there will be a vision or conceptual stage....and this project seems to be in that stage.. seeing the kind of renderings they've given...might not be finished with the detailed plan or drawing stage..hope they will be out within short...
layout is first fixed and then only they 'll go into the individual structures...
.adding this to the number of IT parks existion and on anvil at kochi..it takes to around 7 or more..!!!
yes by 2010 the city would be packed with IT, BT and other such professionals taking the commerce, culture and everything to new heights the city has nevr witnessed before...

Thanx for the, Ken.

Including Desai group there are 5 Cochin based players ready with their IT infrastructure
projects. Parsvnath, Sobha, Unitech, DIC and Emaar makes it 10. This doeas not include L&T and Leela who have their projects inside Infopark campus.
Biotech park by Chatterjee group too has got necessary clearances for SEZ.

bhasidali

10-31-2006, 09:03 AM

KGA Construction's Hotel Crown Plaza is coming up just opposite the Le-Meridien Hotel...Check this link...

http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=9934221&x=76317757&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

bhasidali

10-31-2006, 09:04 AM

KGA Construction's Hotel Crown Plaza is coming up just opposite the Le-Meridien Hotel...Check this link...

http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=9934221&x=76317757&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

bhasidali

10-31-2006, 09:10 AM

KGA Construction's Hotel Crown Plaza is coming up just opposite the Le-Meridien Hotel...Check this link...

http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=9934221&x=76317757&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

bhasidali

10-31-2006, 09:42 AM

Yes Bhasid,

I found it in wikimapia. Seems people already knew about Prestige's project for
long time. But DLF's project is not marked yet. Do you know the location ?

With that another major player has entered Kochi.

Interestingly, Nagarjuna Properties is constructing Wipro's million sqft campus
at Infopark. They have announced their second apartment project at Kakkanad.
Their first one at Panampilly Nagar was sold out.

Parsvnath has put up giant hoardings all over the city. I found a Unitech hoarding at Pallimukku.

BTW Sobha is close to completing their land purchase at Nedumbassery.
The plan for the Tech City is ready. Mathrubhumi had reported this two weeks back.

I saw the rendering of Hotel Holiday Inn, a 22 storeyed in a news..and i searched a lot for that, but couldnt get..Please post it if u find.And i dont know the exact loc of DLF in marine drive,only know its somewhere near Prestiges property. Also saw a rendering of Kinfra Hitech center and some landscapes of infopark in http://www.ideadesign.org/portfolio.htm..please post these also...

ReNik

10-31-2006, 01:07 PM

He he he... and here is Holiday Inn site from wikimapia.

http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=9990221&x=76315321&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

Junta are in a hurry to mark out every single sqft of Kochi.

Thanx Bhasid, for the KGA site. I was searching for this near Edappally. Didn't know that iit was just across le Meridian.

Also, posting from ideadesign site is almost impossible. Probably they want to protect their designs, the designs appear only
as flash.

kaytees

10-31-2006, 09:38 PM

If this is what you are after.. Here it is... Kinfra HiTech Park

http://img432.imageshack.us/img432/1184/kinfrahitechparkty6.th.jpg (http://img432.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kinfrahitechparkty6.jpg)

bhasidali

11-01-2006, 05:07 AM

Here is another property of KGA Constructions for future development..

http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=9951219&x=76316630&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

Heared Prestige bought 100 acre near Hotel Wyte Fort..not sure abt that..will clarify..

bhasidali

11-01-2006, 05:17 AM

Another, site for mall O

http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=10014681&x=76312864&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

site for lulu international hyper mall

http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=10027169&x=76308761&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

ReNik

11-01-2006, 06:16 AM

If this is what you are after.. Here it is... Kinfra HiTech Park

http://img432.imageshack.us/img432/1184/kinfrahitechparkty6.th.jpg (http://img432.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kinfrahitechparkty6.jpg)

Kaytees,

This may be their admin building. This was posted once earlier. Kinfra park is spread over 250 acres.
A good part of which will be occupied by TCG Biotech SEZ, Sutherland campus, Electronic hardware SEZ, gem&jewellery SEZ. Cochin Media City is also taking up land there.

JMen

11-02-2006, 04:22 AM

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/2826/11622750245392120451093rs4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Source: www.skylinebuilders.com

ReNik

11-02-2006, 07:50 AM

CIAL MD Sriram Bharat announced India's biggest MRO -hangar
at Cochin International yesterday. It involves an initial investment
of Rs. 150 cr. The work is on to set up two hangars for large aircrafts.
The next phase involves four more for medium sized aircrafts.
The facility is coming up on a 33 acre land at Nedumbassery.
Kingfisher has plumped for the project. A few more companies have
lined up for the pie.

More, CIAL confirms setting up of IT park with an investment of
Rs.600 cr on 35 acres providing employment to 15000 people.
Phase I will provide employment to 5000 people.

arkitecton

11-02-2006, 01:29 PM

The CIAL region I believe will be a tough competitor for Kakkanad....the region is already leading with three IT parks in the pipeline...the Sobha and Parsvnath along with the CIAL park...expecting to providing employment to nearly
1 lakh!!
I donno how they are going to acomodate 15000 pros in a mere 35 acre park..!!...they even cannot go for tall buildings in the area??..
when the regions inside a city become more and more competitive its the city of Kochi thats gonna be a tougher competitor for the IT hubs like Blore, Hyd...
Hey guys find out which are the such regions in kochi other than the above two which are the possible contenders for becoming city's nodal IT hub..!!
u can even think of regions which nobody talks of ( other than the usuals)....stating their advantages..

arkitecton

11-02-2006, 01:31 PM

With IT parks already stretched for space and the industry growing 30 per cent every year, the government has identified 15 cities including Chandigarh, Mohali, Vizag, Guwahati, Jammu, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Kochi, Jaipur, Pune, Mysore and Bhubaneshwar. The self-sufficient townships are expected to be between 500 and 1,000 acres and will mainly cater to the IT and BPO sectors. It has also proposed private and public involvement in projects and constitution of a single-window clearance system.
for more details - see
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/15863.html

ReNik

11-03-2006, 11:34 AM

I donno how they are going to acomodate 15000 pros in a mere 35 acre park..!!...they even cannot go for tall buildings in the area??..
when the regions inside a city become more and more competitive its the city of Kochi thats gonna be a tougher competitor for the IT hubs like Blore, Hyd...
Hey guys find out which are the such regions in kochi other than the above two which are the possible contenders for becoming city's nodal IT hub..!!
u can even think of regions which nobody talks of ( other than the usuals)....stating their advantages..

Ark,

35 acres is more than enough to accomodate 15000 professionals. It requires less than 20 acres to accomodate that number.

Port Trust has announced plan to build a 200 acre business district in Wellingdon Island.
This is planned in phases by the time Vallarpadam is ready and cargo-container operations move there. WI will be another location to watch.

arkitecton

11-03-2006, 02:41 PM

ya I also heard about such a proposal long ago..
what about the Proposed semiconductor facility of NEST in the Islands?...
one more region I forgot was the kalamassery region..with its IT, BT and Media its gonna be well equippped for the 'contest'
it is a the trend of the new cities especially in the west called the new urbanism .-- in which a city has more or less a mixed development throughout....each neighbourhood or region willl be having its own facilities 4 job, commerce or any field being self sufficient i all aspects..with a few exceptions...the residents only have to commute to the next region for these 'exceptions'...public transportation like metro rail, suburban train etc are given more importance along with walking....private vehicles are discouraged to an extend in the way the cities are designed..

ReNik

11-04-2006, 02:22 PM

CIAL to take state to new heights
Friday November 3 2006 10:59 IST
http://www.newindpress.com/newimages/indpress.gif

NEDUMBASSERY: Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) will play a crucial role in the development of the state as it proposes to launch many new projects like Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO), Information Technology Park, aviation academy and chartered flight tourism, said CIAL Managing Director Shriram Bharath on Wednesday.

The proposal for launching the IT Park will be finalised soon. The recommendations of consultant Ernst & Young will be placed before the board of directors of CIAL at the next meeting.

The Rs 600-crore IT Park will be spread over 33 acres of land. It is expected to provide employment to 15,000 people in a phased manner. The board of directors will decide whether the proposed IT Park should be set up as a subsidiary concern or as a joint venture.

He said that CIAL has found more scope in ‘back-to-back tourism.’ With the foreign tie-up and participation of Kerala Tourism Department and tour operators, CIAL can promote chartered flight tourism from foreign destinations to Kochi.

But the attitude of our people should change. Infrastructure facilities should be developed. Homestay facilities should be enhanced as foreigners are fed up with hotel accommodations, he said.

The CIAL has other ambitious projects, like a full-scale maintenance hangar (MRO), on the anvil, Shriram Bharath said. The maintenance hangar, proposed to be constructed in 33 acres of land by spending Rs 150 crore to repair two wide-bodied aircraft and four narrow-bodied aircraft initially, would be the biggest in this continent.

Aircraft will have to wait for a longer period to get their aircraft repaired at the maintenance hangar in Singapore, which is superior in quality of service, when compared to the hangar in Dubai. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Air India and Jet Airways have maintenance hangars in the country.

But they are exclusively for their respective aircraft. The proposed MRO in Kochi would be the only one in the country to provide services to all airlines, he said.

arkitecton

11-05-2006, 01:21 AM

biggest in the continent!!!..thats amazing!!!
it is the only one in India to provide service to all airlines....is the one coming up at Tvm of the same sort or just Air India
CIAL shows the way even to those around the world by the way how an airport can be built and managed with such minimal funds..and the way an airport can become useful for the state...the 'Nedumbassery Aircity' is gonna bring a considerable amount of foreign exchange and good number of jobs once the IT, BT ,BPO, educational centres and logistics centres are set up here..

ReNik

11-06-2006, 07:05 AM

!!!..thats amazing!!!
it is the only one in India to provide service to all airlines....is the one coming up at Tvm of the same sort or just Air India
CIAL shows the way even to those around the world by the way how an airport can be built and managed with such minimal funds..and the way an airport can become useful for the state...the 'Nedumbassery Aircity' is gonna bring a considerable amount of foreign exchange and good number of jobs once the IT, BT ,BPO, educational centres and logistics centres are set up here..

The proposed Air India hangar is much smaller. I guess Air India wants to service the smaller AI Express aircrafts using this. Even this Air India initially wanted to set up at CIAL. But regionalistic politicians muscled the public sector airline into locating it at Trivandrum. It may still not be finalised as AI has most of its operations from Calicut which has more land available too. Also after the merger of AI and Indian, the whole idea may take a different shape.

ReNik

11-06-2006, 07:05 AM

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1066/gatesjg2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

arkitecton

11-06-2006, 04:31 PM

Thanx for that information about the Air India hangar...
an interesting pic of kakkanad...the pic look like a collage..when u consider the extend to which the three buildings are contrasting to each other ..feel like they do not belong to the same picture!!!;-)

ReNik

11-08-2006, 07:17 AM

No Kenny, Its a photo taken from NITPU-Cochin website

ReNik

11-08-2006, 07:21 AM

Kenny, Its a photo taken from NITPU-Cochin website

Here are two 16 storeys

Bon vivant, Aroor - Nakshatra Group
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5630/bonvivantnz0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Green Valley, Kakkanad - Nagarjuna Group
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3415/greenvalleymainux0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

BTW, Nagarjuna is constructing Wipro's million sqft campus at Kakkanad. They have already finished
a major part of the structural work. Entire 1,000,000 sqft will be open in 12 months from now !!!

arkitecton

11-08-2006, 04:41 PM

arkitecton

11-08-2006, 05:08 PM

The BPL Group is planning to set up a cellphone manufacturing facility at Kochi.
Hope this time they dont get pulled by Chennai as wat happened to BMW and Nokia..
read morehttp://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEO20061107233916&Page=O&Title=Thiruvananthapuram&Topic=0
Kanoos to invest more in kochi..
The new 1,200-seat capacity convention centre set up at West Kochi
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/11/09/stories/2006110901571900.htm

ReNik

11-09-2006, 12:59 PM

1 milllion!! thats really big..at present which is kerala's biggest IT building?....
Wipro is going really big at kochi....
BTW Amritha (AIMS)..plans a mega ISm complex and started nanotechnology research centre..
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/11/08/stories/2006110800641900.htm

The BPL Group is planning to set up a cellphone manufacturing facility at Kochi.
Hope this time they dont get pulled by Chennai as wat happened to BMW and Nokia..
read morehttp://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems...apuram&Topic=0
Kanoos to invest more in kochi..
The new 1,200-seat capacity convention centre set up at West Kochi
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...0901571900.htm

Kenny

Its a campus not a single building. The biggest building may be the Signature Tower
that Infopark announced recently - about 750,000 sqft. But this title will be short lived as
you can be sure of more and more milluion plus buildings in the dozens of private IT parks
announced recently like Sobha, CIAL, Parsvnath, Desai group (DD), etc.

Meanwhile BPL's venture looks set to materialize. There cannot be many hurdles
for this as not many will oppose if CPM supports it - Cong will never ! :D

ReNik

11-09-2006, 02:01 PM

The revamped webpage of Holyfaith gives decent renderings of their 20 storey projects.

H2O Kundanoor

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/9928/11629826610517060531610zv3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Another view
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2336/11629827633612178851645bi5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Tower of Faith- Kakkanad
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/6287/11619422714944558634641dz9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

arkitecton

11-09-2006, 03:52 PM

real good renderings...
Signature tower..u have more information on it?...

bhasidali

11-09-2006, 05:29 PM

Here is one from bayshore porperties

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/34/0100bldggs3.th.jpg (http://img293.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0100bldggs3.jpg)

website: http://www.bayshoreprops.com/index.htm

ReNik

11-10-2006, 07:45 AM

Vallarpadam project gets environmental clearance

Staff Reporter

KOCHI: The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, has given the environmental clearance for the construction of the proposed international container transhipment terminal at Vallarpadam. The notification has been issued on November 9, according to the Cochin Port Trust.

The Cochin Port Trust had applied for necessary clearance last year. The expert committee of Environment for Infrastructure Projects had a series of meetings with the officers of the Port Trust and India Gateway Terminal Private Limited (IGTPL). The last hearing of the expert committee was held in Hyderabad on August 24 this year.
Full story - The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/10/stories/2006111003870500.htm)

ReNik

11-10-2006, 12:18 PM

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/6712/artistsviewicttpr0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

ReNik

11-11-2006, 02:19 PM

real good renderings...
Signature tower..u have more information on it?...

Kenny

I have not seen the rendering yet. Other details of Sig Tower appeared in news many times by now.

Bhasid

A visitor to our thread wants to know the location of an upcoming KLF Mall at MarineDrive. He wants to buy a residence in one of the apartment complexes listed here
and need this info before making up his mind. Can you help him out ?

ReNik

11-12-2006, 12:50 PM

Confident group enlarges Kakkanad project - new rendering
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/1124/subpageimagekd9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

ReNik

11-13-2006, 05:25 AM

Builders' meet in December

Staff Reporter - The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/13/stories/2006111320000300.htm)

KOCHI: Builders' Association of India (BAI), Kochi, will host BAI-National Convention 2006 (NATCON) between December 2 and 4, said chairman of the organising committee for BAI-NATCON M.V. Antony here on Sunday.

This is the first time in 65 years that BAI has chosen Kochi to host the All India Builders' Convention. About 2,000 delegates representing every aspect of the construction industry are expected to participate in the mega event that will be inaugurated by Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram at Hotel Le Meridien.

Kochi has been identified as one of the hubs of construction industry in the country. The city expects investments ranging between five and eight billion U.S. dollars over the next five years and deserved to host the mega event, he said.

Ajit Gulabchand, chairman and managing director of Hindustan Construction Company Limited, will deliver a keynote address. A technical seminar will be inaugurated by E. Sreedharan, chairman and managing director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.

V.S. Achuthanandan, Chief Minister, will be the chief guest at the valedictory function. Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chief Operating Officer of Infosys Technologies, will deliver the keynote address. Various Union and State Ministers too are expected to attend the inaugural and valedictory functions.

ReNik

11-13-2006, 06:13 AM

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/4294/295815871edae97229abbc1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

advanced pondlife's photos

ReNik

11-13-2006, 02:54 PM

HO HO..

I got it - Unitech project in Kochi on 250 acres... Renderings are still not available -
Any guess on the location - Kenny, Bhasid... anybody ? :)

arkitecton

11-13-2006, 05:28 PM

wow!!wonderstruck seeing all these in the thread all at once...!!!
the Marine drive night is simply sooperb!!
Wow 250 acre campus by Unitech..my guesses are- Kakkanad, Kalamassery or Airport area..

bhasidali

11-13-2006, 06:20 PM

arkitecton

11-13-2006, 10:07 PM

good find basid ali...lol !! it has an own golf course..i know the place..Parakkadavu a typical Kerala village with coconut coves and river flowing throughout...

ReNik

11-14-2006, 05:51 AM

Yup nik, i got it......Just check this link.....

http://www.shalooagencies.com/Unitech_covekochi.aspx

Also, i didnt get the exact location of DLF mall, only know it is somewhere near the Prestige's project in marine drive....if i get, i will post soon...

Terrific Bhasid !!!
I give up :) I didn't know that it existed in multiple locations.

I got it from another site http://cscindia.org/cochin/index.html

Unitech so far announced an IT park in Kochi - It must be here since this is close to Airport.

ReNik

11-14-2006, 05:34 PM

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/6714/119136029560731ccbdq3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
chunangadan's photos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chunangadan/)

Cochin Airport is projected to achieve a traffic of about 2.6 million for this year.

arkitecton

11-14-2006, 06:33 PM

Nedumbassery is rocking!!!....If Unitech Joins the band..it will be boasting of 4 IT parks ...perhaps it might turn out to be the area with highest density of IT parks in India!!

ab041937

11-15-2006, 02:42 AM

ReNik

11-15-2006, 06:30 AM

The International airport looks nothing more than a bus terminal.

The design is on the lines of traditional Kerala architecture, built during late 1990s. Unlike typical Indian airports which are shabby in both interior and exterior, this one received cheers from every visitor thus far for its facilities and service. This has been selected as the best airport in India for the past few years and the fastest in its growth too.

ReNik

11-15-2006, 10:39 AM

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/1967/11mh6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/5148/5xz8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

bhasidali

11-15-2006, 08:19 PM

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/513/cyberdaleag9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

bhasidali

11-15-2006, 08:44 PM

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/3435/gardencityqh6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

ReNik

11-16-2006, 07:07 AM

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/7091/alfaserenecd4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

ReNik

11-16-2006, 07:44 AM

manu

11-16-2006, 01:19 PM

Cognizant too for Kochi

Cognizant also takes up space at the 350,000 sqft Muthoot Technopolis.
With this Kochi has emerged the de facto hub of the state IT where almost all IT majors are present.
Interestingly, Muthoot is going to replicate Technopolis success at Infopark and near Nedumbassery. They have already bought 10 acres at Nedumbassery.

To take stock of upcoming IT parks in Kochi :

Kakkanad
Infopark (the only govt owned one, in which maximum space is provided by private
sector) , Smart City (no telling :) ), Technopolis (Muthoot), Mather.

Nedumbassery
Sobha Hitech city, Parsvnath, CIAL IT park, Unitech, and Muthoot

Location not yet revealed
Abad, Chakolas, Desai.

All together these are set to provide tens of millions of sqft space - something unimaginable and impossible to replicate anywhere in Kerala, where only a govt owned laggard set up in early 1990s was the only IT facility till recently.

Thats a very very special news for all those who want to come back to
kerala n kochi.

I heard that sutherlands and wipro are currently thr.

JMen

11-16-2006, 02:37 PM

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/2280/nandanamas0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Source: www.sunnybuilders.org

bhasidali

11-16-2006, 11:38 PM

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/3994/heavenlysuite1kp4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

arkitecton

11-17-2006, 03:55 AM

Cognizant too for Kochi

Cognizant also takes up space at the 350,000 sqft Muthoot Technopolis.
With this Kochi has emerged the de facto hub of the state IT where almost all IT majors are present.
Interestingly, Muthoot is going to replicate Technopolis success at Infopark and near Nedumbassery. They have already bought 10 acres at Nedumbassery.

To take stock of upcoming IT parks in Kochi :

Kakkanad
Infopark (the only govt owned one, in which maximum space is provided by private
sector) , Smart City (no telling :) ), Technopolis (Muthoot), Mather.

Nedumbassery
Sobha Hitech city, Parsvnath, CIAL IT park, Unitech, and Muthoot

Location not yet revealed
Abad, Chakolas, Desai.

All together these are set to provide tens of millions of sqft space - something unimaginable and impossible to replicate anywhere in Kerala, where only a govt owned laggard set up in early 1990s was the only IT facility till recently.

You missed one!- Muthoot Tech tower..totally making the whole to 12 - a dozen IT Parks!!
Kakkanad n Nedumbassery are on a close competition....
Let us find out the grand total space and jobs on offer in all these together....definitely its going to be in lakhs..that means the city commerce is gonna have a great boost with the coming of all these high end buyers and spenders..
City night life will get a makeshift ...but ..all this will make the city choked ..unless n untill the transportation is solved...traffic will come to standstill if present condition is not changed..

ReNik

11-17-2006, 05:25 AM

You missed one!- Muthoot Tech tower..totally making the whole to 12 - a dozen IT Parks!!
Kakkanad n Nedumbassery are on a close competition....
Let us find out the grand total space and jobs on offer in all these together....definitely its going to be in lakhs..that means the city commerce is gonna have a great boost with the coming of all these high end buyers and spenders..
City night life will get a makeshift ...but ..all this will make the city choked ..unless n untill the transportation is solved...traffic will come to standstill if present condition is not changed..

Thanx Kenny, I missed out Tech towers.

BTW here are two other news

RIL in talks with Kochi Port, plans terminal
P R Sanjai in Mumbai

Mukesh Ambani controlled Reliance Industries is in talks with Kochi Port for setting up an international bunkering terminal to supply fuel for vessels.
Rediff full story (http://www.rediff.com/money/2006/nov/15ril.htm?q=bp&file=.htm)

Land survey completed
Thursday November 16 2006 10:53 IST

KOCHI: The land survey for the proposed rail alignment to the Vallarpadom International Container Transshipment Terminal area through Vaduthala was completed on Wednesday.

ReNik

11-17-2006, 01:31 PM

L&T Tejomaya
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/5830/lnt2tv3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Profile
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/5364/lnt3vs4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Interior
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/2968/lnt4jb4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Have a look at L&T's plans @ Infopark - L&T Tech Parks (http://www.lnttechpark.com/)

ReNik

11-18-2006, 08:20 AM

Kochi to gain from BAI convention

The scheduling of the event in Kochi, for the first time in 65 years, has brought the city under the spotlight of the construction industry

Kochi is evoking not just national but also international interest in the construction arena.

The scheduling of a national convention of the Builders' Association of India (BAI) in the city, for the first time in 65 years, has brought the city under the spotlight of the construction industry. The three-day event starts on December 2.

The Kochi centre of BAI will host the meet at Le Meridien. Union Minister of Finance P. Chidambaram will inaugurate the event. Nearly 2,000 delegates representing every section of the construction industry are expected.

Chairman of the convention's organising committee M.V. Antony said Kochi had been identified as one of the hubs of the construction industry in the country. The Hindu full story (http://www.hindu.com/pp/2006/11/18/stories/2006111800550100.htm)

JMen

11-20-2006, 07:05 AM

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9168/coralcovelg9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Source: www.jainhousing.com

ReNik

11-20-2006, 07:46 AM

Great find, JMen !!

Herez another..

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4656/goldenprojectmainao9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

n guess what - more than 50% of this already sold out !!!

manu

11-20-2006, 08:38 AM

Flats would be constructed in and around Kochi

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Will be priced in the range of Rs.15 lakh to Rs.85 lakh
Digital Towers to be constructed in Kakkanad will have 150 flats
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Kochi : Asset Homes on Thursday launched nine mega projects worth Rs.125 crore for constructing 403 flats, 55 villas and 42 close relation groups (CRG) homes.

Talking to presspersons, Asset Homes director K.A. Mohammed Saleem said these flats would be constructed in and around Kochi and would have international facilities. These flats would be a blend of technology and sentiments, he claimed.

These homes would be in the range of Rs.15 lakh to Rs.85 lakh. Kerala's truly digital homes were the specialty of the project.

full story at http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/17/stories/2006111704171900.htm

check out the projects at http://assethomes.in