Cochin highrises, pictures and projects - II

[ReNik]

Originally Posted by KMC

This is another Impact of Smart City . I heard its gonna be a 21 Storied Tower near Toc-H . This is news given by friend in KBF.

Almost all National players are in Kochi. But still govt is doing nothing to improve the Infrastructure . No other City in Kerala has witnessed such an astounding growth , But no steps taken to improve the roads . I stongly feel that govt should take steps to imprive the bottlenecks in Traffic of the Commercial Capital.

Here's news on Parsvnath SEZ,
http://propertybytes.com/?p=1243

We still miss pics of Holiday Inn , Crowne Plaza , and details on Grand Hyatt.

Good piece of info, KMC. That seems to be coming close to your Ponneth
temple. Just check out this thumbnail.

[thunderboltz]

Originally Posted by roshan

Great Find K M C

Check this link Here is more news.
http://www.unitechgroup.com/investors/presentation.pdf

Great news indeed! But jeez.. they've copied the first three points under "kochi overview" verbatim from what I had written on wikipedia.

[ReNik]

Originally Posted by thunderboltz

Great news indeed! But jeez.. they've copied the first three points under "kochi overview" verbatim from what I had written on wikipedia.

There may be a case of plagiarism, but rest assured, Unitech does not get market info from
wikipedia on which info with poilitical, regional and cultural content are hardly
trustworthy. Why Unitech, many of us know how worthless such "info" are
(However, Scientific & Technical info are maintained by relatively competent hands).

Originally Posted by roshan

Great Find K M C

Check this link Here is more news.
http://www.unitechgroup.com/investors/presentation.pdf

Pramod had posted this once.

[dr_know]

NTPC's electric supply subsidiary NESCL has been entrusted by Cochin Port Trust with the work of studying feasibility and preparing a detailed project report. This is for providing electric supply arrangements to the port based SEZ at Vallarpadam and Puthuvypeen. CPT is under obligation to the promoters of the PBSEZ to make power available in the area by April 2009. The DPR has become essential to pursue a suitable course of action. Two options have been identified, namely laying overhead transmission lines to bring power from Kalamassery and setting up a captive power plant on BOT basis. The latter is likely to be too expensive in view of limited size involved. Power from Kerala State Electricity Board should have been the best option because of its long standing and size. But, KSEB wants Rs 110 crore for making power available through a 110 KV substation. Besides, it projected land requirement of 7+ acre at Vallarpadam, Puthuvypeen and Chathiath to set up the facilities. Besides it needs a timeframe of 2-1/2 years to start supplies. Co-developers of the SEZ project, like DP World, Petronet L NG and BPCL -KRL are reluctant to do business with KSEB with such terms.

constructionupdate.com

[thunderboltz]

Originally Posted by ReNik

There may be a case of plagiarism, but rest assured, Unitech does not get market info from
wikipedia on which info with poilitical, regional and cultural content are hardly
trustworthy. Why Unitech, many of us know how worthless such "info" are
(However, Scientific & Technical info are maintained by relatively competent hands).

If you are referring to the technical info on Wikipedia, I seriously doubt they are any different. All articles are plagued with the same amount of inaccuracies. Believe me on that.

Lets get things back on track here. There is news in today's Express about Amer-Asia (a JV between America and Taiwan) conducting studies to check the feasibility of setting up their proposed Rs.8000 crore electronics hardware park in Kochi!

[niyas_a79]

Hi
Does anybody have any information about the bangalore based kristal group's new project called kristal emerald which is coming up in vennala, kochi. Any picutures or current status of the project ? How reliable is kristal group ? any feedback ? Is there anybody who have booked an apartment in the kristal emerald, then could you please give ur mail id or phone number ?

[rajkrish]

Can someone please throw light on the Elbit project Renik mentioned?

[ani07]

Originally Posted by rajkrish

Can someone please throw light on the Elbit project Renik mentioned?

Projects in India
...
The Cochin Project, Cochin - a residential apartment building, hotel and marina, with a total built area of approximately 800,000 square meters.
.....
http://www.standardpoors.co.il/compa...D=97&section=2

This is an old news ,dated 2006 December.This is Elbit's first investment in kerala.The project is named cochin I.
more..
http://www.hightech-mag.com/index.ph...ship-in-india/

[ReNik]

Originally Posted by thunderboltz

Lets get things back on track here. There is news in today's Express about Amer-Asia (a JV between America and Taiwan) conducting studies to check the feasibility of setting up their proposed Rs.8000 crore electronics hardware park in Kochi!

Good find, boltz. This is good news as one more player other than NeST
is in the fray. Any more details ? The quantum of investment is whopping.
NeST proposal was double this.

Originally Posted by rajkrish

Can someone please throw light on the Elbit project Renik mentioned?

It was KMC who posted it. Ani's post have less info than KMC's. You can find
it a few pages back. The project is in some waterfront area of 41 acres. But exact
location not given. Other details are as in Ani's post - 8.8 million sq ft built up area etc.

Here it is, I just found it. It has more details

Originally Posted by KMC

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

http://www.firstlineinvestments.com/...l-venture.html

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

Originally Posted by niyas_a79

Hi
Does anybody have any information about the bangalore based kristal group's new project called kristal emerald which is coming up in vennala, kochi.

If you have not already seen, this is the project webpage.
http://www.kristalgroup.com/ongoing_emarald.html#

[ReNik]

more news...

Prestige Group to invest Rs. 1000 cr worth investment in Kochi in next 3 years
including an IT SEZ. Forum Mall is confirmed to open in 2 years.

[sowmya]

There is a lot of gud news recently like Vallarpadam connectivity and Smart City foundation stone. But above all there is one thing which worries me-Waste dumping. This is becoming a more and more serious issue. I read in newspaper that Kochi is on the verge of an epidemic. I also request that a new forum be started giving importance to waste dumping and traffic block and basic infrastructure. Brahmapuram plant is getting delayed like anything.. I wish that the govt and people takes steps to do something until Feb 2008 for the time being. Otherwise the whole development which is coming in next five years will be of no use.

[rajkrish]

Thanks a lot Ani07 and ReNik. Elbit is simply mind boggling. Where is it coming up? Near Bolghatti or Marine drive?. I think this could be the biggest project in Kerala in terms of built up space. Whoa.

[vineeta]

Originally Posted by sowmya

There is a lot of gud news recently like Vallarpadam connectivity and Smart City foundation stone. But above all there is one thing which worries me-Waste dumping. This is becoming a more and more serious issue. I read in newspaper that Kochi is on the verge of an epidemic. I also request that a new forum be started giving importance to waste dumping and traffic block and basic infrastructure. Brahmapuram plant is getting delayed like anything.. I wish that the govt and people takes steps to do something until Feb 2008 for the time being. Otherwise the whole development which is coming in next five years will be of no use.

soumya,
youve hit the nail on the head..all this brouhaha about the projects in the pipeline, comes to nothing with the city soon turning into a stinking garbage slum...
there is no will, no direction, to solve this huge looming crisis...i dont know if they will allow the brahmapuram plant to come up...ever..
the lesser i talk of the roads, the better i feel..
this palce is fast going to the dogs..despite people and corporates wanting to invest...which is such a crying shame..

[KMC]

Originally Posted by rajkrish

Thanks a lot Ani07 and ReNik. Elbit is simply mind boggling. Where is it coming up? Near Bolghatti or Marine drive?. I think this could be the biggest project in Kerala in terms of built up space. Whoa.

You cant call ELBIT as the biggest , its only one-fourth of what UNITECH is going to develop.
Can some one find out How many Million Sqft of space , Sahara and Parsvnath is going to develop .
I think these two are the only builders which can even think of coming atleast half way close to UNITECH which is going to develop 38 Million SqFt. Parsvnath IT SEZ itself is 7 Million .

I think Unitech is going to be the single largest developer in the whole state, with whopping 38 Million. I don’t think none of the builders have this size and scale of operations planned . Not even DLF . There is one more builder which can challenge Unitech , It’s the EMAAR Group , But they have kept the details secret.

[KMC]

Just some news

http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/27/stor...2750370200.htm

[ReNik]

Originally Posted by vineeta

soumya,
youve hit the nail on the head..all this brouhaha about the projects in the pipeline, comes to nothing with the city soon turning into a stinking garbage slum...
there is no will, no direction, to solve this huge looming crisis...i dont know if they will allow the brahmapuram plant to come up...ever..
the lesser i talk of the roads, the better i feel..
this palce is fast going to the dogs..despite people and corporates wanting to invest...which is such a crying shame..

Totally in sync with you. The problem is multi-faceted.

** Kochi is a metro supporting over 2 million population. But Mun corpn is not given
matching powers.

** Those at the head of corporation and the state govts are incompetent pests
who can, at their best, worry about how to exist today.

** Though state govt sources more than 55% of its total revenue from Kochi, when it
comes to investment in infrastructure not even socialism is practised. Govt acts
according to cacophony rathen than demands. Due to this, for instance, you see
places which have just 1/3 the no. of vehicles of Kochi getting wide roads, flyovers and
what not. (This is exactly what is mentioned in KMC's post above.)

**In Kerala, lack of forethought is trumpeted as Left idealism - which is a
shame to real Lefts. It is clear that solid waste management has to be fully or partially
privatised, as in Chenai. It will be privatised in course. But the difference between
Chennai and Kochi the so called Leftists in Kochi will deliberate for one daced before
approving it, discussing the ideological ramifications of garbage .
Result : Kochi is pushed to the brink.

** There is a distorted, vulgar ideology which pictures socialism as asinine "equality".
According to this, every place must develop equally. For instance, if there is an IT park
in Kochi there must be one in Wyanad, Malappuram and Kannur, even though by far
no investor has sought this till date. This has lead to terrible wastage of investment.
Malappuram which does not have decent primary schooling facility is gifted IT park.
Due to the afore mentioned incompetency of political donkeys, the reality has never sunk
that the kind of investment Kochi is witnessing today is an
outcome of strategic advantages - historic, locational and infrastructural - which cannot be
recreated anywhere else.



Garbage problem may be sorted out somehow since the state govt itself has realised the
danger it has put on itself. But for a change in worldview to happen it will take a few
years, as political junks like Paloli (local govt minister) has to expire.

[ReNik]

Originally Posted by KMC

You cant call ELBIT as the biggest , its only one-fourth of what UNITECH is going to develop.
Can some one find out How many Million Sqft of space , Sahara and Parsvnath is going to develop .
I think these two are the only builders which can even think of coming atleast half way close to UNITECH which is going to develop 38 Million SqFt. Parsvnath IT SEZ itself is 7 Million .

I think Unitech is going to be the single largest developer in the whole state, with whopping 38 Million. I don’t think none of the builders have this size and scale of operations planned . Not even DLF . There is one more builder which can challenge Unitech , It’s the EMAAR Group , But they have kept the details secret.

I guess Rajkrish's comment was based on individual projects. Elbit Cochin-I is whopping
as a single project. But on the whole Unitech is unmatched.

KMC, can you find out the status of Purva Grand Palms from KBC sources ? I have
noticed it appearing with increasing frequency in Puravankara ads in national media.

[KMC]

Originally Posted by ReNik

I guess Rajkrish's comment was based on individual projects. Elbit Cochin-I is whopping
as a single project. But on the whole Unitech is unmatched.

KMC, can you find out the status of Purva Grand Palms from KBC sources ? I have
noticed it appearing with increasing frequency in Puravankara ads in national media.

I was told , that Purva Grand Palms will get launched only in December . It’s a Township with many buildings. They have 18 Acres there. Edapally is gonna witness dramatic change – With Lulu , Grand Mall , Purva Grand Palms etc . There was an article posted a week or so back regarding Land value in Kochi , it was mentioning that a Mumbai Group has acquired 70 acres land in Edapally . Is this HDIL or Parsvnath

[ReNik]

Originally Posted by KMC

I was told , that Purva Grand Palms will get launched only in December . It’s a Township with many buildings. They have 18 Acres there. Edapally is gonna witness dramatic change – With Lulu , Grand Mall , Purva Grand Palms etc . There was an article posted a week or so back regarding Land value in Kochi , it was mentioning that a Mumbai Group has acquired 70 acres land in Edapally . Is this HDIL or Parsvnath

Cool... that will be a grand launch. 5-6 towers of 35-45 floors !!

On 70 acres... it must be towards north Edappally (rly stn). Where else is so much land
available in Edappally. Has HDIL revealed info on their land holdings in their IPO prosp ?



Meanwhile here is another news. One more direct flight to Delhi
and another via Bangalore from Spice Jet.
Meanwhile, IndiGo has started its Delhi service (via Hyd.) today.

All the new gen airlines - frills/no frills - have their service to and from Kochi.
Air Deccan, Kingfisher, Go Air, Paramount, IndiGo, Spice Jet. Significantly all of them
had their first touch down in Kerala in Kochi - only expected- and have their biggest market here.

SpiceJet launches two daily flights
Friday July 27 2007 11:30 IST

KOCHI: SpiceJet has announced its maiden flight service to Kochi.

With the induction of two new Boeing 737-800 aircraft, SpiceJet has introduced two daily flights between Delhi and Kochi.

The first flight to Kochi (via Bangalore) will start from August 15. The second direct flight between Delhi and Kochi is scheduled for August 29.

With two new aircraft, SpiceJet’s fleet will increase to 13. Kochi will be the 15th destination on SpiceJet’s network.

While announcing this in New Delhi the other day, SpiceJet CEO Siddhanta Sharma said, ‘‘We are highly delighted to introduce our services in the spicy southern city of Kochi, popularly called the Gateway of South India.’’

[ReNik]

The newly opened international arrival terminal @ CIAL

Creative Empowerment flickr gallery