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Godrej Properties has bought an 18.6 acre land parcel at Kandivali, in Mumbai for around Rs 750 crore to develop a luxury housing project. On Friday, Godrej Properties informed about the land transaction but did not disclose the total deal value. Market sources and property consultants said the land deal was struck at around Rs 750 crore. Godrej Properties, which is part of business conglomerate Godrej Group, is one of the leading real estate companies in the country. The company has been aggressively buying land outrightly and also entering into joint development agreements (JDAs) with landowners to create future development pipelines. As per the regulatory filing, Godrej Properties expects sales revenue of about Rs 7,000 crore from this upcoming 18.6-acre project, which would have a developable potential of about 3.72 million square feet. The project will comprise primarily premium residential apartments with supporting retail spaces. Godrej Properties highlighted that this is
Average monthly rentals in posh residential colonies across seven major cities rose 8-18 per cent in last two years while capital value appreciated by 2-9 per cent, according to Anarock. Real estate consultant Anarock noted that demand for luxury residential properties -- for buying and renting -- in upscale colonies has increased across the seven cities namely Delhi-NCR, Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune. As per the data, Mumbai's Worli saw the highest rental growth of 18 per cent to Rs 2.35 lakh per month from Rs 2 lakh per month in 2020 for luxury homes of minimum 2,000 square feet area. Bengaluru's Rajaji Nagar witnessed the highest capital appreciation of 9 per cent with average prices increasing to Rs 6,200 per square feet in 2022 from Rs 5,698 per sq ft in 2020. "Most prominent luxury housing markets witnessed double-digit growth in rentals in the last two years," Anarock Chairman Anuj Puri said. "Pre-COVID, average 2-year lux