Bangalore-based real estate developer Puravankara Projects net profit rose 173 per cent to Rs 46.05 crore during the fourth quarter of the last fiscal.
Last year, net profit stood at Rs 20.89 crore during the corresponding quarter.
Tata Realty and Infrastructure (TRIL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, is foraying into retail and hospitality segments through a new subsidiary, TRIL Hospitality Services. The company, which has about Rs 6,000-crore projects at hand, would also commence work on two more projects, and this would add business of Rs 3,000 crore, said a senior TRIL Infopark executive.
No wonder, the healthcare sector is being adopted by the developers across the country. Property analysts are of the opinion that proximity to a hospital in an area also impacts the price of real estate and many developers use it as USP to market their projects.
The retail real estate market received a fresh mall supply of approximately 1.94 million sq. ft. (msf) in Q1 2012 (quarter ending March 2012). Many of the expected mall projects were differed on account of delay in construction, leading to a deficit of close to 50% from the estimated supply (3.37 msf) for the quarter, says Cushman & Wakefield in its latest report.
Leasing and buying activity in the commercial real estate market in India remained sluggish for the first quarter ended March 31 of calendar year (CY) 2012. The total absorption of office space declined 12% in Q1 compared to the Q4 of CY 2011.
The absorption of office space continues its slide in the top cities, with exceptions in Mumbai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad, which are the only ones recording a rise in absorption levels, finds the real-estate consultancy firm Cushman and Wakefield.
The demand fundamentals of the India story are now focused around all cities that have sufficient economic activity, be it industrial, service sector-driven or incentive-driven programs by the State Government. In Gujarat, which has seen considerable industrial progress, the key cities of Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara come readily to mind.
Parsvnath Developers is raising Rs 120 crore from Kotak Realty Fund for a new 100-acre integrated township project on Sohna Road in Gurgaon. Kotak Realty fund will get a 20% stake in the special purpose vehicle that will develop the yet unnamed project, according to the sources close to the development.
SARE Homes (South Asian Real Estate) has launched ‘Petioles’, privacy apartments with Gurgaon’s first luxury private Sky Deck in Gurgaon, Sector 92. Developed on a sprawling 48-acre integrated township, Petioles claims to be Gurgaon’s first luxury private ‘Sky Deck’ consisting of a viewing deck, yoga and meditation zone, viewing deck, water wall and putting green.
Hyderabad continues to be a favoured destination for investments due to its unique infrastructure, and real estate prospects are promising despite the Telangana agitation.