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Valmark Group mulls over Rs.125 Cr realty fund

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Valmark Group is mulling over raising a private equity in real estate fund. Rs.125 Cr PERE fund of Valmark Group will be focused on Bangalore realty.
Valmark Group plans to raise Rs.125 Cr for investing in real estate.

Valmark Group plans to raise Rs.125 Cr for investing in real estate.

BANGALORE: Valmark Group, a Bangalore-based real estate firm, is mulling over raising a fund worth Rs.125 Cr. The main focus of the fund will be Bangalore realty.

Valmark Infra and Realty Trust plans to invest in the residential market of South Bangalore. The group expects a minimum return of 15%. The fund will be invested for developing six to seven projects in Bangalore.

The investment will be for three to five years. The investment manager for the fund Jaswant Munoth said that Valmark Group expects a return of up to 36%.

Mr. Munoth added that the investment will be extended to two more years in case if there is no chance for an easy exit after five years. Continue reading →

Indian Real Estate is Growing Big.

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The real estate industry is expected to reach US $180 billion by 2020, said analysts and industry experts at a seminar organised in the city. As part of the Management Development programme, the students of the Acharya Bangalore B School attended a three-day seminar on Real Estate Management that started on Thursday.

Realtors and analysts from the field also attended the seminar to provide the students with future prospects and various professional options.

Presenting a paper on ‘Internet and Real Estate’, Business Head of 99Acres.com, Vineet Singh said, “As per reports by real estate intelligence firms, India is ranked as the fifth most attractive destination for future real estate investments in a list topped by China. The Indian real estate industry is expected to reach US $180 billion by 2020. This is a good platform to involve both academia and industry to facilitate dual growth and understanding. We get to know what the emerging new talent holds and they learn about the industry perspective.”

Industry experts from Brigade Group, Sobha Developers and other leading real estate organisations attended the event to train the students. “I’ve always had an interest in this industry as my family deals with real estate. But at this seminar I could ask a few basic questions and get industry relevant answers,” said Niharika Singh, a student.

 

Brigade Group opens Orion mall in Bangalore.

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Real estate developer Brigade Group has opened its flagship retail venture Orion mall in Brigade Gateway Enclave, Bangalore. Spread over 8.2 lakh sq. ft., the mall houses a mix of global and national brands.

Orion mall is developed and managed by Brigade Group and located in the Brigade Gateway Enclave that also includes the World Trade Centre, Sheraton Bangalore hotel, 1,200+ residences, Columbia Asia Hospital, The Brigade School, and Galaxy Club. The mall overlooks a two-acre manmade lake and has open-air children’s play area and amphitheatre.

Foley Designs and DSP Design are the interior designers, while HOK from New York has developed the main design of the mall. The mall has LED lighting solutions, automatic sensor controlled car parking, over 225 closed-circuit security cameras apart from 42 lifts and escalators.

Speaking on the occasion, Jaishankar, CMD, Brigade Group, said: “Orion mall will undoubtedly be the most sought-after destination amongst discerning shoppers and for brands of repute as well. With the launch of Orion, it truly transforms the Brigade Gateway Enclave into an exclusive integrated lifestyle enclave and marks the Brigade Group’s foray into the highly competitive retail segment.”

The mall has three entrances from Dr. Raj Kumar Road – Rajajinagar, Yeshwantpur (next to Metro Cash & Carry), and Railway Parallel Road – Malleswaram.
Orion has a hypermarket (Star Bazaar). Its food court (Sauce Pan) spreads over 55,000 sq. ft. Housing brands like Mc Donald’s, Subway, Sbarro, Rajdhani, Kailash Parbat, Empire, Empire Fresh Fruit Juice Centre, Indian Tadka, Mad about China, Mad over Donuts, Tiger bay, and Up south. The mall also houses a Reliance Digital store for electronics need.
For entertainment, Orion will house the largest PVR multiplex of the country – with 11 screens and over 2,800 seats. BluO, a 27-lane bowling centre will also open its first centre in the city. The lounge will offer entertainment options like Karaoke bar. The mall will also house Time Zone, an 8,000 sq. ft. gaming centre.

Brigade Group has completed over 100 projects, developing over 20 million sq. ft. of area since 1986.

Emergence of Commercial Complexes

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April 27, 2010

As per some senior executive of JLLM, Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj, integrated commercial space developments is following the steps of integrated residential complexes and is thus expanding in India.

Mr. Anuj Puri, th Country Head of JLLM said that this is an upcoming trend as well as a saleable one.

Such projects house office space, five-star hotels and retail area among other facilities.

The project in Bangalore from Brigade Group is an example of such projects while there are many more such projects queued up.

As per the expectation of Puri, the margin builders have kept in these projects is higher than that in other projects.

Other examples of such projects are Capital City by BPTP Ltd in Noida which is spread across 21.17 acres and comprises 2.1 million sq ft of office space, Nirmal Galaxy by Nirmal Lifestyle at Mulund in suburban Mumbai.

One of the builders said that there is no doubt in the success of such projects since their housing counterparts are already a success.