Monday 15 April 2013

Integrated townships gathering momentum

In cities like Delhi, Mumbai and others, your daily routine starts from home to office and then back home and the day ends there. This is because there is hardly any time or energy left to do something else. A regular person spends 2 hours  to commute daily to work in rush-hour traffic and spent as much time on the journey back home. Even if he loves driving, given the traffic and related problems, he can think of hiring a driver. Still, he is frustrated by the amount of time wasted on road and at the end of the day he never gets time for himself and his family. Thus evolves the concept of integrated townships, to save people from this frustrated lifestyle. A  township which has a shopping mall, multiplex, hospital, school, office and most of the necessary amenities within walking distance.
Real Estate Industry
Real Estate Industry
Integrated townships have made  life very easy and comfortable. Integrated township projects are slowly gathering momentum as the concept of walking to work is picking up among city dwellers. Apart from the change in family structure  that is from joint family to nuclear family, growing income levels have led to a change in consumer profile. Built away from the rush and chaos of the urban hubs, many people are interested in shifting to these planned townships. They not only meet their demand of commercial and residential spaces but also improve their quality of life.  Due to huge demand coupled with economies of scale, an integrated township offers all these amenities and at a relatively low and affordable price. More consumers want plethora of amenities; such as, swimming pools, clubs, landscaped gardens, 24 hours security and housekeeping, which they do not get in the urban hubs, at least not in easy proximity. 

There is a marked lack of residential density in fast-growing cities such as Gurgaon, and State Governments are promoting integrated township projects by proposing the easing of development norms for such projects. The new plan of all the cities is not to expand the boundaries of their urban sprawl and provide a more holistic living environment and prevent the mushrooming of unplanned urban villages. 

In the next 2-5 years most of the metros and satellite cities will experience a fairly well growth of these townships made around. With the focus of integrated townships towards creating affordable housing as well as infrastructural development, the model is a prime candidate for being granted infrastructure status. If and when this happens, it will provide access to cheaper and more established sources of funds while also providing the kind of tax benefits to developers that are needed to make this model of development more attractive to them. The Central Government has already opened the doors for External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) in integrated township development. This provides access to cheap sources of finance and has had a positive impact on this form of development.
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Saturday 13 April 2013

Pick up in the requirement of Office spaces in Delhi-NCR

Office Space in Delhi-NCR
The National Capital Region (NCR) has long been considered as one of the prime office markets
in the country. The biggest pull factors for companies looking to set up big campuses are good
connectivity, planned infrastructure and ample affordable housing options for employees. Places like
Gurgaon and Noida have seen tremendous development in the past five years, and a bulk of new
supply is coming up in these very regions.

The NCR is expected to have fresh office supply of nearly 48 million sq ft in the next three years, with
fast paced growth in the IT/ITeS sector contributing hugely to the demand.

Most of the supply has come up in the peripheral business districts of Gurgaon, Noida, Greater
Noida and secondary business districts of Saket and Jasola; Noida and Gurgaon, though, continue to
be the preferred locations for companies.

The MNCs and corporates looking forward to set up their offices in India, were wondering whether
to go with the conventional wisdom of opting for the financial market of India or innovate with the
new emerging financial centres in Delhi-NCR in general and Gurgaon in particular. Most of the office
supply has come up in the peripheral business districts of Gurgaon, Noida, Greater Noida and the
secondary business districts of Saket and Jasola.

The proposed metro rail connecting Noida with Greater Noida, will further enhance the connectivity
of the sectors on the expressway and Greater Noida. Even though sentiments remain cautious in the
wake of the global economic scenario, we expect some green shoots of recovery, considering the
consolidation of domestic economic fundamentals and initiation of reforms.

According to CBRE, the fast-developing cities of Gurgaon and Noida, in the National Capital Region,
have seen some large multinationals fill office space during the quarter. In Gurgaon, American
Express and Cairn Energy have leased 200,000 sq ft of space each, Convergys and Salient BPO have
taken up 250,000 lakh sq ft and 40,000 sq ft, respectively. Fiserv has taken up 200,000 sq ft of space
in Noida. The last quarter saw a number of enquiries for expansion space also emerging, which
points to an improvement in sentiment over last year.

The debate as to whether Delhi-NCR is emerging as the new financial capital of the country or
Mumbai still holds an edge, depends on the given stakeholders' facts in hands, perception and
stake in the given market. However, what can be vouchsafed is the fact that from the office
occupier's perspective, Delhi-NCR in general and Gurgaon in particular holds an edge due to better
connectivity, infrastructure and fresh supply. Whether that takes it to the financial capital or not, is
something which is subjective at this point of time. http://www.cosmicindia.in/

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