Tata Housing Gets Platinum Rating for Prive Project in Lonavala

Tata Housing, one of the fastest growing real estate companies in India, has received platinum certification from Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) for its ultra-luxury housing project Prive at Lonavala.

The evaluation process of the certification was based on parameters such as site selection and planning, water efficiency, energy efficiency, materials, internal environment quality and innovation and design process, a Tata Housing communiqué said.

Prive by Tata Housing is designed (by SCDA Architect) based on the theme of open architecture where the outside landscape interacts with the indoor space. The project is architecturally distinct from its surroundings, incorporating various water and energy saving measures using several innovative and sustainable green materials. 

Offered in four variants - Emperia, Palacia, Reserva, Santura and Dominia, the project is designed in such a way that every structure and unit allows generous daylight and natural ventilation. This will encourage home owners to save electricity by manually adjusting home settings to reduce energy use. With sustainability and environment friendliness at the epicentre, the project boasts of ample green and landscaped areas that are planned with native and adaptive vegetation to minimize water requirements.

Commenting on the achievement, Brotin Banerjee, MD and CEO, Tata Housing said, "Tata Housing has pioneered the concept of sustainable design since inception and follows an integrated and synergistic approach in order to deliver sustainable, smart and energy efficient projects. We at Tata Housing, follow the principles of green development predominantly keeping in mind customer satisfaction; as well-designed efficient buildings produce better indoor air quality and an overall healthier environment resulting in higher productivity and retention. Building energy efficient homes also helps lower operating cost in future as the buildings are easier to maintain."

In addition to water and energy conservation at Prive, the company is striving to preserve a century-old well that adds a rustic appeal to the otherwise contemporary design. Treated water shall be used for landscaping, and all apartments are fitted with low flow but efficient water fixtures. Rainfall over the whole area of the complex will be harvested and recharge 23 pits. 

Tata Value Homes Presents 'Double Your Dollar Benefit' for NRIs

Tata Value Homes, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Housing and one of the fastest growing real estate companies in India, has announced a limited period offer "Double Your Dollar Benefit" exclusively for the Non Resident Indians (NRIs) looking to own a home in India. 

With the Dollar getting stronger by almost 7% from Jan 2015 till date, under the current scheme, consumer can avail an immediate appreciation of up to 7% across the projects of Tata Value Homes in India. The customer can book their dream homes ranging from 17 lacs - 75 lacs across the country by paying a booking amount of Rs. 30,000 on http://www.TataValueHomes.com, press release said.

The registrations for the same have already begun and the bookings would open on 17th Dec on first come first basis.

With this being the most beneficial time for NRI's to invest in their dream homes, Tata Value Homes has designed the 'Double Your Dollar Benefit' where NRI buyers can avail the additional benefit of upto 7% per cent on bookings till the 20th of December, 2015 across all its properties in India.

Announcing this offer, Brotin Banerjee, CEO & Managing Director -Tata Housing, said, "We believe this is the best time for NRI's to buy their dream homes in India.The weakened rupee has made this decision economically sound for the NRI'sas it allows them to acquire aproperty at a lesser amount.To collaborate this trend,we have seen the percentage share of NRI queries going up from existing 15% to upto 18%,and with an endeavor to broaden our engagement with this segment, we have introduced this offer which will furtherincentivize NRI's to purchaseproperty in India."

Tata Value Homes has carefully addressed all the concerns of NRI home buyers by providing houses at par with international quality and design standards. The company is developing large townships and differentiated theme based projects in major and mini metros. 

As a comprehensive real estate developer of choice, Tata Housing straddles across all consumer segments from value to luxury housing. To maintain safety of financial transactions, the company has launched an integrated payment gateway which allows customers to complete the entire home-buying transaction online.

Square Yard's tri-city Property Show draws huge crowd

Square Yards, a technology-enabled transaction platform for the primary real estate sector, has organized a two-day property show “Indian Realty Revelry (IRR),” at top three Indian cities – New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Touted as one-of-its-kind property show in India, the event witnessed over 100 A-grade builders showcasing their properties, according to a press release.

There were over 6,000 visitors with almost 1,500 from Mumbai and 1,200 each from Delhi and Bengaluru. The property show was held simultaneously in three cities on 17th and 18th October.

The IRR brought together top builders such as DLF, Godrej, Tata Housing, Lodha, Artha & Brigade, Shapoorji & Palonji, Kalpataru, Embassy and many more.

“All the three venues – New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru – were abuzz with activity. It was as if the excitement never died,” says Kanika Gupta Shori, COO, Square Yards, who will soon be travelling to Hong Kong to conduct the next edition of the show over the coming weekend.

There were a host of exciting prizes for those who participated. 48 gold vouchers, 6 holiday vouchers and 8 Titan watches were all up for grabs for people who transacted during these two days.

Since its inception, Square Yards has been proactive in harnessing the power of such events. Through its flagship event IRR it has marketed over thousands of world-class Indian properties across the globe.

After IRR, the real estate aggregator will soon introduce the concept of 3D projection of properties at events where visitors will be able to see 3D images of properties, helping them get a more real picture. “Technologies such as 3-D projections could be the game changer in the realty event market,” added Kanika.

Tata Housing sells 10,000 homes at Google's online shopping event

Tapping the burgeoning online property market, Tata Housing has got bookings for 10,000 homes on the opening day of the Google's two-day online shopping festival which began on Thursday.

Earlier, before the start of the event, the company disclosed its intention to put one of its luxury residential projects, being developed in Bangalore at a cost of Rs 150 crore, exclusively for online customers. 

The company will construct 75 independent homes and row housing in 5-acre project in Bangalore. The price of each home starts from Rs 3.5 crore, the company said.

Tata Housing said in a statement earlier that it would "participate in the Google's Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF), being held from 10-12 December, by launching an exclusive ultra-luxury project - The Cascades".

Besides this project, the company has also listed housing units of seven other projects across India through online mode. It has offered schemes and instant appreciation of prices in these projects.

Consumers can buy homes by paying a booking amount of Rs 50,000 for all projects and they would get an instant appreciation of up to 15 per cent, Tata Housing said.

"We received a phenomenal response through our pioneering initiative of online sales of real estate through partnership with google last year," said Brotin Banerjee, managing director and CEO of Tata Housing, the real estate arm of Tata Group.

Stating that online home buying is an emerging platform, he said the company is offering properties ranging from affordable to ultra-luxury segment.

In a separate statement, Tata Housing subsidiary Tata Value Homes said it would sell apartments in Boisar near Mumbai exclusively during this festival at a starting price of Rs 16 lakh. Interested customers can express their interest to book by paying Rs 20,000 online, it said.

Tata Value Homes would also offer special one-day price for apartments in its other projects across Ahmedabad, Pune, Chennai and Bengaluru starting Rs 32 lakh. 

Exceed expectation: Google

Reacting to the overwhelming response to its online property fest, Internet giant Google said the ongoing Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF) has "exceeded wildest expectations", with Tata group's realty arm having bagged 10000 booking in a single day. 

Google India Managing Director Rajan Anandan said in spite of high traffic, the user experience was seamless and the sites were not going down.

TATA Housing offers unique scheme for homebuyers

MUMBAI: In a special initiative to commemorate the group’s 175th anniversary and also its founding father’s birth anniversary, TATA Housing in association with TATA Capital, is offering home buyers to book flats in selected projects by paying just 3 % of the cost.

For the first time in real estate history, the offering by Tata Housing Development Co. Ltd, will help realise the dreams of many aspiring homeowners, a TATA Housing release claimed.

The offer allows buyers to book their dream home by paying only 3% of the booking amount. This will be followed by 7% over the next six months across their projects in the premium and luxury homes.

The exclusive offer is valid only for three days between 1-3rd March on select Tata Housing premium properties such as Ariana (Bhubaneswar), Amantra (Mumbai), Myst (Kasauli), The Promont (Bengaluru), Gateway Towers (Mumbai) and Primanti (Gurgaon).

On its part, Tata Capital will offer a lower interest rate of 10.2%, as against 10.5%, with a complete waiver on the loan processing fees under this scheme. Moreover, Tata Housing offers a special concession of 3% across all its premium and luxury projects, the release further stated.

Speaking on the occasion of the 175th year legacy being honoured by Tata Housing, Brotin Banerjee, MD & CEO, Tata Housing said, "The Tatas have over the past 140 years improved the lives of communities they serve. Consumers have always been faced with the challenge of mobilizing the initial booking amount and that's been the deterrent in most of the cases for booking premium apartments. In keeping with the Tata ethos, we decided to simplify and ease the ownership of a home and actualize dreams. The partnership with Tata Capital highlights our commitment to the interest and requirements of our consumers."

The offering fosters the culture consumer consciousness before profits and echoes the compassion of the founder. In a message to the group earlier this year, Cyrus Mistry, Tata Group Chairman had said, "All of us have a responsibility to protect and enhance this brand through the ethical conduct of business and by adhering to the unique value system instilled by our founder, sustained for over half a century by JRD Tata, and fortified by Ratan N Tata in recent years."

Tata Housing luxury project wins NDTV Property Awards

Mumbai: Tata Housing Development Company has won the renowned NDTV Property Awards in the category of ‘Super luxury apartment project of the year' for its premium property Raisina Residency.

Ajay Maken, minister, housing and urban poverty alleviation, honoured Tata Housing as the winner of the Super luxury apartment project of the year, in the first edition of the NDTV Property Awards held on June 3, 2013.

Speaking on the achievement, Brotin Banerjee, managing director and chief executive officer, Tata Housing, said, “At Tata Housing, it is our constant endeavour to create benchmarks and constantly reinvent. With Raisina Residency, we were attempting to cater to a niche segment within the luxury space. Raisina Residency is based on art and culture and is for the consumers who want to live life king-size, those who have known affluence and indulgence.”

“Theme-based housing projects are a major attraction in today’s cluttered markets. The simplicities of condominium living need to go beyond luxury homes. Buyers are no longer impressed by facilities such as club-houses, swimming pools or health clubs. Their lifestyle aspirations now go far beyond,” he added.

Raisina Residency is a premium and exclusive residential complex, located at the Golf Course Road extension and is inspired by the theme of ‘art and culture’. Spread across a sprawling 11.73 acre campus, Raisina Residency has nine aesthetically-designed towers that compliment modern lifestyle and are packed to the hilt with unmatched luxuries. The product mix consists of 3BHK (2,319 sq ft and 2,910 sq ft) and 4BHK (3,375 sq ft and 3,829 sq ft) apartments, duplex and penthouses. The master plan, landscaping and buildings, designed by 'AEDAS' — one of the top five architects globally. It ensures that maximum flats get unhindered views of both the Aravallis and the city landscape.

The project has pre-certified Green Homes under the guidance of Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and is designed to provide excellent natural ventilation. Also, Raisina Residency comes with 86 percent open area surrounding the towers.

After in-depth evaluation of each entry, the esteemed jury has finally announced the winners of the first NDTV Property Awards that recognises and applauds excellence in Indian real estate. Participation was invited from architects, developers and service providers.

Indian real estate developers look up for UAE Expo 2013

Bangalore: Yard Real Estate, a Dubai-based firm and a leading Indian realtor will host the Indian Properties Spring Expo 2013 in Dubai from February 15-16.

Bringing more than 25 leading Indian developers under one roof, the two-day expo offers a platform to investors to meet all reputed builders showcasing villas, apartments and commercial spaces in the finest location across India, it was announced here.

"The real estate sector in India is witnessing a boom. With favourable currency exchange rates, it is perhaps the right time for Indian expatriates living here to cash in on the real estate ride.

"We are able to provide a secure platform to our customers as all the projects showcased at the Expo are reliable and come with the necessary permits from the concerned authorities," according to Prasanna Thakkar, a senior official of the property firm.

Among the developers showcasing their properties at the Indian Properties Spring Expo 2013 are Godrej Properties, TATA Housing, Rustomjee, Kalpataru, Ajmera, Pittie, Rhythm Realty, Aruma, Mantri Developers, Jaypee Greens, Wave Infratech, Arun Excello and Shanders, to name a few.

For online registration and more details about this expo: http://dubaiexpo.in/online-registration/