Piramal Realty to invest Rs 1,500 cr for 'value housing' project in Thane
Terming it 'value housing' segment, the company has for the first time configured size of the apartments to attract millennials with relatively smaller budgets.
The project is a part of the 32-acre township project Piramal Vaikunth, which will be spread across five acres and have a development potential of 2 million sq ft.
"With millennials at the helm, we have witnessed an increased traction towards the value segment over the last few quarters. Our foray into this segment is in line with our expansion plans of creating presence across the consumer demand pyramid. We will be investing Rs 1,500 crore for this development," Piramal Realty founder Anand Piramal said.
The configurations of these homes would be 1, 1.5 and 2 BHK apartments with access to premium amenities starting at 350 sq ft carpet area at Rs 60 lakh.
He further said the company plans to replicate the model in future expansion of its existing projects. However, he did not give further details on the same.
The company will fund its investment plans through debt and internal accruals, Piramal said.
Developers, across markets, who have been primarily in the luxury and premium residential projects, are trying to right-price and right-size their offerings to meet requirements of first time homebuyers.
Piramal Realty, which currently has 17 million sq ft of residential and commercial space under development in and around Mumbai, plans to add another 10 million sq ft of residential space under development in 2020.
"Along with this project, we will be launching a few more including the next phase of our Byculla project and the other at Mahim, which we are developing jointly with Omkar Realtors. Apart from these, we will be also considering a few stressed projects to achieve the 10 million sq ft target," Piramal said.
Banks and financial institutions are approaching the company to take up projects which they have funded and are now stuck due to various reasons, he added.