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			'''Altamount Road''', also known as India's '''Billionaires’ Row''', is an affluent residential street in the southern region of [[Mumbai]], India.

	[[~~File~~:~~Ambani house mumbai~~.~~jpg~~\|~~thumb~~\|[[~~Antilia~~ (~~building~~)\|~~Antilia~~]] as ~~seen from~~ Altamount Road]]		The area is notable for housing some of the highest real estate prices in the country. The locality consists of glamorous bungalows of old money business families, low rise Art Deco apartment buildings and modern high rises, alongside some of the city's most notable skyscrapers, including the most expensive private residence in the world; the [[Antilia (building)\|Antilia]], valued in 2023 at roughly US$4.6 billion.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Eshita \|first=Bhargava \|date=April 19, 2023 \|title=Mukesh Ambani and Anant Ambani's $4.6 billion 27-storey skyscraper home has a snow room, spa, ice-cream parlor, and more \|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/mukesh-ambanis-4-6-billion-27-story-skyscraper-home-has-a-snow-room-spa-ice-cream-parlor-and-more/2891686/ \|url-status=live \|work=[[The Financial Express (India)\|Financial Express]] \|access-date=1 March 2024 \|archive-date=1 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301193941/https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/mukesh-ambanis-4-6-billion-27-story-skyscraper-home-has-a-snow-room-spa-ice-cream-parlor-and-more/2891686/ }}</ref> The street was also listed as the 10th most expensive street in the world.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2008-08-04 \|title=Mumbai's Altamount Road among world's most costliest \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbais-altamount-road-among-worlds-most-costliest/articleshow/3325455.cms \|access-date=2024-06-24 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

	~~'''Altamount Road''', also known as India's '''Billionaires’ Row''', is an affluent neighbourhood in~~ the ~~city of~~ [[~~Mumbai~~]], [[~~India~~]]~~. The area is notable for some of the most expensive residences in the world consisting of ultra-luxurious residential skyscrapers~~, ~~constructed or in development~~.		The most prominent buildings on the street are [[Lodha Altamount]], [[Antilia (building)\|Antilia]], One Altamount, Prithvi Apartments, Mafatlal Bungalow, Bombarci and Pemino.

	The ~~most prominent towers~~ on the ~~street are~~ [[The ~~Imperial (Mumbai)~~\|The ~~Imperial~~]], [[Lodha Altamount]], [[~~Antilia (building)\|Antilia~~]] and ~~Raheja One Altamount~~. The ~~ultra-luxury building boom in~~ the ~~area predates~~ the ~~term "Billionaire's Row~~."		==The street==
			On Altamount Road are the consulates of Indonesia (Plot no. 19) and of South Africa (Plot no. 20); on the connecting [[Carmichael Road]] are the Belgian, Chinese, and Japanese consulates. In 2008, it was rated as the 10th most affluent street in the world.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wealth-bulletin.com/home/content/2451423982 \|title=Wealth Holding Page \|publisher=Wealth-bulletin.com \|access-date=14 August 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420053915/http://www.wealth-bulletin.com/home/content/2451423982 \|archive-date=20 April 2010 }}</ref>
			Altamount Road is a very wealthy area, and also home to several industrialists. The Mafatlal complex is also located here.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?Page=article&sectid=15&contentid=20070530022210718d7460de5 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2 June 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601153102/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article&sectid=15&contentid=20070530022210718d7460de5 \|archive-date=1 June 2007 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|author=Randeep Ramesh New Delhi \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/india/story/0%2C%2C2092811%2C00.html \|title=Indian tycoon builds tower block home \| Business \|work=[[The Guardian]] \|date= 2007-06-01\|access-date=14 August 2010 \| location=London}}</ref> Also, it is home to [[Lodha Altamount]] which created history in November 2015 by selling the most expensive apartment in the country.<ref>{{cite news\|title=At Rs 160 crore, flat in Altamount Rd bldg sets national record\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/At-Rs-160-crore-flat-in-Altamount-Rd-bldg-sets-national-record/articleshow/49928641.cms\|access-date=4 December 2015\|date=26 November 2015}}</ref>

			The road was officially renamed "S. K. Barodawalla Marg" in the 1990s, but residents, the city's taxi-drivers, and others continue to refer to it by its former name. It has a large number of trees and heritage buildings, such as the official residence of the Chairman of the [[Bombay Port Trust]], the residence of the [[Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai]], the consulate residence of Japan, Belgium and formerly the United States, and the official residence of the General Manager of Western Railways. The residential bungalow of the Bombay Port Trust was originally made by [[George Wittet]], who also designed the [[Gateway of India]] and The Grand Hotel at [[Ballard Estate]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=A tycoon for the new India, loyal to the old\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/business/worldbusiness/15iht-ambani.1.13711456.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0\|access-date=16 December 2015\|work=The New York Times\| date=15 June 2008 \| last1=Giridharadas \| first1=Anand }}</ref>

	==~~The street~~==		==Gallery==
	~~On Altamount Road are the consulates of Indonesia (No~~. ~~19) and of South Africa (bungalow 20); on the connecting~~ [[~~Carmichael Road~~]] ~~are the Belgian, Chinese,~~ and Japanese consulates. The road has been in the news in recent times because of the completed construction of the costliest home in the world, [[Antilia (building)\|Antilia]], a 27-storey mansion by the Indian industrialist, [[~~Mukesh~~ Ambani]]. Recently it has been rated as the 10th most affluent street in the world.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wealth-bulletin.com/home/content/2451423982 \|title=Wealth Holding Page \|publisher=Wealth-bulletin.com \|access-date=14 August 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420053915/http://www.wealth-bulletin.com/home/content/2451423982 \|archive-date=20 April 2010 }}</ref>		<gallery>
	~~Altamount Road is a very wealthy area, and also home to several industrialists. The Mafatlal complex is also located here, as well as the designer store~~ 'Azaa'.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?Page=article&sectid=15&contentid=20070530022210718d7460de5 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2 June 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601153102/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article&sectid=15&contentid=20070530022210718d7460de5 \|archive-date=1 June 2007 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|author=Randeep Ramesh New Delhi \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/india/story/0%2C%2C2092811%2C00.html \|title=Indian tycoon builds tower block home \| Business \|work=[[~~The Guardian~~]] ~~\|date= 2007-06-01\|access-date=14 August 2010 \| location=London}}</ref> Also, it is home to~~ [[~~Lodha Altamount~~]] ~~which created history in November 2015 by selling the most expensive apartment in the country.<ref>{{cite news\|title=At Rs 160 crore, flat in~~ Altamount Rd bldg sets national record\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/At-Rs-160-crore-flat-in-Altamount-Rd-bldg-sets-national-record/articleshow/49928641.cms\|access-date=4 December 2015\|date=26 November 2015}}</ref>		File:Ambani House July 2010.jpg\|[[Mukesh Ambani\|Mukesh]] and [[Nita Ambani]]'s private [[skyscraper]] [[Antilia (building)\|Antilia]] as seen from Altamount Road

	~~The road was officially renamed "S. K. Barodawalla Marg" in the 1990s,<ref>{{cite news\|title=A tycoon for the new India, loyal to the old\|url=https~~:~~//www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/business/worldbusiness/15iht-ambani.1.13711456~~.~~html?pagewanted=all&_r=0\|access-date=16 December 2015~~\|work=The New York Times}}</ref> but residents, the city's taxi-drivers, and others continue to refer to it by its former name. It has a large number of trees and heritage buildings, such as the official residence of the Chairman of the [[~~Bombay Port Trust~~]], the residence of the [[Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai]], the consulate residence of Japan, Belgium and formerly the United States, and the official residence of the General Manager of Western Railways. The residential ~~bungalow of the Bombay Port Trust was originally made by~~ [[~~George Wittet~~]]~~, who also designed the [[Gateway of India]] and The Grand Hotel at [[Ballard Estate]].~~		File:Altamount.png\|[[Lodha Altamount]], a luxury residential [[skyscraper]] as seen from Billionaires' Row
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	[[File:Ambani house mumbai.jpg\|thumb\|[[Antilia (building)\|Antilia]] as seen from Altamount]]		[[File:Ambani house mumbai.jpg\|thumb\|[[Antilia (building)\|Antilia]] as seen from Altamount Road]]

	'''Altamount Road''', also known as India's ~~billionaire~~'~~s row~~, is an affluent neighbourhood in the city of [[Mumbai]], [[India]]. ~~It consists~~ of ultra-~~luxury~~ residential skyscrapers, constructed or in development. ~~Most influential~~ towers are [[The Imperial (Mumbai)\|The Imperial]], [[Lodha Altamount]], [[Antilia (building)\|Antilia]] and Raheja One Altamount ~~present on this affluent street~~.		'''Altamount Road''', also known as India's '''Billionaires’ Row''', is an affluent neighbourhood in the city of [[Mumbai]], [[India]]. The area is notable for some of the most expensive residences in the world consisting of ultra-luxurious residential skyscrapers, constructed or in development.

			The most prominent towers on the street are [[The Imperial (Mumbai)\|The Imperial]], [[Lodha Altamount]], [[Antilia (building)\|Antilia]] and Raheja One Altamount. The ultra-luxury building boom in the area predates the term "Billionaire's Row."

	==The street==		==The street==
	On Altamount Road are the consulates of Indonesia (No. 19) and of South Africa (bungalow 20); on the connecting [[Carmichael Road]] are the Belgian, Chinese, and Japanese consulates. The road has been in the news in recent times because of the completed construction of the costliest home in the world, [[Antilia (building)\|Antilia]], a 27-storey mansion by the Indian industrialist, [[Mukesh Ambani]]. Recently it has been rated as the 10th most affluent street in the world.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wealth-bulletin.com/home/content/2451423982 \|title=Wealth Holding Page \|publisher=Wealth-bulletin.com \|access-date=14 August 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420053915/http://www.wealth-bulletin.com/home/content/2451423982 \|archive-date=20 April 2010 }}</ref>		On Altamount Road are the consulates of Indonesia (No. 19) and of South Africa (bungalow 20); on the connecting [[Carmichael Road]] are the Belgian, Chinese, and Japanese consulates. The road has been in the news in recent times because of the completed construction of the costliest home in the world, [[Antilia (building)\|Antilia]], a 27-storey mansion by the Indian industrialist, [[Mukesh Ambani]]. Recently it has been rated as the 10th most affluent street in the world.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wealth-bulletin.com/home/content/2451423982 \|title=Wealth Holding Page \|publisher=Wealth-bulletin.com \|access-date=14 August 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420053915/http://www.wealth-bulletin.com/home/content/2451423982 \|archive-date=20 April 2010 }}</ref>
	Altamount Road is a very ~~affluent~~ area, and also home to several industrialists. The Mafatlal complex is also located here, as well as the designer store 'Azaa'.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?Page=article&sectid=15&contentid=20070530022210718d7460de5 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2 June 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601153102/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article&sectid=15&contentid=20070530022210718d7460de5 \|archive-date=1 June 2007 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|author=Randeep Ramesh New Delhi \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/india/story/0%2C%2C2092811%2C00.html \|title=Indian tycoon builds tower block home \| Business \|~~publisher~~=[[The Guardian]] \|date= 2007-06-01\|access-date=14 August 2010 \| location=London}}</ref> Also, it is home to [[Lodha Altamount]] which created history in November 2015 by selling the most expensive apartment in the country.<ref>{{cite news\|title=At Rs 160 crore, flat in Altamount Rd bldg sets national record\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/At-Rs-160-crore-flat-in-Altamount-Rd-bldg-sets-national-record/articleshow/49928641.cms\|access-date=4 December 2015\|date=26 November 2015}}</ref>		Altamount Road is a very wealthy area, and also home to several industrialists. The Mafatlal complex is also located here, as well as the designer store 'Azaa'.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?Page=article&sectid=15&contentid=20070530022210718d7460de5 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2 June 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601153102/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article&sectid=15&contentid=20070530022210718d7460de5 \|archive-date=1 June 2007 \|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|author=Randeep Ramesh New Delhi \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/india/story/0%2C%2C2092811%2C00.html \|title=Indian tycoon builds tower block home \| Business \|work=[[The Guardian]] \|date= 2007-06-01\|access-date=14 August 2010 \| location=London}}</ref> Also, it is home to [[Lodha Altamount]] which created history in November 2015 by selling the most expensive apartment in the country.<ref>{{cite news\|title=At Rs 160 crore, flat in Altamount Rd bldg sets national record\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/At-Rs-160-crore-flat-in-Altamount-Rd-bldg-sets-national-record/articleshow/49928641.cms\|access-date=4 December 2015\|date=26 November 2015}}</ref>

	The road was officially renamed "S. K. Barodawalla Marg" in the 1990s,<ref>{{cite news\|title=A tycoon for the new India, loyal to the old\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/business/worldbusiness/15iht-ambani.1.13711456.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0\|access-date=16 December 2015\|~~publisher~~=The New York Times}}</ref> but residents, the city's taxi-drivers and others continue to refer to it by its former name. It has a large number of trees and heritage buildings, such as the official residence of the Chairman of the [[Bombay Port Trust]], the residence of the [[Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai]], the consulate residence of Japan, Belgium and formerly the United States, and the official residence of the General Manager of Western Railways. The residential bungalow of the Bombay Port Trust was originally made by [[George Wittet]] who also designed the [[Gateway of India]] and The Grand Hotel at [[Ballard Estate]].		The road was officially renamed "S. K. Barodawalla Marg" in the 1990s,<ref>{{cite news\|title=A tycoon for the new India, loyal to the old\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/business/worldbusiness/15iht-ambani.1.13711456.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0\|access-date=16 December 2015\|work=The New York Times}}</ref> but residents, the city's taxi-drivers, and others continue to refer to it by its former name. It has a large number of trees and heritage buildings, such as the official residence of the Chairman of the [[Bombay Port Trust]], the residence of the [[Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai]], the consulate residence of Japan, Belgium and formerly the United States, and the official residence of the General Manager of Western Railways. The residential bungalow of the Bombay Port Trust was originally made by [[George Wittet]], who also designed the [[Gateway of India]] and The Grand Hotel at [[Ballard Estate]].

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[[File:Ambani house mumbai.jpg|thumb|[[Antilia (building)|Antilia]] as seen from Altamount]]

'''Altamount Road''', also known as India's billionaire's row, is an affluent neighbourhood in the city of [[Mumbai]], [[India]]. It consists of ultra-luxury residential skyscrapers, constructed or in development. Most influential towers are [[The Imperial (Mumbai)|The Imperial]], [[Lodha Altamount]], [[Antilia (building)|Antilia]] and Raheja One Altamount present on this affluent street.

==The street==
On Altamount Road are the consulates of Indonesia (No. 19) and of South Africa (bungalow 20); on the connecting [[Carmichael Road]] are the Belgian, Chinese, and Japanese consulates. The road has been in the news in recent times because of the completed construction of the costliest home in the world, [[Antilia (building)|Antilia]], a 27-storey mansion by the Indian industrialist, [[Mukesh Ambani]]. Recently it has been rated as the 10th most affluent street in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wealth-bulletin.com/home/content/2451423982 |title=Wealth Holding Page |publisher=Wealth-bulletin.com |access-date=14 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420053915/http://www.wealth-bulletin.com/home/content/2451423982 |archive-date=20 April 2010 }}</ref>
Altamount Road is a very affluent area, and also home to several industrialists. The Mafatlal complex is also located here, as well as the designer store 'Azaa'.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?Page=article&sectid=15&contentid=20070530022210718d7460de5 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601153102/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article&sectid=15&contentid=20070530022210718d7460de5 |archive-date=1 June 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Randeep Ramesh New Delhi |url=https://www.theguardian.com/india/story/0%2C%2C2092811%2C00.html |title=Indian tycoon builds tower block home | Business |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |date= 2007-06-01|access-date=14 August 2010 | location=London}}</ref> Also, it is home to [[Lodha Altamount]] which created history in November 2015 by selling the most expensive apartment in the country.<ref>{{cite news|title=At Rs 160 crore, flat in Altamount Rd bldg sets national record|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/At-Rs-160-crore-flat-in-Altamount-Rd-bldg-sets-national-record/articleshow/49928641.cms|access-date=4 December 2015|date=26 November 2015}}</ref>

The road was officially renamed "S. K. Barodawalla Marg" in the 1990s,<ref>{{cite news|title=A tycoon for the new India, loyal to the old|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/business/worldbusiness/15iht-ambani.1.13711456.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|access-date=16 December 2015|publisher=The New York Times}}</ref> but residents, the city's taxi-drivers and others continue to refer to it by its former name. It has a large number of trees and heritage buildings, such as the official residence of the Chairman of the [[Bombay Port Trust]], the residence of the [[Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai]], the consulate residence of Japan, Belgium and formerly the United States, and the official residence of the General Manager of Western Railways. The residential bungalow of the Bombay Port Trust was originally made by [[George Wittet]] who also designed the [[Gateway of India]] and The Grand Hotel at [[Ballard Estate]].

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