Nariman Point

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Nariman Point
Business district
Air India building at Nariman Point
Air India building at Nariman Point
Nariman Point is located in Mumbai
Nariman Point
Nariman Point
Location of Nariman Point in Mumbai
Coordinates: 18°55′34″N 72°49′23″E / 18.926°N 72.823°E / 18.926; 72.823Coordinates: 18°55′34″N 72°49′23″E / 18.926°N 72.823°E / 18.926; 72.823
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictMumbai City
CityMumbai
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
400021[1]
Area code022
Vehicle registrationMH 01
Civic agencyBMC

Nariman Point is a business district in Downtown Mumbai. Formerly the prominent business district on India's west coast, Nariman Point yielded that status to Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex in 2010.[2] Prior to Nariman Point's development, Mumbai's business centre was at Ballard Estate,[2] which – like Nariman Point also – was built on land reclaimed from the sea.

Located on the southern tip of the Mumbai peninsula, at the end of the Mumbai's Marine Drive, Nariman Point is named after Khursheed Framji Nariman, a municipal corporator who had initiated the area's development as an extension to the Back Bay reclamation. Nariman Point houses some of India's prestigious business headquarters, and despite its decline (see below), it remains one of the more expensive business districts in India, exceeded only by Delhi's Connaught Place and – since April 2012 – by Mumbai's own Bandra-Kurla Complex.[3]

History[edit]

Prior to 1940, the area was part of the Arabian sea. A popular leader of the Congress, Khurshed Nariman (affectionately called Veer Nariman), a Bombay Municipal Corporation corporator, proposed to reclaim the area from the sea near Churchgate. To accomplish this task, the shallow seafront was filled with debris from various parts of the city. Reinforced concrete cement was also used, the steel for which had to be purchased on the black market at higher prices due to World War II.The entire cost was estimated to be ₹300,000 (equivalent to about ₹Format price error: cannot parse value "Expression error: Unexpected < operator. " in 2024). Additional reclamations were carried out in the 1970s. A construction boom in that decade also led to the development of commercial high-rises in the area.[citation needed]

In 2006, prior to the financial crisis of 2007–08, Nariman point was the 7th most expensive location in the world for office space.[3] However, by December 2012 Nariman Point had fallen to 25th place while Delhi's Connaught Place remained the 5th most expensive location despite many offices moving to Gurgaon and Noida.[3] During the same period, Nariman Point also dropped from 7th to 15th most expensive location for office rentals.[4] The reasons for the decline were the high prices, lower quality and age of construction, and increasing distances from residential hubs which have now moved northwards and to the suburbs.[4] In the first three quarters of 2012, Nariman Point had a vacancy rate of almost 25%, compared with 18% in the rest of the Mumbai city.[2]

Nariman Point
Nariman point buildings at night.

Economy[edit]

Air India had its headquarters in the Air India Building for many years.

Renewable Energy and Power companies Ind Renewable Enercy Ltd and Vakharia Power Infrastructure Ltd are headquartered at Regent Chambers, 208 Nariman Point, Mumbai.[5]

At one time All Nippon Airways maintained its Mumbai sales office in the Oberoi Trident Towers in Nariman Point.[6]

Notable Landmarks[edit]

  • Nariman Point (Day)

    Nariman Point (Day)

  • Nariman Point

    Nariman Point

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Pin code : Nariman Point, Mumbai". pincode.org.in. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Template:Null (17 December 2012), "Why Nariman Point is running on empty", Mumbai Mirror (online edition).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chadha, Sunainaa (21 December 2012), "The slow but steady death of Nariman Point", First Post.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Nariman Point drops 7 places to 15th spot in global office rentals", The Times of India, 22 February 2012, archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Ind Renewable Enercy Ltd & Vakharia Power Infrastructure Ltd, Regent Chambers, Nariman Point, Mumbai". Bloomberg.
  6. ↑ "ANA Directory Archived 8 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine" (Archive). All Nippon Airways. 1998. Retrieved on 9 July 2016. "Mumbai (Bombay) Room 2318 2320 The Oberoi Trident Towers Nariman Point Mumbai-400 021, India"

External links[edit]

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