UB City

UB City
UB City
	Location within Karnataka
General information
Type	Business District
Location	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Coordinates	12°58′18.30″N 77°35′45.00″E / 12.9717500°N 77.5958333°ECoordinates: 12°58′18.30″N 77°35′45.00″E / 12.9717500°N 77.5958333°E
Construction started	2004
Completed	2008
Owner	Vijay Mallya
Management	United Breweries
Height
Roof	123 m (404 ft) (UB Tower)
Technical details
Floor count	20 (UB Tower/Concorde)
Floor area	950,000 sq ft (88,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect	Thomas Associates, Bengaluru
Main contractor	Prestige Group

UB City is a luxury business district in Bengaluru, India. It consists of 6 blocks, UB Tower, Kingfisher Plaza, Concorde, Canberra, Comet, and Kingfisher Towers, with a total built up area of over 16 lakh sq ft.^[2] Pioneered by the UB Group in Joint Venture with Prestige Group,^[3] it is built on 13 acres (53,000 m²) of land and hosts 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m²) of high-end commercial, retail and service apartment space.^[4]

Location[edit]

One of the towers of UB city, as seen in the night.

Centrally located in the Bengaluru CBD (Central Business District), on the corner of Kasturba road and Vittal Mallya Road, it is just 1.8 km (1.1 mi) from M.G. Road - Brigade road junction and right opposite Cubbon Park now officially renamed Sri Chamarajendra Park.

The project[edit]

UB City has four towers namely, UB Tower (20 Floors), Comet (11 Floors), Canberra (18 Floors), and Concorde (20 Floors).^[5] The latter three towers are all named after aircraft. UB City houses the offices of many corporates under one roof - UB Tower. Concorde & Canberra all have retail space on the lower floors and office space in the higher levels, while Comet will has serviced apartments. The multifamily property houses commercial offices, banks, high-end retail stores, Prestige Oakwood serviced apartments, curated fine-dining restaurants, spa / health clubs, cafes to hang out at, etc. Multi-level parking areas offer parking of 4 wheelers up to 1600 units. Also there is a functional an amphitheatre with food courts and landscaped gardens. It is very breezy sometimes. The property also has a beautiful Art Gallery and holds the annual cultural event - Art Bengaluru.

An elevated roof top helipad provides a five-minute aerial commute to the Kempegowda International Airport.

UB City The Collection houses the most luxurious 'global' brands from many business houses across India including Reliance Group, Aditya Birla Group, et al.

The project now also houses the Kingfisher Towers in the same piece of land. Palatial condos here house many HNI's of India.

The top floor consists of many restaurants including pho, hotpot, and Korean barbecue.