Sunday, June 22, 2008

Unitech's expansion

Predominantly in the NCR region Unitech has spread its arm to the financial capital of the country. Over the last two years (2006 – 2008) Unitech has not only spread geographically within India but also diversified significantly in terms of lines of business in the real estate space. From being a core residential and commercial development company, Unitech has widened its scope by foraying into retail, hospitality, entertainment and SEZ.

Sector Expansion
Retail: Unitech plans to develop 48 malls and shopping centers across India with an investment of INR 20,000crore over the period 2008- 2014. The first retail mall developed by the company is “The Great India Place” in Noida. Unitech also plans to rope in international design firms like Callison and Forrec to design its malls.

Hotels: Unitech had announced that it would invest $720 mn in four years to develop 28 hotels with partners including Marriott international.
Unitech already has hotels under construction in Kolkata, Noida and Gurgaon.

Geographical Expansion

Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners is investing $175 million for picking up a 50 per cent stake in a Unitech project in Western Expressway of Mumbai. The project is jointly promoted by Delhi real estate firm Unitech and the local Mumbai partners, titled Western Expressway JV. Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners and Western Expressway JV will each contribute 50 per cent of the costs. The project spans 100acre with mixed use development of office, residential, retail and hotel components.

Lehman is also negotiating to invest a further $350mn and $175mn in two other real estate project of Unitech in Mumbai. Together the entire investment on three project would be $700mn.

Clearly Unitech has established its presence in Mumbai amidst developers such has Hiranandani, Raheja’s and lodha group.

1 comment:

Realty Rider said...

Real estate major Unitech Ltd is in final stages of negotiation with Lehman for a $500-million PE investment in its two commercial projects in Mumbai. The two sides have signed a non-disclosure agreement. According to sources, the investment may come into two SPVs floated by Unitech for the projects in Santa Cruz, and Lehman could pick up stake in the SPVs. Unitech is planning to sharpen its focus in the Mumbai market over the new two years. Unitech already has a land bank of 350 acres in Mumbai and in next two years the financial hub is expected to contribute more revenue for the company than the National Capital Region.Both the Mumbai projects would have a combined developable office space of 2 million sq ft in the initial phase.For more view- realtydigest.blogspot.com