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Embassy Office Parks REIT’s FY26 NOI Soars 15%

NEW DELHI: Embassy Office Parks REIT (Embassy REIT) has reported a 15% increase in its net operating income (NOI) totaling ₹3,760 crore for the financial year 2025-26. The Board of Directors of Embassy Office Parks Management Services (EOPMSPL), the manager for Embassy REIT, declared distributions of ₹6,161.31 million (or ₹6.50 per unit) for the quarter ending March 31, 2026. This distribution includes ₹132.71 million (₹0.14 per unit) as interest, ₹1,317.57 million (₹1.39 per unit) as dividends, and ₹4,711.03 million (₹4.97 per unit) toward repayment of SPV-level debt. Amit Shetty, CEO of the company, stated, “We successfully leased 6.4 million sq…

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Villagers Reject Multi-Dwelling Units at Loliem

CANACONA: The Loliem-Polem gram sabha voted unanimously on Sunday against the construction of multi-dwelling units, including residential complexes, commercial blocks, hotels, and other large projects. Residents expressed their concerns following an application from a Mapusa-based real estate company seeking a license to build 36 villas and a swimming pool behind S S Angle higher secondary school at Dapot. In response, the gram sabha urged the panchayat to contact the deputy town planner and district deputy collector to ensure the resolution is implemented. Villagers emphasized the need for the panchayat to enforce their demands and, if necessary, appeal to the highest…

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WeWork India Leases 200,000 Sq Ft in Pune’s Wakad

MUMBAI: WeWork India Management has secured a lease for over 204,000 sq ft of office space at Phoenix Millennium Tower 3 in Pune’s Wakad area through a long-term agreement. The lease spans five floors—from the 13th to the 17th. The 13th, 14th, and 15th floors are leased for a decade, while the 16th and 17th floors are on a five-year term. The monthly rent is set at ₹73 per sq ft, amounting to a total monthly expenditure of more than ₹1.49 crore. The agreement includes a 12% rental increase after the first three years, followed by a 13.5% rise every…

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Brookfield India REIT Secures ₹2,600 Crore in Placement

NEW DELHI: Brookfield India Real Estate Trust (Brookfield India REIT) has successfully raised around ₹2,600 crore through an institutional placement of units, which includes a ₹1,125 crore investment from 360 ONE Asset in one of its prominent office assets located in Bengaluru. According to a regulatory filing, the REIT allocated over 8.04 crore units to eligible institutional investors at an issue price of ₹323 per unit, which is a 2.1% discount compared to the floor price of ₹329.94 per unit. In another development, Arliga Ecoworld Business Parks, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of Brookfield India REIT, completed the equity shares…

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Bengaluru Metro Pink Line to Boost 5-7 Million Sq Ft Office Demand

File Photo NEW DELHI: Bengaluru’s growing metro network, especially the soon-to-be-launched Pink Line and the recently inaugurated Yellow Line, is predicted to spur a demand for 5-7 million sq ft of office space over the next two years, according to a report by Colliers. The demand is expected to be focused in key micro-markets including central business districts (CBD), secondary business districts (SBD), and peripheral areas like Electronic City, facilitated by enhanced connectivity and shorter commute times. The report highlights that a similar amount of new Grade A office space, around 5-7 million sq ft, is anticipated to be developed…

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Office rentals in Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru surpass ₹100/sq ft: Knight Frank

NEW DELHI: Prime office rents in Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR have surpassed Rs 100 per sq ft for the first time, driven by demand outstripping supply, according to Knight Frank’s latest data. In Mumbai, average office rents have already crossed this threshold. The data indicates that office space rentals in eight major Indian cities increased by 2 to 15 percent from January to March 2026 compared to the same period last year. The highest annual growth rate of 15 percent was observed in Delhi-NCR and Kolkata. “Supply constraints in key markets have fostered a persistent rental upcycle since early 2022,” Knight…

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Pune Cantonment’s 120-Year-Old MG Road Building to Get Revamp

PUNE: The Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) is exploring ways to address its financial challenges by transforming its historic headquarters on MG Road into a commercial enterprise. This colonial-era building, over 120 years old, was the administrative center for the PCB until 1988 when it was repurposed as a cantonment court. With the court moving to a new facility in June 2024, the two-storey heritage site has become vacant. The board plans to convert this property into a source of revenue by capitalizing on its prime location. “We have initiated the process to change the property’s purpose. The proposal has been…

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Welspun Enterprises Acquires 4.5 Lakh Sq Ft Office in Pune

MUMBAI: Welspun Enterprises Ltd has leased over 450,000 sq ft of office space in Pune’s prominent IT area, Hinjewadi, marking one of the largest office deals in the city this year. The space, located at Radius IT Park, part of the Hinjewadi IT Park cluster, has been acquired from Indo Global Soft Solutions & Technologies under a fresh lease agreement that began on April 1. The lease encompasses approximately 457,500 sq ft of chargeable area and over 329,000 sq ft of carpet area, distributed across eight floors of the commercial space, according to documents obtained from Propstack. The agreement commences…

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Q1 2026 Office Completions Drop 36% Amid West Asia Tensions

Representative Image NEW DELHI: According to a report by Vestian, India’s office space completions plunged 36% quarter-on-quarter, reaching 9.7 million sq ft in Q1 2026, the lowest in a year. The slowdown can be attributed to global uncertainties, including the West Asia conflict, causing developers to adopt a more cautious stance. Cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Mumbai were significantly affected, with Hyderabad’s completions dropping to just 0.3 million sq ft from 6 million sq ft in the previous quarter. Despite this reduction in supply, office demand remained strong, with absorption increasing by 20% year-on-year to 21.53 million sq ft, driven…

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Brookfield India REIT Launches Placement at ₹329.94/unit

NEW DELHI: Brookfield India Real Estate Trust (Brookfield India REIT) has commenced its institutional placement for unit subscriptions after receiving approval from unitholders earlier this month. The issue was initiated on April 16, 2026, following the approval from the issue committee of Brookprop Management Services, the REIT’s managing entity, which accepted the preliminary placement document. The institutional placement’s floor price has been established at ₹329.94 per unit, consistent with regulatory pricing criteria. Fundraising will occur through one or more tranches of institutional placements, in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (REIT) Regulations. Approval from unitholders for this…