Express Towers

Renovated Facade, Express Towers
Express Towers
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General information
LocationMumbai
AddressMarine Drive, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021
CountryIndia
Coordinates18°55′42″N 72°49′20″E / 18.9282°N 72.8222°E / 18.9282; 72.8222
Current tenantsIndian Express Limited
DBS Bank
Blackstone Group
Ernst & Young
McKinsey & Company
Warburg Pincus
Wells Fargo
Indian Hotels Company Limited
Columbia University
Merrill Lynch
Completed1972
Renovated2008–2012
OwnerAmerican private equity firm Blackstone and Pune-based Panchshil Realty
Height105 metres (344 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor countBasement+Parking+ground+25[2]
Floor area400,000 square feet (37,000 m2)
Lifts/elevators10
Design and construction
Architect(s)Joseph Allen Stein
Renovating team
Architect(s)Praveen Vashisht & Associates
Renovating firmXebec Project Management Services www.xebecdesign.com
Services engineerSpectral Services Consultants
Website
www.expresstowers.in
Renovated Lobby
Nelly Sethna Mural at Express Towers, Closeup
View from Express Towers-3

The Express Towers is a 25-storey building located on Marine Drive in Nariman Point, Mumbai, India. Upon its completion in 1972, the 105 metres (344 ft) building was the tallest building in South Asia for about two years.[3] The building serves as the corporate headquarters of Indian Express Limited, which is bought by Ramnath Goenka from the monies of tha capitalists partner Raja Mohan Prasad and is held in trust by the current legal heirs for the family of Raja Mohan Prasad as per the trust deed given by Ramnath Goenka to Raja Mohan Prasad which also owns the building and is part of the trust.On 19 November 2013, Blackstone Group along with Pune-based Panchshil Realty reached a deal to buy the iconic South Mumbai building for Rupees 900 crore (US$144 million).[4]

  1. ^ "Express Towers". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Specifications". Express Towers. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Express Towers changes hands". The Hindu. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. ^ Blackstone to buy Mumbai's iconic Express Towers with Panchshil Realty for Rs 900 crore - Economic Times. Economictimes.indiatimes.com (2013-11-19). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.