Sobha Lifestyle launched
Sobha Developers Limited (SDL), recently announced the launch of its first presidential villa project ‘Sobha Lifestyle’ in Devanahalli in Bangalore. Apart from being the first presidential villa project by SDL, Sobha Lifestyle is also the largest villa project by the company in Bangalore. The announcement was made by Mr J C Sharma, Managing Director, Sobha Developers Ltd, at a press conference in Bangalore. Gen Mathew Mammen, Executive Director, Mr Raghav Menon, Executive Director, Mr Sandeep Guhathakurtha, Senior Vice President, corporate, Marketing & Communication, and Ms Geetha Nair, Senior Vice President, were also present on the occasion.
Sobha Lifestyle is spread across 55 acres, with 165 villas on sites measuring 3,500 to 10,000 sq ft. Each villa would have an open space ranging from 50% to 52% of the total plot area. The project has 20% of the total land dedicated to open space resulting in a total of 10 acres of green spaces and 17 acres of paved open spaces. Located just 8 km from the New Bangalore International Airport, Sobha lifestyle has a panoramic view of Nandi Hills. The project cost is estimated to be approximately Rs 250- 260 crore. SDL aims to complete the project by the end of 2010.
Speaking at the press conference, Mr J C Sharma, Managing Director, Sobha Group said, “Sobha Developers has been delivering quality projects in Bangalore. Sobha Lifestyle is the first venture of its kind in India with complete world-class infrastructure.” He further added, “With Sobha Lifestyle, the company would be setting standards for construction excellence in the Industry. Sobha Lifestyle has been conceived as an urban development project with prominence on environmental policies. The project complies with environmental norms of conserving natural resources. Each villa has been designed in harmony with natural features and resources surrounding the site.”
During construction, Sobha would be adopting environmental friendly measures like usage of local sources for building materials, onsite renewal energy mechanism and optimised technical systems.
Project highlights
Urban development project complying with environmental policies and conserving natural resources
Usage of solar panels, rain harvesting, recharge pits to replenish ground water table
Planting of local trees and shrubs along the water bodies to enhance biodiversity.
Landscaped boulevards, parks, wide roads (ranging from 12 to 18 meters).
Use of organic waste converter that would convert 80% of the garbage into pellets of manure for irrigation purpose.
One acre land has been reserved for storing ground water State-of-art clubhouse measuring 86,031 sq ft offering,
Gymnasium with steam, sauna & jacuzzi
Swimming pool
Multipurpose party hall
Table Tennis room
Reading, card and carom room
The other amenities will include amphitheatre, tennis court, children’s play area, jogging track and CCTV for security
About Sobha Developers Ltd
Sobha Developers Ltd is a recognised leader in real estate development business, delivering international quality products of superior finish and services through benchmarked practices. The company was incorporated in 1995 under the chairmanship of Mr PNC Menon. Apart from being the first ISO 9001 (1994 series) company in its category in India, the company has also been certified for the ISO 9001 (2000 series) for adhering to global standards in quality.
As of February 29, 2008, Sobha has completed 50 residential/commercial in-house projects and 105 contractual projects covering about 11.79 million square feet of area. It currently has 56 residential/contractual ongoing projects. Contractual projects have been constructed by Sobha Developers in Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Haryana, NCR and Maharashtra.
Eco-friendly seating solution
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Sage, already a best selling Haworth product in Europe, has been re-engineered by Favaretto & Partners, a premier Italian design firm to provide the best in aesthetics and design performance.
Sage complies with ANSI and BIFMA standards, is Greenguard Indoor Air Quality Certified® and also contributes to LEED certification. It will be manufactured locally in India at Haworth’s ISO14001 certified manufacturing plant in Pune, Maharashtra, 7800 sq ft of which is CI GOLD LEED Certified.
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Haworth in India
Haworth commenced business operations in India in 1997. Registered in Pune, Haworth has offices/showrooms in Mumbai, Bangalore, New Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai and sells directly through its own sales team. For more information, visit www.haworth-asia.co.
