Hiranandani Gardens
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Hiranandani Gardens is a township located in Powai, a northern suburb of Mumbai. The township is approachable by Adi Shankaracharya Marg (ADS Marg), a part of Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR). The nearest Mumbai Suburban Railway station is Kanjurmarg and Vikhroli.
Hirandani Gardens is known for its upper-class gated communities. The township is dotted with skyscraper residential towers, many with posh but very expensive apartments. Its skyline is immediately recognizable due to the heavy use of classic Greco-Roman architectural influences, especially at the topmost level. The residential towers often have a second underground parking level. Residents in one or more buildings form cooperative societies together to take care of issues related to utilities and aesthetics, resolve neighborly disputes and hold events on festivals or other occasions. Some communities have their own parks, children's play areas, sport courts, swimming pools or clubs within their perimeters.
Hiranandani Gardens also has its own paper which is published weekly called Planet Powai.
Of late, the pace of development in Hiranandani Gardens has been swift. A new commercial area by the name of Hiranandani Business Park has been setup there. It has become the home of several BPO setups. Call centers of ICICI and WIPRO and Zenta are a few examples of the same. The leading analytics company of India, Fractal analytics has its office in Olympia. As a result Hiranandani Gardens is now also been seen as a commercial hub. In addition to BPOs, Hiranandani Business Park houses IT, ITES and Corporate Offices of many other corporations. Spectra building is one of the landmark buildings here. It houses offices of Corporates like Prudential India, Wipro BPO, Lionbridge Technologies, Transocean etc.
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[edit] Resedential Buildings
There are a total of 42 residential buildings in Hiranandani Gardens.
- Sovereign
- Florentine
- Valencia
- Odyssey 1
- Odyssey 2
- Tivoli
- Solitaire
- Evita-under construction
- Eldora
- Birchwood
- Brentwood
- Norita
- Ambrossia
- Eden Bungalows
- Eden 1
- Eden 2
- Eden 3
- Eden 4
- Lake Castle
- Daffodil
- Canna
- Cypress
- Blue Bell
- Tulip
- Lotus
- Sunflower
- Glen Gate
- Glen Height
- Glen Classic
- Glen Croft
- Glen Dale- under construction
- Glen Ridge- under construction
- Golden Oak
- Silver Oak
- Somerset- under construction
- Octavius- under construction
- Heritage
- Torino
- Avalon
- Verona
- Richmond
- Eternia
[edit] Commercial Buildings
There are a total of 23 commercial buildings in Hiranandani Gardens.
- Gateway Plaza
- Sentinel
- Powai Plaza
- Galleria Shopping Centre
- Haiko Mall
- Colgate Palmolive
- Olympia
- Chemtex
- Bayer House
- Alpha
- Omega
- Sigma
- Delta
- Delphi
- V.M. House
- B.G. House
- Transocean House
- Fairmont
- Winchester
- Kensington
- Spectra
- Prudential
- Ventura
[edit] Public Transportation in Hiranandani Gardens
- Bus No. 392 which runs from Ghatkopar to Anderi serves this complex. Other buses can be obtained from just outside the complex.
- The nearest railway station is Kanjurmarg and Vikhroli. the difference in fare is about Rs5
- Rickshaws
- Taxis including Cool Cabs
[edit] Facilities at Hiranandani Gardens
- Hiranandani Foundation School Powai
- Dr. L.H. Hiranandani Hospital
- 3 Clubhouses with a gymnasium, swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi, massage fascilitles, tennis, badminton and squash courts
- Galleria Shopping Mall.
- Hakone Entertainment Centre with LAN Gamming, Arcade Games, Pool Tables, Billiards, Bowling, Mini Golf, Bumper Cars, Go Karting and Rock Climbing
- Culture Shop, a Lifestyle store.
- Crossword Book Store
- Planet M Music Store
- Nirvana Park
- Joggers Park
[edit] Banking services at Hiranandani Gardens
- ICICI Bank
- HSBC Bank
- Oriental Bank of Commerce
- Karnataka Bank
- SBI Bank
- HDFC Bank
- Bank of Baroda
- UTI Bank
- Andhra Bank
- Citibank(atm only)
[edit] Hospitality & Food Services at Hiranandani Gardens
- Rodas, an Ecotel Hotel with multi-cuisine restaurants.
- Saffron Spice Indian Cuisine
- Yokos Sizzlers
- Mocha, coffee house
- Cafe Coffee Day, coffee house
- Dominos Pizza
- The Pizzeria
- Smoking Joes
- Pizza Hut
- Birdys
- Daffodils - India food.. Chiken, Beef, Pork etc
- Garys Menu - Chinese and mughlai restaurant
- Great Punjab - mughlai restaurant
- Kabab Hut - Kababs and mughali restaurant
- Mohini - Indian Fast Food Restaurant
- Masala Magic - Indian Fast Food Restaurant
- Shaolin Chinese Restaurant
- Baskin Robbins Ice Cream
- Naturals Ice Cream
- Monginis cake shop
- Janta Bakery
- Kareems - Kababs and mughlai restaurant
- KFC - Kentucky Fried Chicken
- Jas - Chinese & Thai Restaurant
[edit] Film Shooting
A lot of bollywood films were shot in Hiranandani Gardens including
- Garam Masala
- Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
- Ghulam
- Khushi
- Dus
- Rocky
- Baadshah
- Chalte Chalte
- Taxi 9211
- Munna Bhai
- Pyaare Mohan
[edit] Criticism
Though the region has advanced economically with the building of Hiranandani Gardens, the peace and quiet this Mumbai neighbourhood once enjoyed, is increasingly becoming a rarity. Hiranandani Bulders are expanding a lot with new buildings. Also, to continue expanding Hiranandani Gardens, many more builders are signing up with Hiranandani Builders.
