Hiranandani Gardens
Hiranandani Gardens is a township located in Powai, a northern suburb of Mumbai, India. 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. It is named after the Hiranandani Group (Niranjan & Surendra) who built this township. In a matter of 25 years; a quarry with 20 trees has been converted to a sprawling development.
The township is dotted with skyscraper residential towers, many with very expensive apartments. Its skyline is immediately recognizable due to the classic Greco-Roman architectural influences, especially at the topmost level. The residential towers often have a second underground parking level. Residents form cooperative societies 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. There are lot amenities available.
A new commercial area (Hiranandani Business Park) has been set up. It has become the home of several BPO setups. Call centers of ICICI and Wipro and Zenta are a few examples of the same. 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, Lehman Brothers now take over by Nomura as on 2008, Syntel Inc etc. The project is environmentally responsible with 5 million litres of water being recycled everyday and being used for flushing water and gardening.
To add to the quality of living experience the area has a vibrant local community newspaper called PLANET POWAI which informs and makes updates on local news, events and happenings. Recently, they have released an information packed book, 'Powai Guide and Yellow Pages' much to the need of the locals. In addition to these facilities, it also has a dedicated website Powai.Info and the region's social networking website Powai.Me.
Residential buildings
There are 42 residential buildings in Hiranandani Gardens.
- Solitaire
- Eternia
- Florentine
- Sovereign
- Valencia
- Odyssey I
- Odyssey II
- Tivoli
- Evita
- Eldora
- Birchwood
- Brentwood
- Norita
- Ambrossia
- Eden Bungalows
- Eden I
- Eden II
- Eden III
- Eden IV
- Lake Castle
- Daffodil
- Canna
- Cypress
- Blue Bell
- Tulip
- Lotus
- Sunflower
- Glen Gate
- Glen Height
- Glen Classic
- Glen Croft
- Glen Dale
- Glen Ridge
- Golden Oak
- Kingston
- Silver Oak
- Somerset
- Octavius
- Heritage
- Torino
- Avalon
- Verona
- Richmond
- Powai Park
Commercial buildings
There are 25 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
- CRISIL House
- J.M. House
- B.G. House
- Transocean House
- Fairmont
- Nomura (Formerly Winchester)
- Kensington (SEZ)
- Spectra
- Prudential
- Ventura
- Centre for Excellence in Telecom Technology and Management (CETTM)
Public transportation
- BEST Services
- BEST Route #A-75EXP (Air-Conditioned KingLong coach) Hiranandani - Colaba Depot
- BEST Route #392 Vikhroli Bus Depot - Majas Depot
- BEST Route #409 Mulund Depot - Sahar Cargo Complex
- BEST Route #602 Kanjurmarg Station - Kanjurmarg Station (Ring Route via Hiranandani, return leg starts at SM Shetty School)
- One can also walk up to Panch Kutir (off Lake Boulevard Rd./ BG India alley) for an array of BEST & NMMT buses.
- Nearest stations on Central Line are Kanjurmarg & Vikhroli
- Nearest stations on Western Line are Andheri & Jogeshwari
Facilities
- Hiranandani Foundation School Powai
- Dr. L.H. Hiranandani Hospital
- Three clubhouses with a gymnasium, swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi, massage facilities, tennis, badminton and squash courts
- Galleria Shopping Mall.
- Hakone Entertainment Center Hakone with LAN gaming, arcade games, pool tables, billiards, mini golf, bumper cars, go karting, rock climbing and paintball Headrush Paintball
- Culture Shop, a Lifestyle store.
- Crossword book store
- Planet M music store
- Nirvana Park
- Joggers Park
- Play schools like Just kidding, Kidzee and Eurokids.
Banking services
Hospitality and food services
- Lakeside Chalet Marriott Executive Apartments
- Renaissance Mumbai Hotel & Convention Centre
- Aura Thai Spa (Authentic Thai Body Spa)
- Svastii Spa
- The Four Fountains Spa (www.thefourfountains.in)
- Mainland China
- Yellow Chillis
- Rodas, an Ecotel Hotel with multi-cuisine restaurants.
- Saffron Spice Indian cuisine
- Paratha World
- Punjabi World
- Shaolin
- Mantra Multi-cuisine
- Yokos Sizzlers
- Maple, Indian & Chinese
- Aromas Coffee Cafe
- Utsav, Indian & Chinese
- Mocha, coffee house
- Cafe Coffee Day, coffee house
- Cafe Columbia, coffee house
- Dominos Pizza
- Papa John's Pizza
- Smoking Joes Pizza
- Pizza Hut
- KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
- Garys Menu - Chinese and mughlai restaurant
- Great Punjab - mughlai restaurant
- Kabab Hut - Kababs and mughali restaurant
- Mohini - Indian fast food Restaurant
- Navjivan - Indian, moghlai, Chinese restaurant
- Masala Magic - Indian fast food restaurant
- Shaolin Chinese Restaurant
- Baskin Robbins Ice Cream
- Hokey Pokey Ice Cream
- Amore Ice Cream, Haiko Mall
- Naturals Ice Cream
- Monginis cake shop
- Janta Bakery
- Kareems - Kababs and mughlai restaurant
- Jas - Chinese and Thai restaurant
- Chilliz
- Great kabab Factory
- Bijoli Grill (next to Hakone) for Bengali cuisine
- Out of The Blue (Aura)
- Breadtalk (Bakery)
- Pandora (Resto-Bar)
- Cafe Mangii
- Le Bistro Grill
- Costa Coffee, Coffee house
- Spaghetti Kitchen (Italian)
- Cafe Bean Guru (South Indian)
- Meluha, The Fern (An eco-hotel)
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