| World One | |
|---|---|
| World One Mumbai.png | |
| General information | |
| Status | Under Construction[1] |
| Type | Residential |
| Location | Upper Worli, Mumbai |
| Estimated completion | 2014 |
| Cost | 2,000 crore (US$380 million) |
| Height | |
| Roof | 442 metres (1,450 ft)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 117[3] |
| Elevator count | 18[4] |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Lodha Group |
| Main contractor | Simplex Infrastructures Limited and ACC |
| Architect | Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, Leslie E. Robertson Associates |
| Developer | Lodha Group |
| Website | |
| www.world-one.in | |
World One[5] is a residential super-tall skyscraper proposed for construction in Mumbai. It will be located in Upper Worli[6] of Mumbai on the plot of a 17.5[7] acre site, which belonged to Srinivas Cotton Mills.[2] Lodha Group obtained the plot for 250 crore (US$47.5 million).[2] The project will cost 2,000 crore (US$380 million), be completed by 2014,[8] and will have the world’s second tallest residential tower once completed.[9]
It will be rated as Leed Gold Certified building by the Green Building Council.[10] World One is designed by Pei Cobb Freed and Partners and Leslie E. Robertson Associates.[11] The apartment prices in World One would start from 7.5 crore (US$1.43 million) and the most expensive one be as much as 50 crore (US$9.5 million)[7] Lodha expects to earn a revenue of 5,000 crore (US$950 million) from the sale of the apartments.[2]
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World One will be the second-tallest all-residential building in the world upon completion, if Pentominium, a 516-metre-tall (1,693 ft) skyscraper under construction in Dubai, is completed by 2013 as scheduled, and it currently has the highest projected height of any residential building under construction In India.
The 1,450-feet (442 m) World One will come up at Senapati Bapat Marg and Shankarrao Nikam Marg in Upper Worli, Mumbai[4] on a 17.5-acre (71,000 m2) plot.
The building will have about 300 exclusive homes, including 3-and-4-bedroom "World Residences", "World Villas" with their own private pools and a limited number of duplex "World Mansions".[4]
Srinivas Mills shut down in 1982.[12] Electricity was cut off in 1984. 7000 people used to work in the mill.[12] Then there was a court case that went on for 22 years and in 2005 March the Bombay High Court finally delivered its verdict:
In February 2011, the Civil Construction contract has been given to a JV between Arabian Construction Company and Simplex Infrastructure for Rs 450 crore, to be completed in 38 months.[13]
The tower will require:[4]