World One

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World One
General information
Status Under construction
Type Residential
Location Upper Worli, Mumbai, India
Estimated completion 2016
Cost INR20 billion (US$320 million)
Owner Lodha Group
Height
Roof 442 metres (1,450 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count 117[2]
Lifts/elevators 25[3]
Design and construction
Architect Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
Developer Lodha Group
Structural engineer Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Main contractor Simplex Infrastructures Limited and Arabian Construction Co Limited

World One[4] is a residential skyscraper under construction in Mumbai, India. It will be located in Upper Worli[5] of Mumbai on the plot of a 17.5[6] acre site, which belonged to Srinivas Cotton Mills.[1] Lodha Group obtained the plot for INR2.5 billion (US$40 million).[1] The project will cost INR20 billion (US$320 million), be completed by 2014,[7] and will have the world’s tallest residential tower once completed.[8][9]

World One's architect is Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and Leslie E. Robertson Associates is the structural engineer.[10] The apartment prices in World One would start from INR75 million (US$1.2 million) and the most expensive one by as much as INR500 million (US$8.0 million)[6] Lodha expects to earn a revenue of INR50 billion (US$800 million) from the sale of the apartments.[11]


See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lodha group set to erect world`s tallest residential tower in Mumbai". Sify.com. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010. 
  2. "Sakaal Times". Sakaal Times. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010. 
  3. http://www.lodhagroup.com/backoffice/data_content/pdf_files/WorldOnePressreleasefinal.pdf
  4. "Media Kit.cdr" (PDF). Retrieved 16 July 2010. 
  5. "Lodha to gift Mumbai world's tallest homes-News -Real Estate-Markets-The Economic Times". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Money Management. "Lodha group set to erect world's tallest residential tower - 1 - 2010: Money & Budget Special on MSN India". News.in.msn.com. Retrieved 16 July 2010. 
  7. (AFP) – 7 June 2010 (7 June 2010). "AFP: Mumbai plans world's tallest apartment block". Google.com. Retrieved 16 July 2010. 
  8. "Mumbai, Dubai in Race to Build the Tallest Residential Tower". Bloomberg Businessweek. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010. 
  9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_residential_buildings_in_the_world
  10. "Lodha announces World's Tallest Residential Tower | Projects | Construction News". ConstructionWeekOnline.in. Retrieved 16 July 2010. 
  11. ET Bureau (9 June 2010). "Lodha to invest Rs 2,000 cr for world's tallest homes". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 October 2012. 

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