Mumbai’s 140-year-old Capitol Cinema building gets new owner, set for heritage-compliant restoration

The heritage structure housing the 140-year-old Capitol Cinema, located opposite Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), has a new owner and is set to undergo repairs and renovation in accordance with heritage conservation norms. Inorbit, owned by the K Raheja Group, has acquired Nadir Company Private Limited, the leaseholder of the iconic Mumbai property, according to […]

Chennai-based real estate developer, Casagrand, to take 1,000 employees on a week-long London trip as an annual reward

Chennai-based real estate developer Casagrand has announced that it will take 1,000 of its employees on a week-long fully sponsored holiday in London, organised as part of its annual employee reward initiative, named Profit Share Bonanza. Chennai real estate update: Casagrand has announced that it will take 1,000 of its employees on a week-long fully […]

The broken promise of India’s heritage

The country continues to face a heritage crisis of monumental proportions despite several government initiatives over the decades. Can public–private partnerships, leveraging adaptive reuse, help revive its built legacy? The 110-year-old Butler Palace—built in 1915 for Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler—is being restored by the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) into a cultural hub. (Deepak Gupta/HT Photo) […]