Real Estate

Investment Impact

Your author (DM) talks with Vikram Chari (VC), founder and CEO of SmartOwner, about the effect of the pandemic on different segments of the real estate market and the significance...

Transforming India’s Skyline

Residential projects, related developments indicate strong demand for VT going forward. The correlation between real estate construction and the demand for vertical transportation (VT) is well known. So, when 2021...

Initiatives Yield Momentum

Your author examines how recent policy announcements and development-friendly initiatives could provide impetus to property markets in 2021. Despite the ongoing pandemic, most Indian states are looking to property markets...

Looking Back, Looking Forward

Leading real estate developers share their analysis for 2020 and implications for 2021 across different segments of the sector. Shelter is one of the three essentials of life, and COVID-19...

Winners and Losers

Emerging trends in real estate as COVID-19-hit India eases lockdown Arresting socioeconomic activities nationwide to control the spread of COVID-19 created human and economic upheaval. The cost of the sudden...

Transformative VT

Prashant Mewada (PM), head of projects, DLF, shares perspectives with your author (SSP) on the rising importance of elevators in people’s lives and real estate. SSP: How has the significance...

Mega-Scale Projects Need Suitable Building Transportation

Elevators, escalators and moving walks are vital to the nation’s evolving built environment. The science and scale of projects in India has gone through an absolute transformation. Today, it is...

“Smart” City Going Vertical

Once a preferred location for first-time homebuyers, Kalyan-Dombivli now draws those seeking amenity-rich high rises. Located on the outskirts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Kalyan-Dombivli is one of the...

Turning Tide

Various factors usher in a positive era for the real estate and VT sectors. The proverb “It’s always darkest before the dawn” definitely applies to India’s real estate sector. Regulatory...

California Cool in Dubai

DAMAC Towers by Paramount is a “crown jewel” with a VT system by Toshiba Elevator Middle East. Growing into one of the foremost luxury real-estate developers in the Middle East,...

Rendering of the Hilton Hawaiian Village addition; image courtesy of Hilton

36-Story Addition To Hilton Hawaiian Village Greenlit in Waikiki

NEXGEN 2026 EDUCATIONAL RETREAT TO SET SAIL IN SPRING

NexGen 2026 Educational Retreat To Set Sail in Spring

ATLAS ELEVATORS TO PROVIDE 34 ELEVATORS FOR MADINAH PROJECT

Atlas Elevators To Provide 34 Elevators for Madinah Project

CECA ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

CECA Announces Scholarship Winners

METRORAIL AUDIT HIGHLIGHTS VERTICAL-TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE CONCERNS

Metrorail Audit Highlights D.C. VT Maintenance Concerns