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Nitesh Estates a Bangalore Based Real Estate Firm Has Bought 20 Million Sq Ft Of Land
In a few months, luxury hospitality brand The Ritz-Carlton will launch its first property in India. The property will also mark Bangalore-based real estate firm Nitesh Estates foray into the development of luxury hotels. Founded in 2004, by the 35-year-old Nitesh Shetty, Nitesh Estates is an integrated property development company. In a span of eight years, the company has already bought 20 million sq ft of land, and its projects range from premium residential to commercial spaces, hotels, and retail.
Shetty first considered taking up real estate as a career when he had established contacts with land and property owners: while leasing out billboard spaces for his outdoor advertising firm, Serve & Volley Outdoors. He then built Nitesh Estates as a company that would develop high quality projects in premium locations. The companys first two projects were A grade office buildings on Bangalores super premium MG Road. A few years later, the company built ITCs largest corporate housing project in India. Foreign Direct Investment has played a huge role in expanding Nitesh Estates into the markets of Goa, Chennai and Kochi.
This includes 450 crore from New York-based Citigroup Property Investors for a special purpose vehicle
(SPV) for developing luxury hotels, and 250 crore from the US-based hedge fund Och-Ziff Capital Management
group. Some time back, there were reports that New York- based Forum Capital Partners would invest 300 crore for a 49 per cent stake in another SPV floated by Nitesh Estates.Currently, the company is working on carving out 5 million sq ft of premium residential projects across Bangalore,Chennai and Goa.
Sources : Nitesh Estates
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