Today we visited Planet Godrej, Godrej Properties’ signature project in Mumbai. At 50 stories Planet Godrej is the tallest residential building in all of Mumbai. It is perched on a hill and commands amazing views of the city. From the top of the tower, you can see India rising, literally, as a dozen or so half finished buildings rise from the city floor of marshland and tenements below.
I can see how the real estate business can be so alluring. The opportunity to create functional monuments that change the landscape of a city, to imagine a huge skyscraper where before there was nothing, and then to realize that vision in concrete and steel and glass – very cool indeed. Also I suppose the ridiculous amounts of money that you can make when you do manage to catch a shooting star are pretty exciting as well. Planet Godrej is a total homerun. The selling price for the units has increase 10x since the project was conceived. While some of the units were presold, suffice it to say GPL shot the moon with “Planet” (shamelessly lame pun I know, but I couldn’t resist).
Also, I look very cool in a construction helmet. I think it is second only to the fireman’s helmet in overall badassedness in the headwear category. I wonder if they would let me wear one at Bain?
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