HDFC Bank has secured 2.72 lakh sq. ft. in Andheri East for an annual rent of ₹77 crore, reinforcing Mumbai’s commercial real estate growth. The 10-year lease in R Square by Runwal Realty includes a 15% rent hike every 3 years and ₹116 crore security deposit.

Alta Capital, an investment and asset management group, has bought 2.5 million sq ft of fully-leased logistics assets from IndoSpace for ₹840 crore (nearly $100 million). Indian logistics and storage insiders call this deal one of the year's biggest.

In the next two years, House of Hiranandani, led by Surendra Hiranandani, would invest approximately ₹12,500 crore to increase its development footprint by 10 million square feet in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). This strategic expansion will include acquisitions and greenfield ventures.

Kotak Mahindra Bank would buy Standard Chartered Bank India's ₹4,100 crore personal loan portfolio. This transaction should be completed in three months, pending regulatory clearances and closing conditions. The loans purchased are conventional, easing the transfer for banks and clients.

Kanakia Spaces entered two distinct agreements to undertake the redevelopment of large housing societies in Borivali, a prominent suburb in Mumbai.

Nusli Wadia, Chairman of the Wadia Group, and the Aditya Birla Group have settled their lengthy legal dispute. Aditya Birla Group subsidiary Century Textiles and Industries bought a 10-acre leasehold property tract in Worli, Mumbai, from the Wadia family for ₹1,100 crore.

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Mumbai, founded last year in Powai, will undergo a comprehensive renovation. An INR 800 crore ($100 million) makeover of the institute's 64-acre campus is planned.

Arnya Real Estate Fund Advisors, an alternative investment management business, will launch its first real estate debt fund to invest in India's top eight property markets, raising around ₹1,000 crore. The Arnya Real Estate Fund—Debt offers a ₹1,000 crore green-shoe option.

Deloitte India has secured over 81,000 sq ft of luxury office space on two floors of the Oberoi Commerz III skyscraper in Goregaon, Mumbai's busy western district. This strategic move is part of the company's long-term expansion strategy, with a five-year lease beginning November 1, 2024.

Arkade Developers will have a Rs 410-crore IPO on September 16, 2024. A new equity share issuance, the IPO, will be offered for public subscription until September 19. The anchor investor bidding window opens on September 13 before the public offering.

To promote affordable housing in India, the government has quadrupled the financial allocation to ₹10 lakh crore under the PMAY Urban 2.0 scheme. This extra funding is intended to boost affordable housing, especially for individuals relocating to cities for better jobs.

M&M has sold a 20.5-acre land plot in Kandivali East, Mumbai, for ₹210 crore to Blueprintify Properties, a real estate unit of Rucha Group. M&M capitalised on its non-strategic assets with this July 23 transaction, which was filed the following day.

L&T Realty and Valour Estate, formerly DB Realty, have partnered to create a ₹20,000-crore project on a 10-acre land block in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). The project will contain luxury apartments, commercial areas, and a 1,000-key five-star hotel near the Bombay High Court complex.

Brigade Group unveiled Brigade Insignia, a luxury residential property in Yelahanka, Bengaluru. Six towers with 379 large 3, 4, and 5 BHK homes, including limited edition Sky Villas, cover 6 acres in this luxury property. The project has INR 1100 crore revenue potential.

Sobha India, a subsidiary of the Dubai-based Sobha Group, wants to increase equity capital to ₹10,000 crore in the next five years. This ambitious goal will help the firm develop and enter new markets.