The Brigade World Trade Center, Chennai is a 28-storied commercial and residential center in
Chennai
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,
India
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. Located at
Perungudi
Perungudi is a neighbourhood of Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated about south of Adyar. It is bordered on two sides by the Old Mahabalipuram Road and the Perungudi lake. It is situated on the Old Mahabalipuram IT Expre ...
, it was made operational in March 2020. The center consists of 1,800,000 sq ft of office space. The complex also includes a conference/exhibition center. The towers are IGBC
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and USGBC
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certified. The centre is a member of the
World Trade Centers Association
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(WTCA). The Tower A of the WTC complex is the tallest commercial establishment in the city.
History
In 2016, India's
Brigade Group
Brigade Enterprises Limited is a real estate and property development company that is based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The Brigade Group also has operations in Mangalore, Mysore, Chennai, Kochi, Hyderabad, Chikmagalur, Ahmedabad and a repr ...
and
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's GIC, a sovereign wealth fund, jointly acquired a 16-acre land parcel at Perungudi, purchased from
Kansai Nerolac Paints
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for 5378.6 million. The land acquisition was facilitated by Perungudi Real Estates, a special purpose vehicle formed by Brigade Enterprises and GIC, with the help of real estate firm
Jones Lang LaSalle
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(JLL). Construction of a world trade center (WTC) and residential units, entailing an investment of more than 10,000 million was planned on the land.
The foundation stone was laid on 9 June 2017. Initially expected to be operational by March 2020, the center became functional officially in September 2021.
Features
The complex consists of five towers, including two office towers, a hotel tower and two residential towers (the latter three are currently under construction). Built on a 15-acre plot and developed as a Grade A++ commercial development, all the towers have three basements. The first office tower (Tower A) has 28 floors (ground and 27 floors) above the street, the second office tower (Tower B) 20 floors (ground and 19 floors), the third (hotel) tower 8 floors, and the fourth (restaurant) and the fifth (cafetaria and utility) towers 5 floors each. The total floor space of the construction would be 2,500,000 sq ft. The 28-storied Tower A has a total floor space of 1.2 million square feet, with a typical floor area of 50,000 square feet. Tower B has a typical floor area of 44,000 square feet. The complex has three levels of combined basement and includes development of more than 1.8 million square feet of premium office space spread across two towers. Upon completion, Tower A will be the tallest commercial structure in Chennai. It consists of premium retail and hotel within the campus. The complex has a frontage of 350 meters on the Old Mahabalipuram Road. Once fully operational, the WTC can house 20,000 to 25,000 employees.
A 298-unit high-end residential apartments will also be constructed.
The apartment block consists of a 27-storied (G+26) twin towers to be built on 5 acres of land. Besides, there will be another tower with 80 Marriott Exclusive apartments. These towers are to be completed by October 2024.
The development will be led by the WTCA. The WTC has become an important landmark of Chennai city.
The total development potential of the complex is 2.6 million square feet.
Operations
The WTC officially become functional in September 2021 with its first occupant, Kissflow Inc., a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, moving its 350 employees into its WTC office. In March 2022,
Amazon
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opened its office at the WTC, occupying 18 floors across 830,000 square feet to accommodate 6,000 employees.
See also
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List of world trade centers
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List of tallest buildings in Chennai
This list of tallest buildings in Chennai ranks high-rise and skyscraper buildings in Chennai, India based on official height. LIC Building in the city was the tallest highrise in India when it was inaugurated in 1959. Chennai is witnessing ...
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Architecture of Chennai
Chennai architecture is a confluence of many architectural styles. From ancient Tamil temples built by the Pallavas, to the Indo-Saracenic style (pioneered in Madras) of the colonial era, to 20th-century steel and chrome of skyscrapers. Ch ...
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List of twin buildings and structures
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References
External links
World Trade Center ChennaiBrigade Residences official page
{{High-technology business districts in Chennai
High-technology business districts in Chennai
Special Economic Zones of India
Skyscraper office buildings in Chennai
Skyscrapers in Chennai