Express Towers
| Express Towers | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of the Express Towers area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Mumbai, Marine Drive, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021, India |
| Coordinates | 18°55′42″N 72°49′20″E / 18.9282°N 72.8222°E |
| Current tenants | Indian Express Limited DBS Bank Blackstone Group Ernst & Young McKinsey & Company Warburg Pincus Wells Fargo Indian Hotels Company Limited Columbia University Merrill Lynch |
| Completed | 1972 |
| Renovated | 2008–2012 |
| Owner | Blackstone Group & Panchshil Realty |
| Height | |
| Height | 105 metres (344 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | Basement+Parking+ground+25 |
| Floor area | 400,000 square feet (37,000 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 10 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Joseph Allen Stein |
| Renovating team | |
| Architects | Praveen Vashisht & Associates |
| Renovating firm | Xebec Project Management Services www |
| Services engineer | Spectral Services Consultants |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Express Towers is a 25-storey building located on Marine Drive in Nariman Point, Mumbai, India. Upon its completion in 1972, the 105 metres (344 ft) building was the tallest building in South Asia for about two years. The building serves as the corporate headquarters of Indian Express Limited, which is bought by Ramnath Goenka from the monies of tha capitalists partner Raja Mohan Prasad and is held in trust by the current legal heirs for the family of Raja Mohan Prasad as per the trust deed given by Ramnath Goenka to Raja Mohan Prasad which also owns the building and is part of the trust. On 19 November 2013, Blackstone Group along with Pune-based Panchshil Realty reached a deal to buy the iconic South Mumbai building for Rupees 900 crore (US$144 million).