Kandivali West

Kandivali is a northern suburb of Mumbai that has developed rapidly in the past few decades attracting many investors and property buyers.

Kandivali is a suburban locality of Northern Mumbai. The history of this town is believed to be as old as the Stone Age as artefacts had been found near this region belonging to that period. The Kandivali railway station was built in 1907 and the place is said to have derived its name from Condolim, an East Indian village. The place was once mined for its famous Malad stone during which time, a workshop and some dwelling houses had been erected and constructed for officers. Notable buildings in Mumbai had been constructed using the Malad stone between the period of 1860 and 1930. Some of these notable buildings include the Bombay House, Western Railway building and David Sasson library. The area now lies in close proximity to the Western Express Highway.

Many migrants settled in Kandivali during the plagues of the 1900s. Some of the East Indian families still reside in Kandivali. After the First World War, many Gujarat is settled down in the Western end of the railway station. The Government launched a Town Planning Scheme in the 1930s with a semi-rural set-up comprising of agricultural land. Kandivali witnessed a real estate boom in the 1980s and 1990s and many builders started launching projects in Kandivali, moving northward from central Mumbai.

Our Lady of Remedy Church along with its school is one of the oldest establishments in Kandivali and also a significant landmark. The Church of Our Lady of Assumption located off M.G. Road is also one of the oldest churches in Mumbai. Other religious landmarks include the Kala Hanuman temple, visited by many devotees every day; a pond near Shankar Mandir used for immersions during Ganesh Chaturthi; and a 56 year old Shreeji Temple.

Reasons to invest in Kandivali:

Kandivali has undergone massive transformation and development in the last two decades and thus holds great potential for investors. Being well-connected to Mumbai and with several reputed builders in Kandivali having launched their residential and commercial projects, an investment in a flat in Kandivali can assure you of good returns in the long term.