Borivali: Where lifestyle thrives and ROI rises.

Mumbai has been witnessing an unprecedented boom in the real estate sector in the last few years. Whether it is the massive upgrade in infrastructure, or standard of living, Mumbai is rapidly transforming into one of the world’s mega metropolises.

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The new generation homebuyers look for top-class amenities to accomplish luxurious lifestyle and maintain status-quo in society.

While most developers can meet the above demand but can’t provide natural beauty all around. That’s where Borivali is a notch above than the rest of Mumbai.

Proudly known as the ‘greenest suburb’ of Mumbai, Borivali can strike the right balance between development and natural beauty in the city, which is fast becoming a ‘concrete jungle’.

People here are blessed to have a forest (Sanjay Gandhi National Park) on the eastern side and Mangrove Forest (Gorai creek) on the western part. Two rivers – Poisar and Dahisar — make it among the most sought-after residential areas in Mumbai.

The emplacement also boasts of good infrastructure, great connectivity, reputed schools, and colleges, hospitals, gardens, playgrounds, national park, archaeological sites, shopping malls, eatery joints and entertainment hubs in the vicinity.

This locality is a hotspot for homebuyers with sufficient land parcels, restructuring and redevelopment plans and proximity with industrial, as well as commercial centres.

The aristocratic residential complexes and marvellous skyscrapers are undoubtedly paying rewards on investment. It has the highest price appreciation in recent times and has stood the test of time even during the pandemic. The real estate market in the region has not seen its pricing destabilized.

Borivali is ‘central’ to suburban Mumbai

Gone are the days when people residing in suburbs had to go all the way to Dadar, or Mumbai Central for outstation trains. This locality is now one of the busiest train terminals of Mumbai with majority of trains halting here, providing a lot of convenience to suburban Mumbaikars, especially to those residing here. It is also the starting point for almost all local trains commuting to Mumbai.

Even if you are travelling by road, all outstation buses halt here on the Western Express Highway.

The recent inauguration of the Mumbai Metro Rail Lines 2A (Dahisar East to DN Nagar, 18.6 km) and 7 (Dahisar East to Andheri East, 16.5 km) have further boosted the connectivity to Borivali and helped in easing traffic congestion during peak hours.

This will further boost proximity with commercial hubs like BKC, Andheri and Goregaon.

Not just the rail network, the sector is well-connected by the Western Express Highway and Swami Vivekanand Road (SV Road), a major arterial road in Mumbai’s western suburbs.

This place is just 20 km away from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminal-2 and the domestic airport.

Major infrastructure marvels

Once the much-awaited twin tunnel project comes to existence, the travel time between this region and Thane will reduced to just 15 minutes as against almost two hours taken during peak time.

The 29.2-km-long coastal road is another massive infrastructure project that will provide convenience to commuters residing here. The road will run along Mumbai’s coastline on the western front, which will connect Kandivali and Marine Lines in south Mumbai.

There are also plans to explore water transportation in Mumbai with a possible route from Gorai jetty to Nariman Point.

Well-maintained roads and hawker-free footpaths are other important factors to watch out for.

One stop for all educational needs

Suburban locality boasts of some top-class schools of Mumbai like Don Bosco, St. Lawrence, Swami Vivekanand International, Ajmera Global, Mary Immaculate Girls, JBCN International, CP Goenka International, Vibgyor, Gundecha Education Academy, St. Francis D’Assisi and Orchids International, among others.

It also has top colleges like Aditya Institute of Management Studies, Architecture and Research and Nalanda College of Arts, Commerce, BSC-IT and Law. Thakur College (Kandivali) is also within the range.

Affordable and best healthcare centre

This area has a mix of government-run and private hospitals like Bhagwati, Apex Super speciality, HCG Cancer Centre, and many private nursing homes. The reputed diagnostic centres precinct ensure that one need not panic.

Food, fun and frolic

If you are a foodie, then come to this heaven. Finger-licking food is served at almost every nook and corner. From authentic cuisines to fusion and street food, it is worth relishing.

There are many shopping malls like Moksh Plaza, Indraprastha to buy trendy items and Metro Cash and Carry for your grocery and daily requirements. Big shopping malls like Raghuleela and Grovels (in Kandivali), Inorbit and Oberoi (in Goregaon) are easily accessible too.

Amusement parks like Essel World and Water Kingdom are hop-skip-jump away via a water ferry from Gorai jetty. There is a beautiful bird park as well on the island and one can also visit the Global Vipassana Pagoda, a meditation dome hall, one of the main tourist attractions of Mumbai. Beautiful and serene beaches of Gorai and Aksa are nearby.

Historical Kanheri Caves in Sanjay Gandhi National Park is a must visit for archaeological importance.

Recreational retreat galore

There are plenty of playgrounds and jogger’s parks to provide the much-needed breathing space and fresh air. The Sanjay Gandhi National Park is a paradise for morning walkers. If one wants to experience serenity away from the city’s chaos, he must visit this place. There are many public gardens, playgrounds like Chintamani, Veer Savarkar Udyan and private recreation clubs like Mandapeshwar Civic Federation Gymkhana, Poinsur Gymkhana, Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana, among others, that guarantee a quality time after a hectic day.

(The author is a managing partner with Empire Realty (Virani Group).)

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