Supertech to invest Rs 600 crore in 255 metre tall tower

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Realty firm Supertech today will invest Rs 600 crore to develop a 255 metre tall residential tower in Noida. The company will offer a total of 1,326 housing units with prices of up to Rs 2.25 crore in the tower that it claims will be the tallest in North India.

“The project, North Eye, will be the tallest in entire region with 60 floors and 255 metre height. We will invest Rs 600 crore to develop the project,” Supertech chairman and managing director RK Arora told reporters.

Asked about the source of funding, Arora said it would be largely met through internal accruals and advances from customers. The company is in talks with private equity players to raise funds.

When asked at what prices the housing units will be sold, Arora said: “We will offer these for Rs 7,700 per sq ft. The prices will start from Rs 35 lakh and will go up to about Rs 2.25 crore.”

The project will house 186 large flats and 1,140 studio apartments. While the sizes of the flats will vary between 1,650 sq ft and 3,350 sq ft, the studio apartments will be constructed with a fixed floor size of 520 sq ft.

Arora said the company is targeting young professionals for studio apartments.

Supertech will hire an operator to manage the tower and is in talks with global hospitality brands such as Radisson and Marriott for this, he added.

The National Capital Region-based company is currently developing a number of projects across various cities such as Noida, Greater Noida, Meerut and Moradabad.

Ansal Properties raises $52 million through QIP

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Realty firm Ansal Properties and Infrastructure has raised $52 million (over Rs 230 crore) through private placement of shares to institutional investors. The company would utilise the funds raised through qualified institutional placement (QIP) to cut its high cost debt and execute ongoing projects, PTI reported, citing banking sources.

Investment banking sources said that the company had planned to raise $35 million, but it increased the size of QIP to $52 million on good response from investors both domestic and foreign.

The company would issue shares at about Rs 90 per share. Ansal’s shares closed at Rs 91 at Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday, down 2.57 per cent from the previous close.

Foreign institutional investors, domestic mutual funds and banks, and non-banking financial companies participated in the QIP process, the sources added.

Ansal API is planning to reduce its high cost debt by Rs 300 crore this fiscal. It’s debt stands around Rs 1,400 crore.

In May, the company’s board had approved an enabling resolution to raise Rs 1,000 crore through the QIP route.

Ansal API is developing many projects across the country. It’s one of the most prestigious project is 2,500 acre hi-tech city in Dadri, adjoining Greater Noida.

The company has reported a nearly four fold jump in its consolidated net profit at Rs 38.79 crore for the quarter ended June 30 compared to Rs 10.21 crore in the same quarter last fiscal.

The total income rose by 90 per cent at Rs 274.45 crore during the first quarter of the current fiscal as against Rs 144.78 crore in the year-ago period.