A builder has paid Rs 103.50 crore to the AMC for additional Floor Space Index (FSI) to develop a 38-storey residential project located near Gulmohar Party Plot on Hebatpur Road in Thaltej. This amount represents the highest chargeable FSI ever sanctioned for a single project. The approval reflects an increasing demand for luxury high-rise housing. Civic officials attribute this surge to elevated jantri rates and more lenient regulations regarding tall buildings.
The town development department of AMC has recently approved the construction plans for this project. Covering an area of 9,958 square meters, the project will utilize a total FSI of 53,683.19 square meters. Out of this, 4.2 FSI has been acquired as chargeable FSI, exceeding the base permissible FSI of 1.2, thus bringing the total allowable FSI to 5.4 in accordance with state government regulations for tall structures. An AMC official, who requested anonymity, indicated that the builder was obligated to pay 40% of the current jantri rate for the additional FSI.
For this particular plot, the jantri-linked FSI rate was established at Rs 62,000 per square meter, resulting in a chargeable FSI rate of Rs 41,734 per square meter. “Due to the high jantri rate in Thaltej, the total payable amount for chargeable FSI reached Rs 103.50 crore,” the official noted.
Of this total, Rs 25 crore has already been submitted to AMC, while the remaining Rs 78.50 crore will be paid in installments as per regulations. According to the approved plans, the project will consist of four residential towers. “Blocks A and B will rise to 38 floors, while Blocks C and D will consist of 33 floors.
The approved height for Blocks A and B is 127.7 meters, whereas Blocks C and D will reach 111.45 meters. The project will feature three basement levels, a ground coverage of 2,490.94 square meters, and a designated common plot area of 1,764.05 square meters. In total, 250 residential units will be constructed, with a cumulative built-up area of 1,07,255.33 square meters,” the official stated.
AMC data indicates that the municipal authority has thus far sanctioned construction plans for 30 buildings that surpass 100 meters in height within the city limits. Among these, 23 are designated as residential projects, while seven are exclusively commercial developments.
One tall structure has already obtained building use (BU) permission, and plans for an additional five highrises are presently under review. Furthermore, eight buildings exceeding 100 meters in height have been authorized in regions governed by the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda).
This elevates the total number of buildings exceeding 100 meters approved in both Ahmedabad city and the adjacent Auda area to 38. Officials have stated that the majority of these projects are categorized as residential, with western Ahmedabad emerging as the favored area for skyscraper construction.
