On the western bank of Sabarmati riverfront, three buildings with a height of 92.4m above ground are set to dramatically change the city’s skyline. These buildings will mark their presence as the city’s tallest buildings.
Pre-bid meetings for three buildings were held recently. These will come up on the western bank between Tagore Hall and the Event Centre. There is also a proposal for five more buildings on the eastern bank of the riverfront. Officials at Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited claim that its tallest building will house 22 floors — with each floor being 4.2m high.
The AMC had invited expression of interest for three buildings from developers earlier this year. A total of 28 firms, including an educational institute, will compete in the final financial bid process in the coming week. Nearly 40% firms have shown interest in building a residential project, while 30% have shown interest in constructing a commercial project. Another 30% have exhibited a preference for a residential-cum-commercial project.
Municipal commissioner Mukesh Kumar claimed that SRFDCL has permitted building with floor space index (FSI) of up to 17, depending on the size of the plot. “The tallest building will be 92.4 m which will be taller than city’s SVP hospital,” says Kumar. The building will house 22 floors and each floor will be 4.2m high leaving enough space for utilities like air conditioning ducts, electric wiring and ventilation to be installed along the ceiling.
Speaking of tall buildings in Ahmedabad city, SRFDCL official revealed that Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation-run Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Hospital is currently the tallest at 78m with 18 floors. In terms of number of floors, a residential building project under construction near Town Hall has the highest number of storeys —25, but is 70m tall.
It is worth recalling here that in May this year the Gujarat government had approved the construction of buildings of 70 floors and more. The approval was given after considering suggestions and objections to the primary notification that incorporated changes to the Comprehensive General Development Control Regulations 2017 which allowed construction of “iconic” buildings.
The new policy allows high-rise buildings that are taller than 100m in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara and Gandhinagar.
