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Mumbai Claims World's Largest and Most Expensive Residence

by: Hip'n'Happening | last updated: February 25, 2009
Category: News, Real Estate | Tags: Antilia Residence, world's largest residence, world's most expensive residence, Reliance, Mukesh Ambani , mukesh Ambani's new house, mukesh ambanis building
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Mumbai Claims World's Largest and Most Expensive Residence

Tallest Single Residence, Tallest Living Wall, Tallest Garden, Most Expensive Residence and a Revolution in Skyscraper design are a few to put this new project underway in Mumbai.

Estimated at over $1 billion Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance and India's Richest Resident is building himself the world's most expensive home called- 'Antilia Residence'.

Antilia Residence

Antilia Residence is designed as the largest and tallest “living wall” in the world — a seamless, vertical garden that encompasses all walls of the building climbing to the 40th floor. A modern day Hanging Gardens with a revolutionary design that stretches the boundaries of architecture and engineering, and questions traditional skyscraper design.


The building’s height is significant. According to the plan, the house will rise to a height of 173.12 meters, equivalent to that of a regular 50-storied residential building. However, Antilia will have only 27 stories in all, which means each floor will have a ceiling considerably higher than the current average of nearly three meters.

27 Storey Home

The design of the Residence Antilia, as it came to be called, was kept a close secret even after construction started in 2006. In early May, 2007, the architects released the building’s design to the public on their website.

Designed by Chicago architecture firm Perkins + Will, the in-progress glass-tower is estimated at over $1 billion. Construction of Mukesh Ambani’s new house at Altamount Road in Mumbai, where real estate prices are now in the region of Rs 75,000 per sq ft, began in late 2006, and the first six floors are already in place. The building is expected to be complete in September 2008. It is said to feature the following-

Six floors for parking

The first six floors — which have come up — will be reserved for parking alone, and that too for cars belonging only to Mukesh’s family. Space for a total of 168 ‘imported’ cars has been earmarked here.

Floor for car maintenance

Sources said the Ambanis would prefer to have all their cars serviced and maintained at an in-house service centre. This centre will be set up on the seventh floor.

Entertainment floor

The eighth floor will have an entertainment center comprising a mini-theater with a seating capacity of 50.

Balconies with gardens

The rooftop of the mini-theater will serve as a garden, and immediately above that, three more balconies with terrace gardens will be independent floors.

The ‘health’ floors

While the ninth floor will be a ‘refuge’ floor — meant to be used for rescue in emergencies — two floors above that will be set aside for ‘health.’ One of these will have facilities for athletics and a swimming pool, while the other will have a health club complete with the latest gym equipment.

For guests

There will be a two-storied glass-fronted apartment for the Ambani family’s guests above the health floors. One more refuge floor and one floor for mechanical works will be built on top of these apartments.

Family

The four floors at the top, that will provide a view of the Arabian Sea and a superb view of the city’s skyline, will be for Mukesh, his wife Neeta, their three children and Mukesh’s mother Kokilaben.

Air space floor

According to the plan, two floors above the family’s residence will be set aside as maintenance areas, and on top of that will be an “air space floor,” which will act as a control room for helicopters landing on the helipad above.

Helipad

The plan states that three helipads are to be built on the terrace.

However, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials told this paper that permission for the helipads has not been granted yet.

“The residential plans were approved three-four years ago. Two levels of basement have also been shown in the proposed project,” Sudhir Shinde, deputy engineer at the BMC’s building proposals department said.

Staff

Nearly 600 staffers are expected to work full-time in the building, sources said.

Total Stats

According to BMC records, the total area of Mukesh’s Altamount Road plot is 4,532.39 square meters. The proposed built-up area is 4,778.09 square meters (only for residential purposes), and the permissible built-up area 4,939.81 square meters.

Watch a video of the tower's progress here:

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Guide Comments

Aaaalex said about 1 year ago:

Who would want a helipad exactly over their house? Also, 6 floors for cars for one guy? It's sick. Couldn't he do something better with that money and had 5 floors instead? You get my drift.

D.RON said about 1 year ago:

I DON'T THINK IT'S LARGE ENOUGH. I WOULD HAVE ADDED FEW MORE FLOORS JUST IN CASE I GET SOME UNEXPECTED GUESTS...

Amit said about 1 year ago:

This is just a wastage of money and show of your wealth. Dhirubhai's thoughts are now on stake.

Jilly said about 1 year ago:

Wow. What an incredible waste. I am hoping he is as generous with his charitable contributions as he is with this home.

Oaktown said about 1 year ago:

That is one ugly building.

srinivas cherukuri said about 1 year ago:

Every man has his own tastes. Mukeshji has earned a lot and is now building his dream house which i feel that it sholud not be commented

Sangeeth said about 1 year ago:

Dont comment on this ...? now the most expensive house belongs to an Indian...? this made the whole world to touch it nose... they thought India is a poor country... but we are not... great mukesh..ji... you did it...!!! i wish you all success ...!! by sangee_win@yahoo.co.in

Jinshad Haziy said about 1 year ago:

Hey Guys ... thats fantastic from Ambani ... pls dont comment badly, that shows the jealousness ... its clearly uderstandable ... if he is the richest person in the world means, he has the full right to build dat house, its not luxury for him, its just necessity ... better shut urslef and watch for the miracle ... and dat 2b$ has nothing to do with his Charity ... he still have more ... JINSHAD HAZIY

Sanj Sharma said about 1 year ago:

No matter how rich he is....India is still poor. What a bitch!

keenperspective said 11 months ago:

For someone who is non-indian and have visited Mumbai, it's unthinkable how someone can waste so much money and turn his back on those MILLIONS of people who hardly eat once a day. When you think of India the first thing that comes to your mind is "unbearable poor". I wonder if this rich guy is aware of that. I guess that he'll only have to look downwards of his luxury room to see real world. The funny thing is some Indians are happy about it (needless to say they are happy being poor and working to make rich people richer). Ohhh...God bless Hinduism for giving that people that mindset, otherwise we would be facing the most violent country of the world.

unoeuluvme said 11 months ago:

yea.. about hte whole turning ur bak on poor people.... see i live in america, but wen i go 2 visit india, i live on Altamount Road also.. and that street duznt hav poor people onit. also, wen people say poor people, poor people, its becuz they dont WORK!!! once we were in india, and some beggar asked us 4 money, mi mom asked him, ok do u want a job? u can work for us. and then the guy was like, no, no, and then he walked off... poor people are only there becuz they dont WANT to work!!

KK said 8 months ago:

It is and incredible waste of money !!! Especially when there are starving children on the streets - probably the same streets that surround that unsightly monstrosity

abhay said 2 months ago:

he guys this house which mukesh ambani has made is ausumn and about INDIA's economic condition he gives Rs.189.05 crores as tax every year plus whatever amount of donation he gives as charity

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