An artist's impression of the residential section of Brigade Gateway, overlooking the man-made lake

Groundwork commences at
Brigade Gateway and Brigade Metropolis

Groundwork on the apartments at our two enclaves—Brigade Gateway, the 40-acre lifestyle enclave at Malleswaram-Rajajinagar and Brigade Metropolis, the 36-acre integrated enclave on Whitefield Road—has now commenced. Both project offices are also fully functional. Between them, the two enclaves will be home to about 3,000 families. They will raise existing benchmarks in urban living by providing a host of excellent facilities, amenities and conveniences to their resident communities.

Environment Committee clears
Brigade Enclaves

Brigade Gateway (40 acres) and Brigade Metropolis (36 acres), owing to their size and scale, had to get an Environment Clearance from the State and Central Governments.

The Brigade team at New Delhi

The process began with the submission of detailed plans on construction, landscaping, pollution control, water usage and sewage disposal to the Pollution Control Board of Karnataka. This was followed by another presentation of the two projects to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi, before the enclaves received the clearance.

North Star and Summit:
Defining office space in Bangalore

With the construction of Bangalore's international airport underway, activity is picking up in the northern part of the city. Correspondingly, there is a growing demand for quality office space in the region.

Artist's impression of North Star

Located in Brigade Gateway, North Star will be a state-of-the-art office facility and is designed by H.O.K., one of the world's leading architectural firms. With over 1 million sft of office space scaling 30 storeys, North Star, when completed, will be Bangalore's tallest building. Overlooking a 2-acre man-made lake, the building will have a helipad and observation deck. North Star will be connected to the hotel in the enclave through a sky bridge.

The Whitefield region has also emerged as a preferred destination for Bangalore's rapidly growing IT industry. Summit 1 & 2 are located in the 36-acre Brigade Metropolis enclave on Whitefield Road. These two modern buildings will offer up to 800,000 sft of well-designed office space, catering to the growing needs of the working community. With first class amenities and facilities, Summit 1 & 2 will be located in serene, green landscaped environs.

Brigade Gateway to have
Columbia Asia Group's Hospital

Columbia Asia Group is a Seattle-based hospital services company, a worldwide developer and operator of community hospitals. Having set up hospitals in Malaysia and Vietnam, they have now come to India. They will be operating the hospital at the Brigade Gateway enclave in the Malleswaram-Rajajinagar region.

The 150-bed hospital at Brigade Gateway, covering 130,000 sft of space, is designed as a multi-speciality hospital and will be equipped with the latest in healthcare. The hospital will provide quality healthcare to the rapidly growing population of the Malleswaram-Rajajinagar region. Columbia Asia's first model hospital in Bangalore is located in Hebbal, after the Hebbal flyover.

BDA to redevelop
Puttenahalli Tank Bund Road

Residents of J.P. Nagar 7th and 8th Phase, Brigade Millennium, Brigade Gardenia, RBI Layout and surrounding areas have been suffering the plight of having to drive through the Puttenahalli Tank Bund Road, which is in a state of disrepair.

The good news is that the BDA has called for a tender to start the redevelopment of the road and work is likely to commence soon.

J.P. Nagar 24th Main Extension:
Construction in rapid progress

Readers of Brigade Insight would be aware that Brigade Group has undertaken the development of the 24th Main Extension in J.P. Nagar, at a cost of Rs 300 lakh, as part of our continuing corporate citizenship initiatives.

We had already developed 600 meters of the 1.5 km road last year. Development of the remaining 900 meters is now in progress. The construction of the road is expected to be completed in the next few months.

The Woodrose

Blue on Ice—the band, entertains guests during the launch

The Woodrose, our exclusive club at the Brigade Millennium Campus, J.P Nagar, was launched in the second half of 2005. The Woodrose has witnessed a buzz of activity ever since the launch, having opened new facilities and played host to a number of events. These have included business conferences and seminars, attracting visitors from around Bangalore, and gala member events over the past few months- culminating in a Christmas party and a grand New Year's Eve party on the 31st of December.