Kartik Aaryan buys office, Lumina, Zomato, HoABL, CIDCO lead realty buzz

From Kartik Aaryan’s Mumbai office to Lumina, Zomato, HoABL & CIDCO deals, here’s a roundup of some eye catching real estate moves in September 2025.

1. Kartik Aaryan buys office space in Andheri West, Mumbai, with parents for ₹13 cr

  • Purchased office in Signature by Lotus, Andheri West with parents Mala & Manish Tiwari.

  • The property spans ~1,905 sq ft carpet area and ~2,095 sq ft built-up, plus 3 car parks.

  • Earlier, he bought a Juhu home worth ₹17 cr and a 2,000 sq ft plot in Alibaug for ₹2 cr.

  • Expanding steadily across office, residential, and land investments

2. Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal-linked firm acquires ₹310 Cr Lutyens’ Delhi bungalow

  • This deal, with a purchase price of ₹8.75 lakh per sq yard is being termed the costliest real estate transaction of the year in Delhi NCR
  • The bungalow is located on APJ Abdul Kalam Road (formerly known as Aurangzeb Road) and measures 3,540 sq yards (31,860 sq ft)

  • The bungalow, originally built in 1930, belonged to the erstwhile royal family of Alwar, owned by Maharaj Kumar Yashwant Singh

  • Bungalows in the same zone have fetched anywhere between ₹200–400 crs

3. Blackstone-backed Lumina CloudInfra, buys land parcels in Mumbai’s Chandivali for ₹475 cr

  • Lumina CloudInfra Pvt Ltd, backed by Blackstone, acquired two land parcels in Chandivali, Andheri East to develop a 60 MW data centre

  • The first parcel, measuring 2 acres, was bought from Prasoon Spaces LLP for ₹294 cr

  • The second parcel (1.75 acres) was acquired from Chawla Brothers LLP for ₹181 crore.

  • In other data centre transactions, Bollywood actor Jeetendra Kapoor sold land parcel in Andheri for ₹855 crs to NTT Global Data Centres

4. Navi Mumbai Airport operator leases 405 flats from Wadhwa Group in Panvel

  • Wadhwa Wise City is first & largest integrated township project, located in the Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA)

  • The apartments are located in Wadhwa Wise City, Panvel, about 20 minutes from the upcoming airport

  • The deal was formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between NMIAL and Wadhwa Group

  • NAINA spans 450 acres, and demand for residential properties in the region has surged ahead of the airport’s inaugural launch

5. Housing sales dip 9% in Q3 2025, but value rises; MMR, Pune lead sales, NCR sees highest price jump

  • In Q3 2025, as many as 97,080 housing units were sold across these cities, compared to over 1.07 lakh units in Q3 2024.

  • Sales dropped due to affordability pressures, rising costs, and uneven demand; additionally, the monsoon and Shradh period affected buyer sentiment.

  • Despite lower sales, total sales value rose 14% YOY to ₹1.5 lakh cr, driven by strong demand in luxury and ultra-luxury housing segments

  • MMR & Pune led the market, together accounting for 48% sales, with MMR topping both sales (30,260 units) & new supply (29,565 units)

6. Zomato expands supply chain with ₹43 cr warehouse lease near Mumbai for five years

  • Zomato Hyperpure, the B2B supply chain arm of Zomato, leased 2.46 lakh sq ft warehouse space in Bhiwandi

  • The warehouse is located in One K Square Logistics Park, a major hub in Bhiwandi with monthly starting rent of ₹66 lakh

  • Rent includes a 5% annual escalation, starting at ₹7 cr in year one, rising to ₹9 cr in year five

  • Zomato, had recently leased 84,157 sq ft of commerical office space in Andheri for a total rent of ₹85 crore over a five-year period

7. NCW Prime Offices Fund buys out Chennai office campus from Keppel for ₹2,550 cr

  • Prime Offices Fund, a JV between Nuvama Asset Management and Cushman & Wakefield, bought office for 2.4 mn sq ft campus in Porur

  • The asset, One Paramount, was acquired through a 100% buyout by Keppel’s real estate division, strengthening its commercial portfolio.
  • It is leased to a diversified tenant mix, including Global Capability Centres (GCCs) and leading domestic tech companies, ensuring stable rental income.

  • The campus is a LEED Platinum-certified development, showcasing its commitment to sustainability, energy efficiency, and green building standards.

8. House of Abhinandan Lodha to invest nearly ₹1,400 cr in first affordable housing project in Naigaon

  • The project will deliver 4,000 apartments and develop 2 mn sq ft of space over the next three years

  • Completion is planned in three sales cycles, with a target finish by 2029

  • In its first phase, the project saw 8,838 registrations for just 1,419 homes, showing strong demand

  • HoABL is also exploring seven more locations across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) for similar affordable projects

9. CIDCO to auction 30 plots near Navi Mumbai International Airport

  • CIDCO will lease plots across 14 Navi Mumbai nodes, including Kharghar, Kamothe, New Panvel, Ulwe, and Dronagiri

  • The plots will be available for residential, commercial, bungalow, service industry, storage, and warehouse purposes

  • The auction coincides with the upcoming inauguration of NMIA operations & partial phase of Mumbai Metro-3 by PM Narendra Modi

  • The detailed booklet with exact locations will be released on September 29, 2025

10. Property registrations in Pune dip by 3% YoY to 13,253 units in August 2025

  • On a month-on-month basis, however, registrations fell 9% from 14,622 in July 2025, while stamp duty collections simultaneously dipped 25% from ₹648 cr

  • The under ₹25 lakh housing segment accounted for 30% of registrations in Aug 2025

  • This segment, therefore, recorded a 17% YoY growth, with 3,975 units registered compared to 3,411 in August 2024.

  • While premium homes (above ₹1 cr) increased their share from 15% to 16% YoY, the share of homes priced up to ₹1 cr slightly declined from 85% to 84%.

Conclusion

India’s real estate market in 2025 continues to showcase its diversity — from Bollywood investments like Kartik Aaryan’s new office, to record luxury deals in Delhi’s Lutyens zone, data centre land buys by Blackstone-backed Lumina, and strategic housing moves by HoABL and CIDCO.  On the commercial side, Zomato’s warehouse lease and Prime Offices Fund’s ₹2,550 cr Chennai campus buy highlight the strong appetite for institutional-grade assets. With NMIA’s launch boosting Navi Mumbai housing and Pune’s affordable segment seeing momentum, the sector reflects a balanced mix of luxury, infrastructure growth, and affordable housing initiatives.The outlook remains strong, with domestic and global investors, developers, and end-users shaping India’s property market into one of the most dynamic real estate landscapes worldwide.

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