Mr. Raheja at Plenary Session on Urban Developments- Raising the FSI Bar at Realty Plus Conclave 2013

May 24, 2013

At a conclave organized by Realty Plus at The Leela Kempinski, Gurgaon on May 24, 2013, Mr. Raheja was invited as a speaker to speak about Raising the FSI Bar during planning so that the scope of Mass Housing for everyone in the country is takes it shape. The other speakers who took participation in the panel discussion included Ramesh Menon, MD, Certes Realty P.S.N. Rao, Professor of planning and architecture Deepak Gahlot, Director, Xebec Design and Facilities Sanjay Dutt, MD south Asia, Cushman & Wakefield and A.K. Jain, Former commissioner planning, DDA.

 

From Left to Right: Mr. Raheja Ramesh Menon, MD, Certes Realty P.S.N. Rao, Professor of planning and architecture Deepak Gahlot, Director, Xebec Design and Facilities Sanjay Dutt, MD south Asia, Cushman & Wakefield and A.K. Jain, Former commissioner planning, DDA.

 

Expressing his views Mr. Raheja emphasized upon raising the FSI so that smaller units in the projects are easy to create. When this gets a nod, such units would fall within the budget of a common man. Affordability plays a pivotal role in finalizing property buying. With this in place, many people would be able to buy apartments. He had been pleading the Government to realize the need and prepare some policy framework that allows vertical development with small sized units. He gave example of Andhra Pradesh (state) which doesn't follow any FSI norms while constructing any building. He welcomed the concept of going high.