Bangalore Real Estate Goes Green

Bangalore real estate activities are witnessing aspace and as a result the real estate values are
stagnation period. There is identified stock ofstagnating and the property prices are going down
unoccupied properties in the Whitefield area. Thewith time. In the last quarter demand - supply
reason gauged is all the IT and IT enabled servicemismatch was approximately a million sq.ft. (as stated
companies are heading towards green buildings. Greenin Cushman & Wakefield report).
buildings are the peg of the year as the world isThe Bangalore Real Estate Builders and property
adapting green arena to counter variousdevelopers are still reluctant in building green homes
environmental issues. All builders and developers areand using new technology because of their profit
bound to adopt green technology to construct theirmargin. Also all the upcoming and current projects are
buildings.overpriced than the market value.
The upcoming real estate activities in Bangalore areThe Whitefield region in Bangalore, where IT and
happening at outer ring road and peripheral areas.ITES firms occupy most of the office space, could
Few buildings where the construction has justbe delivered another blow when a Bangalore
completed are lying vacant. The Bangalore real estategovernment scheme which provides rebate in tax to
market is experiencing such vacant unit supply in pastthe companies located at "technology parks" comes
couple of months. The reason sought is theto an end next year.
increasing demand of green building. The newlyMost of the companies will head towards Special
constructed Bangalore properties are not meetingEconomic Zones (SEZ) which is designed as per the
green buildings requirements and thus they are notgreen codes and this will further render some
rated as green.Bangalore properties vacant.
The IT and ITES companies are not occupying this