Photographs: Courtesy, Lodha
India will soon get the tallest residential tower in the world - Lodha’s World One. The tower is coming up on a 17.5-acre site, which belonged to Srinivas Cotton Mills in Mumbai. Lodha Group acquired the plot for Rs 250 crore (US$40 million).
The project is estimated to complete in 2014, according to Wikipedia.
World One's architect is Pei Cobb Freed & Partners with Armani. Leslie E. Robertson Associates is the structural engineer.
The apartment prices in World One would start from Rs 7.5 crore (US$1.2 million) and the most expensive one by as much as Rs 50 crore (US$8.0 million), according to Wikipedia.
The project has three type of flats. World residences are three and four bedroom houses, which have curved glass living room and wide sundecks attached to every room.
World Villas are lavish four-bedroom flats that start from level 43 onwards. The curvature of villas let the owner have a 270-degree view. They also feature home theatre, a private pool, an outdoor Jacuzzi, and wide sundecks in every room.
Finally, there are World Mansions as Lodha brands them. These are flats above 117 storeys. These houses are sprawled over two floors and offer 360-degree view of the city along with all world-class amenities.
Among the 30 tallest residential buildings in the world, India boasts of five buildings, including World One.
Let’s take a look at the tallest residential buildings globally and how India fares.
Source: Wikipedia
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Photographs: Courtesy, Studio Daniel Libeskind
Haeundae I Park Marina Tower 2
Rank: 29
Location: Busan, South Korea
Height: 292 metres
Floors: 72
Status: Completed in 2011
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Photographs: Courtesy, Design & ARchitecture Bureau
Emirates Crown
Rank: 29
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 296 metres
Floors: 63
Status: Completed in 2008
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Photographs: Diliff/Wikimedia Commons
Eureka Tower
Rank: 28
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Height: 297 metres
Floors: 91
Status: Completed in 2006
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Photographs: Courtesy, Pearl Dubai FZ LLC
Dubai Pearl West Tower
Rank: 27
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 300 metres
Floors: 73
Status: Under-construction (estimates completion date is 2017)
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Photographs: Duesride/Wikimedia Commons
We've the Zenith Tower
Rank: 25
Location: Busan, South Korea
Height: 301 metres
Floors: 80
Status: Completed in 2011
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Photographs: IndexxRus/Wikimedia Commons
Capital City Moscow Tower
Rank: 25
Location: Moscow, Russia
Height: 301 metres
Floors: 76
Status: Completed in 2010
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Photographs: Luis Hernando/Wikimedia Commons
Gramercy Residences
Rank: 24
Location: Makati, Philippines
Height: 302 metres
Floors: 68
Status: Completed in 2013
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Photographs: Shaibalahmar/Wikimedia Commons
Etihad Tower 2
Rank: 23
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Height: 305 metres
Floors: 80
Status: Completed in 2011
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Photographs: Nikolai Fedak/Wikimedia Commons
One57
Rank: 21
Location: New York City, United States
Height: 306 metres
Floors: 75
Status: Completed in 2014
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Photographs: Imad marie/Wikimedia Commons
Cayan Tower
Rank: 21
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 306 metres
Floors: 76
Status: Completed in 2013
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Photographs: Lokhandwala Infrastructure/Wikimedia Commons
Lokhandwala Minerva
Rank: 20
Location: Mumbai, India
Height: 307 metres
Floors: 83
Status: Under-construction (estimates completion date is 2015)
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Photographs: Office for Metropolitan Architecture/Wikimedia Commons
MahaNakhon
Rank: 18
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Height: 310 metres
Floors: 77
Status: Under-construction (estimates completion date is 2016)
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Photographs: AEDAS/Wikimedia Commons
Ocean Heights
Rank: 18
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 310 metres
Floors: 84
Status: Completed in 2010
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Photographs: Courtesy, Picar Development
The Stratford Residences
Rank: 17
Location: Makati, Philippines
Height: 312 metres
Floors: 74
Status: Under-construction (estimates completion date is 2015)
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Photographs: Nepenthes/Wikimedia Commons
HHHR Tower
Rank: 16
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 317 metres
Floors: 72
Status: Completed in 2009
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Photographs: Shree Ram Urban Infrastructure Ltd.
Palais Royale Mumbai
Rank: 15
Location: Mumbai, India
Height: 320 metres
Floors: 88
Status: Under-construction (estimates completion date is 2014)
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Photographs: Sparrowman980/Wikimedia Commons
Q1
Rank: 14
Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Height: 322 metres
Floors: 80
Status: Completed in 2005
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Photographs: Damac Properties/Wikimedia Commons
DAMAC Residenze
Rank: 13
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 335 metres
Floors: 85
Status: Under Construction (estimates completion date is 2016)
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Photographs: DB Realty/Wikimedia Commons
Orchid Crown Towers
Rank: 12
Location: Mumbai, India
Height: 337 metres
Floors: 75
Status: Under-construction (estimates completion date is 2015)
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Photographs: Imre Solt/Wikimedia Commons
Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower
Rank: 11
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 342 metres
Floors: 76
Status: Under-construction (estimates completion date is 2014)
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Photographs: Imre Solt/Wikimedia Commons
The Marina Torch
Rank: 10
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 348 metres
Floors: 80
Status: 2011
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Photographs: Oberoi Realty/Wikimedia Commons
Oberoi Oasis Tower B
Rank: 9
Location: Mumbai, India
Height: 372 metres
Floors: 82
Status: Under-construction (estimates completion date is 2015)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Halvorson and Partners
World Trade Center Abu Dhabi
Rank: 7
Location: Abu Dhabi
Height: 381 metres
Floors: 88
Status: Under-construction (estimates completion date is 2014)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Tameer
Elite Residence
Rank: 7
Location: Dubai
Height: 381 metres
Floors: 91
Status: Completed in 2012
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Photographs: Courtesy, HKR Architects
Abu Dhabi Plaza
Rank: 6
Location: Astana, Kazakhstan
Height: 382 metres
Floors: 88
Status: Under-construction (estimates completion date is 2017)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Hircon
23 Marina
Rank: 5
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 392 metres
Floors: 90
Status: Completed in 2012
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Photographs: Courtesy, Tameer
Princess Tower
Rank: 4
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 414 metres
Floors: 101
Status: Completed in 2012
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Photographs: CIM Group/Macklowe Properties/Wikimedia Commons
432 Park Avenue
Rank: 3
Location: New York City. US
Height: 425.7 metres
Floors: 85
Status: Under-construction (estimates completion date is 2015)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Al Masarat for construction
Diamond Tower
Rank: 2
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height: 432 metres
Floors: 93
Status: Under-construction (estimates completion date is 2017)
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Photographs: Courtesy, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat/Lodha
World One
Rank: 1
Location: Mumbai, India
Height: 442 metres
Floors: 117
Status: Under-construction (estimates completion date is 2015)
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