Cuffe Parade
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Cuffe Parade is a historic and significant business district of the city of Mumbai, India. It is home to a collection of commercial and office high-rises. It is bordered to the north by Nariman Point which, along with Cuffe Parade, forms the greater CBD region of the city.
Overview
To the east is Colaba Causeway and to the west is the Arabian Sea. Among the notable residents are members of the Ambani and Husain families. The arterial road which runs through Cuffe Parade (Capt. Prakash Pethe Marg) is named after the Indian Army officer Capt. Prakash Pethe who was martyred in the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971.
- Prominent businessmen living here include Subhash Chandra of Essel Group, the Goenka family, the Patni family, Nimesh Kampani of JM Financial. The skyline consists of prominent buildings like Maker Tower and Jolly Maker-1, considered to be the richest housing society in Mumbai.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120209073544/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-08/mumbai/31036738_1_worli-s-samudra-mahal-ncpa-apartments-nariman-point India's highest deal for a flat: Rs 1.11 lakh/sq ft - Times Of India]. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2012-02-08). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.
- Cuffe Parade Resident Association is a citizen's organisation looking after the interests of the Cuffe Parade area since 1971.[http://www.cpramumbai.com/intro.htm :: CPRA : Cuffe Parade Residents Association ::] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040408045110/http://cpramumbai.com/intro.htm |date=2004-04-08 }}. Cpramumbai.com (1975-12-25). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.
- The slum children of the area are educated by schools organised by Bina Sheth Lashkari.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/55594/slum-kids-road-naming-doorstep-school-mumbai-rajani-paranjpe-bina-lashkari/|title=This NGO is Motivating Slum Kids to Stay in School By Naming Alleys and Streets After Them|date=2016-05-19|website=The Better India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-19}}
- MVRDC World Trade Centre I is located at Cuffe Parade in Mumbai, it is 156 metres high and has 35 floors. It is a commercial and shopping complex.
- One of India's top media empires, that of Ronnie Screwvala, started in 1981,{{Cite news|last=Bhat|first=Varada H.|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ronnie-sells-his-magic-kingdom-111080400053_1.html|title=Ronnie sells his magic kingdom|date=2011-08-04|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2020-04-19}} right here when he brought one of India's first cable TV channels to Cuffe Parade.
- The upscale neighborhood is home to prominent landmarks such as Mumbai's World Trade Centre, Maker Towers, and the iconic Taj President Hotel.
Local landmarks
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120111171628/http://www.cpramumbai.com/ Cuffe Parade Residents Association (CPRA)].
- [http://wikimapia.org/#lat=18.9157562&lon=72.8275323&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2&show=/3439011/Cuffe-Parade Cuffe Parade] at wikimapia.
- [https://archive.today/20130103070101/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-01-22/open-space/27841212_1_tallest-building-shreepati-arcade-india The Times of India]
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