Hines, Stern Unveil 2M-SF-Plus India Project

GURGAON, INDIA-A 30-story, 860,000-sf office tower will be the centerpiece of a 2.5-million-sf project here by US-based Hines and DLF, one of India’s most enduring real estate concerns. The master-planned complex on 15 acres will reunite Hines with Robert A.M. Stern Architects, the internationally known design firm that has previously worked for the Houston developer in Brazil and Mexico, as well as in the US.

“DLF, Hines and Robert Stern share a vision that this should be the best-conceived and best-executed project in Northern India,” says Daniel MacEachron, managing director of Hines India Real Estate, a division headquartered in New Delhi. “Our goal is to create a truly unique complex,” seconds DLF vice chairman Rajiv Singh, with Stern retained to master-plan the site and the inaugural phase, including the office tower.

The still-unnamed project envisions a hotel, luxury apartments, retail and high-end restaurants, plus a possible second office tower. DLF already has a presence in the neighborhood, owning a golf course across the street and an adjacent residential enclave. Established in 1946, DLF today has properties in 31 cities throughout India after crafting a total footprint exceeding 220 million sf.