By Varun singh
In a big ticket realty rental deal, that the western suburbs of Mumbai recently witnessed, Yes Bank on August 24, signed a rental deal to lease 44,000 sq ft area in Mumbai’s Goregaon for Rs 53.19 lakh per month.
Yes Bank that has been in news for various reasons, signed the rental deal with Romell group for a period of 60 months. The rental period starts from September 22, 2022 and ends five years later on September 22, 2027.
According to documents accessed by CRE Matrix, a real estate data analytics firm the deal was registered on August 24 and concerns two floors of R-Tech Park, Goregaon East. The total area rented premises by the bank located on the 11th South & 12th North Wing, 11th & 12th floor, is 44,000 sq ft which is chargeable, where as the carpet area is 28,600 sq ft.
The license fee from September 22 to November 9, 2022 is Rs 26.67 lakh. From November 10, 2022 to September 21, 2025 the license fee is Rs 53.19 lakh per month. From September 22, 2025 to September 22, 2027 the rent is Rs 60.26 lakh per month. The lock-in period is 18 months.
Apart from this, the bank shall also pay technical charges every month, which will be Rs 92,840. The security deposit of Rs 3.06 crore has been paid by the bank. Apart from this, the bank will also have access to 24 car parks within the compound of the building.
The bank shall also have access to 250 sq ft area on terrace for installation, maintenance and operation of the V-Sat dish antennae and related equipment.
“Goregaon East seems to be fast developing as a financial mini-hub after BKC, with likes of JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, KPMG, PWC, Morgan Stanley, EY and now Yes Bank setting up their offices here. This deal assumes significance as Yes Bank recently moved their head office from Lower Parel to Sanatacruz and now seems to be looking further north. We foresee a significant rise in large commercial office deals being signed up, thanks to steady economic recovery, gradual return to work-from-office policy, strong job market,” said Abhishek Kiran Gupta, CEO, CRE Matrix.
A detailed email sent to both the parties including Yes Bank and Romell Group got us no response. Goregaon recently saw a big ticket lease just last month.
Citicorp Services India renewed its lease of 1.6 lakh sq ft office space at Nirlon Knowledge Park in Goregaon. the office space is spread over six floors for a tenure of five years. The lock-in period is till September 2024. Citicorp Services will be paying a rental of nearly Rs 137 crore across the total tenure which is of 60 months. The per month rent stands at Rs 2.28 crore. The lease tenure starts at September 15, 2022 and ends on September 14, 2027. The lock-in period is from September 15, 2022 to September 14, 2024. Whereas the notice period is of 6 months.
In June this year 2.39 lakh sq ft of land area was leased out for a whopping Rs 3.57 crore per month for a period of 258 months. Amazon Data Services India Pvt Ltd rented the land parcel in Powai owned by Larsen and Toubro Ltd.
In July 2020 during the Pandemic Morgan Stanley had concluded negotiations and reached a deal to lease up to 1.1 million sq ft office space for 9.5 years from Oberoi Realty in Commerz III, Goregaon. This year too according to reports Morgan Stanley leased an additional 3.35 lakh sq ft. The total rent is nearly Rs 2,000 crore for the entire tenure of 9.5 years.
In July 2020 Godrej Fund Management leased 2 lakh sq ft office space to A.P. Moller – Maersk’s business units in Mumbai. The space is located in Godrej Two, Vikhroli. The lease amount was Rs 13.09 crore.
