By Varun Singh

Right Opposite the Worli Bandra Sea Link is located the iconic building Sportsfield. This building is home to Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Ravi Shashtri and several other celebrity sportsmen is now up for redevelopment.

A tender inviting offers from reputed developers for the redevelopment was floated recently. Sportsfield Co-op. Housing Society Limited comprises of total 16 members with 18 residential flats and one commercial premises having total plot area of 1716.85 square meters.

The building is on Worli seaface and offers an unobstructed sea view to the residents. The tender notice reads, “The existing society member are Indian Sports legend making it a prestigious project not only by location but by stature.”

When contacted Dilip Vengsarkar who is also the resident of the building he confirmed the redevelopment notice. Vengsarkar said, “The building is around 35 years old, and there are several problems including that of leakages. Now we are looking for redevelopment of the building and for that same purpose tender has been floated.”

Vengsarkar further added, “There also is a need of more parking space as every home has two car each, with redevelopment we are expecting a bigger home too and more space for car parks.”

Architect Mukund Godbole, of Godbole Mukadam and Associates the architect firm which issued the notice said, “Developer who comes in will decide under which Development Control Rules (DCR) will they carry out the redevelopment as there are many DCR rules under which redevelopment can be carried out. The FSI and other details cannot be revealed now.”

Developers can submit their offers till August 6, 2022 for the redevelopment of Sportsfiled building.

Let’s have a look at the names of the people who live or lived in this building.

Ground floor– Commercial premises

First floor– M M Somaiya, part of the national hockey team that won gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics

Eknath Solkar family, one of the most successful fielders in test cricket. Had 53 catches in 27 matches

Second floor– Ramakant Desai’s family, one Of the fast bowlers in the 1960s

Pradeep Gandhe, former interior shuttled and former Vice President of the badminton association of India

Third floor– Wilson Jones Family, Billiards legend and India’s first world champion in any sport

Umesh Kulkarni, Former bowler, part of the Indian team that beat New Zealand in 1968

Fourth floor– Ravi Shashtri, former Cricket captain and coach of Indian cricket team

Yajurvindra Singh, former cricketer with a national record of most catches in a match

Fifth floor– Sharad Diwadkar former cricketer played for Mumbai.

Dilip Vengsarkar, scored three centuries at skiers and held important positions in the field of cricket administration

Sixth floor: Polly Umirgar family one of the bigger record holder before the Gawaskar-Kapil Dev era

R G Nadkarni he has bowled the 21 consecutive maidens in a match

Seventh floor: G S Ramchand family he led India to a its First win against Australia in 1959

Ashok and Nirupama Vasant Mankad, Ashok is the son of Vibhoo Mankad and has played for India, Nirupama was a tennis player

Eighth floor– Sunil Gavaskar, one of the best batsmen who scored over 10,000 runs and 34 test centuries

Ninth floor– Ajit Wadekar, won against England in 1971

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By Varun Singh

Harsha Bhogle is one of the most famous cricket commentators in the World.

His son recently paid Rs 6.67 crore to buy an apartment in Mumbai.

Harsha Bhogle’s son Satchit Bhogle bought the flat in the building named Crescent Bay located in Mumbai’s Parel.

According to documents provided by Index Tap the deal was registered on August 24, 2021.

The apartment is located on the 48th floor of the building. and measures 1811 square feet.

Along with the apartment, the new owner Satchit Harsha Bhogle who bought the apartments from L&T Parel Projects LLP will have an access to two car parks.

Stamp duty of Rs 33.35 lakh was paid for the registration of the apartment.

Veteran cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar recently bought a flat in Bandra for Rs 6 crore.

Recently, cricketer, Rohit Sharma sold his bungalow in Lonavala for Rs 5.25 crore.

Also Read: Sunny Leone Buys Andheri Flat For Rs 16 Crore

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By Varun Singh

Dilip Vengsarkar was a member of the 1983 World Cricket Champion’s team. He is known for his cricket but the veteran cricketer is being written about today for inking a real estate deal.

Dilip Vengsarkar Foundation via its trustee Dilip Vengsarkar, bought an apartment on the 10th floor of a building named Kalpataru Sparkle in Bandra east. For which he paid a whopping Rs 6.05 crore.

The deal was inked by Vengsarkar on July 16 as a trustee of the Dilip Vengsarkar Foundation. The building is located in MIG colony of Bandra east.

According to documents provided by Indextap, a stamp duty of Rs 30.25 lakh was paid for the registration of the property. The flat measures 120.44 square meters, which translates into 1,296 square feet. The sellers have provided their Vadodara address in documents.

Along with the apartment, Vengsarkar Foundation will also have access to two basement car parking spaces.

Vengsarkar has a plush apartment in Sportsfield, located at Worli Seaface, which is an iconic address.

A detailed message sent to Vengsarkar seeking his comment got us no response. 

In May 2021, cricketer Rohit Sharma sold his Lonavala Bungalow for Rs 5.25 crore. The bungalow measured 6329 sqft and the sale was registered on June 1, 2021.

Big Celebrities Deals
Ajay Devgan bought a bungalow n Juhu in December 2020, for Rs 47.5 crore

Amitabh Bachchan bought a duplex in Andheri for Rs 31 crore

Sridevi’s daughter Janhvi Kapoor bought a house in Juhu for Rs 39 crore

Sunny Leone bought a flat in the same building where Bachchan bought for Rs 16 crore

Also Read: Rohit Sharma Sells Villa for Less than He Bought it for

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