Prestige Wins $1.4 Billion Mumbai Home Project From Bankruptcy

Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. will take over a Mumbai housing project from bankrupt Ariisto Developers Pvt. following a court decision on 23rd March. The Bengaluru-based developer plans to

BY Realty Plus
Published - Saturday, 27 Mar, 2021

Prestige Wins $1.4 Billion Mumbai Home Project From Bankruptcy

Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. will take over a Mumbai housing project from bankrupt Ariisto Developers Pvt. following a court decision on 23rd March. The Bengaluru-based developer plans to launch the first phase of the project by May and second phase toward the end of the year, Prestige’s Chief Executive Officer Venkat K. Narayana said. He estimates revenues of more than100 billion rupees ($1.4 billion) from the 7.5 million square feet under development. “This will be our largest project in Mumbai,” Narayana said. Prestige shares erased losses to rise as much as 3.8% after the news and were trading up 1.9% as of 1:47 p.m. in Mumbai while the benchmark index was down 1.2%. Prestige emerged as a top bidder for beleaguered Ariisto in November 2019. But the proceedings were then stuck in court and further delayed due to the pandemic. Creditors had combined claims of about 25 billion rupees, of which Prestige offered to pay 16 billion rupees. Under the resolution plan, Prestige will pay 3.70 billion rupees upfront to creditors and allot them some 800,000 square feet of fully constructed area, Narayana said. Creditors include HDFC Ltd., Piramal Group, IIFL and other wealthy individuals and homebuyers. More than 500 apartments had been stuck for more than a decade as India’s real estate sector saw a series of challenges including a crisis in the shadow banking industry and unfavorable government policies.