Date:05/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/05/stories/2008110554440400.htm
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A new city being added to National Capital Region

Sandeep Joshi


‘Crossings Republik would be the first private sector integrated city’


NEW DELHI: Real estate firm Crossings Infrastructure has announced two major commercial projects -- Crossings City Centre and Crossings Galleria – that would be developed in the upcoming Rs.600-crore first private sector integrated city, Crossings Republik, on National Highway-24 in Ghaziabad.

“Spread over 360 acres, Crossings Republik is a new city being added to the National Capital Region. It will be self-sufficient, environmentally sustainable and will have its own public transport system as well. It will have more than 30 million square feet of built-up residential area and 2 million square feet of commercial area comprising hotels, multiplexes, malls, service apartments, office complexes and community facilities,” said Crossings Infrastructure director Manoj Gaur.

“Crossings City Centre will be a glitzy mall and the commercial hub of Crossings Republik. It will feature 600 showrooms, seven atriums, two food courts, a four-screen multiplex, two office towers, an entertainment zone and hyper markets. It will be complete within the next 24 months. Crossings Galleria will be a neighbourhood shopping destination comprising 100 shops spread over 35,000 sq ft. It will be completed within 18 months,” he informed.

Talking about Crossings Republik, Mr. Gaur said the first phase of possession for 2,000 apartments is slated for December 2009; and by December 2010, more than 5,000 families are expected to take possession of their apartments in Crossings Republik. Crossings Republik will have a resident population of around 1-lakh people, he added.

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