So that you don’t Bungle-ow

This paper ran a two-part series on bungalows in Mumbai and how residents are still clinging on tenaciously to old, family bungalows for various reasons. West View 15, owned by Gemma Fernandes, Gerard Fernandez and Ingrid Pinto in Bandra. Pic/Sayed Sameer Abedi From resisting the lure of the big bucks wielding builder and redevelopment riches …

Mid-Day – Bunga-lows and highs

Built in the 1950s in what is known as the ‘original Immaculate Conception (IC)’ colony, DX Vaz House in Borivali stands tall more than 60 years later. Talking about his bungalow, Schubert Vaz, a musician by profession says, “My father and three of his musician friends bought land in Borivali around India’s Independence, when the …

Reap benefits of redevelopment without redeveloping

Reap benefits of redevelopment without redeveloping The owners of heritage properties will now be able to enjoy the fruits of redevelopment without messing around with the history and architecture of their buildings. In a shift from regulation to rewards, the new Heritage Regulation Policy proposes to allow the owners of such properties to not only …