The two towers in Mazgaon will be used for free-sale and to rehouse existing tenants; a new hospital will come up on a nearby plot.
The 200-bed Prince Aly Khan Hospital, one of the city’s largest charitable hospitals, will be razed to make way for two high-rises on the Aga Hall Estate property in the heart of the city at Mazgaon.
While one of the high-rises, 48 storeys tall, will be used to re-house the existing tenants, about 200 of them, the other tower, a 57-storey building, roughly 233 metres tall, will be used for free-sale. The hospital will be rebuilt on another plot of land across the road from its current location.
According to its website, the hospital, part of the Aga Khan Development Network, has 201 in-patient beds and receives over 1,25,000 outpatients a year. It also provides free consultations to the poor. In addition to the hospital, the Aga Hall Estate houses the Aga Hall, a Jamat khana (both built around 1900), three residential buildings, a number of tenements and an unused school building.
The high-rises are part of the Prince Aly Khan Trust’s redevelopment plan. Both buildings will have multiple basements. Over 700 spots for car parking and over 180 spots for two-wheeler parking have been earmarked in the plan. The proposal has been submitted to the BMC’s high-rise committee. Since the hospital is a charitable trust and is registered with the Charity Commissioner, the commissioner’s approval is required as well.
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