2 min learnMumbaiUp to date: Aug 25, 2026 12:00 PM IST
Mumbai’s civic physique, BMC, has began demolishing unlawful constructions at Rustomjee Crown, an upscale high-rise condominium complicated, days after 128 flat homeowners got discover for making alterations in violation of sanctioned plans.
Many Maharashtra cupboard ministers and MLAs reportedly personal flats on the luxurious residential complicated in Mumbai’s Prabhadevi space.
The BMC or Brihanmumbai Municipal Company on Monday initiated motion in opposition to unlawful buildings in a single wing of the condominium complicated. The violations included the usage of glass and aluminium buildings in frequent lobbies to transform the areas into liveable areas, officers mentioned.
“On Monday, motion was taken in opposition to three to 4 flats. The demolition is continuous,” an officer mentioned on Tuesday.
The BMC not too long ago issued notices to flat homeowners over unauthorised alterations carried out throughout a number of flooring.
The violations got here to gentle in November final yr following a criticism by RTI activist Santosh Daundkar, who flagged alleged encroachments within the constructing’s foyer areas. He alleged that some flat homeowners had illegally merged 450-500 sq. ft of frequent area with their residences to extend the usable carpet space.
“Primarily based on the prevailing market charge valuation of roughly Rs 50,000 per sqft, the encroached space represents an unauthorised acquire of Rs 2.25 crore to Rs 2.50 crore per flat/unit. Contemplating the variety of flats in Tower ‘A’, the combination market worth of the encroached space is estimated to be within the vary of 225 crore to Rs 250 crore,” learn Daundkar’s criticism.
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Later, based mostly on the directive of the then BMC extra municipal commissioner, the civic ward workplace served 128 notices throughout the flats for unauthorised development. In March, the civic physique issued talking orders to some flat homeowners for merging the foyer space into liveable areas in opposition to the authorised constructing plans.
Following the notices, the BMC on Monday deployed labourers to raze the unauthorised constructions throughout flooring on two flooring inside one of many complicated wings.
“The motion by the Municipal Company is welcome. Nevertheless, it raises extra questions than it solves as to how the constructing plans had been accredited, which gave scope to encroach on the frequent areas, additionally needs to be seen,” YP Singh, Daundkar’s advocate, mentioned.
