metropolis

Where: In Hiland Park

What: 175,000-sq-ft retail-food-entertainment centre, touted as the city’s first classic suburban mall

When: September 2004

Who: Calcutta Metropolitan Group

Star attractions: 18,000-sq-ft Big Bazaar as anchor; Fame Metropolis, the four-screen multiplex to be run by Shringar; parking space for 325 cars

Other attraction: 12,000-sq-ft food court, promising to be “at least 30 per cent cheaper” than Park Street

mani square

Where: Four-acre plot next to Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, on the Bypass

What: Compatible infrastructure solution in IT, food, entertainment and retail, on 550,000 sq ft

When: Mid-2006

Who: WBIDC project being implemented by promoter-elect Mani Group

Star attractions: Four-screen multiplex, 300,000-sq-ft retail mall, multi-cuisine food court, state-of-the-art business club, twin-level parking for 1,000 cars

Other attraction: 20-storey IT park

the junction

Where: On the campus of South City towers, Prince Anwar Shah Road

What: 750,000-sq-ft ‘shopentainment’ stop

When: Pujas 2006

Who: South City Projects

Star attractions: Four anchor tenants (Shoppers’ Stop, Giant, Shringar Cinemas and, maybe, Lifestyle)

Other attraction: 14,000-sq-ft naturally-lit atrium, hypermarket, galleria, branded shopping across a footplate of 150,000 sq ft on each of the G+3 floors, a six-screen multiplex, entertainment zone and food court. Plus, twin-level basement parking for 1,300 cars

forum II

Where: Near Science City, on EM Bypass

What: The second of the Forum stable, spread across 450,000 sq ft

When: March 2006

Who: Rahul Saraf

Star attraction: 10-screen cineplex

Other attraction: Mall anchored by apparel major Lifestyle