Borivali Real Estate Guide 2018

Borivali was initially spelled as Berewlee under the British Raj India. Its also spelled and pronounced as Borivli. Borivali has derived its word from the existence of lot of bushes of the sweet fruit called Borr(Maratha/Gujarati) meaning Berries in English.

Borivali falls in North-West Mumbai. Borivali via Western Express Highway is approximately 18kms from Mumbai Domestic Airport and 14kms from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. An estimated population of Borivali in 2010 was 5,13,077. Borivali consists of smaller towns namely Eksar, Poisar, Vazira, Shimpoli, Mandapeshwar, Kanheri, Tulsi, Magathane, IC Colony and others situated in and around Mt. Poisur between the Dahisar River and Poisur River. IC Colony houses the highest Christian Population. The area is extremely peaceful. The pre-historic era's "Mandpeshwar" and "Kanheri caves" are a testament to the rich history of Borivali. The Population of Borivali is cosmopolitan in nature. It houses Siddhivinayaka Ganesh Temple (Swayambu) near Vazira Naka Junction meaning 'Self-Manifested' or 'The One which is created from which its own Accord' in Hinduism and Our Lady of Immaculation Conception Church in Mt. Poisur a Christian Church are an example of mixed ethnicity and vibrant cultural mix of the population living here since ages. Inspite of being Densely Populated Borivali has Sanjay Gandhi National Park in the East region previously knows as Borivali National Park. It also has lush mangroves in the west part near Gorai.

Borivali was inhabited by various ethnic groups who had huge parcels of lands and cultivated fruit orchards. They were called "wadis" meaning orchard in Marathi/Gujarati. Almost all the land here was rich and fertile which was suitable for agriculture and cultivation of fruits. Mangoes (Aamba), Sapota (Chickoos), Coconut Trees (Naaral) are abundant here.

Borivali was once also a fishing haven due to its proximity to the local "Gorai" beach. Indraprastha was one of the earliest shopping malls in Borivali. Due to trade and Urbanization, Borivali has become one of the major neighbourhoods after Bandra, Andheri, due to its rail, road network and airport connectivity along with social infrastructure like schools, colleges, offices and industries during the last 40 years. Borivali has turned out to be a big residential hub.

Borivali boasts of many Gardens like the Veer Savarkar Udyan on Lokmanya Tilak Road. It has four entrances from T.P.S. road, Factory lane and Babhai and is an ideal place for all which has facilities like jogging track, boating area, kids' play-garden, skating ring, badminton court etc. Gorai Udyan as the name suggests is in Gorai. Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmibai Joggers' Park is on Link road adjacent to the famous Eskay Resort. The plot measures around 4 acres and has amenities like jogging track surrounding a water body with boating facilities and features slabs with information on various freedom fighters scripted on them, besides seating areas for senior citizens. Another Joggers' Park is located in Chikuwadi. Borivali is a melting pot of different ages as the large number of gardens in the western part of this suburb makes this an ideal residential option for kids, senior citizens, the middle aged, and college goers. It has also become a hub for street food on places like SV Road near Indraprastha Shopping Centre, Pai Nagar, etc. Many popular fast food joints have thronged Borivali like Tea Villa Cafe, Mumbadevi Jalebi, Merwans, Belgian Waffle, etc

Many popular Temples, Churches are a part of Borivali. 'Navratri' an Indian festival devoted and celebrated for Goddess Durga (Hindu Goddess) is held at Kora Kendra Ground. All Festivals are celebrated with equal enthusiasm and joy be it Hindu, Muslim or Christian. In Borivali East, the Temple of Sai-Dham with many Hindu deities under one roof is worshiped. Vazira Naka situated in Borivali West is very well known for Siddhivinayak Temple of Lord Ganesh (Svayambhu) as mentioned earlier.

Coming to transportation, Autorickshaws, Taxis, BEST buses and Trains are the public modes of transport available from Borivali. Connectivity is set to increase with the two metro lines set to pass through Borivali viz. Mumbai Metro Line 2 and Mumbai Metro Line 7 connecting Dahisar to Andheri through Eastern and Western Corridor of Borivali to BKC and Mandale.
Many inter-city and intra-city buses start from Gokul Hotel in Borivali West and has a halt Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Sanjay Gandhi National Park is the last dropping point for many Inter-City and Intra-City Buses.

Borivali is also well connected to Thane via Ghodbunder Road, Vashi via Western Express Highway and Eastern Freeway, Dadar, Sion and other places by BEST, NMMT and TMT buses.
Borivali railway station falls on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. The Borivali Railway Station is a terminus for all slow, semi-fast and fast Mumbai local trains on the Mumbai Suburban Railway system. Borivali is the final city-limit stop for all Mail, Express trains, Shatabdi and Rajdhani Trains on Western Railway Route before leaving Mumbai. Plans to link Borivali to Harbour Line is work in Progress with the new last station been extended to Goregaon from Andheri.

Borivali Railway Station has 10 platforms ranging from Platform No. 1 to Platform No. 9A.

Famous Personalities from Borivali are : 

Rohit Sharma : Indian Cricketer, Swami Vivekanand International School student.
Jaywant Dalvi : Marathi Author
Dhondutai Kulkarni : Hindustani Classical Singer
Ratnakar Pai : Hindustani Classical Singer
Drashti Dhami : TV Actress
Avdhoot Gupte : Marathi Classical Singer
Bhavya Gandhi : Child Artist Known as Tapu in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Tanuj Mahashabde : Artist Known as Iyer in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Rohan Shah : Acted in Channel V and Aao Wish Karein (Movie)
Gopal Shetty : Member of Parliament, BJP
Bose Krishnamachari : Malayali Painter
Vinod Tawde : Member of Legislative Assembly, Minister
Ram Naik : UP Governor, Former Minister
J.P. Dubey : Notable High Court Advocate

Popular Attractions in Borivali are :

Prabodhankar Thackeray Auditorium : Its used as a landmark in Borivali. A wide variety of dramas, plays are Scheduled (in Marathi, Konkani, Gujarati, Hindi & also in some south Indian languages).

Gorai Creek in Borivali West : It serves as a transit route via ferry to the other side. It has a government funded fish-market alongwith a huge chain of restaurants and shopping places to serve as a commercial venture.

Gorai Beach in Borivali West : One can reach here by crossing the Gorai Creek in a ferry. Rickshaw is available on the other side of the ferry.

Essel World: One of Mumbai's Largest Amusement Parks.

Water Kingdom : Asia's Largest Water Park.

Swayambhu Ganpati Mandir at Vazira Naka in Borivali West : "Swayambhu" means "Self-Incarnating" in Marathi. Considering it to be blessed, a temple was built around the site which is heavily venerated both locally and afar.

The Global Vipassana Pagoda : Pagoda is a meditation Center in Gorai. It contains the world's largest stone dome built without any supporting pillars. There are many upcoming residential projects in Borivali and Kandivali which claim to have the Pagoda view on the higher floors. 

Sanjay Gandhi National Park : No doubts people staying in Borivali have a leverage for an early morning walk in Sanjay Gandhi National Park or for a picnic to the Park during weekends. It does have Boating facility and Children's Play Area in the Park along with Kanheri Caves. Many animals and wild life species can be found in National Park. Its the only lung of Borivali which has Thane on the other end.

Educational Institutions in Borivali :

Schools in Borivali West : 

• Swami Vivekanand International School
• Vibgyor High School
• Saint Francis D'Assisi High School
• JBCN International School
• Don Bosco High School Borivali and Junior College, 
• Sailee International School, MHB Colony
• Bima Nagar Education Society High School (BNES)
• R.C.Patel High School
• Mary Immaculate Girls' High School
• Dr. Pillai Global Academy, Gorai
• Ajmera Global School
• St. Anne's High School
• St. Lawrence High School
• Suvidya Prasarak Sanghache Suvidya Group Schools : Vazira Branch
• Gorai Branch [Shri. Manohar Hariram Chogle Vidyalaya]
• Magathane Branch [Shri. Magubhai Dattani (Yojana) Vidyalaya]
• Vidya Vikas Sabha High School
• St. Rocks High School
• Pragati Vidyalaya
• Nalanda Academy
• Shri. Namdar Gokhale High School
• Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Vidyalaya
• Our Lady of Vailankanni High School
• Vijay Nagar High School
• M.K.V.V International Vidyalaya
• Acharya Narendra Deo Vidya Mandir
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vidyalaya
• J B Khot High School
• Sharad Pawar International School
• Anandrao Pawar School

Schools in Borivali East : 

• St. Xavier's High School
• Nalanda English High School
• Abhinav Vidya Mandir
• Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir Borivali
• St. John's High School
• Yojana Vidyalaya, Tata power house
• Sheth Gopalji Hansraj High School

Government Owned Schools : 

• BMC School, Eksar [ Marathi / Hindi / Urdu ]
• BMC School, Shimpoli [ Marathi ]
• BMC School, Babhai [ Marathi / Gujarati ]
• BMC School, Sodawala Lane [ Marathi / Hindi / Gujarati / Urdu/ Telugu / Kannada]
• BMC School (Rajda), Factory Lane [ Marathi ]
• BMC School, Ashok Van [ Marathi ]
• BMC School, Datta Pada [ Marathi / Gujarati / Hindi]
• BMC School, Gorai Gaav [ Marathi ]
• BMC School, Magathane [ Marathi ]
• BMC School, Rajendra Nagar [ Marathi / Hindi ]
• BMC School, Kajupada [ Marathi / Hindi ]

Colleges : 

• Chogale Jr College of Science and Commerce
• PACE Junior Science College, Borivali branch
• M.J. Junior College of Science
• Holy Angels College Of Alternative Medicines
• St. Francis Education Group:St. Francis Institute of Management & Research
• St. Francis ITI
• St. Francis Institute of Art & Design
• St. Francis Institute of Technology
• Bima Nagar Education Society Jr. College Of Commerce
• Anandibai Kale College
• GES's Bhausaheb Vartak Arts, Commerce and Science College
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Polytechnic
• St. Rock's College Of Commerce & Science
• MPV Valia College Of Commerce
• Gokhale School and Junior College
• Nalanda College
• Pragati Vidyalaya & Junior College
• Sanstha College Of Arts & Commerce
• R R International College
• Sheth Gopalji Hemraj High School & Junior College
• Yojana Junior College
• LN College
• Aditya Institute of Management
• School of Environment and Architecture(SEA)

Borivali Real Estate : 

Borivali has developments from Developers like Rajesh Lifespaces, Radius Developers (Previously part of Wadhwa Group), Kanakia Spaces, Chandak Group, Bhagya Corporation, Sumit Group, Sanghvi Developers, Veena Developers, Vraj Developers, Chaitanya Group, Ajmera Realty, Mahaveer Infrastructure, Modispaces, Rustomjee, Kaustubh Developers, K Mehta & Co developers of popular Shree Rasraj Heights, Sheth Developers and Mayfair Housing.

Infrastructure Milestones and Game Changing Events in Borivali : 

Gateway to Mumbai from North - Western part starts with Borivali. Hence, the Dahisar Check Naka proved to be an important milestone for Borivali to be a part of Mumbai Municipal Corporation. The dual connectivity by road via New Link Road and Western Express Highway has given a boost to connectivity to various parts of the city. The Beginning of Semi-Fast and Slow locals to Churchgate has been a boon to people staying in Borivali. Also many outstation trains having a halt at Borivali after Andheri has been a major Real Estate booster. Sanjay Gandhi National Park has been a halt point for many outstation buses. Currently, the Metro Corridor from Dahisar to DN Nagar passing through New Link Road and Dahisar to Western Express Highway Andheri East passing through Western Express Highway will help reduce the crowd in Mumbai Local albeit temporarily. Simultaneously, Mumbai Local is also getting Air Conditioned coaches. The Mumbai Coastal Road will reduce travel timing via road to South Mumbai is work in Progress albeit at an extremely slow pace. Thus Borivali has become a important junction for many people staying or travelling to Mumbai. The Sudhir Phadke Flyover, CS Road Flyover and FM Cariappa Flyover connects Borivali West to Western Express Highway in Borivali East. The construction of these flyovers has boosted East - West connectivity with no need to cross railway tracks as used to be the case couple of decades back i.e. in early and late 1990's. Subways or Walkover Bridges have constructed to ease the loss of lives which used to happen in the past due to crossing of Railway Tracks. Construction of Skywalks connecting various parts of Railway Stations had been targeted to reduce walking congestion on Roads and also to reduce accidents arising out of it, but it has been unsuccessful and leading to privacy concerns for people living in first or lower floors in the Multi Storey Apartments. Construction of RM Bhattad road or Kora Kendra Road has eased connectivity between SV Road and New Link Road. Simultaneously giving easier access to Western Express Highway in Borivali East. All the above infrastructure developments have changed Borivali in a rapidly developed Residential Centre in Mumbai.

Landmark Developments :

Coming of Mcdonalds on Kora Kendra Road or RM Bhattad Road led to many popular food joints opening their shops in the area thus changing its landscape. Agora Plaza houses offices of companies like Max Life Insurance, The New India Assurance Company and others. Currently, the area has witnessed developments of more commercial buildings like Fly Edge 765 which houses one of the Biggest clothing showroom in Borivali West in the name of Tirumala. Opening of banks branches like HDFC Bank within 3kms of one another shows the development and the gentry that the area of Borivali has achieved. Gokul Shopping Centre near Borivali West has been the biggest shopping centre in Borivali followed by Developments of Sai Shopping Mall, Thakkar Shopping Complex and Moksh Plaza have come up close to Indraprastha Shopping Centre leading to various roadside eateries developed around its boundaries. Popular sweet shops like Vividham, Madhuram and Adarsh continue to do business as usual having made a name for themselves in Borivali. Tewari's have come up on Devidas lane catering to the same category. The Borivali West area has seen brisk development in past decade leading to various Jewellers like Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri, Om Jewellers, Manubhai Jewellers, Tanishq a Tata Brand and Waman Hari Pethe Jewellers opening shop to cater to the demand of Gold and Jewellery in Borivali. Popular food joints like Granville Greens, Merwans, Dwarka Restaurant have opened shops in Borivali West. Borivali has been dominated by Gujarati Crowd followed by Maharashtrians.

In terms of Residential Developments popular projects like Kabra Natraj, Kabra Rageshree, Aquaria Grande, Mayfair 14, 92 Bellevue, Shree Rasraj Heights, Mayfair Shyam Apartments, Kamla Garden Grove Phase 1 and many more has changed the way people live in the area. Borivali East has popular development from Kanakia Group like Kanakia Samarpan Exotica, Kanakia Aroha, Kanakia Country Park CHS and other developments from various developers. 

Growth Potential : 

As such there is almost nil freehold land available in Borivali East and West which can be developed. Old buildings which are due for redevelopment and slums are the only pockets that hold potential for development. The left out area of Borivali East is due for Big developments in Future. Borivali East has more slums than Borivali West. Borivali East projects will have more land area compared to Borivali West which will end up in giving ample amenities to the people willing to take the plunge to shift to Borivali East. There is a huge supply of 50+ ongoing projects in Borivali East and West put together with maximum potential for Growth in Borivali East due to the vast areas of Slum land available for development. The development of a Slum Area in Shimpoli has already led to one of the best developments in Borivali West in the form of Ananda Residency with ample amenities. On similar terms, Devipada area in Borivali East is due for a makeover with Oberoi Sky City leading the way by changing the skyline of Borivali East and making it a much sought after area. CCI Rivali Park is also adding vibrant colors to the skyline of Borivali East. A&O Realty has completed an SRA Project in Devipada Slum Cluster. Important pockets to lookout in Borivali includes but not restricted to are Shimpoli, Chikuwadi, MHB Colony, Yogi Nagar, IC Colony, Jairaj Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Vazira Naka, Babhai Naka, Dattapada Road, Food Corporation of India/ Western Express Highway Area near Metro Cash & Carry, Nensey Colony, Rajendra Nagar and SV Road/ Near Daulat Nagar.

Demand is mostly led by end users, service class, businessman and corporate gentry. The economics still says that Supply is more than Demand and Price is inversely related to Demand.

Best Upcoming Projects in Borivali : 

1. Oberoi Sky City

2. CCI Rivali Park

3. Ananda Residency

4. Kamla Garden Grove Phase 2

5. One Aquaria

6. Rustomjee Summit

7. Rustomjee Pinnacle

8. DLH Kesley

9. Casa Rare

10. Kaustubh Platinum

11. Shree Rasraj Towers

12. Sunteck Signia High

Some Popular Real Estate Deals in Borivali :

The Biggest Real Estate Deal till date in Borivali is Oberoi Realty buying an 25acre land from Tata Steel in an auction for INR 1155 crores. Currently, Oberoi Realty is building Oberoi Sky City Project on the same land expected to be one of the best residential developments in Borivali East having access to upcoming Metro station of Magathane, Borivali Railway Station at 10mins and next to Western Express Highway. Its one of the Biggest freehold land developments in Borivali under-construction. 

Please note that the Under-Construction Projects mentioned in the above article are MahaRera Registered. Their details can be found on MahaRera Website : https://maharera.mahaonline.gov.in/