Adani Sweeps Mumbai’s Biggest Housing Upgrade With Motilal Nagar Project
The Adani Group just scored a huge win in Mumbai, snagging the contract for the ₹36,000 crore redevelopment of Motilal Nagar in Goregaon West. If that number feels staggering, it’s because you’re looking at one of the largest housing projects the city has seen in years—143 acres, packed tight with homes that have seen better days, all set for a complete transformation. And the bidding war? Adani Properties Pvt Ltd (APPL) left competition in the dust, offering 3.97 lakh square meters of built-up area—far more than Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) bid of 2.6 lakh square meters, which really tipped the scales and put the project squarely in Adani’s court.
This isn’t Adani’s first rodeo in Mumbai housing, either. If the ongoing Dharavi redevelopment—the largest slum overhaul in Asia—is any sign, the group is doubling down on reshaping the city’s residential scene at record scale and speed.
How This Redevelopment Will Change Goregaon—and Mumbai
The Motilal Nagar neighborhood, right now, is a mix of old homes, scattered shanties, and a confusing patchwork of infrastructure that locals know could use a radical upgrade. The plan? Tear down the outdated structures and replace them with modern apartments, up-to-date roads, public spaces, and stack in amenities that were only dreams for previous generations.
Overseeing all this is MHADA (the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority), but there’s a twist this time. Rather than going it alone, MHADA will work with a Construction and Development Agency (C&DA), a model that got a thumbs-up from the Bombay High Court. This means better oversight, fewer bureaucratic fumbles, and more accountability all around—something Mumbai’s homeowners have been demanding for decades.
- Scale: At 143 acres, the project dwarfs many others, and its size alone landed it the label of ‘special project’ by state authorities.
- Timeline: The entire process, from demolition to move-in day, is estimated to take about seven years. For the families living there now, that’s a long wait, but one they hope will be worth it.
- Amenity Boost: Residents aren’t just getting new flats—they’re promised proper roads, parks, community centers, and upgrades that will raise the bar for what neighborhood living can look like.
The next step is the official Letter of Allotment, which is on its way. Once that’s in, Adani can start the real work—beginning the kind of demolition and redevelopment that changes not just a street, but the fabric of a city.
And the competition? No doubt, L&T put up a fight. But with Adani Group now leading two of Mumbai’s most ambitious housing projects in a row, their play for dominance in the city’s real estate is impossible to ignore. For residents, city planners, and the construction industry, all eyes are on Motilal Nagar—and what comes next.
