Taurus Investment Holdings launches Downtown Trivandrum!

TechnoparkToday.com(Oct, 2018): Taurus Investment Holdings, together with its partners – Embassy Group and Asset Homes, formally kick started its first investment in India by launching ​DOWNTOWN TRIVANDRUM​​- a landmark project located at the heart of Technopark, Trivandrum.

“Technopark is the first IT park in India.Ever since this government came to office,we have been making every effort to ensure that it becomes a world class facility by upgrading its capacities,setting up global industries,and attracting fresh talent. Our thrust on the IT sector has reflected in new projects in the industry coming up across the state of Kerala. A major move in this regard is being made today.I am glad to welcome Taurus ,Embassy and Asset homes who are jointly developing “Downtown Trivandrum” at Technopark-the first IT park in Kerala.” said Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan,Chief Minister of Kerala inaugurating the function.

“It really is a matter of great satisfaction for me to see what has so long existed on paper become a reality today. I always had the desire to see that we should move forward in the state, particularly in Thiruvananthapuram,my own constituency to showcase my profound conviction that the future of the state’s development lies in the IT field, in the knowledge industry; both education and research and in the kinds of environmentally friendly things we are well known for particularly tourism and wellness, which are both subsets of the hospitality industry. All of these things fit together extremely well . It seems to be that this is a very useful project which can attract more companies.And when these big companies come, they’ll need more office spaces which indeed this project hopes to provide” said Shri. Shashi Tharoor MP, Thiruvananthapuram.

“Taurus’ DNA is international and primarily based on accumulation of IQ not only of assets. There are of course intelligent people in all countries and continents, but few show such promising signs of dominating the future marketplace of IQ, and indirectly of AI, as India. Not only as a derivative of the 1.3 Billion people residing here but equally important as an integral part of the Indian culture. Great philosophers and gurus, from Abraham Lincoln to Mahatma Gandhi, have emphasized the importance of reflection and meditation for both personal and business life. Happiness and success are intrinsically interwoven and we hope our project will contribute to the wellbeing and pleasure of its tenants and guests. For me and my colleagues, India is a great inspiration and we are thankful that we can contribute to this rising star among the Asian nations.”, said ​Prof. Lorenz Reibling, Chairman of Taurus.

Mr. Jitu Virwani, Chairman and Managing Director Embassy Group said “We are very happy to be a significant part of the Downtown Trivandrum Project. It is encouraging to see the increasing interest from leading multinational technology companies in Kerala, to be a part of the Embassy Taurus Tech Zone. The highly sustainable and smart district environment will help create several job opportunities and build a large community; our coworking space WeWork will also bring in vibrant work spaces for entrepreneurs and startup companies. We wish the Downtown Trivandrum project all the success”

“Live-work-play is a key element for success of knowledge ecosystems worldwide and we are bringing this concept to Trivandrum through our partnership with Taurus. We believe Asset Taurus Identity serviced residences will be an important catalyst for attracting high value talent pool to Trivandrum by providing quality living spaces within Taurus Downtown. Our serviced residences will play perfect match to the SEZ and retail components of Taurus Downtown.”, said Mr. Sunil Kumar, Managing Director, Asset Homes.

India has witnessed a massive transformation over the years, with most of the development taking place beyond the metros. Tier II cities like Trivandrum, that tops the list in terms of governance and sustainable quality of life, possesses a huge potential as they provide a healthy work atmosphere for organizations to function. Trivandrum is already in the radar of tech majors as the city provides favorable factors like direct access to talent, healthy staff attrition rates at much lower costs.

Downtown Trivandrum​​, being developed by Taurus along with its partners Embassy Group and Asset Homes is a mixed-use project with 55 lakhs sq.ft of built-up space in 20 acres of land located within Phase 3 of Technopark. The project will consist of​ Embassy Taurus TechZone, Trivandrum ​​ – a state-of the-art office complex encompassing ​33 lakh sq.ft ​​of collaborative and healthy workspaces, ​Taurus Zentrum, Trivandrum ​​- a ​12 lakh sq.ft​​ world-class, retail and entertainment centre, ​Asset Taurus Identity​​- 315 units of serviced residences and a 200 key ​Business Hotel​​. Downtown Trivandrum is expected to pave the way for a a true transformation of the city and will boost Kerala’s IT ecosystem.

Embassy Taurus TechZone (ETTZ), Trivandrum will start meeting the space needs to technology firms, even before the construction of the first phase of SEZ office building gets completed in 2020. ​Keystone​​,a first-of-its-kind in Kerala prefabricated, incubation space facility with a built-up area of 62,500 sq.ft would be provided to companies that have signed up for space in ETTZ. With 800 estimated seats on two floors, companies will be able to kick-start their operations in ETTZ as early as March 2019.

Embassy Taurus TechZone is expected to generate 30,000 plus direct jobs​​. The world’s largest coworking service provider ​WeWork ​​will be establishing a facility in ETTZ. Taurus and Embassy are in advanced discussions with multiple technology majors to be take up space in TechZone.
Apart from tech jobs, Zentrum – the retail and entertainment center would bring in a major change by providing world-class social infrastructure to Technopark, ushering in a cultural shift by integrating work and leisure at different levels. Mexico-based cineplex major ​Cinepolis​​ will set up Kerala’s largest multiplex with ​15 cinema screens​​ in Zentrum, including the ​State’s first IMAX screen​​.

All components of the project will conform to the highest standards of sustainability and will feature extensive use of smart-city technology including AI and IoT elements.Preliminary work, including test piling, is already underway and construction work is expected to start by first week of November with an expected completion date in mid-2020