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Astitva bags 'Best Green Project' Award at CREDAI Awards 2015
20 Mar 2015, 05:31 am

Kolkata, Mar 20 (NITN): Kolkata’s first gold rated green residential building from the Primarc Group, accredited by Indian Green Building Council, has been conferred the prestigious Credai Bengal Realty Award 2015 under the Best Green Project segment.
'Astitva', one the flagship projects of Primarc Group, which has been awarded the IGBC Green Homes pre-certified 'Gold' certification, comprises of three residential towers offering G+16 floors and spread over 2,76,405 square feet.
Astitva will be a high rise residential building located at the denser area of Kolkata, in KankurgachI.
Sidharth Pansari, Director, Primarc Group said, “We truly acknowledge the Award bestowed on us by CREDAI Bengal. We are delighted and all I can say is that this award would encourage my team to work towards the direction of making Primarc a name to reckon with in the real estate segment."
The top-notch eco-friendly project, one of the best residential projects in eastern India, aims to leave as little carbon footprint as possible, become a part of sustainability through green design, bring maximum comfort for its residents and optimum health for the planet Earth, heighten aesthetic qualities and improve overall quality of life.
Located at denser area in the city of Kolkata, i.e, Kakurgachi, the basic amenities will be within a few miles for the residents of the project.
The building is designed to gain more natural lighting and fresh air. The orientation of the building minimizes the exposure to solar radiation. All aspects of the modern gated community have been incorporated in the design. Skywalks over the rooftop connect all the three blocks.
There is ample greenery provided by lush green foliage and focal on environment friendly initiatives such as 'stretcher' and 'service lift' in every block, air conditioned apartments with VRF technology, water treatment plant using latest technology, natural water body with walkways and greenery on sides.
The property also has modern amenities 'suspended sky terrace', 'water body', 'multipurpose play court' on terrace, temple, air-conditioned gymnasium & health club, indoor games room and air-conditioned community Hall.
“Features like water efficient landscaping, water efficient plumbing fixtures, waste water treatment and reuse, energy efficient HVAC system, Solar PV powered street lighting, use of regional and high recycled content material are some of the key features which has made Astitva the Best Green Project of the city," Pansari said.
Astitva residential project went under construction on November 2011 and is on schedule to handover the project to the residents on June 2015.
Primarc Group is a diversified player in the retail & realty sector in eastern India. Primarc owns and operates over 45 stores across various formats across east India including Raymond, Color Plus, Park Avenue, Essence, Esquire, Story and so on.
Primarc Realty has recently pioneered the concept of environment friendly Green buildings across MIG and HIG segments in Bengal, with its flaghsip project Astitva being pre-certified as the first 'Gold' rated residential building in West Bengal. It has over 4 million sq. ft. of residential projects under development. .
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