Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate's presence in Khar West is defined by a single, deliberately small building: The Designate, on St Francis Avenue opposite Sacred Heart School in the Willingdon pocket of Khar West. The Designate, registered under MAHA RERA Registration No. P51800001443, is located at St Francis Ave, opposite Sacred Heart School, Willingdon, Khar West, and developed by Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate. Rather than a large township, the developer chose to place a compact, high-specification tower at the intersection of Khar West and Santacruz, a stretch of the western suburbs where land is scarce and buyers are typically end-users rather than volume investors.
The Designate, located at the intersection of Khar West and Santacruz, near Juhu and Bandra, offers a luxurious fusion of contemporary architecture and modern comforts. Shapoorji Pallonji's The Designate offers a 13-storey structure, understated luxury exemplified, meant to be a synonym for comfort, elegance and luxury. The Designate by Shapoorji Pallonji consists of only 26 apartments reserved for a select few and embraces the idea of 'less is more' for a truly private and exclusive lifestyle. Residents enjoy privacy with only two apartments per floor, along with premium amenities like a terrace garden, cinema, lounge, and gymnasium.
Configurations are limited to 3 BHK homes. The 3 BHK flats are available at a price of Rs 7.50 Cr with a property size of 1156 Sqft, while resale listings on other platforms have quoted starting prices from around ₹6.64 Cr onward. The project has 26 units and its status is ready to move. The building also carries smart-home fittings and mechanical car parking, features that align it with the compact, high-density luxury towers Shapoorji Pallonji has built elsewhere along the Bandra-Santacruz-Khar belt.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Project | The Designate |
| Developer | Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate |
| Location | St Francis Avenue, opp. Sacred Heart School, Willingdon, Khar West |
| MahaRERA No. | P51800001443 |
| Configuration | 3 BHK |
| Height | 13 storeys, 2 apartments per floor |
| Total units | 26 |
The scale of The Designate is deliberately small, but the company behind it is not. Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate is the residential development arm of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, a Mumbai-headquartered conglomerate founded as Littlewood Pallonji in 1865. The parent organisation comprises 15 major companies delivering end-to-end solutions across six business segments, with a workforce of over 37,000 people operating in more than 40 countries. Ownership has remained with the founding Mistry family for five generations, with the company headed by a grandson of founder Pallonji Mistry until 2012, when he announced his retirement and the succession of his son, Shapoor Mistry.
The group's Mumbai footprint includes some of the city's recognisable structures. In real estate, Shapoorji Pallonji and Company has developed over 16 million square feet of residential and commercial projects across India. In 2010, it built India's tallest building of the time, The Imperial, a residential tower in Mumbai. Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate was the first Indian company to construct two 60-storey residential towers in Mumbai. After the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the company was involved in the repairs and renovation of the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower that was severely damaged. On the affordable end of the spectrum, in 2016 the group launched the brand Joyville to deliver affordable homes across multiple locations nationwide, showing the same engineering group operates across the full price ladder, from Joyville communities to a 26-unit Khar West tower.
The Designate is not an isolated bet on this micro-market. Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate runs several other addresses in the same arc of the western suburbs and central business district, including BKC 9 and BKC 28 in Bandra East, Vicinia near Powai, Nine Arcs in Santacruz East, Sarova in Kandivali East, and Heartland in Mulund West. Positioning a boutique luxury tower in Khar West, sandwiched between Bandra and Santacruz, extends this cluster into one of the more tightly held residential pockets of the western suburbs, where redevelopment opportunities are limited and new supply is scarce.
The Khar Subway, Western Express Highway, domestic and international airports, and the Bandra-Worli Sea Link provide The Designate with seamless connectivity, while the proposed metro line and Coastal Road will further enhance accessibility. Its proximity to Bandra Kurla Complex and top-rated schools like the Podar Institute of Education, LS Raheja College, and St. Teresa's Institute of Education makes it suited to professionals, entrepreneurs, and households with children.
Khar West's underlying real estate fundamentals explain why a developer of this scale chose to build here rather than in an emerging suburb. Average property rates per square foot for flats in Khar West stood around Rs 63,450 per sq ft, having changed by 8.5 percent in the last 1 year, 15.4 percent over 3 years and 19.5 percent over 5 years. Separately, the average asking price rose from ₹59,250 per sq ft in June 2025 to ₹60,350 in December 2025 and ₹61,100 per sq ft as of March 2026. The market remains attractive to investors, supported by a healthy rental yield of 3.95 percent and sustained demand for premium residential apartments.
Connectivity upgrades already underway are expected to add further momentum. Mumbai Metro Line 3's underground corridor from Aarey to Colaba is set to trigger 10-15% property price appreciation in Bandra, Khar, and South Mumbai within 12-18 months of full operations. The Santacruz Metro Station on Line 3 is about 2.6 km away, while Linking Road and SV Road provide daily bus access, with Khar Road Railway Station and the airport around 25 minutes away. Khar West enjoys proximity to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, just 3.26 kilometres away, and the nearest rail station, Khar, is conveniently located at a distance of 0.56 kilometres.
Social infrastructure around The Designate reinforces its end-user appeal. The area has top schools like Beacon High School and Podar International, plus hospitals like Ramakrishna Mission Hospital. Residents also benefit from proximity to Juhu Beach and the Carter Road Promenade, scenic waterfront spots perfect for strolls and outdoor activities with views of the Arabian Sea. This combination of a settled, low-density neighbourhood, walking-distance social infrastructure and improving transit access is what a Shapoorji Pallonji Real Estate buyer is underwriting when purchasing into a limited-inventory address like The Designate.
