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| name = Akshaya Abov<br />
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| location = [[Padur]], [[Chennai]], [[India]]<br />
| address = [[Old Mahabalipuram Road]], Padur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India<br />
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| building_type = Residential cum commercial<br />
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| roof = {{convert|132|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="BL_Akshaya38Floors"/><br />
| top_floor = 37<br />
| floor_count = 38<br />
| elevator_count = 5 (2 passenger lifts, 1 bed lift, 1 service lift, and 1 retail area lift)<br />
| architectural_style= [[Modernism]]<br />
| cost = <br />
| floor_area = {{convert|23650|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}<br />
| architect = <br />
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| main_contractor = [[Shapoorji Pallonji Group]] <br />
| developer = Akshaya Homes<br />
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'''Akshaya Abov''' is a residential-cum-commercial skyscraper in the neighbourhood of [[Padur]] in [[Chennai]], [[India]]. The tower is 38 stories tall, with 31 residential units and 32 swimming pools. The tower is said to be the first building in the city to house one house per floor and the only building to have 31 homes with 32 swimming pools.<ref name="IIFL_Abov"/><br />
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==History==<br />
The project was launched in October 2012 and construction began the same year.<ref>{{cite news<br />
| last = Behl <br />
| first = Vinod <br />
| title = Akshaya launches TN's tallest luxury green residential tower <br />
| newspaper = Realty Plus <br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages =<br />
| language =<br />
| date = 19 October 2012<br />
| url = http://www.realtyplusmag.com/rpnewsletter/fullstory.asp?news_id=22234&cat_id=1<br />
| accessdate = 25 October 2012}}</ref> As of July 2019, 25 levels (of 38 levels) have been completed.<br />
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==Location==<br />
The tower is located on a plot of 1.66 acres in Padur, a southern neighbourhood of Chennai, on the [[Old Mahabalipuram Road]].<ref name="IIFL_Abov">{{cite news<br />
| last = India Infoline News Services<br />
| first = <br />
| title = Akshaya launches 'ABOV' the tallest residential tower in Tamil Nadu<br />
| newspaper = IIFL<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages =<br />
| language =<br />
| date = 22 October 2012<br />
| url = https://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news-top-story/akshaya-launches-%E2%80%98abov%E2%80%99-the-tallest-residential-tower-in-tamil-nadu-113110703172_1.html<br />
| access-date = 15 September 2020}}</ref><br />
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==The tower==<br />
The tower is {{convert|132|m|abbr=on}} tall and has 38 floors, with floor plates of 6,700 square feet.<ref name="BL_Akshaya38Floors">{{cite news<br />
| last = <br />
| first = <br />
| title = Akshaya to build TN's tallest residential tower with 38 floors <br />
| newspaper = Business Line<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages =<br />
| language =<br />
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons<br />
| date = 18 October 2012<br />
| url = https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/real-estate/akshaya-to-build-tns-tallest-residential-tower-with-38-floors/article20516560.ece<br />
| access-date = 15 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="ET_AkshayaPaidOff">{{cite news<br />
| last = Kumar <br />
| first = Amit <br />
| title = From Rs 10,000 to Rs 350 cr: Akshaya's decision to construct green buildings has paid off<br />
| newspaper = The Economic Times<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages =<br />
| language =<br />
| publisher = ET<br />
| date = 19 November 2012<br />
| url = https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/entrepreneurship/from-rs-10000-to-rs-350-cr-akshayas-decision-to-construct-green-buildings-has-paid-off/articleshow/17253010.cms<br />
| access-date = 15 September 2020}}</ref> The ground floor (Level 1) consists of the lobby and Levels 2 and 3 will have retail and commercial spaces, respectively. Levels 4 to 31 and Levels 35 and 36 will have residential condominiums, one per floor, besides a clubhouse on Level 34. Levels 37 and 38 are service floors. The tower has a total of 31 apartments, each with its own plunge pool, besides a common swimming pool.<ref name="BL_Akshaya38Floors"/><br />
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The tower also includes an exclusive fine dining restaurant, spa, clubhouse, private movie hall, and a business centre.<ref name="BL_Akshaya38Floors"/> Built with Seismic Zone III design,<ref name="IIFL_Abov"/> the design of the tower is IGBC platinum green home rated, and is also five-star rated by [[CRISIL]].<ref name="BL_Akshaya38Floors"/> The tower covers about 9 percent of the plot, with the remaining 1.5 acres used for landscaping.<ref name="IIFL_Abov"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[List of tallest buildings in Chennai]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.akshaya.com/residential-apartment/abov-omr Official website of the apartment complex]<br />
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[[Category:Skyscrapers in Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Skyscraper residential buildings in Chennai]]<br />
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