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[[File:Mumbai night skyline.jpg|thumb|250px|MVRDC]]
'''Cuffe Parade''' is a historic and significant business district of the city of Mumbai, India. It is home to a collection of commercial and office high-rises. It is bordered to the north by [[Nariman Point]] which, along with Cuffe Parade, forms the greater CBD region of the city.

==History==
Cuffe Parade was named after T. W. Cuffe of the [[Bombay City Improvement Trust]], which reclaimed around 75,000 m² on the western shore of [[Colaba]]. Much of Cuffe Parade was developed on [[reclaimed land]] in the 1960s, with many of the buildings over thirty storeys high.

Prior to the mid 2000s, some of the tallest buildings in [[South Asia]] were located in Cuffe Parade. Unlike Nariman Point to the North, Cuffe Parade's lack of proximity to major historical sites has allowed construction of towers above 150 metres of height. However, in recent years, residential towers in [[Parel]], along with commercial towers in [[Mumbai Central]] have overtaken Cuffe Parade's skyline.

Cuffe Parade has been making a resurgence in recent years, with a slew of residential and commercial towers going up along the bay facing Nariman Point. There are also plans to greenfly the edge of the bay, allowing a seamless park/plaza between Cuffe Parade and Marine Drive.

==Overview==
To the east is [[Colaba Causeway]] and to the west is the [[Arabian Sea]]. Among the notable residents are members of the [[Dhirubhai Ambani|Ambani]] and [[M.F. Husain|Husain]] families.

* Prominent businessmen living here include [[Subhash Chandra]] of [[Essel Group]], the Goenka family, the [[Narendra Patni|Patni]] family, [[Nimesh Kampani]] of JM Financial. The skyline consists of prominent buildings like Maker Tower and Jolly Maker-1, considered to be the richest housing society in Mumbai.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120209073544/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-08/mumbai/31036738_1_worli-s-samudra-mahal-ncpa-apartments-nariman-point India's highest deal for a flat: Rs 1.11 lakh/sq ft - Times Of India]. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2012-02-08). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.</ref>
* Cuffe Parade Resident Association is a citizen's organisation looking after the interests of the Cuffe Parade area since 1971.<ref>[http://www.cpramumbai.com/intro.htm :: CPRA : Cuffe Parade Residents Association ::] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040408045110/http://cpramumbai.com/intro.htm |date=2004-04-08 }}. Cpramumbai.com (1975-12-25). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.</ref>
* The slum children of the area are educated by schools organised by [[Bina Sheth Lashkari]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/55594/slum-kids-road-naming-doorstep-school-mumbai-rajani-paranjpe-bina-lashkari/|title=This NGO is Motivating Slum Kids to Stay in School By Naming Alleys and Streets After Them|date=2016-05-19|website=The Better India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref>
* It is suspected that some of the original attackers in the [[2008 Mumbai attacks|November Mumbai attacks]] disembarked from a boat in the area in 2008, according to local eyewitnesses.<ref name="FT-28th">{{cite news|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9578024a-bceb-11dd-af5a-0000779fd18c.html|date=28 November 2008|title=Night the city became the scene of a bloodbath|access-date=28 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602042241/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9578024a-bceb-11dd-af5a-0000779fd18c.html|archive-date=2 June 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* MVRDC [[World Trade Centre (Mumbai)|World Trade Centre I]] is located at Cuffe Parade in Mumbai, it is 156 metres high and has 35 floors. It is a commercial and shopping complex.
* One of India's top media empires, that of Ronnie Screwvala, started in 1981,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bhat|first=Varada H.|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ronnie-sells-his-magic-kingdom-111080400053_1.html|title=Ronnie sells his magic kingdom|date=2011-08-04|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref> right here when he brought one of India's first cable TV channels to Cuffe Parade.

==Local landmarks==
*Taj President Hotel<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gdsomani.org/index.html|title=G D SOMANI Memorial School (ICSE)|website=www.gdsomani.org|access-date=2018-01-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104192708/http://www.gdsomani.org/index.html|archive-date=4 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[World Trade Center (Mumbai)|World Trade Centre]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180104192708/http://www.gdsomani.org/index.html G D Somani Memorial School]
*[[BD Somani International School]]
*Makers Arcade
*WIRC of ICAI
*[[Colaba Woods]]
*[[Mehr Naz building]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gdsomani.org|title=G D SOMANI Memorial School (ICSE)|website=www.gdsomani.org|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120111171628/http://www.cpramumbai.com/ Cuffe Parade Residents Association (CPRA)].
* [http://wikimapia.org/#lat=18.9157562&lon=72.8275323&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2&show=/3439011/Cuffe-Parade Cuffe Parade] at ''[[wikimapia]]''.
* [https://archive.today/20130103070101/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-01-22/open-space/27841212_1_tallest-building-shreepati-arcade-india The Times of India]

{{Mumbai metropolitan area}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Mumbai]]

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>ShreyasMinocha at 09:48, 21 May 2021