Located at the intersection of Central Avenue and the Lakeside Park in Palava, Lodha Serenity is a part of Palava’s most happening neighbourhood.
Glitz, Glamour and more, at the Xperia Fashion Week
Season 3 of Xperia Fashion Week saw a splendid display of glitter, glamour and style. With over 2,500 registrations, the judges had a tough time choosing 6 finalists from each of the 3 categories – Kids, Women and Men. The finale was a grand event, with the finalists showcasing collections of over 30 fashion brands available at the Xperia Mall. All in all, the crowd was truly mesmerised by the impressive outfits presented on stage.
A Children’s Day Special at the Xperia Kids Fiesta
On a breezy Thursday morning in November, when the entire city of Mumbai was struggling to get going, the kids were bustling with energy and waiting for the clock to strike 4. The reason – it was 14th November a.k.a Children’s Day, and their favourite mall – Xperia, had something amazing planned for them. Nickelodeon’s Motu Patlu were on their way to enchant the kids with their antics at the ‘Xperia Kids Fiesta’.
The week-long celebration also had Nickelodeon’s Shiva, Rudra, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Gattu Battu and Power Rangers visit and offer the kids fun-filled moments to remember. The parents weren’t left behind either, as they got to win international holidays for themselves through a lucky draw.
It’s an Xperia Xmas!
Walking through the glass doors of Xperia Mall, one couldn’t miss the 20 ft. towering Christmas Tree in the main atrium. Santa’s Hut had a long queue of visitors waiting their turn to meet the Father of Christmas, who greeted everyone with a smile and loads of presents.
Children surrounded the stage, gazing in amazement, as they learned how to make a snowman in one of the many workshops planned for them. A few others were keen to grab an opportunity to click a picture at the exclusively created Christmas selfie zone and Boomerang Hut. Overall, it was a spectacle to witness and will be cherished forever.
Shot at Palava
Palava is recognized as a city that offers quality education and exceptional facilities to its students, including access to good schools in Dombivli, transforming them into better leaders of tomorrow.
Adding to its world-class offerings in education, Palava has recently launched its new state board school, Lodha World School - Taloja Bypass Road. The school will teach students from nursery up to 6th grade.
The ICSE Lodha World School (LWS), Palava is one of the best schools in Dombivli that was been ranked No.1 ICSE School in the ‘Innovative Teaching’ category by Education Today in the India School Merit Awards, 2019. The survey was conducted across thousands of top schools and pre-schools in the International Board, CBSE, ICSE and State Boards.
Lodha World School has also been ranked among the top 15 schools in Mumbai and the top 20 schools in Maharashtra in the recent release of rankings of co-ed day schools in India by Education World. The schools were evaluated across multiple factors including, academic reputation, competency of faculty, attention to students, and many more.
With 3 ICSE schools in Dombivli (Lodha World School, Casa Bella Gold; Pawar Public School, Casa Rio and The Shri Ram Universal School, Lakeshore Greens), a CBSE school in Dombivli (Lodha World School, Lakeshore Greens) and an upcoming SSC school (Lodha World School, Taloja Bypass Road), schools in Palava provides a choice of educational institutes and boards to pick from.
Lodha, Building a Better Life, the Right Way
At Lodha, guided by our vision of ‘Building a Better Life’ we follow transparent and ethical business practices. We have stringent anti-corruption, anti-bribery and anti-money laundering policies that are binding to all our associates, contractors, suppliers, subsidiaries, affiliates and sub-contractors. We ensure adherence to a high level of social, ethical and responsible practices in any business dealings by having multiple checkpoints and processes in place. Any suspected instance of policy violation is deftly investigated and appropriate disciplinary action, including suspension & termination of service or initiation of civil and/or criminal proceedings, is undertaken. Coupled with our commitment to nurturing an environment that enables growth and fulfils ambition for all our stakeholders and consumer trust in the brand; Lodha is India’s leading realty player.
Being a Smart City, technology is an integral part of planning at Palava, from smart card access in residential buildings, to sustainability initiatives such as Solid Waste Management, Palava has always been at the frontier of all things smart. And that is why, when it comes to the office spaces at Palava, technology finds its niche in providing an innovative, convenient, and holistic experience to corporate employees.
The smart app that’s being designed will provide a plethora of smart services:
Employee Smart Access: Provides smart, secure and hassle-free access with comfort and convenience on the phone.
Smart Parking Management: Enables digitally authenticated vehicle movement in the parking zone through Automatic Number Plate Recognition logic.
Smart Connected Cafeteria: Provides cashless and trackable food ordering solutions from connected office cafeterias and the Xperia Mall.
Smart Connectivity: Enables real-time tracking of shuttle buses to provide an estimated time of arrival at the location along with options to book seats in the bus.
With the use of smart technology, the commercial spaces in Palava will provide a convenient and hassle-free experience to corporate employees.
Over the last 12 months, Palava has seen much traction in the banking and financial service sector with India’s leading banks and financial institutions taking up space at Lodha iThink, Palava’s first commercial tower.
Within 12 months of opening, HDFC Bank has expanded from 2 floors to occupy4 floors. Axis Bank, the latest entrant to Palava’s commercial space, has taken up 2 entire office floors. Piramal Capital and Housing Finance has also started its operations in Palava. With the first commercial tower completely occupied and the second tower being OC ready, Palava is garnering a lot of interest from fin-tech companies.
Palava is one of the few transit-oriented developments in India that provides a perfect ground for companies to grow and flourish due to its focus on sustainability, social infrastructure, connectivity and professional talent availability.
Palava is developing a business district for the future in the MMR - one that will provide world-class offices at lower operating cost. By 2025, Palava will have over 7 million sq. ft. of office spaces with over 100,000 working professionals across BFSI, Advanced IT, ITeS, and similar industries.
Shot on location
Palava Corporate Challenge – Season 4, the biggest and most awaited corporate challenge of the year, concluded on a high note. Held over two weekends starting from 14th April, the tournament saw over 70 corporates participating across football, squash, tennis and swimming battling it out for the title.
More than 500 players from top corporates like Reliance, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, J.P. Morgan and many more, put their best foot forward in the qualifying rounds at the FIFA-standard football field and the Olympic Sports Complex in Palava. The sheer size of the facility which houses a 50m Olympic
swimming pool, 6 squash and 5 tennis courts, left the participants spellbound.
While Deloitte and Willis Towers Watson took home the winning trophy for men's and women's
football, respectively, TCS and Atos Origins emerged as winners in lawn tennis & squash. GSA became the undisputed swimming champions in both male and female categories.
Get a Glimpse of all the action at Palava Corporate Challenge – Season 4:
Shot on location
This June, Palava was all about going green, and being eco-friendly as we celebrated together, the
spirit of World Environment Day through numerous green initiatives, all through the month. Around
1500 people including children, adults and senior citizens took part in the #PalavaGoGreen campaign.
Residents participated in large numbers in the plantation and cleanliness drives while over 700 students took the Green Pledge at the Lakeside Park to protect and preserve the nature.
Photo enthusiasts captured the city greenery during the Green Photowalk, that took them on a nature trail. The month-long campaign ended with a student exhibition of ‘Best Out of Waste’ initiative, where 20 projects were displayed at Xperia Mall.
Over 1000 visitors voted for these projects, to help choose the winner. In a nutshell, the activities helped create awareness and emphasize the need to care for the environment.
Artist's impression
Ranked as India’s No.1 smart city†, Palava is a nurturing haven for its residents that ensures their healthy living and well-being. The city stands out owing to the fact that it houses thousands of trees and has over 60% open spaces. Palava, an integrated Live-Work-Learn-Play city, is now coming up with quality healthcare solutions in association with Asian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) Hospital, which is part of its larger vision of 10-acre 'Palava Medical Hub'. While the city’s natural surroundings and greenery do much to benefit one’s health, this is a step closer towards healthy living and world-class medical solutions.
Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, popularly known as AIMS Hospital, founded by Dr. Milind Shirodkar, is committed to providing quality healthcare services to the people and is accredited by NABH & ISO for its efficient quality healthcare services. The vision of AIMS hospital is to be a centre for Clinical Excellence, Education and Innovation, by delivering world-class care and exceptional services with humanity, strong ethical principles and social well-being.
AIMS hospital, Palava
Striving for excellence across all domains, healthcare in the city and adjoining areas will see new heights of merit as Palava and AIMS hospital join hands to bring quality healthcare solutions to the public. The new multi-specialty hospital in Palava, will be coming up at Casa Rio. The 100+ bed hospital will be one of the largest and premium healthcare setup on Kalyan-Shilphata road.
Key facilities at the hospital:
• International standard Operation Theaters
• ICU, ICCU, Pediatric ICU, Neonatal ICU
• Endoscopy Suite & Birthing Suite
• Daycare Centre
• Dialysis Department
• Advanced Cath Lab
• Mortuary & Cold Storage
• Advanced Diagnostic Facility : X ray, USG, Doppler, Bone
• Density, Mammography, 2D Echo, Stress Test, CT Scan
• Pathology
• Dental Department
• 24X7 Cardiac Ambulance
• 24X7 Pharmacy
AIMS Medical Centre, Lakeshore Greens
Palava will soon have AIMS Medical Centre at Lakeshore Greens which will be fully equipped with emergency care and diagnostic facilities. The medical centre will provide multi-specialty OPD consultations by expert team of doctors including:
• Physician
• Gynecologist & Obstetrician
• Pediatrician & Neonatologist
• ENT
• Orthopedician & Joint Replacement Surgeon
• General Surgeon
• Dermatologist & Cosmetologist
• Audiologist & Speech Therapist
The centre will be well-equipped to handle all sorts of medical emergencies at its daycare facility and emergency centre. Patients will also be able to avail the pathology services and use the diagnostic department for X-ray, Ultrasonography, Echocardiography, Color Doppler etc. The medical centre at Lakeshore Greens is expected to be ready by March 2020.
24x7 cardiac ambulance facility
Fully equipped cardiac ambulances, integrated with 911 helpline at Palava will provide access to emergency care within 5-10 minutes.