The Bhendi Bazaar redevelopment plan was lauded by graduate students of Columbia University’s school of architecture, planning and preservation who are visiting the city to examine its model of urban renewal.
… The ambitious Rs 4000 crore project, undertaken by the Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust (SBUT), seeks to redevelop 16.5 acres containing several crumbling residential and commercial structures, which have remained in general disrepair for more than a century. Spearheaded by the late Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, the spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community, this plan was drawn up to better the lives of 3,200 families, incorporating holistic, sustainable development with new buildings, green spaces, wide roads, modern infrastructure and more visible commercial areas.
Columbia graduates study Bhendi Bazaar revamp plan (Times of India)