Rs 32,000Cr: MP Lodha tops richest real estate entrepreneur list

Mumbai: With a wealth of Rs 31,960, Lodha Developers’ M P Lodha and family have been named India’s richest real estate entrepreneur followed by DLF’s Rajiv Singh and Embassy group founder in the second position and Jitendra Virwani in the third position.

Hurun Report and GROHE India on Monday released the third edition of ‘GROHE Hurun India Real Estate Rich List 2019′ – featuring the richest real estate entrepreneurs in India.

“With a wealth of Rs 31,960 crore, Mangal Prabhat Lodha & family of Macrotech Developers (earlier named Lodha Developers) retained the top spot in GROHE Hurun India Real Estate Rich List 2019 for the second consecutive year,” the report said.

Lodha family’s wealth increased by 18 percent during 2019 and was 12 percent of the cumulative wealth of the remaining 99 Indians featured on the list.

“At number two is Rajiv Singh of DLF (up to one rank) with a wealth of Rs 25,080 crore – up 42 percent as compared to 2018,” the report said adding that Jitendra Virwani of Embassy Property Developments bagged the third spot with a wealth of 24,750 crores.

The list was based on a snapshot of wealth as of September 30, 2019.

In the rich list, Hiranandani Communities group’s Niranjan Hiranandani is at the fourth position with Rs 17,030 crore of wealth, followed by K Raheja’s Chandru Raheja & family (5th, Rs 15,480 crore), Oberoi RealtyNSE -3.39 %’s Vikas Oberoi (6th, Rs 13,910 crore) and Bagmane Developers’ Raja Bagmane (7th, Rs 9,960 crore).

Surendra Hiranandani, House of Hiranandani Singapore, was ranked 8th with Rs 9,720 crore wealth, while Subhash Runwal & family of Mumbai-based Runwal Developers was at 9th place with a wealth of Rs 7,100 crore and PiramalNSE -0.11 % Realty’s Ajay Piramal & family (10th, Rs 6,560 crore).

As per the report, Mumbai accounted for six of the top 10 and 37 of the 100 names being its residents. Delhi and Bengaluru accounted for 19 residents each featured on the List. Interestingly, 3/4th of the richest Indians from the real estate sector are based in these three cities.

In the rich list, Hiranandani Communities group’s Niranjan Hiranandani is at the fourth position with Rs 17,030 crore of wealth, followed by K Raheja’s Chandru Raheja & family (5th, Rs 15,480 crore), Oberoi RealtyNSE -3.39 %’s Vikas Oberoi (6th, Rs 13,910 crore) and Bagmane Developers’ Raja Bagmane (7th, Rs 9,960 crore).

Surendra Hiranandani, House of Hiranandani Singapore, was ranked 8th with Rs 9,720 crore wealth, while Subhash Runwal & family of Mumbai-based Runwal Developers was at 9th place with a wealth of Rs 7,100 crore and PiramalNSE -0.11 % Realty’s Ajay Piramal & family (10th, Rs 6,560 crore).

As per the report, Mumbai accounted for six of the top 10 and 37 of the 100 names being its residents. Delhi and Bengaluru accounted for 19 residents each featured on the List. Interestingly, 3/4th of the richest Indians from the real estate sector are based in these three cities.