Brigade Group Accelerates Kerala Expansion with Landmark WTC and Brigade Square Launch

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
Brigade Group conducted the foundation stone-laying ceremony along with Bhoomi puja for its flagship World Trade Center (WTC) at Technopark Phase I, Kazhakkottam, here on February 11 (Wednesday).

The WTC will consist of 20 floors, plus ground and four basements. Designed to serve as a global business hub, the WTC aims to enhance the local IT ecosystem and attract international investment to the capital.

Seeram Sambasiva Rao, Special Secretary, Department of Electronics & IT, Govt. of Kerala, attended the ceremony and unveiled the plaque.

The company also inaugurated Brigade Square, a 1.85 lakh sq. ft. IT building located near Technopark’s Park Centre. The facility was inaugurated by Sandip Kumar, CEO of Technopark, in the presence of M.R. Jaishankar, Executive Chairman of Brigade Enterprises Limited.

“At Brigade, we have always believed in the power of infrastructure to transform cities into global economic hubs. Our commitment to Kerala is driven by the state’s exceptional talent pool and its emerging potential as a primary growth engine for South India. By bringing world-class landmarks like the World Trade Center to Thiruvananthapuram and expanding our presence in Kochi we are creating a sustainable ecosystem that will attract global investment and redefine the state’s industrial landscape for decades to come,” said M R Jaishankar, Executive Chairman, Brigade Enterprises Limited.

“The WTC will be an iconic building which will enhance Technopark’s ecosystem. We are also planning to expand in Infopark Kochi by adding another tower to the existing WTC, which will make it to a total one million sq feet of IT office space including the existing operational towers at WTC, Kochi,” he added.

Sandip Kumar, CEO of Technopark, said “The city has good connectivity and talent pool for companies to thrive and Technopark offers so many opportunities with availability of land and space. Moreover, new IT Policy will outline the incentives for the industry. Land shortage issue in Infopark Kochi can be sorted out with changes in policy.”

Hrishikesh Nair, President of WTC, further detailed the Group’s roadmap, revealing plans for IT Infrastructure developments in Thiruvananthapuram creating a comprehensive environment for global companies to thrive in Kerala.

Former CEOs of Technopark G Vijayaraghavan, Col Sanjeev Nair (Retd) and S Ramnath; Vineet Verma, MD, Aureya FM Services P. Limited (formerly WTC Trades & Projects Private Limited); Roshin Mathew, Executive Director, Brigade Enterprises Limited; and S N Raghuchandran Nair, President, TMA, were also present.

Established in 1986, Brigade Group is one of India’s leading property developers with close to four decades of expertise in building positive experiences for all their stakeholders and winning their customers’ trust.

Brigade has developed many landmark buildings and transformed skylines across India in the cities of Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mysuru, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, and GIFT City with developments across Residential, Office, Retail, Hospitality and Education Sectors.