Real Estate property firm Unitech has put on the block its 2-lakh sq
ft office at upmarket Saket in New Delhi.
Both Unitech and HDFC admitted the property was on the block, but refused
to confirm the deal. "I cannot confirm till we sign a deal,"
Unitech chairman Ramesh Chandra said.
HDFC joint MD Renu Sud Karnad said Unitech wants to sell the property
but HDFC was not interested in buying it. She said the Saket property
was mortgaged with HDFC as collateral for the Rs 30 crore her firm had
lent to the real estate developer. HDFC has a much larger debt exposure
to Unitech, said Ms Karnad.
But a Unitech executive told ET that HDFC had agreed to buy the Saket
property for Rs 450-500 crore and a formal agreement is likely to be
signed by the end of this month.
Most real estate firms have been facing a severe cash crunch as sales
have slowed down and credit has become tight. With the crisis deepening
in the real estate space, rating agencies have been downgrading realty
firms.
