Tamil Nadu’s first IT corridor

Ample features make Old Mahabalipuram Road a home buyer’s preferred destination

Fifteen years ago, crossing Adyar towards the Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) in the evening was deemed risky. Tall shrubs blanketed the terrain near Taramani. On this stretch, the only option to get around was to take the intermittent buses to Taramani.

However, the opening of Tidel Park, the Technology hub, in 2000, revolutionised not only Taramani’s scenery, but also paved the way for a 30-kilometre stretch of the OMR from Madhya Kailash in Adyar to Siruseri Information Technology Park in the south. With this transformation, OMR gave rise to Tamil Nadu’s first IT corridor, and the region has only progressed since then. It is currently one of the city’s crown jewels, offering multiple benefits to its inhabitants, including interconnectivity, social infrastructure, and return on investment, to name a few.

Now with pandemic and hygiene concerns, location remains a key consideration for first-time homebuyers since it helps determine their lifestyle in terms of easy access to schools, offices, entertainment hubs and much more. With OMR, emerging as a real estate micro-market hotspot, it has become a sought-after location in recent times, owing to the same.

Connectivity

Conveniently positioned near all significant places of interest in Chennai, OMR is an expedient avenue with public transportation options including a railway station, metro rails, bus stations, and an airport. Sholinganallur, on OMR in South Chennai, is one of the city’s newest real estate hotspots. This self-contained suburb is one of the most sought-after locations in the city, owing to its vicinity to the coastline, beaches, and a lake, as well as its closeness to the IT corridor, commercial institutions, and business and leisure centres. The region has strong social and physical infrastructure, making life easier for its residents, enabling access to suburbs such as Thoraipakkam, Navalur, Medavakkam, Karappakam, Velachery, Chromepet, Perumbakkam, as well as destinations outside the city. The region also allows seamless connectivity to vital necessities such as top-rated schools, commercial hubs, hospitals, and IT/ITES.

Affordability