India, Jan. 21 -- The city's tallest skyscraper is set to come up in place of the landmark National Garage building on Bhulabhai Desai Road near the Haji Ali junction. The building which housed the iconic showroom, located between shopping arcade Heera Panna and Cadbury House, has been razed to the ground to make way for ultra-luxury residences, and the site is currently a beehive of excavation work.

Oberoi Realty, the real estate firm constructing the high rise, received the go-ahead for digging the foundation pit a couple of months ago. In October 2023, it had secured a No Objection Certificate from the Airports Authority of India to take the height up to 312.13 metres. Man Infra's Aaradhya Avaan project at Tardeo also has permission t...