mumbai in a recordbreaking deal for a home in a residential building an 18000 sq feet triplex in an underconstruction tower at walkeshwar in south mumbai has been sold for rs 252 crore real estate market sources say the transaction between industrialist niraj bajaj and macrotech developers lodha group is the most expensive in india to date last month a 30000 sq feet penthouse in a worli luxury tower was sold to industrialist bk goenka chairman of welspun group for rs 240 crore it was touted as the biggest apartment deal in the country but it has taken only a month for the bajajlodha transaction to surpass it while the february deal was for a finished building the current transaction is for a project in which construction work has just begunbajaj chairman of bajaj auto and promoterdirector of bajaj group has booked the top three floors in the upcoming lodha malabar tower close to raj bhavan atwalkeshwar the cost works out to about rs 1 4 lakh per sqft it is learnt that the industrialist has made a token payment to book the triplex and the remaining amount will be paid after the building receives an occupation certificate from bmcproperty market experts said there is a spurt of sales of luxury apartments in mumbai as most buyers want to beat the march 31 2023 deadline this is because from april 2023 capital gains allowed to be invested under section 54 have been limited to rs 10crore any capital gain above rs 10 crore would be automatically taxed as applicablework on the 31storey skyscraper project has only just begun with the ground being dug at present the building is scheduled to be completed by june 2026 bajajs new pad will be on the 29 30 and 31st floors of the tower along with eight car parks the industrialist currently resides with his family at mount unique building on pedder road the building where the bajajs have lived on the top two floors for decades is over 50 years old but without the amenities offered by new luxury towers in lodha malabar the industrialist and his family will have access to a private rooftop terrace with a swimming pool the deal was registered on monday and a rs 15 crore stamp duty was paid according to indextap comlast month welspun group chairman bk goenka bought a triplex through a group company in three sixty west a luxury project at annie besant road worli the penthouse on the 63th 64th and 65th floors in tower b is spread over 30000 sq ft