mumbai the enforcement directorate ed will occupy prime real estate in one of mumbais most expensive office buildings owned by a politician ceejay house at worli designed by architect noshir talati and constructed by ncp leader praful patels company millennium developers will be the eds new address the agency is in the process of shifting one of its zonal offices on two floors of ceejay house that once belonged to late drug smuggler iqbal memon alias iqbal mirchithe building was constructed after amalgamating mirchis plot where he used to run the fishermans wharf pub the top floors of ceejay house comprise the residence of praful patel spread over 35000 sq ft last february the special pmla court declared mirchis first wife hajra and their two sons asif and junaid fugitive economic offenders and ordered their properties be seizedthe ed had filed an application before the court requesting it to confiscate the mirchi familys 15 properties including two floors of ceejay house the collective worth of these properties is over rs 100 crore recently the ed took possession of the two floors 9000sqft carpet area on third floor and 5000sqft on fourth floorthe administrative staff of the ed have been visiting the premises for the last few days and are making required changes before shifting their office a source said after confiscation it becomes a government asset since there is an option under which the affected parties can challenge the final confiscation order within the provided time period the ed is not auctioning the property but making the best use of itthe ed had its regional office at rented premises of kaiserehind building at ballard estate mirchi through an associate had sold his rights over the closed discotheque fisherman wharf to patels company millennium developers had signed an agreement with mirchis wife hajra and two sons asif and junaid jointly on november 4 2004 under which they were allotted 9000 sq ft carpet area on the third floor and 5000sqft on the fourth floor junaid was a minor when the agreement was signedthe ed is investigating a money laundering case against the mirchi family and the former promoters of dhfl kapil and dheeraj wadhawan the case is based on a fraudulent transaction related to three buildings at worli