Maskati Corner, originally Tata Mansion was built by the Tata brothers Byram, Bahadur & Dadiba from Billimora, Gujarat approximately around 1915.
Initially, it served as a home to those family members who had left Billimora to come to Bombay.
The building when built originally, had only three floors. Subsequently, the fourth floor was added some years later. There are two flats on each floor & shops around the building at pavement level.
Many, many years later, due to stressed financial conditions, they were constrained to sell the building.
It was built in an era where there were hardly any privately owned motor vehicles as a result of which today the residents face terrible parking issues.
From the building, one can get a view of the iconic Kemp’s Corner flyover.
Very centrally located at Kemp’s Corner, the building today is a heritage structure.
Author
Khorshed Bulsara
Dhun Tata
( Grand nieces )