Living and Working in Industrial Area Phase I
There is a particular kind of gravity to Industrial Area Phase I, a pull that comes from being present at the very origin of a city's story. Industrial Area Phase 1 in Chandigarh is one of the city's oldest and most important economic zones, planned as part of the original city design by the renowned architect Le Corbusier. It was conceived, in those early post-Independence years, as the working engine of a planned capital - a place of factories and workshops set within Corbusier's disciplined grid. That founding purpose has never quite left the air here, even as the neighbourhood has quietly transformed itself.
In recent years, Industrial Area Phase 1 has gradually evolved beyond traditional factories into something more layered - a business district with a genuine claim to sophistication. One of the most prominent commercial landmarks in the area is Nexus Elante Mall, which is among the largest malls in northern India, hosting international brands, entertainment facilities, and restaurants. Around it, modern office buildings such as Godrej Eternia and TDI Centre have been developed, providing workspace for multinational corporations, alongside premium hotels including Hyatt Regency Chandigarh and The Lalit Chandigarh that highlight the area's transformation into a business and hospitality hub.
Godrej's own imprint here is Godrej Eternia, a commercial address that speaks to the ambitions of this rejuvenated precinct. Located at Plot No-70, Industrial Area, Phase-I, Chandigarh, the project includes two towers and five floors, with buildings that are LEED Platinum certified. It bears the imprint of eminent architects HBRA (Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, USA) and Patel Batliwala & Associates, and offers a mix of office and retail formats designed for the modern enterprise.
Industrial Area Phase 1 is surrounded by well-developed residential sectors of Chandigarh, with employees working here often living in nearby sectors such as Sector 26, Sector 28, and Sector 32, which provide housing, schools, hospitals, and shopping centers that support the workforce. It is this rare pairing - a legacy industrial address that has learned to host both commerce and comfort - that gives the locality its enduring appeal.
