10 Indian CEOs who own the most expensive homes

New Delhi: These are some of the biggest names in the Indian corporate world. Besides running large corporations they also have an extravagant lifestyle which is reflective in the houses they own and the luxury they can afford. Check out the list of see where some of the top head-honchos in our country live: 10) Rana KapoorYES Bank CEOThe family of YES Bank CEO and managing director Rana Kapoor recently bought a residential building - jointly owned by Citibank and GlaxoSmithKline - on tony Altamount Road in Mumbai for Rs 128 crore, and has plans to build a home there. The Altamount Road is an upmarket residential locality in South Mumbai that is also home to many famous high net worth individuals (HNIs). The building is next to Mukesh Ambani's 27-storey Antilla. The building, built on a third of an acre plot, stands in the middle of a posh neighbourhood that boasts of homes of some of India's richest businessmen - Ambani and Kumar Mangalam Birla - as well as of Washington House sold recently by the US Embassy to Lodha Developers. The ground plus two-storey structure on Altamount Road currently has a total built-up area of 14,800 sq ft that includes a basement.9) Vikram Chatwal's Manhattan Bachelor PadVikram Chatwal, a well-known hotelier, who was also referred to as “larger than life” by the Wall Street Journal, has a cool home at Manhattan, New York. The hotelier bought the place for $6 million in 2010 and poured another $2 million into furnishing it, drawing upon the talents of Hilary Swank's decorator Mark Zeff to imbue a modern, white Gwathmey Siegel-designed box with a "turn-of-the-century feel." At one floor, Chatwal, has a "wall of self-realization," where he keeps his framed press clippings "as well as photographs with him and his father with heads of state like Bill Clinton." There's also a mirrored wall with built-in TVs inspired by the sleekness of Chatwal's "150-foot yacht, Fathom."8) Navin JindalJindal Steel & Power LtdIndustrialist turned politician, Naveen Jindal, own an expensive heritage bungalow which has an estimated cost of Rs 150 crore. The property is located in Delhi's leafy Lutyens Bungalow Zone where home prices have risen 8-folds in the past decade on the back of rising demand for the area where homes are always in short supply. The zone also houses bungalows of other famous industrialists like Sunil Mittal, KP Singh, Naveen Jindal, and LN Mittal. 7) Vijay Mallya's White House in the skyUB GroupFlamboyant business tycoon Vijay Mallya, the chairman of UB Group, is reportedly getting a new address at Kingfisher Towers-Residences at UB City in Bangalore. The new home of Mallya, along with other billionaires is under way and will be completed in the next three years. The tower, which can be aptly called ‘adobe of millionaires,' is situated in the heart of Bangalore city, and has around 82 apartments split in three blocks, of which only 72 are for sale. Of the saleable units, 30 are Mallya's and the rest are with Prestige. The remaining 10 unsold units are to be spilt among members of Mallya's family. The Penthouse of the tower will have features like wine cellar, an indoor heated pool, a gym, a salon, an outdoor infinity pool and spa among others. Also, a helipad will be seen on the roof of the penthouse.6) John Nash mansion for Hinduja brothersHinduja GroupThe four Hinduja brothers, who are known for avoiding the limelight, have spent nearly £100 million on a palatial property located near Queen Elizabeth's iconic Buckingham Palace. Acquired in a dilapidated condition from the British monarch in 2006, the Hindujas have reportedly spent heavily to restore the nineteenth-century John Nash mansion. Sprawling over 70,000 square feet, the palace was custom-built by King George IV in the 1820s. Divided into four distinct apartments (one for each brother,) the six-story palace is reported to be the U.K.'s largest Grade One-listed historic abode. It is also estimated to feature among the costliest homes of the world. The mansion with an impressive façade is a combination of four listed properties. In total it has six floors and fifty large and spacious rooms that are divided into four self contained integrated apartments. The palatial abode is divided into four spacious segments with one meant for Srichand, the second for Gopichand based in London, Prakash based in Geneva and Ashok from Mumbai. The mansion also has a swimming pool and a cinema hall. The mammoth mansion has been designed by John Nash and is typically English in terms of its architecture with a dash of Indian art. The property was obtained from Crown estate, owned by Queen Mother. William Gladstone, former British Prime Minister of the 19th century had resided in one of the apartments in the mansion.5) Kensington Palace Gardens for Lakshmi MittalArcelorMittalLakshmi Mittal, the Chairman and CEO of the ArcelorMittal, himself lives at Kensington Palace Gardens, dubbed as London's "billionaire's row" with neighbours including fellow tycoons such as Roman Abramovich and Len Blavatnik, ranked ahead of Mittal in this year's 'Sunday Times Rich List'. Mittal also has another property nearby on Palace Green in Kensington which he bought for 117 million pounds in 2008. At that time it was declared the most expensive home in Britain. The 12-bedroom palatial home was bought for Mittal's son, Aditya, from Israeli-American financier Noam Gottesman. However, Aditya, who is the chief financial officer of the family-owned steel firm ArcelorMittal, and his family reportedly never moved into the new mansion. According to the 'Sunday Times', he may end up making a loss on the neo-Georgian building after it went on the market for 110 million pounds. 4) Singhania's Mansion, JK HouseRaymond GroupJK House, the 30-storied Singhania mansion, is Gautam Singhania's Mansion, the billionaire family who owns the Raymond Group. JK House is a 30-storied mansion of 145 meters high, located in Breach Candy, South Mumbai. This billionaire's residence offers spectacular view of the sea and has all the luxury frills which include six levels of car parking facility, private swimming pool, gym with spa, helipad, sprawling apartments for each family members and a museum floor that includes jade collection of Singhania.3) Shashi Ruia and Ravi Ruia at Tees January MargEssar GroupEssar Group Chairman Shashi Ruia and Vice Chairman Ravi Ruia together conduct operations in 20 countries over five continents. The The Ruia brothers are worth $15.8 billion and have homes in Mumbai, London as well as a farm in Gujarat. They also have a peropertt at Tees January Marg in New Delhi. Bought for Rs 92 crore, this 2.24 acre property boasts of a swimming pool and a signature colonial lawn.2) Ratan Tata's Colaba mansionTata GroupRatan Tata, the ex-chairman of Tata Group, owns an elegant sea-facing house at Colaba, Mumbai. The three-storied house is separated by seven levels along with an infinity pool at the top of the Mansion. The 13,350 square foot of property comes with a sun deck, parking space for 10-12 cars, media room, swimming pool, lounge and gym, among others. 1) Mukesh Ambani's AntiliaReliance IndustriesMukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries, resides in the world's most expensive home, called Antilia, with his wife and three children. The home, called Antilia, sits on Mumbai's tony Altamount Road and cost an estimated $1 billion to build. Antilia is a 400,000 square foot residential building which is 27 stories high, but since some ceilings are double-height, it's closer to the size of a 40-story building. Antilia has a multi-story garage with space for 168 cars, a health spa, multiple swimming pools, a yoga studio, nine elevators in the lobby, a floor with vehicle maintenance facility, three helipads, ballroom, a 50-seater movie theatre and lush green hanging gardens. Inside, two design motifs—the sun and the lotus—are repeated throughout the mansion in rare materials like crystal, marble, and mother-of-pearl. The home is named after a mythical island in the Atlantic Ocean.