Brigade Group's association with Kochi did not begin with a residential launch. It began a decade earlier with a commercial campus at Infopark, and has since grown into a multi-format presence spanning offices, hospitality, and now residential land. Brigade Enterprises operates as a diversified real estate developer with a significant presence in South India, covering residential, commercial, hospitality, and retail projects, and the group counts Kochi among the cities where it holds an active land bank alongside Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Brigade Enterprises possesses a land bank of 517 acres across various cities, including 345 acres in Bengaluru, 125 acres in Chennai, 10 acres in Hyderabad, 15 acres in Mysuru, and 20 acres in Kochi, with an additional 2 acres in Gujarat. Brigade has a strong presence in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Chikmagalur and Ahmedabad, along with a representative office in Dubai and a project in GIFT City, Gujarat.
Brigade World Trade Center is one of the most prominent SEZ development in Infopark Campus, phase I, Kakkanad, Kochi. Spread across 7,70,000 square feet and a floor plate area of 43,000 square feet, this development has not only enhanced Kochi's global connectivity but also provided businesses with access to world-class facilities and networking opportunities. WTC Kochi was expected to start its operation from September, 2015 at Infopark.
The campus draws its tenant base from the companies that anchor Infopark itself. Infopark houses some of the biggest names in the business such as Tata Consultancy Services, Cognizant, Wipro and HCL among home-grown companies, and foreign corporations like KPMG, Ernst & Young, Hubbell, Northgate, Nielsen Audio and Xerox. Brigade's stake in the format runs deeper than one building: Brigade Group is the exclusive license owner of six WTCs in South India, continuing to shape business destinations across the region.
The campus is being expanded rather than left static. A new Tower C will introduce 16 storeys with 2.6 lakh sq ft of commercial development and a 6-level car park, built on a non-SEZ plot, further strengthening Kochi's commercial landscape. Alongside the office campus, Brigade has placed a hospitality asset at the same address — a hotel located in the heart of Kochi's IT hub, well connected and catering to the needs of modern business travelers, operated as a Four Points by Sheraton.
In February 2025, Brigade signalled that its Kerala ambitions extend well beyond Infopark. Brigade Enterprises, the flagship company of Brigade Group, submitted an expression of interest at the Invest Kerala Global Summit 2025, in the presence of Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala, for its further expansion in Kerala. The same period saw Brigade enter into an MoU with Technopark to develop a second World Trade Center and allied amenities spread across a cluster of towers in Thiruvananthapuram.
On the residential side, Brigade is looking to expand its footprint in Kerala with a residential project in Kochi and a luxury island resort at Vaikom, with these projects expected to be completed by 2030. This is part of Brigade Group's broader commitment to expanding its footprint in Kerala, backed by an investment of Rs 1,500 crore announced at the Invest Kerala Global Summit 2025, aimed at generating employment opportunities for around 12,000 people over the next five years.
Brigade Kochi itself is structured as a mixed-format offering. With a focus on providing luxurious living spaces and a high-end hospitality experience, Brigade Kochi includes residential plots, apartments, villas and a luxury island resort. Brigade Group is developing Brigade Kochi as a premium residential and luxury island resort project at Vaikom. Vaikom's own geography explains the resort component: the town sits on the eastern side of Vembanad Lake, a popular getaway for experiencing Kerala's backwaters, with the backwater stretches near the town lying within 25 kms of Kochi city — close enough for a working commute, far enough to sit on open water.
Brigade's decision to deepen its Kochi commitment tracks a city whose infrastructure pipeline is unusually active for a tier-2 market. Kochi Metro Phase 2, the Pink Line, is an 11.2 km extension from JLN Stadium to Infopark via Kakkanad with 11 stations, under construction by Afcons Infrastructure and targeted for completion around late 2026 to early 2028. The Kochi Water Metro is already operational across multiple routes, having served over 5 million passengers as of September 2025 and connecting 10 island communities.
The demand side of this equation is anchored in employment rather than speculation. Kakkanad remains the most consistent performer in the Kochi market, underpinned by real employment demand from Infopark's 72,000-plus professionals. Office space absorption crossed 17 million sq ft by 2024, a 28% jump, pulling residential demand upward with it. That has translated into measurable price movement: property prices in Kochi have appreciated by roughly 10–12% annually in prime areas through 2025, outpacing typical fixed deposit returns. Average apartment prices in the major residential hubs range from ₹6,000 to ₹12,000 per sq ft, depending on location and specifications, while rental yields in IT-centric neighbourhoods like Kakkanad reach 5–6%.
Brigade Group's Kochi bets are backed by a balance sheet and delivery history built over nearly four decades. Brigade Group was founded in 1986 by M.R. Jaishankar in Bangalore, starting with its maiden project Brigade Towers on Brigade Road, and he continues to serve as Executive Chairman today. Brigade went public in 2007, and today Brigade Enterprises is listed on the NSE and BSE, with net sales rising to Rs 7,847 crore in FY25 compared to Rs 6,013 crore, a 31 per cent increase year-on-year. As of March 31, 2025, Brigade had achieved a significant milestone — successfully delivering 100 million sq ft of built-up space across all its projects since inception.
That scale, combined with an active commercial campus, a hospitality asset, and a land bank already in place in Kochi, is the context in which Brigade Kochi and the Vaikom resort are being positioned — not as a first foray into Kerala, but as the next stage of a presence that started with an SEZ office campus at Infopark a decade ago.
