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Author Sanjana Subramanian
Published On: February 2025

There is a specific moment every evening in Mumbai when the humidity clears and the city’s energy dissolves into a sea of flickering lights. Most experience this from behind little windows or through the gridlock of the streets below. At Monte South, Byculla, that perspective shifts completely. Here, 766 feet above the city, the experience is surreal. Think of it as an architectural hush: an exclusive chance to witness the sheer scale of Mumbai’s horizon, far from the bustle below.

Rising 766 feet above ground, the infinity pool at Monte South, Byculla crowns the 65th floor of Tower A, making it the highest residential infinity pool in India. From this rare vantage point, the water appears to dissolve into the skyline, with the city stretching endlessly below. Designed as a place of pause rather than spectacle, the pool captures the builders’ philosophy of elevated urban living—where architecture frames experience, and height is as much about calm as it is about view.

 

This sky-level retreat is only one of the many marvels at Monte South, Byculla. Spread across a rare 12.5-acre land parcel in South Mumbai, the project is envisioned as a vertical neighbourhood, with multiple spaces that fit naturally into the rhythm of daily life. Morning walks unfold through thoughtfully landscaped walkways at the podium, offering moments of green pause within the city. The day finds its rhythm across a range of shared spaces—from sports courts and indoor games to a fully equipped gym and yoga and dance studios. Water, too, becomes a recurring experience at Monte South: a newly opened swimming pool at the podium level, another set alongside the upcoming beach volleyball court and the infinity pool at the terrace—each offering a distinct way to engage with the skyline, at different heights and tempos.

At Monte South, Byculla, structure and serenity fuse into one. The collaboration between Hafeez Contractor and LSG Inc. provides the structural backbone, but the true luxury of the development lies in the details: the way the air feels cooler at 65 storeys or the way the horizon lets the mind roam free. In a neighbourhood as historic and dense as Byculla, the luxury of endless greens, open sky and whispering water feels like a much-needed breath of fresh air. It’s this very philosophy that earned Monte South, Byculla recognition at the Asia-Pacific Property Awards.

With over 300 families already calling Tower A home, Monte South, Byculla has transitioned from a blueprint to a thriving community, with Tower B steadily claiming its place in the skyline. Scheduled for completion in May 2026, the sky-level spaces, anchored by the 766-foot infinity pool, will serve as the development’s ‘crown’.