Wakad is the region of West Pune is home to the premium, coveted and well developed suburbs of Aundh and Baner. When the PCMC began developing West Pune, the focus was on these two suburbs. Today, they are fully developed, saturated and too expensive for middle-income households, thus Extention to Baner and Aundh were developed, such as Pimple Saudagar and Wakad which were known as Aundh Annexe. These two localities were developed to absorb the growing demand for middle income housing which was no longer available in Baner and Aundh. Wakad has transformed into a well developed town thanks to the civic efforts of the PCMC.
On one hand, Wakad benefits from its immediacy to posh Baner and Aundh, while on the other it is bordered by the massive Hinjawadi Infotech and Biotech hub along Mumbai highway and the manufacturing hubs of Pimpri Chinchwad. It is providing benefits of connectivity & conveniences, with residences that many can easily afford.
· Strategic Location
Wakad is located towards Western sideline of Pune city and is one of the fastest growing localities of Pune thanks to the National Highways access to Mumbai & important business centers of the city. It is surrounded by residential suburbs such as
- East : Pimple Nilakh, Pimple Saudagar and Aundh
- South: Baner, Pashan and Balewadi
- North: Akurdi, Chinchwad and Ravet
- West : IT hub of Hinjawadi
Mula River also borders the southernmost parts of Wakad.
The biggest advantage of developing residential properties in Wakad, is the proximity to the finest residential locales that are buzzing with lifestyle and employment alike. Baner and Aundh are not more than 5 minutes' drive from Wakad. Driving to Shivaji Nagar which is the heart of Pune, is easier as well.
Wakad is surrounded by major transportation routes, and one of the important access points is the Dange Chowk Road now called Wakad Road. It runs from the east to north-west of Wakad and along the way crosses the Mumbai-Pune-Bangalore Highway at Bhumkar Chowk and further along intersects with Aundh-Ravet BRTS at Dange Chowk.
Also, the Mumbai-Pune-Bangalore Highway itself passes through Wakad and thus makes this suburb an important one and is an added bonus for all Mumbaikars and Punekars who travel to Mumbai frequently.
Wakad is also well connected to the Pimpri-Chinchwad an industrial belt that houses companies like Bajaj, Thermax, Tata Motors, and has easy access to the industrial areas of Chakan and Talegaon – Pune's famed auto and manufacturing hubs.
Surrounding IT & Business Hubs
Wakad itself has commercial hubs such as Pushpak Business Hub and Solitaire Business Hub.
On the other side, is the IT neighbor - HInjawadi which is considered Maharashtra's 'Silicon Valley'.Quadron Business Park, Embassy Tech Zone, Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, as well as offices of Tech Mahindra, Infosys, TCS, Dassault Systems and many more IT companies situated at Hinjewadi.
To the north is the Talawade IT Park is approximately 16 kms or 34 mins driving distance away from Wakad. It houses IT companies like Capgemini, Fujtsu Consulting and Syntel.
Accessibility to Industrial belts
The PCMC Industrial Belt
The scattering Pimpri-Chinchwad Industrial belt is one of the largest of its kind in this part of the country and certainly boasts of some of the biggest names in the industry and is an easy drive to this industrial belt. Take a look at the names that it is home to — Tata Engineering, Bajaj Auto, Hindustan Antibiotic, the Finolex Group of Industries, Sandvik Asia and Atlas Copco. The industrial belt was earlier characterized by a concentration of engineering units but over the years there has been a shift with a variety of industries like pharmaceuticals, chemicals, telecommunications and even Information Technology companies now setting up shop there.
Besides this, the other two crowns making Pune a popular auto & manufacturing hubs; Chakan, Bhosari & Talegaon are in the vicinity too.
Chakan industrial hub
Home to a major SEZ promoted by the MIDC, Chakan has evolved into a popular automobile hub housing production plants like Volkswagen Group, Daimler-Benz, Mahindra & Mahindra, Jaguar Land Rover, Bajaj Auto, General Electric, Hyundai, etc.
Talegaon MIDC
Talegaon MIDC is also an easy drive away from Wakad. It houses popular brands like General Motors, L&T, JCB and INA Bearings Pvt. Ltd.
Social Infrastructure
The PCMC is famous for its ultra-modern infrastructure development and since Wakad is administered by this civic body, it's civic amenities are among the best. Well known hospitals include Aditya Birla Hospital, Lifepoint Multispecialty Hospital, Surya Mother and Child Care Super Specialty Hospital, and Sai Jyoti Hospital and ICU among others. Wisdom World School, Euro School, Mount Litera Zee, Blossom School are some well known schools.
Indira College, Indira Institute of Management, and Pune Institute of Business Management and Research (IBMR), DPU, Dr. D.Y Patil Vidyapeeth, JSPM are some prestigious higher education institutes in and around Wakad. The prestigious IIIT is located just outside Wakad off the Hinjawadi Road.
For daily amenities residents of Wakad generally shop at either of the 2 D-Mart's in Aundh & Baner, Reliance Fresh and Big Bazar that are a few minutes' drive away. Malls in close proximity to Wakad are Westend Mall, Xion, E-Square, PVR Cinemas, Pimpri Central or City Pride as well as the upcoming Phoenix Marketcity in Wakad. The popular family outing destination of Gnanjyothi Savitribai Phule Udyan is in the south along the Wakad-Bhosari BRTS Road. Balewadi Stadium and Gahunje Stadium, both of which host international matches and events, are nearby Wakad.
Western Avenue
Residential Apartments in Wakad
