Matoshree 2.0: All you need to know about Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's new abode

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is planning to shift to a new address – Matoshree 2.0 – his dream house which is being constructed in the Kalanagar suburb of Mumbai.

Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is reportedly planning to shift to a new address - Matoshree 2.0 – his dream house which is being constructed in the Kalanagar suburb of Mumbai.

Thackerays are currently residing in 'Matoshree' - one of the city's most prestigious addresses – in the Kalanagar locality in Mumbai. 

'Matoshree' has been the official residence of Maharashtra's powerful Thackeray clan ever since the heydays of its founder Bala Saheb Thackeray.

According to the Mumbai Mirror, Uddhav and his wife Rashmi have already spent Rs 11.6 crores for purchasing the land from the heirs of artist Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar in October 2016. 

Uddhav Thackeray's proposed new house will be a 10,000 square-foot six-storey structure comprising two triplex apartments. 

Noted architect firm Talati and Panthaky has been awarded the contract to design the structure.

However, the Thackeray family had to witness a long paper trail to own the land. According to reports, the property originally belonging to artist KK Hebbar – was passed on to his wife Susheela after his death, and subsequently to their children Rekha Rao, Rajani Prasanna, and Ranna Hebbar. 

In 2007, a Malad-based firm Platinum Infrastructure purchased the land from the siblings with the intention of constructing an eight-storey building on it.

In January 2016, it sought permission from the suburban collector to transfer the plot, which was leased by the state to Kalanagar Cooperative Housing Society. And in April last year, the collector gave Platinum the nod, subject to the condition that 50 percent of the amount received would be deposited with the state government.

The Thackerays then sought permission from Kalanagar CHS to acquire and redevelop the plot.

Accordingly, they paid Rs 5.8 crore to Platinum, and another Rs 5.8 crore to the suburban collectorate office. 

In October 2016, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) approved the construction plan, and the Thackerays formally signed the deal the next day.