Syed Shayan Real Estate Archive
Syed Shayan Real Estate Archive
From Real Estate History
On 19 June 1947, Britain and France invited European nations to Paris to discuss a coordinated recovery programme after the devastation of the Second World War. These talks helped ......
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Born on 7 January 1886, Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta’s life story is inseparable from the transformation of Karachi itself, from a small harbour settlement into an organised modern m......
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On November 14, 1884, New York State legislature passed the Tenement House Act, a landmark legislation aimed at improving the dreadful living conditions in immigrant tenements. The......
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On 29 January 1819, a decision was taken that would quietly but decisively alter the course of maritime trade and urban development in Southeast Asia. On that day, Sir Stamford Raf......
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On this day, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) Ordinance was promulgated, providing the legal foundation for the establishment of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to p......
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The acquisition of land for the Model Town Society was one of the most remarkable and spirited chapters in its early history. Dewan Khem Chand and his...
Between 1921 and 1924, the land for Model Town Lahore was acquired in successive phases. The process began in 1921, shortly after the establishment of...