Know your neighbourhood: Chromepet

A popular residential and retail hub from south Chennai, Chromepet derived its name from the Chrome Leather Company. During the 18th century, the Chrome Leather Company was established in this locality and one can find leather tanneries here even today. This factory led to the rapid development of residential and commercial real estate establishments in this locality. After independence in the year 1949, The Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) was established here.
Accessibility
Chromepet is located about 20 km from the city. The airport is 6 km away from this area and the Central Railway Station is 24 km away. The micro market is surrounded by important localities like Tambaram, Pallavaram and Kovilambakkam. The area is situated on the Grand Southern Trunk Road (GST) which is a National Highway connecting Chennai with Trichy. This is one of the busiest roads in the city. The Pallavaram – Thoraipakkam Road connects the locality with the IT corridor of OMR. This is making Chromepet popular with the IT/ITeS workforce. Additionally, the locality is also connected with the Chennai Bypass Road. One can easily commute to prominent areas of the city via buses and rail from Chromepet.
Education
The Madras Institute of Technology (MIT), located in Chromepet is one of the best technical institutes in the city. Chrompet has good schools and colleges namely, Srimathi Sundaravalli Memorial School, Vel’s Vidyashram Senior Secondary School, Madras Institute of Technology, Shikshaa Matriculation Higher Secondary school, Olive Public International School and more. The locality has engineering, medical, nursing and arts and science colleges like VELS College of Science, IRT Polytechnic College, Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College for Women, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital and RRase College Of Engineering.
Hospitality
The hospitality industry in Chromepet comprises of quite a few restaurants, hotels and serviced apartments. Hotels like Hotel Grand Palace, Arasan Inn, Buhari Royale Boutique Hotel, Emerald Park Hotel, etc. are some of the popular ones present in the locality. Serviced apartments like Siesta Super Stay and Red Sun Serviced Apartments are located in and around the locality. Restaurants like Faruuzi, Shri Balaajee Bhavan, Pizza Hut, Buhari and GK Veg Restaurant serve the growing population of Chromepet.
Retail
Chromepet is a busy high street retail hub. The locality is packed with numerous stores for daily household requirements and retail outlets for clothes, accessories, electronics etc. Few national and international outlets located here include Spencer’s, Khadims, Europa, Bata, Mega Mart, Reliance Trends, and Fastrack.
Entertainment
Theatres like Vettri Theatres and Varadharaja Theatre are located here. Queensland, a theme park lies only 10 km away from the area. Weekend destinations located in ECR are also accessible from Chromepet.
Healthcare
Chromepet has some of the best multi specialty, super specialty and general hospitals in the city. Deepam Hospitals, Parvathy Hospital, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital and Chennai Krishna Hospital are located here. The locality also has other hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies.
Places of worship
Chrompet has a 300 year old temple named Arulmigu Angalaparameswari Amman Temple. Other popular places of worship includes Kumaran Kundram Temple, Vinayagar Temple, Durgai Amman Temple, Immaculate Conception Church, St Mary’s Church, CSI St Paul’s Church, Chromepet Masjid, and Jumma Masjid.
Real Estate
Chromepet is one of the most preferred residential localities of Chennai. Its proximity to the airport and good connectivity via buses and rail to the prominent areas in and around the city are the factors primarily responsible for the growing real estate market. Availability of good social infrastructure with schools, colleges and hospitals makes the area an ideal destination for residential establishments. The locality is well connected to IT & business parks. Chromepet lacks proper parking facility and experiences traffic congestion during peak hours. Some of the planned infrastructural projects like the vehicular subway project at Radha Nagar (currently on hold) once completed are expected to reduce the traffic jams in the region.
By: indiaproperty.com