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1965Naranpura
Ankur
Built in 1965 as 85,000 sq ft of tenements. “Ankur” now names the whole area, from Ankur Road to Ankur Cross Road.
Our Story
Building Ahmedabad since 1960
Four brothers, one city, and a family that is still building.
From 1960 to today
1960
A new state, a new kind of builder
Gujarat became a state in 1960. That same year in Ahmedabad, Narendra Maganlal Patel and his brothers founded Shri Ami Corporation, one of the first organised real-estate developers in the city.
Early 1960s
It began with bungalows in Naranpura
Their first scheme was a set of independent bungalows in Naranpura. The brothers came back to Naranpura again and again: 7 of the schemes in our records are there.
1965
A society that named a neighbourhood
Ankur, 1965: 85,000 sq ft of tenements in Naranpura. Today the whole area around it is known simply as Ankur.
See it on the map →1967
The city’s first high-rise
Royal Apartment in Khanpur, facing the Sabarmati, is described as Ahmedabad’s first high-rise residential scheme: a 4,00,000 sq ft development, built in 1967.
See it on the map →1980
Vishram Nagar
In 1980 came Vishram Nagar in Memnagar: 2,40,000 sq ft of apartments. Vishram Nagar is now the name of the locality around it.
See it on the map →1963–1990
Across the whole city
Between 1963 and 1990 the brothers completed 34 schemes together, 41.4 lakh sq ft in all, in 17 neighbourhoods from Naranpura in the north to Narol in the south.
1990
Two paths
In 1990 the brothers took their businesses in separate directions. Narendrabhai’s side continues as Shri Ami Corporation. Rameshbhai’s side has built as Ami Construction ever since.
1994–2009
Ami Construction
Ramesh Maganlal Patel’s family went on to build 6 projects of its own as Ami Construction, from 1994 to 2009, in Naranpura, Memnagar, Bopal, Vastrapur, Navrangpura and Science City.
2009
Shyam 2
Residential apartments in Science City, 2009: the most recent Ami Construction project before today.
See it on the map →2026
The third generation
Shanay Patel, grandson of Ramesh Maganlal Patel, is preparing the family’s first new project in over a decade.
Four brothers
Shri Ami Corporation was founded by Narendra Maganlal Patel together with his three brothers, the sons of Maganlal Patel. For thirty years they built it side by side.
Arvind Maganlal Patel
Partner
Narendra Maganlal Patel
Founder
Ramesh Maganlal Patel
Co-founder, construction & sites
Parmanand Maganlal Patel
Co-founder
The family tree
Maganlal Patel
- Arvind Maganlal Patel
- Narendra Maganlal Patel
- Ramesh Maganlal Patel
- Hiren Rameshbhai Patel
- Shanay PatelShri Ami Construction
Our line
- Parmanand Maganlal Patel
Names the city still uses
Some of the societies the family built became so familiar that Ahmedabad now uses their names for the areas around them.
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1980Memnagar
Vishram Nagar
Built in 1980 as 2,40,000 sq ft of apartments. Vishram Nagar is now the name of the surrounding locality in Memnagar.
A note from Shanay
Every family has its stories. Ours happen to be made of brick and concrete, and many of them are still standing across Ahmedabad.
In 1960 my grandfather, Ramesh Maganlal Patel, the family’s civil engineer, and his brothers Arvind, Narendra and Parmanand began building homes in this city. Some of those societies became so familiar that the neighbourhoods around them now carry their names.
Since 1990, my grandfather’s side of the family has continued as Shri Ami Construction. Our most recent project, Shyam 2 in Science City, dates from 2009.
Now it is my turn. Our next project is the first project I am leading, and I want it built the way my family has always tried to build: honestly, carefully and for the long term. The homes in this story have lasted for decades. I want the families who choose us today to feel the same confidence in what we build for them.
If you would like to talk about the new project, or about the old buildings, I would be glad to hear from you.
Shanay Patel
Questions people ask
Can I visit your office?
Yes. Our office is at C-403, The First, Behind ITC Narmada, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380015. Office hours: Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 7 pm (closed on Sunday).
How many projects has the family built?
The family has built 40 projects across 20 neighbourhoods of Ahmedabad since 1963. Every one is on the map on the Legacy Projects page.
What has Ami Construction built?
Since 1990, Ramesh Maganlal Patel’s family has built as Ami Construction: 6 projects across Naranpura, Memnagar, Bopal, Vastrapur, Navrangpura and Science City, most recently Shyam 2 in Science City.
A shared history, an independent firm
We are proud of the history our family shares with Shri Ami Corporation, and grateful to everyone who built it. Shri Ami Construction is run by the family of Ramesh Maganlal Patel and is independent of Shri Ami Corporation.