Jalnawalla Group is a development platform for real estate opportunity origination, development coordination and lifecycle management. Our model is designed to be adaptable to the requirements of each project. Depending on the opportunity, this involves working with landowners, corporate occupiers, technical specialists, development partners, capital partners and operating partners. We do not believe every asset should follow the same route. The development concept, partnership structure and intended outcome must reflect location, market requirements, feasibility and specific project objectives.
The organization Core MOAT
Demand-Driven Origination
We completely reject speculative, balance-sheet-heavy land hoarding. We move instantly on off-market land parcels only when anchored by verified corporate demand, maximizing capital efficiency.
Client-First Adaptation
We operate with direct executive visibility, ensuring short approval loops and swift decision-making that traditional mega-developers cannot match.
Pristine Fiduciary Integrity
Our professional ethics are hardcoded. We provide land partners and capital allocators with absolute legal clarity, transparent deal metrics, and strict title due diligence.
Our Genesis Story
The narrative behind the Jalnawalla Group is distinct: it is not a story of a standard, passive corporate inheritance. It is a powerful narrative of strategic return, a return to industrial enterprise driven entirely by hard-earned merit, institutional discipline, and deep-domain sector leadership cultivated across five decades in the trenches of India’s port ecosystems and national economic corridors. While family records trace generations of enterprise, the modern chapter of the Group is built squarely upon real, on-ground infrastructure execution.
Today, we translate accumulated relationships, maritime capabilities, and an impeccable reputation for ethical conduct into a highly scalable asset platform designed to scale, refinance, and absorb institutional global capital over time.
Forward-Thinking ESG Commitments
True sustainability is not a compliance exercise, it is the deliberate engineering of resource efficiency into every square foot of physical space. By merging generational stewardship with advanced environmental design, we build infrastructure that lowers lifecycle operating costs while protecting the ecosystems surrounding our assets.
Environmental Architecture & Efficiency
Integrated Clean Energy
Every facility is engineered for high-yield, commercial-scale rooftop solar configurations via clean Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), reducing grid reliance and insulating occupiers from escalating utility tariffs.
Passive Structural Design
Precision-engineered building envelopes featuring advanced thermal roof insulation, natural day-lighting corridors, and energy-efficient lighting grids drastically curb carbon load.
Resource Conservation Systems
Integrated zero-discharge rainwater harvesting networks and sustainable water management systems ensure responsible local resource integration.
Future-Ready Mobility
Dedicated EV-charging infrastructure and heavy-transport staging areas accommodate the next generation of zero-emission fleet logistics.
Social Responsibility & Operational Safety
Human-Centric Engineering
Our facilities are designed with optimal airflow dynamics, ergonomic dispatch areas, and dedicated workforce welfare amenities to enhance daily productivity and safety.
Community Integration
Infrastructure investments that support regional commercial corridors, creating local economic opportunities while maintaining strict environmental buffers.
Strict Construction Ethics
Zero compromise on labor safety protocols, statutory EHS guidelines, and transparent site execution practices across all development phases.
Institutional Governance & Accountability
Uncompromising Compliance Standards
Assets are developed to align with globally benchmarked green building frameworks, ensuring long-term bankability and institutional liquidity.
Data-Led ESG Reporting
Verifiable tracking of energy generation, carbon displacement, and water recycling metrics to provide occupiers with auditable data for global sustainability mandates.
Generational Integrity
Transparent accounting, zero-conflict operations, and independent oversight built directly into platform governance from day zero.
Purpose Statement
To build enduring infrastructure that elevates human enterprise and serves national progress. We exist to solve fundamental operational bottlenecks through relentless engineering, transparent stewardship, and uncompromising design integrity.
Our Leadership Team
Mr. Dara K. Jalnawalla
A career shaped by execution, scale & trust.
Mr. Dara K. Jalnawalla's career represents a rare
combination of maritime expertise, operational authority
and long-standing institutional relationships.
From the foundations of India's shipping industry to the
development of modern multimodal logistics infrastructure,
his journey has been defined by the ability to turn complex
operational challenges into scalable infrastructure.
Executive Profile
India Maritime Awards
Lifetime Achievement — 2019In recognition of his contributions to international maritime trade, container logistics and India's port ecosystem, he was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the India Maritime Awards in 2019.
Global Enterprise Relationships
Built over decadesThroughout his career, Mr. Jalnawalla developed long-standing relationships across the global logistics ecosystem, including Maersk, CMA-CGM, MSC, DHL, UPS, Geodis, DSV, FedEx, DB Schenker, Panalpina and Evergreen.
Founding Director & Architect
Continental WarehousingAs a Founding Director of Continental Warehousing Corporation (Nhava Seva) Ltd., Mr. Jalnawalla played a significant role in the development of India's contemporary multimodal logistics infrastructure. His work included Container Freight Stations, bonded warehousing, port-adjacent terminals and large-scale warehousing facilities.
Corporate Command as President
Casby LogisticsRising from management to the position of President, he assumed responsibility for operations, global client relationships, business development and strategic cross-border partnerships.
The Crucible of Maritime Enterprise
DBC GroupHe commenced his distinguished career at the historic Darabshaw B. Cursetjee (DBC) Group, one of India's prominent and venerable shipping institutions. His early immersion in shipboard operations, terminal handling and complex cargo movements established the operational foundation for his multi-decade trajectory in logistics.
Lifetime Achievement Award
A recognition of Mr. Dara K. Jalnawalla's contribution to international maritime trade, container logistics and the development of India's port and supply-chain ecosystem.
Berzisht D. Jalnawalla
Next-generation corporate engine.
Born into the world of maritime trade he is responsible for taking forward the Legacy built over the last 50 years. Berzisht represents the next-generation corporate engine. His professional trajectory seamlessly fuses ground-level maritime operational lineage with global modern enterprise business strategy, driving the group's transition into a high-growth, modern infrastructure organization.
Executive Profile
New-Age Business Development Engine
He anchors the company's business vision, ensures
strategic projects are developed keeping in mind
multinational requirements to expand the
organisation's footprint across target economic
corridors.
His focus ensures the organization remains lean,
nimble, and intensely execution-focused.
Capital Fundraising & Institutional Compliance
During his tenure at CWCNSL, Berzisht worked
closely alongside senior management, particularly
with Group CFO Mr. Ramdas Iyer, and learned how
finance works behind such big capital assets.
Additionally he worked closely around a pivotal
capital infusion round, of approximately $60
Million from the International Finance Corporation
(IFC) during his time at CWCNSL.
This experience with multilateral funding bodies
forms the basis of the clean reporting, strict
compliance, and fiscal discipline he injects into
the organization today.
Logistics Matrix Mastery & Entrepreneurial Track Record
Possesses deep hands-on experience across the
entire Supply Chain matrix, spanning Stevedoring,
Port Operations, CFS workflows, and Logistic Centres.
Notably, he gained critical early exposure to
high-barrier cold chain mechanics during the
foundational development phase of Snowman Logistics.
Furthermore, as an innovative builder, he founded
RareGreens, establishing one of India's early
automated commercial hydroponic agribusinesses
known for being the only hydroponic company to
export produce to the MEA Regions.
Global Academic Pedigree
Completed his business foundations at the
reputable H.R. College of Commerce & Economics,
followed by an advanced Master of Science (MSc)
in International Business from Hult International
Business School, studying across the premier
global trade centers of London, Shanghai, and
San Francisco.
This multi-continent training provides the company
with a modern, global perspective on supply chain
optimization.
Ground-Up Operational Immersion & Lineage
Immersed within the maritime and logistics
environment from childhood, he learned the
baseline realities of heavy asset deployment
directly under his father’s guidance across
stevedoring grids, container terminals, and
port yards, spending weekends on cargo liners
and deep-sea vessels to master daily operational
realities.
He has also had the privilege of serving various
Global Clientele throughout his career such as
DHL, Panalpina, UPS, Evergreen, Yang Ming.
Prachi
Co-founderPrachi leads the marketing, sales, and operations verticals at Jalnawalla Group, driving market development, strategic partnerships, customer-led growth, and the effective execution of business initiatives. With over four years of B2B business development experience, she combines consultative selling, market intelligence, and relationship management with a structured, execution-oriented approach to building sustainable commercial value.
Her Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy gives her a distinctive edge, strengthening her analytical thinking, attention to detail, and ability to understand technical processes and complex business environments. This foundation, complemented by her PGDM, enables her to approach commercial opportunities with both business acumen and a disciplined understanding of operational requirements.
At Jalnawalla Group, she focuses on strengthening the Group’s market presence, translating customer needs into viable opportunities, and ensuring that strategies are effectively carried through to execution.
Here are the answers to your questions
What is the Jalnawalla Group working towards as a company?
We want to build infrastructure that genuinely helps businesses grow, and in a small way, helps the country move forward too. That means solving the everyday problems that slow enterprises down through careful engineering, honest dealings, and never cutting corners on how something is designed or built. We try to do this without the layers of paperwork and back-and-forth that usually slow this industry down.
What really drives the way you build?
For us, it simply means we don’t want to build the old way. We combine deep-rooted industry heritage with modern execution. By merging a 50-year family legacy with an agile, high-precision operational model, we build for long-term value creation rather than transactional, short-term wins.
What values guide how Jalnawalla Group works with its partners?
Trust, quality, and adaptability drive our partnerships. We focus on building lasting relationships by being reliable stewards of our partners’ land, capital, and time. Getting the small details right, because that’s usually where quality actually lives. Building things properly, without shortcuts. We maintain high standards through attention to detail and uncompromising construction quality, while remaining flexible enough to challenge traditional real estate approaches when better solutions exist.
How do you look after your workers and communities during construction?
Worker safety, environmental responsibility, and community impact are fundamental to our construction practices. Every site adheres to strict safety and environmental protocols from day one. Beyond compliance, we actively support neighbouring communities by building infrastructure that drives local economic opportunity while protecting surrounding ecosystems.
What do the "Platform Pillars" on the page mean, day to day?
Our pillars translate directly into everyday execution: friction-free operations, functional engineering, and long-term durability. By prioritizing clarity over administrative burdens, function over pure appearance, and generational longevity over quick wins, we ensure every project performs reliably well into the future.
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