Brookefield
Brookefield is a neighbourhood of Bangalore. It was established in the late 19th century as a settlement for Anglo-Indians living in the city. It is a wealthy area, with high real estate prices and relatively new commercial enterprises on roads such as ITPL road. Currently, it is a hub for IT professionals, students, young families, hoteliers and entrepreneurs. Brookefield is home to many cafes, hotels, IT parks, restaurants, retail stores, cultural associations, apartment complexes, showrooms and student accommodations.
Many prominent IT companies like IBM, SAP and Accenture have opened offices here in IT parks such as International Tech Park Bangalore and Prestige Technostar. Tata Group also plans on constructing a sprawling office for its IT branch, Tata Consultancy Services|Tata Consultancy Services .
On 2nd March 2024, an IED bomb blast occurred in a popular South Indian restaurant, injuring 9 people. Official investigations revealed that radicals and extremists could have been behind the attack.
Brookefield, as with most other localities of Bengaluru, comes under the jurisdiction of the BBMP. A unique feature of Brookefield is that its residents often solve issues pertaining to potholes, pedestrian safety and civil infra via crowdfunding.
Areas in Brookefield
- Aeronautical Engineers Co-Operative Society Layout
- AAI
- BEML Layout
- Brookefield Mall
Surrounding area near Brookefield
- Pattandur agrahara
- Nellurhalli
- Varthur
- Whitefield, Bangalore
- Vinayakanagara
- Hagadur
- Harohalli
- Kadugodi
- Kundalahalli
- Belathur
- Segehalli
- Kannamangala
- Ramagondanahalli
- Nagondanahalli
- Siddapura
- Channasandra
- Samethanahalli
- Bodhanahosahally
- Thathanur
- Seetharampalya
- Sadaramangala
- Hoodi
- Vijayanagar
- Gandhipuram
- Marathahalli
Infrastructure
Brookefield experienced a boom in residential construction in the latter half of the 1990s, which continued even after the 2000s. A major four-lane road connects central Bengaluru city with Brookefield. Brookefield also has extensive BMTC bus and Purple Line (Namma Metro) connectivity. A Traffic and Transit Management Centre in EPIP is functional with schedules connecting it with most areas of the city.BMTC bus route numbers
- To Kempegowda Bus Terminus: 333E, 320A, 333K, 333P, 335EP
- To Shivajinagar Bus Stand: 320, 320F, 331, 331C, 331E, 339, 339E
- To K.R.Market: 319A, 320C, 322, 324, 324A, 326C, 326E.
- To Hoskote: 326E, 328B, 328H