Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the governor of Maharashtra, 'Varsha', which is the official residence of the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, 'Glenogle' the official residence of the General Manager of Central Railway (erstwhile Great Indian Peninsula Railway) are located here. Following his example, the place soon became an affluent locality, as it remains today. Mountstuart Elphinstone built the first bungalow in Malabar Hill while he was Governor of Bombay, between 18. The original temple was destroyed by the Portuguese, but rebuilt again in 1715 by Rama Kamath, and by 1860, 10 to 20 other temples were built in the region. Malabar Hill is the location of the Walkeshwar Temple, founded by the Silhara kings. Prominent landmarks include the Chief Minister of Maharashtra's Bungalow, Government Guest House Sahyadri, official residences of VVIP state officials and additionally the Hanging Gardens, Jain Temple and Banganga Tank. As of 2014 it is one of the most expensive areas in the world regularly featuring in the top 10 world wide localities.

Notable residents include Adi Godrej, Radhakishan Damani, Chandrasekaran Natarajan, Cyrus Broacha, Ashish Pandey the Birla family, Shashi Ruia and family, Pallonji Mistry, the Jindal family, the Petit family, the Shah family, the Sanghvi family, the Bilakhia family, and the Thakkar family.

It is home to several business tycoons and film personalities. Malabar Hill is one of the most exclusive residential areas in Mumbai. Malabar Hill ( ISO: Malabār Hill ) is a hillock and upmarket residential neighbourhood in South Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

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