Mumbai, Maharashtra · heritage town
At a glance: Dadar Parsi Colony offers an architectural walk beyond the Five Gardens park. Focus on the residential exteriors around Mancherji Joshi Road, Dinshaw Master Road and Katrak Road, where the heritage inventory documents distinctive balconies, rooflines and corner compositions.
Dadar Parsi Colony offers an architectural walk beyond the Five Gardens park. Focus on the residential exteriors around Mancherji Joshi Road, Dinshaw Master Road and Katrak Road, where the heritage inventory documents distinctive balconies, rooflines and corner compositions.
The survey identifies 726 Phermarjee Building No. 5 at Mancherji Joshi Road and Dinshaw Master Road, dating it to 1927. Its description records a balanced frontage with paired side balconies, cast-iron railings and a sloping tiled roof.
At that building, compare the balcony supports and the line where the roof meets the upper facade. The survey distinguishes concrete brackets from wooden roof supports. View only what is visible from public space; historical documentation does not guarantee every feature survives unchanged.
At Lady Jehangir Road and Katrak Road, 668 Desai Building provides a different composition. The inventory describes projecting bay windows on either side of a recessed, elongated balcony. Its photographs separately record the Katrak elevation and Lady Jehangir frontage.
Compare the Desai building’s recesses and roof profile with the more symmetrical balcony arrangement documented at Phermarjee Building. Trees may screen details. Stand where the pavement permits a safe view; entering a compound is unnecessary for this comparison.
These are occupied homes, not visitor attractions with open interiors. Respect gates, entrances and residents’ privacy. Five Gardens has a separate park guide; use it as an orientation reference without allowing a garden circuit to replace the building-focused walk.
Check current pedestrian connections between the named junctions before leaving Dadar or Matunga station. Allow about an hour, choose cooler daylight and shorten the route if crossings or uneven paving make progress uncomfortable. The neighbourhood’s planned layout does not guarantee continuous accessible footpaths.
Carry water, avoid blocking domestic entrances and photograph exteriors considerately. Compare the documented details that remain visible, then return along a checked public route or choose a separately planned Dadar stop.
Entry Fee: No ticket for observing the public streets. Purchases, venue tickets and organised walks are separate.
Verified: October 2026
Address
Mancherji Joshi Road, Katrak Road and surrounding colony streets, Dadar East, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400014
Dadar or Matunga rail approach; verify the final walking route
How to Reach: Use Dadar or Matunga as a rail arrival point, then check a current map for Mancherji Joshi Road, Katrak Road and surrounding colony streets, Dadar East. Walk permitted public approaches or take a local taxi for the final stretch; allow for street diversions.
📷 Photography Rules: Keep to permitted public space; ask before photographing people, shop interiors or private buildings at close range.
Use Mancherji Joshi Road at Dinshaw Master Road and Lady Jehangir Road at Katrak Road as architectural reference points.
No. The focus is the residential streetscape around the gardens, which have a separate guide.
Only with permission. Keep the normal walk on permitted public streets.
About an hour for a short architectural loop, with extra time for any separately planned stop.
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