✧ Comprehensive Real Estate & Industry Leadership RecordA Legacy of Building
From St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata at seventeen to founding one of Eastern India’s most respected real estate conglomerates, a journey of vision, integrity, and forty years of building homes and landmarks for India
1Founded the Merlin Group in 1984, A Home for Every Indian
Sushil Kumar Mohta founded Merlin Projects Limited in 1984, starting active real estate development in 1990 and building it over more than four decades into one of Eastern India's largest and most respected real estate organisations. The Merlin Group's portfolio encompasses more than fifty residential and commercial complexes, over one hundred and fifty independent bungalows, shopping malls, IT parks, industrial estates, hospitality properties, and townships across Kolkata, Pune, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Raipur, and Colombo in Sri Lanka. The Group's founding mission, a home for every Indian, has guided every project across four decades of development.
South City Mall, Rs. 3,250 Crore Blackstone Deal, Kolkata’s Largest-Ever Real Estate Transaction
Sushil Mohta served on the Board of South City Mall in Kolkata, a landmark retail destination with over one million square feet of space, Rs. 1,800 crore annual turnover, and approximately two million monthly visitors. In June 2025, the mall was acquired by Blackstone, the American private equity firm, for Rs. 3,250 crore, the largest real estate transaction in Kolkata's history and the largest mall deal in Eastern India. Mohta confirmed the exit aligns with Merlin Group's plans for new malls, IT parks, and residential projects across Kolkata and Pune.
Founder Member, CREDAI India & World Trade Center Kolkata
Sushil Mohta is a Founder Member of CREDAI India, the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India, the apex body of the Indian real estate industry, and serves as President of CREDAI West Bengal. The Merlin Group also developed the World Trade Center Kolkata at Salt Lake Sector V in partnership with NDITA, the first World Trade Center in Eastern India, establishing Kolkata's credentials as a premier corporate destination for national and international technology and business services companies.
