Apple Leases INR 1,010 Crore Office Space in Bengaluru for 10 Years – Expands India Operations

According to various media reports, the smartphone giant Apple has rented approximately 2.7 lakh square feet of office space in Bengaluru for ten years, with a total outlay of approximately INR 1,010 crore for the duration, which includes rent, parking, and maintenance.

The iPhone manufacturer will pay a monthly rent of INR 6.31 crore, or INR 235 per square foot, to occupy the fifth through thirteenth floors of Embassy Zenith on Sankey Road, Vasanth Nagar, in Bengaluru.

A security deposit of INR 31.57 crore has been made by the corporation, with a 4.5% yearly rent increase. The lease was registered in July and started on April 3, 2025. According to the paperwork, Apple has paid stamp duty of INR 1.5 crore.

Apple Retail Expansion in India

The decision, according to industry executives, is a part of Apple’s larger development in India, where it is increasing its retail presence and growing its operations and technical teams.

After opening stores in Delhi and Mumbai, Apple is getting ready to open its third location in India at the Phoenix Mall of Asia in the city’s north of Bengaluru.

For a 10-year lease with an annual price of nearly INR 2.09 crore, the company has rented roughly 8,000 square feet of premises from Sparkle One Mall Developers. Rent payments started in August 2025 after the lease was recorded in November 2024.

Apple’s R&D and Hiring in Bengaluru

With Bengaluru evolving as a major R&D hub worldwide, Apple Operations India supports the larger Apple ecosystem while spearheading initiatives in engineering, hardware design, failure analysis, research, and testing.

For positions like RF System Integration Engineer, Software Development Engineer in Test, Machine Learning Engineer, and Engineering Program Manager, the organisation is still actively hiring. A cutting-edge building in Prestige Minsk Square serves as the focal point of Apple’s engineering centre in the city. It has specialised labs and collaborative workspaces and is built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) sustainability standards.

In addition to infrastructure, Apple has made investments in fostering local talent through programmes like the App Accelerator, which offers iOS developers specialised mentoring. Teams from Bengaluru contribute to several Apple businesses, including operations, IS&T, software, hardware, services, and customer support.

Airtel–Apple Partnership: Free Apple Music

It looks like Bharti Airtel is adding more bundled digital services for its Indian consumers. According to reports, the telecom operator has extended its collaboration with Apple, which was previously restricted to postpaid and broadband consumers, by providing free access to Apple Music for its prepaid customers.

The action was taken only a few weeks after Airtel gained notoriety for giving its customers free access to the premium artificial intelligence application Perplexity AI Pro. Telecom Talk was the first to notice that some Airtel prepaid users have started to see the Apple Music offer within the Airtel Thanks app. Users can take advantage of the streaming service for free for a maximum of six months, according to the banner.