A true-blue South Mumbaikar will never miss noticing the tiniest changes in the city’s landscape. Fiercely protective and territorial, they know exactly when and where a new barricade has been constructed, an ugly highrise built, or which quaint structure was recently forced  to bite the dust. And yet, we had no idea that a little-known heritage tower exists bang in the middle of bustling Fort. Now, noticeable atop the 117-year-old Atmasing Jessasing Bankebihari ENT Municipal Hospital, which stands at the intersection of Maharshi Dadhichi Marg and Mahatma Gandhi Marg, it shines thanks to the work of conservation architect Rahul Chemburkar of Vaastu Vidhaan Projects, spearheading the R24-crore restoration project of the structure.

A view of the recently restored structure from across Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Fort. Pics/Bipin Kokate