The fountain at St. Thomas Cathedral was donated by Parsi industrialist and philanthropist Sir Cowasji Jehangir (1812-78), from the fabulously wealthy Readymoney family, who is credited with erecting several other drinking fountains in Mumbai.
The HSBC Building was originally built for the British Bank of the Middle East (BBME). BBME started as the Imperial Bank of Persia in 1889. At the time, it was the first modern bank in Iran. In 1952, the bank exited the Iranian market and was later renamed the British Bank of the Middle East (BBME). In 1959, BBME was acquired by HSBC.
Entrance to Starbucks at the Elphinstone Building, which is owned by the Tata Group. It has been the office of Mr. Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group, ever since he shifted to Elphinstone Building from Bombay House. On 19 October 2012, Starbucks opened its first store in India, on the ground floor of the Elphinstone Building.
Brady House is located between the Elphinstone Building and HSBC Bank and was formerly known as the Royal Insurance Building. In the past, Brady House was the office of the Bombay Baroda & Central India Railways and later, the Times of India. Currently, it is the office of the Royal Bank of Scotland and the Punjab National Bank.