Phoenix Surface Store

The shop is located in the basement of the New Ashutosh Building, which can be a little tricky to find if you aren't looking closely. We are right there near Tilak Chowk, close to the World of Titan showroom on Kalyan Road. Being in the basement means it stays a little cooler than the street level, which is nice during the middle of the day. We have slabs of stone and different surface materials leaning against every wall. It’s a bit of a maze sometimes when we get a new shipment in. We spend our time showing people different patterns and explaining how one stone differs from another. It’s not a high-pressure environment; we mostly just let people walk around and touch the samples. The lighting isn't perfect, but it gives a real sense of how the materials look. We get a lot of dust from moving the heavy pieces around, so we’re always wiping things down. Since we are in the Gopal Nagar area, we get a lot of locals who are renovating their kitchens or bathrooms. It’s just a few of us working here, so if we’re in the back moving stock, you might have to call out to get our attention. We’ve been in this building for a while now and have seen many businesses come and go around Tilak Chowk while we just keep doing our thing.