Built in 1680, fort served as a watch tower, atop a quarried hill overlooking the Mumbai harbour.

[3] Architectural highlights include pentagonal room along with a long domed corridor, and linear vaulted structures.

It is classified as a Grade I heritage structure, and efforts are underway under Phase I of Mumbai Fort Circuit Project to restore it.

The crumbling walls are to be repaired, debris cleared off, roofs rebuilt, steps fixed and a garden created in the complex.

In this, a sea-facing promenade is to be created that links the fort to the waterfront, along with the creation of a landscaped garden, food court, and amphitheatre.

[5] The strategic location of the fort would also promote ornithology as the area overlooks the Sewree mudflats, that are frequented by migratory birds, particularly the lesser flamingoes.