Abhee Serenity Springs

Abhee Serenity Springs stands at Kachanayakanahalli in Bommasandra, pincode 560099, on the southern edge of Bengaluru along the Hosur Road corridor. The Bommasandra industrial belt is the closest employment hub, with Electronic City up the road towards the city and Attibele further south. The developer has not published distances to any of these, so we give none here.

The shape of your week will depend on where you work. A job in the industrial belt or at Electronic City means a short commute against the flow of city traffic, which is the main reason to buy here. A job in the centre or on the eastern side of the city is a different matter, so drive that route at your usual hour before you decide anything.

Bommasandra has schools, hospitals and shops of its own, and Electronic City adds more. The area is still filling in, though, so walk the approach road to the site and note how far the nearest daily market and pharmacy are. Ask the sales team about the road that leads from the highway to the gate, since the last stretch is often the part that changes your day.

Abhee Serenity Springs launched three plans, and one has gone. The two-bedroom home of about 1,050 sq ft is sold out. The two on sale are three-bedroom homes quoted as built-up area: about 1,310 sq ft with two bathrooms, and about 1,595 sq ft with three. Carpet areas have not been published, so ask for them.

The 1,310 sq ft home is priced from Rs. 1.04 Crore to Rs. 1.13 Crore, about Rs. 7,900 per sq ft at the entry figure. The 1,595 sq ft home runs from Rs. 1.27 Crore to Rs. 1.34 Crore, about Rs. 8,000 per sq ft. The range within each plan is not explained; floor and facing are the likely reasons, so get a unit-wise list.

Because construction is ongoing, GST is payable on the construction portion, and stamp duty and registration come at the sale deed. Payment will be milestone-linked over the years to 2029, so check how much is due at booking and how the rest is spread. Ask for a cost sheet that shows:

• Base rate and the area it is charged on
• Floor-rise and facing premiums for your unit
• Car parking and how many bays are included
• Clubhouse membership, corpus fund and maintenance deposit
• GST as its own line
• Stamp duty and registration on the full consideration
• The milestone schedule with dates, not just stages

Abhee Serenity Springs has no published RERA registration number, and for a home that will not be handed over before 2029 that is the first gap to close. Ask Abhee Ventures for the number and check it on the Karnataka RERA website (rera.karnataka.gov.in). The entry shows the promoter's declared completion date, the sanctioned plan and the escrow details; if the number is not there, do not pay a booking amount.

Before you sign the agreement for sale, ask for:

• The RERA registration certificate for this phase
• The sanctioned building plan showing your unit and floor
• Title documents and an encumbrance certificate for the four acres at Kachanayakanahalli
• The land conversion order, if the parcel was agricultural
• An agreement for sale that states the handover date, the payment milestones and the penalty for delay

Keep every receipt against its milestone, because a bank loan will be disbursed against those stages too. At handover, insist on the occupancy certificate before you take the keys, then register the sale deed and have the khata transferred into your name. Ask also for the completion certificate and the association handover documents once the last building is done.

Abhee Serenity Springs spreads roughly 300 homes over four acres in buildings no taller than seven floors, with a three-storey clubhouse as the centrepiece. The number of buildings and the open-space share have not been published, so ask for the sanctioned site plan and count them yourself. Everything you see in the brochure is a render as planned by the developer; nothing is built to walk through yet.

Once the project is done, a morning here might start on the jogging track and end with a swim before work. The gymnasium and the indoor games area are inside the clubhouse, and its three floors leave room for the multipurpose hall, which is where birthdays and society meetings will happen. A meditation and yoga zone gives you the quiet corner of the site.

Children get a play area and the landscaped gardens around the buildings. Because the clubhouse and pool serve 300 households, ask what the maintenance charge per sq ft will be and whether a clubhouse membership fee is charged on top. Also ask, in writing, whether the clubhouse opens with the first handover or only when the last building is done, since a handover starting in 2029 can stretch across several years of phases.