Arvind Belair

Arvind Belair stands on Yelahanka Main Road at Adityanagar in Vidyaranyapura, an established residential part of north Bengaluru next door to Yelahanka. The working destinations from here are Yelahanka itself, Hebbal and Kempegowda International Airport, all reached by road. The developer has not published a distance or a drive time to any of them, so none appear here; drive to your own office from the gate at the hour you leave.

Because the neighbourhood is settled, the daily round is already in place: schools, hospitals and shopping exist in and around Vidyaranyapura and Yelahanka, though the developer names none. Ask the residents who have moved in since December 2024 which ones they use and how long the school run takes. Inside the gate there are retail spaces and a cafe and restaurant, so the small errands and the odd meal out need not involve the car.

The project fronts a main road, which is convenient for buses and autos and less so for peace. Stand at the gate at eight in the morning and six in the evening to see how the road behaves, and ask which towers and facings look onto it. Four towers with 334 homes generate their own traffic, so check the entry and exit, the visitor parking and the number of bays that come with your flat.

Arvind Belair publishes five layouts, all in built-up area; carpet areas have not been published, so ask for them. The 2 BHK is about 1,132 sq ft from Rs. 1.24 Crore. The 2.5 BHK, a two-bedroom plan with a small extra room, is about 1,366 sq ft from Rs. 1.48 Crore. The three 3 BHK plans are about 1,523, 1,531 and 1,537 sq ft, from Rs. 1.72 Crore, Rs. 1.73 Crore and Rs. 1.73 Crore.

Price against size gives about Rs. 11,000 per sq ft on the 2 BHK and about Rs. 11,300 on the largest 3 BHK. Only starting prices are published, so in a 15-floor tower expect the upper floors and the better facings to cost more, and ask for a unit-wise list. Because the homes are finished, stand in the actual flat and check the view, the light and the noise from the main road for yourself.

A completed home with its occupancy certificate carries no GST. Stamp duty and registration are due on every purchase, and the transfer goes through a sale deed rather than an agreement to sell. Ask for a cost sheet that lists:

• Base price and the area it is charged on
• Floor-rise and facing charges for your unit
• Car parking and the number of bays included
• Clubhouse membership, maintenance deposit and the monthly charge
• Written confirmation that no GST applies
• Stamp duty and registration on the full consideration

Arvind Belair has no RERA registration number published by the developer. Ask Arvind Smartspaces for it and check the entry on the Karnataka RERA portal at rera.karnataka.gov.in. On a completed project the entry confirms the sanctioned plan and the completion date the promoter declared. It will also show whether the project was registered under this name or another, which matters here.

With handover under way since December 2024, you are buying a finished flat and should receive the papers that go with one. Ask for:

• The occupancy certificate for your tower
• The sanctioned building plan with your unit marked
• Title documents and an encumbrance certificate for the 3.25 acres
• Khata and the latest property-tax receipt
• A draft sale deed, since a completed home registers on a sale deed
• The owners' association papers, if residents have already formed one

If the developer cannot show an occupancy certificate for your tower, treat the flat as under construction. Take an agreement for sale with a handover date and a milestone schedule, and expect GST on the construction portion. At registration you receive the sale deed; after it, transfer the khata into your name and keep the tax receipts running from the date of the deed.

Arvind Belair has four towers of 15 floors on 3.25 acres, with the shared facilities on the ground between them. The developer has not published the share of the site left open, but the project is complete, so walk it: see where the towers stand, how much of the ground is garden and how much is driveway. Any render you are shown should by now match what is built; where it does not, ask why.

A morning here might start on the jogging and skating track, move to the gymnasium and end with a coffee at the cafe before work. Children have a play area, the outdoor sports courts once school is out, and the dance and activity studio for classes. The pool takes the hot afternoons and the landscaped gardens the evening walk.

The clubhouse has a terrace lounge, which is the place for the evening once the day cools, and the party area handles the birthdays. The indoor games area covers the monsoon, and the restaurant and retail spaces mean a meal or a forgotten grocery need not take you outside. With 334 households, ask what the maintenance charge is, how many lifts each tower runs, and which facilities are open today, because in a project a year past handover that should be all of them.