Brigade Caladium

Brigade Caladium stands at Survey Nos. 45/4 and 45/5 on Dasarahalli Main Road, in the Amruthnagar and Byatarayanapura part of Hebbal, pincode 560054. Hebbal Lake is close by. The developer names two employment hubs as near the site, Kirloskar Tech Park and Manyata Tech Park. Exact distances and drive times have not been published, so measure them yourself at your normal office hour.

Hebbal is settled north Bengaluru rather than a new corridor, so schools, colleges and hospitals are already in the locality, along with banks, supermarkets, malls and restaurants. Most of the weekly routine can happen within the neighbourhood, and a short drive covers the rest. Ask the residents which schools the children in the two blocks attend and how long the run takes.

Dasarahalli Main Road is your way in and out, so watch it at peak hours and after a heavy shower. With only 60 homes the gate will not be busy, but the surrounding streets carry the traffic of a dense, established suburb. Visit once on a weekday morning and once on a weekend evening before you decide.

Brigade Caladium has one plan only: a four-bedroom apartment of about 4,000 sq ft, quoted as built-up area. Carpet area has not been published, so ask the seller for the registered deed, which will state the area they bought. Check the room dimensions on the sanctioned plan against what you see on site. With every home the same size, floor level, facing and view are what separate one unit from another.

The developer has not published a launch price, and all 60 homes are sold, so there is no rate card to work from. The price is whatever you negotiate with the owner. Ask what they paid and when, ask the association about recent sales in the two blocks, and compare with four-bedroom flats of similar age elsewhere in Hebbal. Condition matters at this size: 4,000 sq ft of interiors is expensive to redo.

No GST is charged on a completed flat with its occupancy certificate. Stamp duty and registration apply on the full consideration. Before agreeing a figure, have the seller confirm in writing:

• The built-up and carpet area stated in their sale deed
• How many car parks transfer with the flat
• The current maintenance charge and any arrears
• Any outstanding loan and how it will be closed before registration
• The owners' association transfer fee
• Which fittings, air-conditioners and modifications stay

Brigade Caladium has no RERA registration number published by the developer, and a handover in December 2017 may place it before registration became mandatory in Karnataka. Ask the seller or Brigade Group, and search the project name on rera.karnataka.gov.in in any case. The developer lists BBMP/BDA approval for the plan, so the sanctioned plan and the occupancy certificate are your main approval documents.

Because you are buying a finished home from a private owner, the checks are those of a resale. Ask the seller for:

• Their registered sale deed, and every earlier deed if the flat has changed hands since 2017
• The occupancy certificate for the block
• The sanctioned building plan showing the flat as built
• Khata in the seller's name with the latest property tax receipt
• An encumbrance certificate covering the years since the developer's allotment
• A no-dues certificate from the owners' association
• The bank's loan closure letter and release of originals, if a loan exists

Have a lawyer read the chain of title from Brigade Group's allotment to the present seller before you pay any advance. At registration you sign a fresh sale deed in your name, then apply for the khata transfer and have the association update its records. Ask for the developer's handover file as well; it helps with any warranty or defect claim.

Brigade Caladium is two 13-floor blocks on 2 acres, with 60 homes between them, which works out to fewer than five flats per floor across the two buildings. The developer has not published the open-space share, so ask the owners' association for the site plan and walk the ground between the blocks. Everything here has been built and used since 2017; nothing is a render any more.

A morning could begin with a few laps of the jogging track or a session in the gymnasium at the clubhouse, followed by a swim before work. In the evening the tennis court and basketball court, plus the other outdoor courts, are shared by a small enough community that booking is rarely a fight. Indoors, there is a games room and table tennis, and the spa with its sauna for the weekend.

Children have their own play area, and the landscaped gardens are where the community walks after dinner. Family functions go to the party area rather than into the flat, large as the flat is. Security covers the campus. With so few households, ask how the monthly charge is set, what reserve the association holds for lift and pool repairs, and whether every facility listed is still open and maintained.