Brigade Granada

Brigade Granada will be at Sannathammanahalli, near Kattamanallur, in pincode 560067, on the Whitefield to Kadugodi side of east Bengaluru. This is a corridor that is still filling in, which cuts both ways. Roads, shops and services will grow with the project, but for the first years you may be commuting through construction rather than past finished streets. No distances to offices, stations or schools have been published, so we do not quote any.

Think about the daily loop rather than the map. If your office is in Whitefield, find out which road you would take from the gate and drive it at your normal hour, both ways. If it is elsewhere in the city, the question is how you reach the main arteries from here and how long that leg takes at peak time. A site visit on a weekday evening tells you more than any brochure.

Inside the gate, the plan includes a commercial and retail block, which matters on a site this far out. Groceries, a pharmacy and a cafe within walking distance change how often you need the car. Ask which shops are committed and when that block opens relative to the first homes, since 2,000 households will need them from day one.

Brigade Granada publishes six layouts, all as built-up area; carpet areas have not been released, so ask for them. The 1 BHK is about 730 sq ft and the 2 BHK about 1,275 sq ft. The three 3 BHK versions are about 1,540 sq ft with two bathrooms, 1,820 sq ft with three, and 2,240 sq ft with three bathrooms and a study. The 4 BHK has four bathrooms and a maid's room at about 2,760 sq ft.

Starting prices run Rs. 1.07 Crore, Rs. 1.79 Crore, Rs. 2.19 Crore, Rs. 2.59 Crore, Rs. 3.29 Crore and Rs. 3.99 Crore in the same order. Per sq ft, that is about Rs. 14,650 for the 1 BHK, Rs. 14,000 for the 2 BHK, Rs. 14,200 for both smaller 3 BHKs, Rs. 14,700 for the study version and Rs. 14,450 for the 4 BHK.

Because no tower has an occupancy certificate yet, GST applies on the construction portion of every purchase. Stamp duty and registration are payable as well. Ask for a cost sheet that sets out:

• Base rate per sq ft and whether it is on built-up or carpet area
• Floor-rise and facing premiums for the unit you want
• Car parking and the number of bays included
• Clubhouse fee and maintenance deposit
• GST as its own line
• Stamp duty and registration on the full consideration
• The milestone-linked payment schedule, with dates

Brigade Granada has no published RERA registration number yet. Ask Brigade Group for it and look it up on the Karnataka RERA website (rera.karnataka.gov.in) before you pay anything. A scheme of 2,000 homes across 14 towers is normally registered in phases, so make sure the number you are given covers the tower you are booking in, not just the first phase. The entry also carries the promoter's declared completion date, which you should set beside the 2030 handover.

This is an under-construction purchase, so the documents to ask for now are:

• The RERA registration certificate for your phase
• The sanctioned building plan showing your tower and unit
• Title documents and an encumbrance certificate for the 40 acres
• The land conversion order and the layout approval for the whole site
• An agreement for sale that states the handover date and the milestone-linked payment schedule
• The allotment letter with the unit number, floor and area

Keep every receipt and ask for a construction-progress update at each milestone before you release money. At handover, the tower must have its occupancy certificate. Then take the sale deed, register it, and have the khata transferred to your name. Until the sale deed is registered you have an agreement, not a title.

Brigade Granada is planned as 14 towers of 24 floors on 40 acres, with 2,000 homes between them and the shared spaces spread around a grand clubhouse. The developer has not published how much of the site stays open, so ask for the sanctioned layout and see where your tower stands in relation to the clubhouse, the retail block and the main gate. Everything you are shown at this stage is a render as planned by the developer.

A morning here could begin on the jogging and cycling track, move to the activity and yoga area and end in the gymnasium before the working day. The swimming pool and its decks are the weekend anchor, and the multiple sports courts give teenagers somewhere to go after school. A creche next to the kids' play areas is a practical help for parents who both work.

Evenings and festivals go to the entertainment zone, the indoor games zone and the multipurpose party area, with the landscaped gardens for the walk home. With 2,000 households sharing these, the numbers matter: ask how many lifts serve each tower, how many pools and courts there are, and whether facilities open in phases. A clubhouse that opens after the last tower is handed over will be years away for the first residents.