Casagrand Divinity

Casagrand Divinity stands on Thalambur Link Road, Semmancheri, pincode 600130, in the Navalur part of south Chennai. Navalur is on Old Mahabalipuram Road, the corridor where much of the city's IT work happens. Siruseri and Sholinganallur are on that same stretch, so for many buyers the daily commute stays on one road.

The link road gives you a direct route to Thalambur. The developer says schools, hospitals and shops are found along the corridor, but it names none of them and publishes no distances. Treat that as a general direction and fill in the detail yourself.

Before you commit, drive from the gate to your office at the time you would actually leave, and back again in the evening, because OMR traffic changes sharply through the day. On a weekend, find the school your children would attend, the nearest hospital with an emergency ward and the grocery store you would use. Walk the link road after dark to judge the lighting. Since the homes are finished, you can also stand inside the one you like and check light, noise and breeze.

Casagrand Divinity has one plan: a four-bedroom home of roughly 2,280 sq ft, quoted as built-up area. The opening price is Rs. 1.63 Crore, which works out to about Rs. 7,100 per sq ft. The carpet area has not been published, so ask for it; it tells you how much of the 2,280 sq ft is usable room.

Four bedrooms give space for a guest room or a home office alongside the family's own rooms. With only one layout, the real choice is position: which building, which floor of the two, and which direction the home faces. The price is marked as a starting figure, so a better position may cost more.

The project is completed, so a home that already holds its completion certificate carries no GST. Stamp duty and registration are payable on every purchase. Ask for a cost sheet that lists:

• Base price for the exact home you pick
• Whether land comes as a plot or an undivided share
• Car park charges, if any
• Maintenance deposit and the monthly charge
• Corpus fund and any club membership fee
• Stamp duty and registration at current Tamil Nadu rates

Casagrand Divinity has no RERA registration number on record yet. Ask Casagrand for it and search it on the Tamil Nadu RERA website (rera.tn.gov.in) before you pay a token amount. The entry lists the approved plan and the completion date the developer declared.

Because handover began in January 2024, you are buying a finished home. Ask to see:

• The completion or occupancy certificate for your building
• The approved plan showing your home and its land share
• Title documents and an encumbrance certificate for the 6.29 acres
• Patta details, and whether your land share will be recorded in your name
• A draft sale deed, since a completed home registers on a sale deed

The villa or apartment question matters here. If the home comes with its own plot, the sale deed should describe that plot by its boundaries. If it comes with an undivided share, the deed should state the share. At registration, sign the sale deed, then transfer the property tax, electricity and water records into your name.

Casagrand Divinity spreads 97 homes over 6.29 acres, none rising above two floors. That is far more ground per family than a tower complex offers, and the feel should be closer to a quiet residential street than a high-rise campus. The developer has not published the share of open space; ask for the approved site plan and see where your home falls. Images of the site are as planned by the developer.

No amenity list has been published, so ask Casagrand what shared facilities exist before you visit. What the specification does describe is a landscape deck finished in Shahabad or Kota stone, which suggests an outdoor space for evening walks and weekend gatherings.

Security is planned around the edge of the site. A compound wall about 1,800 mm high rings the land, with entry gates, a security booth at the entrance using the MyGate app, and CCTV at key points around the buildings. Inside the home, wiring allows an inverter for every fan and light, useful during power cuts. Ask residents how the common areas are kept and what the monthly maintenance covers.