Casagrand Estia

Casagrand Estia stands in East Tambaram, one of the southern suburbs of Chennai. The developer gives nothing more precise: no street, pincode, landmark or distance. Suburbs like this have grown as more affordable choices than the city centre, which fits the price band here, but the trade is usually a longer daily trip.

So test that trip before you commit. Ask Casagrand for the exact site entrance and drive from it to your office at the hour you would actually leave. Time the return in the evening too, because a suburban commute can vary a lot between the two.

On a weekend, find the school your children would attend, the nearest hospital with an emergency ward, and the market you would use every week. Walk the approach road to the site, and check whether it is lit at night and whether it floods after rain. With construction under way, the plot itself will look like a work zone, so judge the neighbourhood rather than the gate. Ask neighbours how easily an auto or a cab reaches the area.

Casagrand Estia has a two-bedroom and a three-bedroom plan in each phase, all quoted as built-up area. In Phase 1, the two-bedroom home is roughly 1,083 sq ft from Rs. 61 Lakhs, and the three-bedroom home roughly 1,546 sq ft at Rs. 82 to 83 Lakhs. Phase 2 offers roughly 1,079 sq ft from Rs. 62 Lakhs and roughly 1,553 sq ft at Rs. 84 to 85 Lakhs.

On those prices, two-bedroom homes come to about Rs. 5,600 to Rs. 5,700 per sq ft and three-bedroom homes about Rs. 5,300 to Rs. 5,400. The developer quotes lower rates, Rs. 4,399 and Rs. 4,499 per sq ft, which may leave out some charges. Ask for the carpet area as well.

The homes are under construction, so GST applies, with stamp duty and registration on top. Payments will follow construction stages. Ask for a cost sheet that lists:

• Base price and the per-sq-ft rate it is built on
• Which phase the unit is in, and its handover date
• Car park charges in the basement
• Clubhouse fee, corpus fund and maintenance deposit
• GST, stamp duty and registration shown separately

Casagrand Estia is registered with Tamil Nadu RERA under TNRERA/35/BLG/0140/2026. Search it on TNRERA (rera.tn.gov.in) before you pay a token. Because the homes are sold in two phases, check that the registration covers the phase your unit belongs to, and note the declared completion date.

With construction under way, there is no completion certificate yet. At this stage, ask for:

• The RERA registration certificate for your phase
• The approved building plan showing your unit
• Title documents and an encumbrance certificate for the 2.4 acres
• A draft agreement for sale with the carpet area, payment schedule and handover date
• The list of banks that have approved the project for loans

Read the agreement's clause on compensation if handover is late. At handover, ask for the completion certificate for your building and register the sale deed in your name. Then move the property tax, electricity connection and association membership to yourself, and keep a copy of the approved plan with your records.

Casagrand Estia has low buildings of five storeys over a basement and ground floor, spread across 2.4 acres and shared by 173 households. On a compact site like this, no home is far from the pool or the clubhouse. The developer has not published the share of open space, so ask for the site plan and see where each phase lies. Images are as planned by the developer.

A morning could start with yoga or a session at the outdoor gym, with the indoor gym for wet days. Children have a kids' pool, and the developer also describes splash pads, a play lawn and an art and craft zone. The main swimming pool has its own deck by the clubhouse.

Evenings and weekends can move to the party lawn, the barbecue corner and the amphitheatre. The multipurpose hall suits birthdays and meetings, and a table tennis table gives teenagers something to do. The developer also lists quieter gardens, including a meditation lawn and a reflexology path. Ask how maintenance will be set for so small a community, since fewer homes share the cost of the pool and clubhouse.