CasaGrand Mabelle

CasaGrand Mabelle has its postal address on Mappedu-Vengambakkam Road, Puthur, Tiruvanchery, Selaiyur, Chennai 600048. The area is grouped under East Tambaram, on the southern side of the city. For most errands and connections you will head towards Tambaram and Selaiyur, where schools, hospitals and markets are concentrated.

The Grand Southern Trunk Road runs through Tambaram and is your main link to the rest of Chennai. The developer has not published distances to offices, stations or schools, so none are quoted here. Because the villas are finished, you can test the real journey rather than trust a brochure estimate.

Drive from the gate to your workplace at the hour you would normally leave, then come back in the evening traffic. Note how long the stretch to Tambaram takes, where the nearest bus stop is, and whether cabs and autos come to the gate readily. Walk the road outside after dark too, since a suburban lane can feel different once the shops close, and check how the street drains in heavy rain.

CasaGrand Mabelle gives every home three bedrooms. The row villa, joined to its neighbours at the sides, measures about 1,500 sq ft and is priced from Rs. 1.09 Crore, close to Rs. 7,300 per sq ft. The standalone villa, with no shared walls, measures about 3,206 sq ft and is priced from Rs. 1.65 Crore, close to Rs. 5,100 per sq ft.

A larger home at a lower rate usually means the two sizes are measured differently. Ask whether each figure is built-up area, and what plot area comes with each villa, since land drives the value of a house. Get the plot size, the built-up area and the carpet area written into the sale deed.

A finished villa that holds its completion certificate carries no GST. Stamp duty and registration are payable on every sale. Ask for a cost sheet that shows:

• Base price and whether it covers land and building
• Plot area and built-up area of your villa
• Car parking and any covered bay charge
• Corpus fund and advance maintenance
• Stamp duty and registration on the sale value

CasaGrand Mabelle has no RERA registration number published by the developer. Ask for it in writing and search it on the TNRERA portal (rera.tn.gov.in). If no registration exists, find out why, and let a property lawyer decide whether the approvals below are enough on their own.

A villa is land plus a house, so the title work matters more than it does for a flat. Before you pay an advance, ask for:

• The approved layout for the 9.29-acre site
• The approved building plan for your villa
• The completion certificate for your block
• Title documents and an encumbrance certificate for the land
• A draft sale deed stating plot area and built-up area

After registration, the sale deed is in your name. Then have the patta for your plot and the property tax records moved to you, along with the water and electricity accounts. Ask for the residents' association rules on extensions, since many villa owners want to add a room later.

CasaGrand Mabelle holds 194 villas on 9.29 acres, grouped into 32 blocks, with row villas and standalone villas on the same site. You live at ground level with your own entrance, while the clubhouse and courts are shared by everyone. The site is built, so what you see on a walk is real rather than a render as planned by the developer.

The centre of the place is a clubhouse of 12,000 sq ft. A morning might start at the meditation and yoga area or in the gymnasium, followed by a swim and some time on the pool deck. Later, the jogging and skating track and the several sports courts draw both children and adults.

Younger children have a play area, and the indoor games room and AV room cover wet afternoons. The amphitheatre and the multipurpose area take community events and family gatherings. Retail spaces inside the gates cut down trips out for small needs. Ask what the monthly maintenance covers and which facilities are running today.