Casagrand Primrose

Casagrand Primrose sits in Perungalathur, on the southern side of Chennai. The developer has not published a street address, survey number, landmark or distances to offices, stations, schools or hospitals, so we do not quote any here. Ask Casagrand for the exact site location and a map pin before you visit.

With the towers still going up, what you can judge today is the neighbourhood and the commute. Drive or ride from the site to your workplace at the hour you would really leave, and try the evening return too. If anyone in the family uses the train or a bus, time that trip from the gate as well.

Six towers and 953 households will add a lot of traffic to the roads outside once everyone moves in. Ask how many entry and exit gates are planned, which towers face the main road and which face the inside of the site, and where visitors will park. An ATM and a cafeteria are planned within the community, which covers a few errands. For groceries, clinics and schools, walk the surrounding streets and note what is close by.

Casagrand Primrose released five layouts, quoted as built-up area. The 1 BHK Compact of about 952 sq ft and the 3 BHK of about 1,133 sq ft are sold out. Still listed are the 2 BHK of about 1,121 sq ft at Rs. 67 Lakhs to Rs. 68 Lakhs, the 3 BHK of about 1,530 sq ft at Rs. 95 Lakhs to Rs. 1.03 Crore, and the 4 BHK floor villa of about 3,588 sq ft from Rs. 2.34 Crore.

The figures conflict. The developer lists rates of Rs. 4,449, Rs. 4,799 and Rs. 5,399 per sq ft, yet the prices and sizes work out to about Rs. 6,000, Rs. 6,200 to Rs. 6,700 and Rs. 6,500 per sq ft. Ask which area each rate is charged on before you compare. GST applies on these under-construction homes, and stamp duty and registration are extra.

Your cost sheet should show:

• Base rate and the exact area it is charged on
• Tower, floor and any floor-rise charge
• Car parking and the number of bays
• Maintenance and corpus deposits
• GST as its own line
• Stamp duty and registration

Casagrand Primrose holds Tamil Nadu RERA registration TN/29/Building/533/2022. Check the entry on the TNRERA portal, and confirm that your tower is covered by it and that the declared completion date is one you can live with. With six towers of different heights, ask whether they are to be finished and certified together or one by one.

Before you pay a booking amount, ask for:

• The RERA certificate and the approved building plan
• Title documents for the 9.14 acres and a recent encumbrance certificate
• The planning permission from the local authority
• A draft agreement for sale naming your tower, floor and unit
• A construction-linked payment schedule and the delay penalty clause

Have a lawyer review the title and the agreement first. Release each payment only when the matching stage is visible on your tower. At handover, collect the completion or occupancy certificate for that tower, register the sale deed, and move the property tax and electricity accounts into your name.

Casagrand Primrose spreads six towers over 9.14 acres. Tower A rises to 18 floors and Tower B to 19, each above a basement and ground level, while Towers C, D, E and F go to 21. The developer has not published an open-space share, so ask for the sanctioned site plan. Pictures you are shown are renders as planned by the developer.

As planned, mornings can start in the gym or the aqua gym, with the swimming pool and a separate kids' pool for the family. Working parents can leave young children at the creche. After school, the half basketball court, the skating rink and the rock climbing wall give older children somewhere to spend energy.

Evenings slow down. Snooker and table tennis fill the indoor hours, the jacuzzi is there for a quiet end to the day, and the cafeteria saves a trip out for a snack. Weekends can mean a film in the mini theatre, a function in the multipurpose hall or a birthday on the party lawn. Ask which facilities open with the first tower and which wait for the last.