Casagrand Supremus

Casagrand Supremus stands on SIPCOT-Thalambur Road, in the Thazhambur area of Chennai, pincode 600130. The developer has not published distances to offices, schools, hospitals or stations, so none are quoted here. The advantage of a finished project is that you can judge the area in person instead of relying on a brochure map.

Start with the commute. Drive from the gate to your workplace at the hour you normally leave, and time the return trip in the evening. A road that serves an industrial estate can carry heavy vehicles at certain hours, so note the trucks, the dust and the noise, and how they change through the day.

Families have lived here since 2020, which makes them the best source on daily life. Ask where they shop for groceries, which clinic or hospital they use, and how long the school run takes. Ask too whether the approach roads hold water after heavy rain and how reliable the power and water supply has been. If you plan to rent the flat out, ask a local agent how quickly homes in these blocks find tenants and at what rent.

Casagrand Supremus was built in five layouts, all quoted as built-up area. The two-bedroom came in a Regular plan of about 1,001 sq ft and an Elite plan of about 1,166 sq ft. The three-bedroom Regular and Elite plans are both about 1,277 sq ft. The four-bedroom Signature is about 2,140 sq ft. Carpet areas have not been published.

Casagrand has no homes left to sell here, so launch prices no longer apply and each owner sets a price. Compare any quote with recent sales in the same blocks. Adjust for floor, facing, the flat's condition and any changes the owner has made to it.

A resale of a finished home carries no GST. Stamp duty and registration are payable on the value in the sale deed. Before you pay a token, ask the seller for a written statement that covers:

• The agreed price and which fittings stay with the flat
• Maintenance paid up to date, with receipts
• Transfer of any maintenance deposit or corpus
• Car parking allotted to the flat
• Any transfer fee charged by the residents' association
• Stamp duty and registration on the full sale value

Casagrand Supremus comes with no published RERA number. Ask the seller or Casagrand for any registration details and look them up on the TNRERA website before you pay anything. For a building handed over in 2020, the approvals that allowed people to move in are the ones that matter most.

In a resale, you are checking the seller's right to sell as much as the building itself. Ask for:

• The completion or occupancy certificate for the block
• The approved building plan showing the flat
• The original sale deed from Casagrand to the seller
• An encumbrance certificate covering recent years
• Property tax receipts and the tax assessment in the seller's name
• A no-dues letter from the residents' association

If a bank holds the original deed against a running home loan, have the loan closed and the papers released at or before registration. Get the bank's closure letter in writing. At handover, register the sale deed in your name, and then move the property tax assessment, the water connection and the electricity account to you.

Casagrand Supremus spreads eight four-floor blocks over 12.65 acres, with shared facilities placed between them. Because the project is complete, what you see on a visit is what you get. Walk the site and note which blocks face the gardens, which face the road and how far each is from the clubhouse.

A day here could start on the jogging trail or in the gymnasium, followed by a swim. Children have a play area and an activity area, and older kids can take over the outdoor courts after school. The indoor games room covers the monsoon afternoons.

The health spa and sauna are the unusual touch for a low-rise community, a place to unwind after a long week. Landscaped gardens run through the site for evening walks, and a party area takes care of birthdays and family functions. Retail spaces within the gate help with small daily needs, though ask which shops are running today.

These facilities have been in use for several years. Check the state of the pool, the sauna and the gym equipment, and ask the residents' association what the monthly charge is and whether any major repairs are planned.