CasaGrand Uptown Plots

CasaGrand Uptown Plots is near Savitha University in Nayapakkam, Thandalam, in the Poonamallee area of Chennai, pincode 600128. The university is the only landmark the developer gives. It has not published distances to offices, schools, hospitals or stations, so none are quoted here.

A plot is a long-term decision, so think about how the area will serve you once the house is built. Drive from the gate to your workplace at your usual hour and back in the evening. Time the trip to the nearest main road, since that sets the pace of every outing. A large campus nearby can bring buses, hostels and busy evenings, so visit at different times of day.

The layout has been complete since 2019, and some owners have built homes. Knock on a few doors and ask where they buy groceries, which hospital they use and how their children get to school. Ask how reliable the water and power supply has been, and whether the internal roads drain well in the monsoon. If you plan to hold the plot rather than build, ask a local agent how often plots here change hands and at what rate.

CasaGrand Uptown Plots sells land, not a built home, so there is no floor plan. Three plot sizes were sold. A 30 x 50 ft plot is about 1,500 sq ft. A 30 x 60 ft plot is listed at about 1,725 sq ft and a 40 x 60 ft plot at about 2,385 sq ft, although those dimensions give 1,800 and 2,400 sq ft. Pay only for the area stated in the sale deed and shown on the layout plan.

Every plot is sold out with the developer, so today's price is whatever an owner asks. Compare it with recent plot sales inside the layout. If a house is already built on the plot, value the land and the building separately and ask for the approved building plan.

No GST is charged on land. Stamp duty and registration are payable on the sale value, and GST will apply later to any building contract. Ask the seller for a written statement that covers:

• The agreed price and the plot area it covers
• Maintenance charges paid up to date
• Property tax paid, with receipts
• Any transfer fee charged by the association
• Stamp duty and registration on the full value

CasaGrand Uptown Plots has no RERA number published for the layout. Ask the seller or Casagrand for any registration details and look them up on the TNRERA website. For a plot, though, the land approvals carry more weight than any registration.

A plot is only as good as its title and its approvals. Before you pay a token, ask for:

• The land-use conversion order for the site
• The approved layout plan showing your plot number
• The release order for the plots, if the approval required one
• The original sale deed from Casagrand to the seller
• An encumbrance certificate covering a long run of years
• The patta and property tax receipts in the seller's name

Measure the plot on site against the layout plan and the deed, since the listed areas here do not match the plot dimensions. If a house is already built, add its approved building plan to the list. At handover, register the sale deed in your name, then transfer the patta and the property tax assessment. Keep every receipt, since you will need them for a building plan approval or a home loan.

CasaGrand Uptown Plots was planned with internal roads, landscaped gardens and a set of shared facilities, and each plot has a fixed boundary and frontage. Ask for the approved layout plan and find the plot on offer. Note whether it faces a garden, an internal road or the boundary wall, and how far it is from the clubhouse.

Picture a day once your house is up. A morning could start on the jogging and skating track, or with a class in the aerobics room, followed by a session in the gymnasium. The swimming pool is there for weekends. Children have a play area, and the games room in the clubhouse covers rainy afternoons.

Landscaped gardens and tree-lined roads give the layout a place for evening walks, and a party area takes care of birthdays and small functions. This is a fuller set of shared facilities than most plotted layouts offer, and every owner pays towards its upkeep.

Since the facilities have been in use since 2019, ask who runs them today, what the monthly maintenance charge is, and whether it is collected from owners who have not yet built.