Concorde Amber

Concorde Amber stands just off Sarjapur Main Road, one of the busier residential growth areas in the south-east of Bangalore. Daily needs are close at hand. Schools, colleges, hospitals, banks, supermarkets and malls are all within the surrounding neighbourhood, so most errands do not need a long drive.

The commute is the question that decides most purchases here. Using the published figures, Whitefield is about 15 km from the site, the Outer Ring Road about 16 km and Electronic City about 19 km. Marathahalli and Koramangala are also within reach by road. Those distances look short on a map, but Sarjapur Road traffic at peak hours can stretch them considerably.

Before you book, do the trip to your office at the time you would actually leave home, and repeat it on the way back in the evening. Check the stretch between the main road and the project gate too, since the last few hundred metres often decide how your mornings feel. If children are in the picture, ask the schools you like about bus routes to this address.

Concorde Amber offers two home types. The 2 BHK is listed at about 1,084 sq ft, and a range of 1,084 to 1,221 sq ft is also shown, which suggests more than one 2 BHK plan. The 3 BHK is about 1,400 sq ft. These appear to be saleable areas; carpet areas have not been published, so ask for them.

Prices are given only on request, so no per-sq-ft rate can be worked out from published figures. Since the building is complete, you will not pay GST on a home that already has its occupancy certificate. Stamp duty and registration apply to every purchase. Finishes listed for the flats include vitrified tiles in the living and dining rooms, teak-framed main doors, concealed copper wiring and a BESCOM connection for each home.

When you ask for a quote, get a cost sheet that shows:

• The price per sq ft and the area it is charged on
• Car parking and whether it is covered
• Maintenance arrears or corpus payable to the association
• Stamp duty and registration on the full value
• Any transfer fee charged by the association on resale

Concorde Amber is listed with BBMP/BDA approval. No Karnataka RERA number has been published, which is common for a building completed in 2017. If you are offered a unit, ask whether a RERA registration exists and search for it on the state portal at rera.karnataka.gov.in.

A finished home is bought on a sale deed, so the papers you need are those of a completed building. Before you pay a token amount, ask to see:

• The occupancy certificate for the building
• The sanctioned plan, with your flat marked on it
• Title documents and a recent encumbrance certificate for the land
• The khata in the seller's name and the latest property tax receipt
• For a resale, the previous sale deed and a no-dues letter from the owners' association
• A draft sale deed for your lawyer to review

At registration, the sale deed moves ownership to you. After that, apply to transfer the khata and the electricity account into your name. Keep copies of the association's bylaws and the current maintenance charge, since those shape your monthly cost in a completed community.

Concorde Amber is a small community on about 2 acres, and that shapes daily life here. You are likely to know your neighbours by sight, and the shared spaces are close to every block. Because the project is finished, the facilities should already be running, so you can see them in use on a site visit rather than in renders.

A weekday might start on the jogging and skating track or in the gym, with a swim before work. After school, children can head to the play area while parents walk the landscaped gardens. Tennis and table tennis cover the sporty evenings, and the billiards and games room is there when it rains. The amphitheatre suits a residents' event or a small performance on a weekend.

The clubhouse ties these spaces together. Security is listed as round the clock with an intercom and CCTV at key points, and lifts, pumps and common areas have full power backup. On your visit, ask how old the pool filtration and lift equipment are, and what the association has set aside for repairs, since upkeep matters more once a building is several years old.