DRA Truliv Porur

DRA Truliv Porur is on 1st Street, Chettiyar Agaram, in Moorthy Nagar, on the Adayalampattu side of Porur, pincode 600095. Porur is a settled residential part of west Chennai, so the shops, clinics and bus routes around you already exist.

The developer has not published distances to offices, colleges, stations or hospitals, so none are quoted here. If you plan to live in the studio, travel your daily route at the hour you would normally leave, and again in the evening. If you plan to let it out, think about who your tenant is likely to be and how they would get to work or college from this street.

Because the blocks are occupied, the lane outside is there to judge. Check how wide it is, whether it is lit at night and how it looks after rain. Walk to the nearest bus stop, grocery store and pharmacy and time each trip. For a single person without a car, those short walks matter more than any drive.

DRA Truliv Porur offers one format: a serviced studio of about 328 sq ft, quoted as built-up area. It starts at Rs. 26.4 Lakhs, or about Rs. 8,050 per sq ft. Carpet area has not been published, and on a home this small the gap between built-up and carpet area makes a real difference, so ask for it.

Every studio uses the same plan, so the price moves with the block, the floor and the facing. Ask for the figure on the unit you actually saw.

A completed home with its certificate carries no GST. Stamp duty and registration apply on every purchase. Your cost sheet should show:

• Base price and the area it is charged on
• Car parking, if you want a bay
• Service charge and what it includes
• Maintenance deposit
• Electricity and water connection charges
• Stamp duty and registration on the full value

If you plan to rent it out, ask whether the developer or a manager handles tenants, and on what terms.

DRA Truliv Porur has no RERA registration number published yet. Ask DRA Homes for it and check it on the Tamil Nadu RERA (TNRERA) website. If the developer says registration was not required, get that in writing and have a lawyer confirm it.

You are buying a finished studio, so the file should show completion and a clean title. Ask for:

• Completion or occupancy certificate for your block
• Approved building plan showing your unit
• Parent title deeds and an encumbrance certificate for the 1-acre site
• Latest property tax receipt
• A draft sale deed with your undivided share of land
• Any service or management agreement that comes with the studio

Read the service agreement as carefully as the sale deed, because it sets what you pay each month and whether you can let the unit freely. After registration, move the property tax assessment and electricity connection into your name, and get a note that no service dues are pending.

DRA Truliv Porur has six five-floor blocks on a 1-acre site, holding 178 studios between them. Each block is small, so you share a staircase and lift with a limited number of neighbours. Ask which block you would be in and what it faces, since the view from a small home counts for a lot.

The shared spaces are planned around people who live alone. The dining area means you need not cook every meal in a kitchenette, and the theatre room gives you somewhere to watch a film with friends. Wifi runs through the common areas, which helps if you work from home some days.

For exercise there is a gymnasium and a jogging track, and the landscaped gardens give you a green place to walk after work. The party area can host a small get-together that would not fit in 328 sq ft. There is no pool on the list. As the project is finished, you can see each facility in use and ask current residents how well it is run and what the monthly charges cover.