JRC Wild Woods

JRC Wild Woods stands at Gattahalli, Bengaluru 560099, in the Sarjapura Road belt on the south-eastern side of the city. Some of the flats face a lake, which shapes the feel of the place more than any road does. JRC Projects has not published distances to offices, schools, hospitals or stations, so none are given here.

Day to day, expect to drive. The office run, school trips and bigger shopping will mostly need a car or a cab, and the time they take will depend on which direction you travel and at what hour. The upside of a quieter pocket is less noise at home once you are through the gate.

The blocks are built, so you can test the location before you pay. Drive to your workplace at your normal start time and note the journey, then make the evening return. Visit on a weekday night and a Saturday morning to hear the area at both ends of the week. Ask how the access road connects to the main roads and whether it floods in heavy rain, since low ground near water sometimes does.

JRC Wild Woods has two plans, both with three bedrooms. The standard flat is about 1,936 sq ft, starting at Rs. 2.25 Crore. The lake-facing flat is about 2,100 sq ft, starting at Rs. 2.75 Crore. The areas are not labelled as carpet or built-up, so ask for both before you compare with other projects.

That is about Rs. 11,600 per sq ft for the standard plan and about Rs. 13,100 for the lake-facing one. Floor level also matters in a four-storey block: the top floor gets more light but more heat, while the lowest gets less of both. As a completed home there is no GST, but stamp duty and registration are added. Your cost sheet should include:

• Base price, and the carpet and built-up areas it covers
• The lake-view premium, if you choose that plan
• Car parking in the basement and the bay number
• Clubhouse membership and maintenance deposit
• Stamp duty and registration

JRC Wild Woods has no RERA registration number published for this project. Ask JRC Projects for it and look it up on the Karnataka RERA website (rera.karnataka.gov.in), where the registered plans and completion details should appear. Because the flats are finished, the handover papers carry most of the weight.

Before you pay, ask for:

• The occupancy certificate for your block
• The approved building plan with your flat marked
• Title deeds and a recent encumbrance certificate for the 4.5 acres
• Any clearance on setbacks from the lake, if the site borders water
• A draft sale deed naming the flat, its area and the parking bay

A completed flat is bought on a sale deed rather than an agreement for sale. After you register it at the sub-registrar's office, apply to have the khata put in your name, and keep every receipt for the day you sell.

JRC Wild Woods has seven low-rise blocks with 370 homes sharing 4.5 acres, so the buildings are short but fairly closely spaced. The open-space share has not been published. Walk between the blocks, look at the gaps, and check what your windows face, whether that is the lake, a garden or the next block. Images shown are as planned by the developer.

Mornings can start on the jogging track under the trees, then the gymnasium or a swim. Parents with young children have a play area and a day care, which helps if both of you work. Several sports courts and an indoor games zone fill the evenings and weekends.

For downtime you get a small in-house cinema, plus spa, salon and jacuzzi. Celebrations can go to the party area on the lakefront or the amphitheatre. Tree-lined gardens run through the site. Ask the residents' association which facilities are open today, how they are booked, and what the monthly maintenance charge is.