Mantri Lithos

Mantri Lithos stands in the Manyata Embassy Business Park area at Nagawara, near the N-1 building, on the Thanisandra side of Hebbal, pincode 560045. For anyone with a desk in the business park, the commute can be short, and that is the main reason people buy here. Distances to stations, schools and hospitals have not been published, so none are given on this page.

Living beside a large office campus shapes the day in both directions. Mornings and evenings bring office traffic onto the roads around you, while weekends are calmer. Make the trip from the gate to your office at the hour you would normally leave, and try the return journey at your usual time too.

Since the buildings are finished and occupied, what you see on a visit is what you get. Talk to a few residents about daily errands, cab availability and how long it takes to reach the main road at peak time. Their answers will tell you more than any map. Also ask where visitors park, because a complex of 528 homes draws plenty of guests and deliveries.

Mantri Lithos was built in five layouts, all quoted as built-up area. The two-bedroom flats measure about 1,420 and 1,440 sq ft, so there is little to choose between them on size. The three-bedroom flats come in about 1,740, 1,760 and 1,920 sq ft. Carpet areas were not published, so ask the seller for the figure in their sale deed or measure the flat yourself.

Every unit has been sold by the developer, and there is no current price list. The price you pay is whatever you agree with the owner. Because the project is complete, a resale carries no GST. Stamp duty and registration are payable on the agreed value, so add them to your budget from the start.

Before you make an offer, ask the seller for:

• Built-up and carpet area as written in their sale deed
• Monthly maintenance charge and any dues outstanding
• Number of car parking bays that come with the flat
• A list of interior work and fittings that stay with the home
• The owners' association's no-dues letter
• Stamp duty and registration worked out on the agreed price

Mantri Lithos has no RERA registration number published by the developer. You can search the Karnataka RERA website (rera.karnataka.gov.in) by project or promoter name, but for a finished building the documents in the seller's hands carry more weight. Treat that file of papers as part of what you are buying.

Ask the seller for:

• The occupancy certificate for the block
• Their registered sale deed and the earlier title chain
• An encumbrance certificate covering the period since the first sale
• Khata in the seller's name and the latest property tax receipt
• A letter from the lender if the flat is still mortgaged
• Proof of membership of the owners' association

Have a property lawyer confirm that the names match across every document. On completion you sign a sale deed with the owner at the sub-registrar's office. After that, apply to move the khata and the electricity account into your name.

Mantri Lithos is laid out as eight blocks of 20 floors on 6 acres, with the shared facilities serving all 528 homes. The share of open space has not been published. Because everything is built, walk the grounds and see how the blocks, gardens and courts are arranged, rather than relying on a drawing. Pick your block with that in mind, since some face the gardens and others the roads.

A weekday might begin on the jogging track or in the gymnasium, followed by a swim before work. After office hours, the outdoor courts and a round of table tennis draw residents out, while children head for their play area. The games room and the activity area cover rainy evenings and school holidays.

Weekends bring birthdays to the party area and the clubhouse, and a stroll through the landscaped gardens. Retail spaces inside the complex handle small errands without taking the car out. With so many families using the same facilities, ask residents how busy the pool and gym get at peak hours and how well the association looks after them.