Ozone Polestar

Ozone Polestar is listed opposite Manyata Tech Park in north Bengaluru. For anyone who works in the park, that is the main reason to be here: the daily commute can shrink from a long drive to a short walk or a quick ride across the road. The developer has not published a full address, a pincode or distances to other places, so we do not quote any here.

Living next to a large office park has two sides. Shops, eateries and services tend to grow around a big workforce, which helps with daily errands. The same workforce also brings heavy traffic at office hours, and the roads around the park can be crowded in the morning and evening.

Since the project is complete, test the location before you buy. Walk from the gate to your office building at the hour you would leave home. Then check the route to your children's school and to the nearest hospital at the same time of day. Ask residents how noisy the main road is at night, and which blocks face away from it.

Ozone Polestar was built in three configurations: 2 BHK, 2.5 BHK and 3 BHK. Sizes for each have not been published, and neither have prices, which are shared only on request. Ask for the floor plan of any flat you like, with the carpet area and the built-up area shown separately.

Without published prices, the only way to judge value is to get a written quote and work out the rate per sq ft yourself. Compare it with other ready homes near Manyata Tech Park. If you are buying from an owner, collect quotes from two or three sellers before you settle.

A completed home with an occupancy certificate carries no GST. Stamp duty and registration are due on the sale value. Before you agree on a price, ask for:

• Carpet and built-up area, stated in writing
• Car parking bays that come with the flat
• Monthly maintenance and any sinking fund
• Pending dues and a no-dues letter from the association
• Stamp duty and registration on the final value

Ozone Polestar has no RERA number published yet. Ask Ozone Group for it and check the Karnataka RERA website (rera.karnataka.gov.in). The approval shown for the project is BBMP/BDA, but no plan sanction number has been given, so ask for it too.

For a finished home, the papers to collect are:

• The occupancy certificate for your block
• The sanctioned building plan
• Title deeds and an encumbrance certificate
• Khata certificate and extract, with the latest tax receipt
• If buying resale, the seller's registered sale deed and any loan closure letter

Ask a property lawyer to check the chain of title before you pay an advance. If you take a home loan, the bank will run its own legal check, which is a helpful second view. At completion, register the sale deed in your name and apply for the khata transfer. Move the electricity and water connections into your name as well, and collect the association's no-dues letter.

Ozone Polestar has no land area, number of blocks or number of homes published by Ozone Group. Because the project is finished, you can see the layout for yourself. Walk the grounds, note how the blocks face each other, and ask for the sanctioned site plan to compare with what was built. Any images shown to you from launch days were renders as planned by the developer.

Day to day, the clubhouse is the centre of things. You can fit a gym session in before work and a swim in the pool after. Children have a play area, and the garden gives everyone a green place to walk in the evening. The library is a quiet corner for reading or for a teenager with exams coming up.

For birthdays, festivals and residents' meetings, there is a community hall. Since these amenities have been in use since 2021, check their condition when you visit. Ask the association what the monthly maintenance is, how often the pool is cleaned, and whether the gym equipment has been replaced. A good association matters more in a finished project than any brochure.