Prestige City

Prestige City stands at Yamare Village, on the Marathahalli-Sarjapur Road, pincode 562125. That places you on the Sarjapura side of east Bangalore, a corridor that has filled with apartment and villa communities. The developer has not named nearby landmarks or published any distances, so none are given here.

The site is given as 180 acres, which is a very large piece of land. On a site that size, two towers could stand close to the main road or far back from it, and that changes your daily trip. Ask where these towers are placed, which gate you will use and how far it is from your door to the main road.

You will not move in until December 2030, so think about the drive as it will be then, not only as it is today. Still, drive from the site to your workplace at rush hour now, and repeat the trip home in the evening. The Sarjapur corridor is known for slow peak-hour traffic. If you have children, try the morning school run too. Ask the sales team which shops and clinics are already open near the site.

Prestige City has three plans in this release, each quoted as built-up area. The 2 BHK with two bathrooms measures about 1,070 sq ft and opens at Rs. 1.39 Crore. The 3 BHK with two bathrooms is about 1,450 sq ft and opens at Rs. 1.88 Crore. The larger 3 BHK adds a third bathroom, measures about 1,700 sq ft and opens at Rs. 2.19 Crore. Carpet areas have not been published, so ask for them.

All three plans work out close to Rs. 13,000 per sq ft, with the largest at about Rs. 12,900. These are opening figures, and floor, facing and tower will change them. As a new launch, the home is under construction, so GST applies on top, along with stamp duty and registration. Ask for a cost sheet that lists:

• Base rate and the area it is charged on
• Carpet area of your unit
• Floor-rise and facing premiums
• Car parking and whether it is included
• Clubhouse fee and maintenance deposit
• Cost of full power backup, which is extra
• GST as its own line
• Stamp duty and registration

Prestige City has no RERA registration number published for this release yet. Ask Prestige Group for it and check it on rera.karnataka.gov.in, the Karnataka RERA website. On a large site built in phases, each phase is usually registered on its own, so confirm that the number covers your tower.

At the booking stage, ask for:

• The RERA certificate for this phase
• The sanctioned building plan showing your tower and flat
• Title documents and an encumbrance certificate for the land under this phase
• A draft agreement for sale with the December 2030 date and the delay terms
• The payment schedule, linked to construction stages
• The name of the bank holding the project's escrow account

Read the agreement for sale with a lawyer before you sign, and keep every receipt. Check the RERA portal each quarter for progress updates. At handover, look for the tower's occupancy certificate before you take the keys. You then register the sale deed and apply for the khata in your name.

Prestige City puts 808 homes in 2 towers, on a site given as 180 acres. The open-space share for this phase has not been published, so ask for the sanctioned site plan to see what surrounds your tower. Any images you see are renders, as planned by the developer, since construction has only just begun.

Once finished, a morning here could start on the jogging and skating track or up on the yoga terrace. The clubhouse will hold a gymnasium and a swimming pool, with a separate kids' pool for younger swimmers. The sports hub pavilion is planned for team games and weekend play.

Children have a play area of their own, and the games room covers rainy afternoons. The amphitheatre and the multipurpose area can host community events and family functions. Residents who like to grow things have an urban farming patch, and the landscaped gardens make an easy evening walk. Full power backup inside the flats costs extra, so ask what it adds to the bill. Get written word on which facilities will be ready by December 2030.