Prestige Lakeside Habitat

Prestige Lakeside Habitat has its gate on Varthur Main Road, which doubles as State Highway 35, at Gunjur Village, pincode 560087. The township is in the belt linking Whitefield with Sarjapur Road, two of east Bangalore's main office and housing belts.

For work, the Koramangala and Whitefield tech parks are both reached by road, and so is Electronic City further south. The developer has not published distances or travel times. Drive your own route at peak hour, both ways, before you decide.

Everyday life is covered in the surrounding neighbourhood. Schools, colleges, clinics, banks, restaurants and supermarkets are all within the area, though no names or distances are listed. Visit the school and hospital you would actually use and note the time each trip takes.

With more than three thousand households inside the gate, the township has its own rhythm. Ask residents how long it takes to get from their tower to the main road in the morning, and which exit they use. In a campus of 102 acres, your tower's position can change your daily drive.

Prestige Lakeside Habitat was built in four plans, each quoted as built-up area. The two-bedroom home is about 1,195 sq ft, and the two-and-a-half-bedroom home about 1,346 sq ft. The three-bedroom home is about 1,655 sq ft, and the four-bedroom home is the largest at about 2,830 sq ft. Carpet areas have not been published.

Every plan is sold out with the developer, and no current price is published. Your price will depend on the owner, the plan, the tower, the floor and the home's condition. A completed resale carries no GST; stamp duty and registration apply on the sale value.

Before you agree on a figure, ask the seller for:

• The plan, tower, floor and facing
• Carpet area as well as built-up area
• The number of car parks, and whether covered
• Monthly maintenance and any unpaid dues
• Whether backup power for the flat was bought
• Interiors and appliances included in the sale

Compare at least three listings of the same plan before making an offer.

Prestige Lakeside Habitat shows BBMP/BDA approval in the records. The developer has not published a RERA registration number. If a seller or agent quotes one, check the entry on the Karnataka RERA website (rera.karnataka.gov.in) before relying on it.

Every sale here is a resale, so the job is to confirm the seller's clear title and the tower's clearance for occupation. Ask for:

• The occupancy certificate for your tower
• The approved building plan
• The registered sale deed from Prestige Group to the seller, and any later deeds
• Khata in the seller's name and the latest property tax receipt
• An encumbrance certificate up to the current month
• A no-dues letter from the association
• A loan closure letter if the flat was mortgaged

When the deal closes, you and the seller sign a new sale deed at the sub-registrar's office. Then transfer the khata, the electricity meter and the association membership to your name. Keep every document together for any future sale or loan.

Prestige Lakeside Habitat has twenty-four towers rising to as many as 29 floors across 102 acres, home to 3,428 households. The developer has not published the share of land left open. Ask the association for the approved site plan and see where your tower stands in relation to the clubhouse, courts and gardens. Renders you are shown were drawn as planned by the developer.

A weekday might begin with a swim or a workout in the gymnasium, then a run on the jogging track. Evenings bring a choice of games, with courts for badminton, tennis and basketball outside, and table tennis and indoor games under a roof.

Weekends can slow down. The spa and sauna give you a quiet hour, and the mini theatre suits a film with neighbours. The community hall and clubhouse host birthdays and festivals.

Children have play areas, and landscaped gardens give families space to walk after dinner. In a township this large, ask how the facilities are booked, whether some towers are far from the clubhouse, and how well upkeep has held up since 2018.