Prestige Tranquil

Prestige Tranquil sits in Kokapet Village, west Hyderabad, inside HMDA's Golden Mile Layout, with Akshaya Patra as the nearby landmark. Kokapet is a planned layout rather than an old village core, so wide roads and new buildings are the norm around you.

For most residents the working day points east, towards Gachibowli and the Financial District, which you reach by road. The Outer Ring Road runs close to the area, which helps when you need to cross the city or head for the highways. The developer has not published travel times or distances, so drive your own commute at the hour you would leave for work.

Nearby neighbourhoods have schools, hospitals and shops, but no specific names are given for this project. Before you book, list the three places your family visits every week and time each trip from the gate.

Four towers with 906 homes will put a lot of cars on the approach road at school and office hours. Visit on a weekday morning and see how the gate and the nearby junctions cope. Ask how many parking bays come with your flat, and where visitors park.

Prestige Tranquil has five plans, and sizes are quoted as built-up area. The entry home is a compact three-bedroom plan of about 1,390 sq ft, priced upward of Rs. 1.32 Crore. Two roomier three-bedroom plans, about 1,764 or 1,769 sq ft, are listed at Rs. 1.66 and 1.67 Crore onwards.

The three-and-a-half-bedroom homes add a small extra room, measure about 2,048 or 2,049 sq ft, and are listed at Rs. 1.96 Crore onwards. The entry rate works out to about Rs. 9,500 per sq ft. Every price is an onwards figure, so floor and facing will change it. Carpet areas have not been published; ask for them.

Because the project is ready to move, a flat in a tower with an occupancy certificate carries no GST. Stamp duty and registration are payable in every case. Ask for a cost sheet that lists:

• Base price and the area it is charged on
• Floor-rise and facing premiums
• Car parking and the number of bays included
• Maintenance deposit and the first year's maintenance
• Clubhouse and utility connection charges
• Stamp duty and registration on the full value

With a finished home, the balance falls due quickly, so line up your loan before booking.

Prestige Tranquil has no RERA registration number published by the developer for this project. Ask Prestige Group for it and search it on the TS-RERA portal, the Telangana regulator's website. The entry should name the promoter, match the 7.85 acres and four towers, and show the declared completion date.

Since the project is complete, the paperwork is that of a completed building. Ask for:

• The occupancy certificate for your tower
• The sanctioned building plan showing your flat
• Title documents and an encumbrance certificate for the land
• The HMDA layout approval for the Golden Mile Layout plot
• Latest property tax receipt and utility connection papers
• A draft sale deed for your review

A completed home is bought on a sale deed, so have a lawyer check the draft and the title chain before you sign. If you are taking a loan, ask which banks have already approved the project, since that speeds up your sanction.

At handover, register the sale deed in your name. Then have the property tax record moved to you with the local body and transfer the electricity and water connections.

Prestige Tranquil places four towers, rising as high as 35 floors, on 7.85 acres, with shared facilities that all 906 households use. The developer has not published an open-space percentage, so ask for the sanctioned site plan. Any images you see are renders as planned by the developer; since the project is ready, ask to walk the actual grounds instead.

A weekday could begin with a run on the jogging track or a session in the gymnasium, and end with a swim. The club lounge and café give you a place to meet a neighbour or take a call away from home. A health centre is part of the plan, and the retail spaces inside the project cover small daily needs without a drive.

Children get a play area, and the outdoor courts and games room keep older ones busy after school. Landscaped gardens run between the towers for an evening walk. When a birthday or family event comes round, the party area saves you booking a hall outside.

In a finished project, you can check how well all this works. Visit at a busy hour, see how crowded the pool and gym are, and ask what the monthly maintenance charge covers.