Prime Beverly Woods Villas

Prime Beverly Woods Villas stands on Chikka Thirupati Road, pincode 563160, on the south-eastern side of Bengaluru. The road runs out from the Sarjapur side towards Chikka Tirupathi, the temple town that gives it its name. This is a quieter, less built-up stretch than the city's IT corridors, which is part of why a villa campus of this size fits here.

Day to day, you would head towards Sarjapur town for shops, schools and hospitals, and towards Sarjapura Road for the longer run to the tech parks further north. The developer has not published distances or drive times to any named office, school or station, so none are given here.

For a family moving from an apartment in the city, the real question is how the drive feels at peak hour. Leave from the gate at the time you would normally set off for work, and time the return trip in the evening as well. Check where the nearest pharmacy, grocer and clinic are, and whether a school bus reaches the gate. If you work from home most days, a longer commute on the remaining days may be an easy trade for the space.

Prime Beverly Woods Villas was built in three villa types, and the 30x40 type of about 1,625 sq ft is gone. A 30x50 villa, around 2,020 sq ft, is priced from Rs. 1.60 Crore, close to Rs. 7,900 per sq ft. For the 40x60 villa, around 3,075 sq ft, the price begins at Rs. 2.41 Crore, close to Rs. 7,800 per sq ft. These are built-up areas; carpet area and the room-by-room layout are not published, so ask for the floor plans.

The 30x50 villa gives a family of four a house of its own. The 40x60 villa suits a larger household, or buyers who want a guest room and a home office. Corner plots, garden-facing plots and villas nearer the clubhouse are often priced above the starting figure, so request villa-wise rates.

A finished villa with its occupancy certificate carries no GST. Stamp duty and registration apply to every purchase. Ask for a cost sheet that lists:

• Base price for the exact villa and plot
• Any premium for corner or garden-facing plots
• Clubhouse membership and the maintenance deposit
• Electricity and water connection charges
• Stamp duty and registration on the full sale value

Prime Beverly Woods Villas has no RERA registration number published by the developer for the community. Ask Prime One Corp for it and search the entry on the Karnataka RERA portal at rera.karnataka.gov.in before you pay any booking amount. The entry shows the approved layout and the promoter's declared completion date.

Because this is a villa community on its own plots, the land papers matter as much as the building ones. Ask for:

• The land conversion order for residential use
• The approved layout plan and the sanctioned building plan for your villa
• Title documents and an encumbrance certificate for the plot
• The occupancy certificate for your villa
• A draft sale deed that names the plot number and its size

Match the plot number and dimensions in the draft deed against the approved layout, since a villa's value rests on its land. At handover, register the sale deed, then apply for the khata in your name and move the electricity and water connections across. Keep the tax receipts from the first year, as later buyers and banks will ask for them.

Prime Beverly Woods Villas holds 119 villas on three plot sizes across 10.6 acres, arranged around a clubhouse, a pool, courts for sport and landscaped lawns that everyone shares. Because the community is finished, you can walk the internal roads, see which villas face the gardens and judge how close your plot is to the clubhouse. Any images you see before the visit are as planned by the developer, so compare them with what stands on the ground.

A morning might start on the jogging track or on the yoga and activity area, followed by a session in the gymnasium. Children can use the play area and the sports courts after school, and the games room keeps them busy when it rains. Later in the day there is the swimming pool, or the steam and sauna rooms for a slower hour.

Weekends bring the amphitheatre and the party area into use for community events and family celebrations. The gardens give older residents a safe place for an evening walk. Ask the owners' association how the shared spaces are maintained and what the monthly charge per villa is. Also check whether any common areas are still being finished.