Purva Meraki

Purva Meraki stands at 27th Cross Road, ITI Layout, Sector 7, HSR Layout, pincode 560102, and its address names Isha Lake Front. The neighbourhood was planned from the start, divided into numbered sectors, and has lively shopping streets running through it. You are buying into a settled, well-served neighbourhood rather than a corridor that is still filling in.

For work, the Outer Ring Road, Bellandur and Koramangala are all within driving range, whichever of them your office is in. The developer has not published distances or drive times, so test your own commute at the hour you would actually leave home. The Outer Ring Road in particular can be slow at peak times.

Day to day, shops, schools and hospitals are spread across HSR Layout, so errands can stay local. Sector streets are usually quieter than the main roads, but check the lane in front of the gate at school time. With only 44 homes, entry and exit should be simple; still ask how many parking bays each flat gets, since street parking in HSR is scarce.

Purva Meraki has five plans, quoted by built-up area; carpet areas are not published. The three-bedroom home with three bathrooms is about 2,523 sq ft, at Rs. 4 Crore. Three-bedroom homes with four bathrooms come in about 2,591, 2,692 and 2,767 sq ft, from Rs. 4.01 Crore, Rs. 4.3 Crore and Rs. 4.44 Crore. The four-bedroom home measures about 3,696 sq ft, with five bathrooms, from Rs. 5.7 Crore.

All three-bedroom plans have four balconies and the four-bedroom plan has five. The starting rate is about Rs. 15,900 per sq ft, easing to about Rs. 15,400 on the largest home. Because you are buying under construction, GST is added, along with stamp duty and registration. Ask for a cost sheet that shows:

• Base price and the area it is charged on
• Floor-rise and facing premiums
• Number of car parking bays and their charge
• Clubhouse membership and the maintenance deposit
• GST as a separate line
• Stamp duty and registration
• Construction-linked payment milestones

Purva Meraki has no RERA registration number published by the developer, although the project is under construction. Ask for the number in writing and check it on the Karnataka RERA website (rera.karnataka.gov.in). The entry should show one acre, three blocks and 44 homes, and a completion date you can compare with the July 2028 handover.

Before you sign the agreement, ask for:

• The RERA registration certificate
• Title documents for the plot and a recent encumbrance certificate
• The sanctioned building plan with your block and unit
• Fire NOC, since the main doors are specified as fire rated to it
• The draft agreement for sale, including delay penalties and the payment schedule

During construction, keep every demand letter and receipt, and match each payment to the stage you can see on site. At handover, take the occupancy certificate before the keys, then register the sale deed, move the khata into your name and pay the first property tax. If you take a loan, the bank's legal check of the title is a helpful second review.

Purva Meraki is a compact, low-rise community of 44 homes, in three blocks of up to eight floors on a single acre. The developer has not published the share of land left open, so ask for the sanctioned site plan to see how the blocks, the clubhouse and the gardens are arranged. Images you are shown are renders as planned by the developer.

A morning could begin with a session on the meditation and yoga deck or in the gymnasium inside the clubhouse. Children have their own pool beside the main swimming pool, and a kids' play area for after school. The indoor games room covers wet afternoons, and the landscaped gardens give you a green walk without leaving the gate.

The most unusual feature is a terrace sky walk, a walkway on the terrace for an evening stroll high above the street. Social open seating spots give neighbours a place to meet. There are no large sports courts in the plan, so if tennis or badminton matters, factor in a club outside. Ask when the clubhouse and pools will be ready relative to the July 2028 handover.