Temple Bells Shriram Joy

Temple Bells Shriram Joy sits off Nellikuppam Road in Perumattunallur village, part of Chengalpet taluk, with the pincode 603202. Guduvanchery is a growing suburb on the city's southern side, and its town centre is where most of your shopping and services will come from. The developer has not published distances to stations, offices, schools or hospitals, so none are quoted here.

Inside the gate, the project has its own retail spaces and medical facilities. Milk, groceries and a quick visit to a doctor need not mean taking the car out. A creche on site also removes one daily drop-off for parents of small children.

The real test is the commute. Drive from the gate to your office on a working weekday at the hour you would normally leave, and repeat the trip in the evening. If you plan to use buses or suburban trains, walk to the nearest stop and time it. Parts of the surrounding belt are still filling in, so judge the area by what has opened around the project, not by what is promised.

Temple Bells Shriram Joy lets you choose between three layouts, all quoted as built-up area. The 1 BHK is about 605 sq ft, the 2 BHK about 1,080 sq ft and the 3 BHK about 1,390 sq ft. Carpet areas have not been published, so ask for them before you compare this project with another.

Opening prices run Rs. 28.3 Lakhs, Rs. 50.6 Lakhs and Rs. 64.1 Lakhs, smallest to largest. Divided by the built-up areas, that is about Rs. 4,700 per sq ft for the 1 BHK and 2 BHK and about Rs. 4,600 for the 3 BHK. Because the homes are finished, you can stand in the exact flat you are pricing and judge its light before you negotiate.

A completed home with an occupancy certificate carries no GST. Stamp duty and registration are payable on every purchase. Ask for a cost sheet that lists:

• The base price and the area it is charged on
• Any floor or facing premium on your unit
• Car parking charges
• Clubhouse and maintenance deposits
• Stamp duty and registration on the full value

Temple Bells Shriram Joy has no RERA number published by the developer. Ask Shriram Properties for it and look the project up on the Tamil Nadu RERA (TNRERA) portal before you pay anything. The entry names the registered promoter and shows the plan and completion details the builder declared.

Because the towers are complete, you are buying a finished home, and the papers to ask for are those of a built project:

• Occupancy certificate for the tower your flat is in
• Approved building plan showing your unit
• Title documents and an encumbrance certificate for the land
• Latest property tax receipt and the khata or tax assessment
• A draft sale deed to read before registration

If you buy from an earlier owner rather than the developer, add that owner's sale deed and a no-dues letter from the residents' association. At handover, collect the registered sale deed and have the property tax record moved into your name.

Temple Bells Shriram Joy spreads 448 homes over five towers of seven floors, so nobody lives far from the ground. The developer has not published an open-space share, so ask for the site plan and see how much of the land is garden, courts and roads. Brochure images are renders as planned by the developer; since the project is finished, walk the grounds and compare.

A weekday could begin with a few rounds of the jogging track or a class in the meditation and yoga centre, and end in the gymnasium or the swimming pool. Two clubhouses share the load, so ask which one is nearer the tower you are looking at. Children have a play area, and working parents can use the creche during the day.

Weekends bring more choice. The multiple sports courts suit a game with neighbours, indoor games cover a rainy afternoon, and the mini theatre handles film nights. Birthdays and family functions can move to the large party lawn. Before you buy, ask for the monthly maintenance charge and exactly which of these facilities it pays for.