Urbanrise Codename City with Infinite Life

Urbanrise Codename City with Infinite Life stands at Survey No 35, Gangasandra, in Kengeri hobli, off Kanakapura Road on the south side of Bengaluru. Kanakapura Road has grown into a settled apartment corridor over the years, so shops, schools and clinics have followed the homes. The developer has not published distances to offices, stations or schools, so none are given here.

Because the project is finished, you can judge the location as it is, not as a brochure describes it. Drive in along the approach road from Kanakapura Road and see how wide and busy it is. Then time your commute to work at the hour you usually leave, and the trip back in the evening.

A family's week tends to revolve around the school run and weekend shopping. Map the schools you would consider and time the morning drive to each. Check where the nearest hospital is, and how long a late-night trip would take. On 24 acres, a home at the far end of the site can add a few minutes to every journey, so ask where your unit stands relative to the gate.

Urbanrise Codename City with Infinite Life has four bedrooms in every home, in three sizes quoted by built-up area. The smallest is about 2,472 sq ft, priced upward of Rs. 2.88 Crore, or about Rs. 11,650 per sq ft. The next is about 2,647 sq ft, upward of Rs. 3.10 Crore, about Rs. 11,700 per sq ft. The largest, about 2,972 sq ft, adds a study and a staff room, upward of Rs. 3.53 Crore, about Rs. 11,900 per sq ft.

Carpet areas are not published, so measure or ask. On a finished home with an occupancy certificate, no GST is charged; stamp duty and registration apply to the full price. On a resale, add society transfer fees. Ask for a cost sheet that includes:

• Price for the exact unit, block and floor
• Built-up and carpet area of that unit
• Car parking and bays included
• Clubhouse fee and maintenance deposit
• Monthly maintenance charge
• Backup power charges, which the developer lists as extra
• Stamp duty and registration

Urbanrise Codename City with Infinite Life has no RERA registration number published by the developer. Ask Urbanrise for it and look it up on the Karnataka RERA website (rera.karnataka.gov.in). For a finished home, though, the documents that prove it can be lived in and sold matter most.

Before you pay, ask for:

• Occupancy certificate covering your block
• Sanctioned building plan showing your unit
• Title documents and an encumbrance certificate for the survey number
• Khata and the most recent property tax receipt
• A draft sale deed for your review

If you are buying on resale, also ask for the seller's registered sale deed, a no-dues letter from the resident association, and a bank release letter if the home was mortgaged. Check that the name on every document matches the seller. At registration, sign the sale deed and apply for the khata to be moved into your name.

Urbanrise Codename City with Infinite Life has just 219 homes across 24 acres, so open ground is the defining feature here. The layout is built, so you can walk it and compare it with the plan you were shown. Any images in sales material were renders as planned by the developer; the site itself is now the better guide.

A morning could start on the jogging track, then the gymnasium, then a swim in the infinity pool. Children have a play area and multipurpose sports courts, and the indoor games area covers rainy afternoons. The clubhouse, at 32,000 sq ft, holds much of this under one roof.

On weekends the grounds come into their own. There is a glamping area with hammocks, landscaped gardens to walk, and an amphitheatre for shows and gatherings. The cafe and retail spaces handle a coffee or a small errand without taking the car out. Family functions go to the party area. Because everything is already built, look at how well the pool, gym and gardens are being kept, and ask the resident association what maintenance costs each month.