Bangalore has seen the mushrooming of a large number of apartments across the city. Given this scenario, one would tend to assume that flats would be the obvious choice for owning homes. However, today’s discerning customer needs more, and builders and developers have recognised this by offering individualised custom spaces in the form of villas.

Villas are getting popular mainly because they offer the luxurious comforts and security of a modern apartment complex even as the owner gets to enjoy the independence of independent homes/mansions. The large landscaped lush spaces and assured 24x7 water and power supply and clean environs are their other attractions.

Projects

Alliance Group’s 10 Downing villas are top-notch in every sense. The best architects have worked on the designs, the highest quality materials have been sourced for construction and it has been ensured that only the best quality fittings for electrical, plumbing and carpentry are used. Every little aspect has been considered and designed to give the best, like Vaastu, approvals by Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), infrastructure essentials, location and care for the environment.

Villas here can be homes for generations to come or prudent investment plans. Besides this, 10 Downing is located at the most happening global destination—the IT Corridor in Whitefield, within BDA limits, midway between the Sai Baba Ashram and the Old Madras Road. Living here is like living in a resort—yet staying close to the city and nearer still to the workplace.

Encouraged by the response to 10 Downing project, the Alliance Group has another innovative Spanish style villa project, Bougainvillaea—at Porur, Chennai, and a plush lifestyle-defining luxury villas project, Inner Circle—at Shamirpet in Hyderabad. Prestige Ozone, located at Whitefield, Bangalore, is a high-end exclusive villa development, spread over 46 acres of land, with 281 villas catering to the upmarket segment of home owners.

Imported marble for the living and dining areas and Indian marble for the bedrooms, have been provided for all homes. Each villa is designed to provide ample space with picket fences for privacy and arched entrances that enhance the aesthetics. In this inimitable residential gated community, the villas have their own private gardens, open terraces that overlook the vast central landscaped area and exclusive open garages.

“We have two villa projects, Vakil Hosur Hills (ongoing) and Vakil Garden city (completed). Vakil Garden city is located at Kanakapura Road. We have replicated the designs of the Moghul era with one section of the garden resembling the royal blueprint of the Rectangular Garden, which the Mughals brought into Delhi.

The four waterways flow in shallow channels with large tanks of water where the channels meet; all flanked by flowering shrubs and clipped evergreens. One part of the garden is dedicated to rose plants with an archway entrance entwined with creepers and a revolving gate. The swimming pool is in a straightforward design in accordance with the Moghul architecture,” explains MA Vakil, Chairman and MD, Vakil Housing Development Corporation.

Vakil Hosur Hills, on the other hand, is located in Hosur. Nestled in the quiet hills of Hosur, far away from the chaos of city life, Vakil Hosur Hills promises to be the best real estate investment for a Bangalorean outside Bangalore, and the next satellite township that Bangalore aspired for. “Relatively low land rates, a sound infrastructure and government plans to develop the area further, make Hosur a cost-effective and attractive alternative to Bangalore. Vakil Hosur Hills is strategically spread over 28.5 acres and offers two and three-bedroom luxurious villas on plots ranging from 1055 to 3300 sq ft,” says Vakil.

Fully loaded

Villa owners have facilities like a fully-equipped modern club house, well-designed swimming pool, gymnasium, squash and tennis courts, health centre with sauna and steam with a massage room and showers, and exclusive games rooms for snooker, carrom, chess and table tennis besides a party hall, barbecue area, children’s play area, grocery store, ATM and more.

The Alliance Group, which today has projects worth Rs 4,400 crore in hand, was the first in the country to offer ‘Villas with a Warranty’ in its maiden 10 Downing villa project in Whitefield in 2005. This upfront warranty guaranteed peace of mind to the owners of its 150 European style villas spread over 20.5 acres. The project was sold out in record time, thanks to this warranty and the fact that its core technical team had successfully executed India’s best villa project.

Not only were 10 Downing customers given a choice of elegant villa designs, they also had the option of having their villas designed around special needs. They were also attracted to the opportunity of living amidst green wide-open spaces (75 percent of the layout), where nature is at its best.

“Though sale of apartments is considerably high, villas also have significant demand primarily because Bangalore has been a villa city and people still have the same mindset. VHDC specialises in gated community projects.

Even our villa projects are of the same nature and hence all modern facilities are provided, which is an added advantage and appeals to the buyer,“ says Vakil.

“The ‘Oasis’ club house built on approximately 40,000 sq ft, features a large designer swimming pool, indoor badminton court, squash court, separate health club for men and women with gym, spa, steam and sauna, pool table, card room, table tennis, tennis court, jogging track, children’s play area, lounge library, a large party hall, and coffee shop with fine dining restaurant, are some of the facilities and amenities available, hence enhancing additional value to this prestigious development,” says Zaffar Sait, General Manager, Business Development M/s
Prestige Group.

Advantage villas

The response to villas is very encouraging as evidenced by the fact that these are being sold out in record time. In fact, villas now command a handsome premium compared to purchase prices that make a sound investment decision. 10 Downing villas, which range from 2,000 to 5,800 sq ft, were sold at prices that ranged from Rs 60 lakh to Rs 1.5 crore and they command a hefty premium today. “Well designed villa projects like ours, promote community living even as they protect the privacy of the villa occupants,” says Manoj Namburu, Chairman and Managing Director, Alliance Group.

Vakil Garden city is completely sold out and none of the buyers willing to re-sell any villas. Hosur Hills, is also 70 percent sold out. “Majority of the buyers for Vakil Hosur Hills are professionals who work in and around that area, especially the IT professionals, the staff of leading companies in Hosur like TVS, Titan, Ashok Leyland, etc.

It is also extremely attractive for those who work in organisations on Hosur Road, especially Electronic City, which is just 30 minutes away from Hosur,” says Vakil. Currently, there is a vast requirement for gated villa properties. And builders are launching properties to cater to the same.

So if you always wanted to live in a villa, it’s quite easy now in Bangalore with the plethora of choices available.