India's most luxurious apartments

Bangalore
Windmills of your mind

Whitefield in Bangalore drives India’s IT economy. Behind SAP Labs in Whitefield is Windmills of Your Mind, a luxury housing project from Total Environment. Spread over 25 acres, the project comprises villas, penthouses and duplex apartments. All the villas are sold, but the duplex apartments and penthouses are still available. Every duplex apartment comes with a terrace garden and a pool, while penthouses have terrace gardens, water bodies and plunge pools.

Each apartment is 5,924 sq. ft, while the penthouses measure 7,648 sq. ft. Interestingly, the developers have involved buyers in creating their homes. Every home is customised—buyers can ‘co-create’ their homes to suit their tastes and lifestyles.
USP: Landscaped terrace garden & waterbody in every apartment
Location: Behind SAP Labs, Whitefield
Area: 25 acres
On sale: 150 duplex apartments
To be completed: October 2010
Builder: Total Environment
Price: Rs 4.1 crore–Rs 7 crore

Prestige Golfshire

Each of the 225 homes will have four bedrooms and a private pool. The owners will also have exclusive access to the 18-hole golf course that Marriott Hotel has next door. These mansions will be sold ‘by invitation’.
USP: Private pools, exclusive rights to an 18-hole golf course
Location: Close to the new international airport at Devanahalli
Area: 275 acres
On sale: 225 mansions
To be completed: 2011
Builder: Prestige Group
Price: Rs 6.25 crore-Rs 10.6 crore

Mantri Espana

Inspired by Spanish colonial architecture, these apartments, of up to 9,750 sq. ft, come with a private pool, deck and jacuzzi. The complex has five swimming pools, a 9-hole golf course and a 60,000- sq. ft centrally air-conditioned club house.
USP: Landscaped terrace garden and pool in some apartments
Location: Opp. Intel, Marathahalli
Area: 15.5 acres
On sale: Some flats still available
To be completed: October 2010
Builder: Mantri Developers
Price: Rs 2 crore-Rs 8 crore

Mumbai
Oberoi Skyz

This twin-tower, 65-storey extravaganza coming up in the heart of Mumbai will have duplex apartments of 8,950 sq. ft each, with floor-to-ceiling windows opening to a sky deck, a temperature-controlled indoor swimming pool, with state-of-the-art gymnasium, sky lobbies, exclusive, private elevators, and a little water body inside each duplex.
USP: Private elevators, sky lobbies, indoor swimming pool
Location: Worli
Area: 8,950 sq. ft
On sale: A few flats are still up for grabs
To be completed: Early 2011
Builder: Oberoi Constructions
Price: Rs 50 crore-Rs 55 crore (approx.)

Lodha Bellissimo

As demand rises, so do the buildings. Nothing could be truer for the Lodha Group’s 48-storey residential extravaganza, bang in the heart of Mumbai. Considering that the apartments are up for grabs “By Invitation Only”, it’s not surprising that they are much coveted.

Luxury fitments in the apartments include fine Italian marble floorings for the living-dining rooms and the master bedrooms; Swedish wooden flooring for other bedrooms and sundecks. And that is just a small part of what’s on offer. Club Bellissimo (the health club) offers complete spa treatments, a yoga and meditation pavilion, a hi-tech gym, two swimming pools, floodlit tennis courts, and indoor squash courts. An American university-style multipurpose hall for basketball, volleyball and badminton, indoor games arena with billiards, table tennis and a well-stocked library, take care of the rest of your needs. A 24-hour manned medical desk for emergencies and even a cricket pitch complete this Wi-Fi enabled complex.
USP: Floodlit tennis courts, a cricket pitch and a hi-tech gym
Location: Mahalaxmi, Mumbai
Area: Ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 sq. ft
On sale: A few apartments are still available
To be completed: End of 2008
Builder: Lodha Builders
Price: Rs 55 crore upwards(approx.)

Lodha Solitaire

Each 7,000 sq. ft apartment has a pooja room, wooden flooring, wide sun-decks, and separate servant quarters. Like all self-respecting residences of the luxe set, the Solitaire boasts an infinity edge swimming pool, a state-of-the-art gymnasium with sauna and jacuzzi, a 20-seater state-of-the-art mini theatre and conference room. A three-level integrated security system includes biometric fingerprint access and video door phone in each residence. For the very lucky few, bookings are still open, but it won’t be long before they close.
USP: A mini theatre, gym with sauna and a jacuzzi.
Location: Napean Sea Road
Area: 7,000 sq ft. plus
On sale: Less than 10 apartments are still up for grabs
To be completed: End of 2008
Builder: Lodha Builders
Price: Rs 55 crore

Chateau Paradis

Located on the Worli Sea Face, each apartment in this building has a private garden and terrace and five spacious bedrooms. Every apartment offers spectacular views of the Arabian Sea.
USP: Private gardens, open-air rooftop café, a mini golf course, and a zen garden
Location: Worli Sea Face
Area: 5,000 sq ft. plus
On sale: Almost sold out
To be completed: End of 2008
Builder: Lodha Builders
Price: Rs 45-50 crore(approx)

Villa Orb

Villa Orb is an 18-storey sea-facing Vaastu-compliant building, with car parking over six floors and special elevators to take cars up. Private elevators take you to your home and the balconies open to the Arabian Sea.
USP: Private elevators, an entire floor dedicated to a health club, special jet swimming pools that have a counter current to give you the feel of a water treadmill.
Location: Napean Sea Road
Area: 7,500 sq. ft plus
On sale: Some apartments can still be bought
To be completed: End of 2008
Builder: Orbit Corporation
Price: Rs 56 crore (approx.)

Delhi
Omaxe Forest

Sitting in your private pool on the terrace, with the expanse of a 6,500 sq. ft duplex penthouse below, you could be lulled into a trans-hallucinatory experience— because from where you are, all you can see is the blue expanse of the sky above. The five-bedroom apartments here also come with their own lily ponds in the family lounge and a health club attached to each master bedroom, which boasts a sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and a shower cubicle. All the 14 penthouses and the 91 apartments are centrally air-conditioned. A dedicated three-car parking space is also provided to each apartment. Penthouse owners can also exercise their option for a terrace garden.
USP: Sky lobbies, indoor swimming pool
Location: Sector 92, Noida
Area: Six acres
On sale: 91 apartments of 4,100 sq. ft and 14 duplex penthouses of 6,500 sq. ft
To be completed: Available in the secondary market
Builder: Omaxe Group
Price: Rs 2.5 crore for apartments; Rs 4 crore for penthouses

Karma Lakelands

This project harps on its eco-friendly features, which include solar lighting and a ‘zero run off’—which means all the waste generated within the community is treated and recycled and not released into the city’s sewers. The price: starting from Rs 6.5 crore for a 5,800 sq. ft villa (Courtyard House), it rises to Rs 10 crore for a 6,800 sq ft villa (Pavilion House). Karma Lakelands is shrouded in a green cover, with over 50,000 trees. The top-end villa—Pavilion House—offers four bedrooms spread across the ground and first floors and commands a view of the golf course, which will be an exclusive facility for the residents of this gated community.
USP: Floodlit tennis courts, a cricket pitch, a hi-tech gym
Location: Off NH 8, Gurgaon
Area: 272 acres, only 10 per cent of area is built up
On sale: 246 villas
To be completed: Mid-2009
Builder: Unitech
Price: Rs 6.5 crore-Rs 10 crore

Unitech Grande

Check into the 45-storey towers at the Unitech Grande, in Noida, just off the Taj Expressway. Overlooking a Greg Norman signature golf course, each apartment comes packed with the latest gizmos and gadgetry. Some apartments also have private terrace gardens and plunge pools. There is a choice of three types of apartments— three bedrooms (2,810 sq ft), four bedrooms (3,800 sq ft) and five-bedroom penthouses (6,440 sq ft).
USP: Private terrace gardens, plunge pools, Greg Norman golf course
Location: Noida, near Amity University
Area: 347 acres
On sale: A few apartments and penthouses still available
To be completed: Ist phase comprising 400 apartments ready by 2010, entire project by 2015
Builder: Unitech
Price: Rs 2.25 crore-Rs 16 crore

Chennai
Pebble

The 16 villas, each of 5,000 sq. ft, are being hard sold as works of art. It is a signature project by the promoters, Vijay Shanthi Builders. With the built-up base area at 22,000 sq. ft, the luxury within and the greenery without is truly alluring.
USP: Swimming pool in each villa, centre for indoor games
Location: Kothari Road, Nungambakkam
Area: One-and-a-half acres
On sale: 16 villas
To be completed: Early 2009
Builder: Vijay Shanthi Builders
Price: Rs 8 crore

Kolkata
Krystal Garden

Eight 9,000 sq. ft, 4-5 bedroom duplex bungalows within a fortified compound—blending magnificent architecture with faultless security is what’s on offer here. Each of these bungalows will have a private swimming pool, lift and garden.
USP: Private elevators, private pools, private gardens and private gym
Location: Belvedere Road, Kolkata
Area: 50 acres
On sale: Eight duplex bungalows
To be completed: July 2010
Builder: Jain Realty
Price: Rs 15 crore

Hyderabad
Casa Estebana

Each residence comes with Spanishstyle patios, built on individual plots of 0.5-1.25 acres. The smallest houses have six bedrooms (7,900 sq.ft) and the larger ones have seven bedrooms (15,000 sq. ft). Homes will come with luxuries like private swimming pools and a 16-seat home theatre.
USP: Swimming pool with deck, home theatre, landscaped gardens
Location: Off the 6-lane Medchal Road
Area: 50 acres
On sale: 47 flats
To be completed: 2009
Builder: Omega Shelter
Price: Rs 7 crore-Rs 17 crore