Mansions Pristina- A splendid 3BHK in Kochi.


Kochi is changing every day. For those who love the metro life, Kochi is a desirable location. Owning a 3BHK apartment in Kochi is a matter of pride and the city offers a great lifestyle along with opportunities to rise in professional and personal life.

There are umpteen number of builders in Kochi and finding the best one that suits your requirement is a herculean task. One of the most important things that you need to do is to look at the credentials of the builder. Check their years of experience and status of previous projects to ensure that they have got the best record.

Purchasing Residential Apartments in Kochi is quite a costly affair because the city is rapidly developing with the second phase of metro rail, bridges across main junctions and expanding cityscapes. So, a common man with an average income might find it difficult to buy a home in the heart of the city. Indeed, when it comes to luxury apartments in Kochi, they have surely become out of reach for many.
It is in this scenario that Mansions has launched ‘Pristina’ in one of the most sought-after locations in the city – Kaloor. Mansions is a trusted builder in Kerala with a good portfolio of completed and ongoing projects in Trivandrum and Kochi.

At Mansions Pristina you can stay easily connected to the locational advantages of the city. Yet enjoy a quiet space when you are back home. With just 4 floors and 12 apartments, one can truly enjoy the delights of Lo’Rise living. Owners can bond with neighbours and live in the warm community ambience of a Lo’Rise. And also enjoy the benefits of a gated Hi’Rise.

The amenities include roof-top party area, roof-top children’s area, cloth drying area, fully automatic elevator, intercom facility, access control with proximity cards, solar lighting for common areas, individual letter boxes, charging points for electric cars and bikes and generator back-up.

Mansions Pristina is for people who prefer tranquility over the hustle and bustle of the city and after a long tiring day can retreat to a quiet and comfortable apartment.

Mansions Pristina is close to major educational institutions like Cochin and Amrita University. There are good hospitals in close proximity of the apartment making it an ideal home for elders and family with senior citizens. The apartment gives the convenience of walking to the Metro Stations and the International Stadium. People who are working at Infopark and independent women working in the city can easily reach Kaloor, any time of day or night, absolutely safe.

You can contact Mansions at 9388446333 and check the availability of apartments.

Kaloor, the New Luxury Apartment Address in Kochi


With tech parks, the metro vibe and a host of facilities in education and healthcare, Kochi remains the preferred address for young families today. The past year changed people’s lives in ways untold. The significance of shelter could not have gained more relevance than at such a time. Prospective home buyers realised the importance of investing in a place that provided them with more than just the basics as work-from-home (WFH) became the norm. A luxury apartment in Kochi is now a necessity if you are to restore a sense of normalcy to your life.

Continuing from last year, the importance of space takes on new meaning in 2021. There is no safer place than one’s own home, it has come to be seen. With WFH and academics going online, the need to step out invites a second thought, for the sake of safety.

The need for a sense of community, security and safety are the needs for every prospective home buyer now. Space is the new necessity that is required to maintain a work-life balance. Luxury apartments are preferred for the same reason. The times call for defined spaces in order to perform one’s personal and professional roles in circumstances where boundaries have to be self-imposed. Apart from the usual living-dining-bedroom spaces, there is now the need for a home office and a study as well.

Sources of entertainment and health also have to be sought from within one’s four walls. A makeshift gym and a mini home theatre are now ways to have your fun and stay safe too within the area of a luxury apartment.

Staying in the heart of the city still makes you very much a part of the game, instead of feeling cut-off. This makes luxury apartments in localities like Panampilly, Edapally or Kaloor ideal.

Mansions Pristina in Kaloor is a low-rise luxury apartment project that promises a world of security while ensuring a sense of community among inhabitants. With just 12 apartments over four floors, there’s plenty of room for everyone.

Amenities like roof-top party hall, roof-top children’s play area keep people connected. Precautionary measures will be standard practice, goes without saying. Access control with proximity sensor card provides added security and intercom facility allows selective interaction.

At Kaloor, you get the advantage of living in close proximity to Kerala’s first Metro station, which in a luxurious, comfortable and sanitised manner connects you with prominent locations such as Palarivattom, MG Road, Kadavanthra, Vytilla, among others. When the final phase is completed, Metro connectivity will cover the length and breadth of Ernakulam. Kochi is also poised to be the first Indian city to have water transport integrated as a feeder service to the metro.

When you want to venture out for some fun, there’s good old Marine Drive, Changampuzha Park or Subhash Park, Lulu Mall and Centre Square Mall within a 4.5km radius for the young ones, Kaloor market a stone’s throw away for fresh produce; and Lisie hospital, Lourdes hospital, Aster Medicity, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) and more for emergencies.

Those considering Kochi for educational purposes also have impressive options: the two most popular colleges Maharajas and St. Theresa’s are within a 5km radius apart from St. Albert’s with Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) and AIMS hardly 10km away.

In a recent ranking of “Best Cities To Live in India 2021”, Kochi was among the Top 10; and it was stated, ‘ The ambience of serenity in a cosmopolitan city is what Kochi is all about. In the land of highest literacy rate, Kochi city is known for its best education, rapidly growing IT industries and the potential for future growth.’

A Mansions Home to Suit Your Comfort Zone


The capital of Kerala, Trivandrum, is a charming city with an ideal blend of modernity & tradition, vibrancy & serenity, in close proximity to all public conveniences. There’s always a sense of pride, security and energy for people from Kerala, and now from other States, to own a wonderful home in Trivandrum. The emergence of Trivandrum as an IT hub, the high quality living standards, the quality of education, healthcare and unpolluted environment are all reasons why professionals from across India want to settle down in this green tranquil city.

Mansions truly understands the intrinsic needs of such homebuyers and designs its offerings to aptly satisfy these customer aspirations. Thus, Mansions offers price-sensitive 2/3 BHK apartments, as well as Super-Premium residences.

With a rich legacy of 30 years of trust and expertise, Mansions has cemented its position as a top builder respected for quality homes. Delivering affordable and time-bound residential properties that surpass customer expectations has been a Mansions hallmark.

Since the single largest investment of a family is normally a house, the ultimate challenge of a homebuyer is to find a trusted builder. Mansions always focuses on customer satisfaction in all homebuying-related matters – be it location, construction, budget, amenities, interiors, documentation, procedures and of course Relationships. Our highest reward is our delighted customers coming back to us again, and referring Mansions to their acquaintances. And that is one of the reasons that Mansions prefers Customer Voice to Campaign Noise, the voice of our customers is our most valuable investment.

Over the years, based on customer feedback, Mansions has evolved a tri-focused strategy of designing & building community-driven Apartment blocks & Villa projects, Individual bungalows, as well as contracts-led commercial offices. Today our customers, affiliates & associates acknowledge Mansions as a trusted, technocrat-driven and professional builder with offices in Trivandrum and Kochi.

ABCDE of Homebuying: Tips & Thoughts


ASPIRATIONS

Looking for a new home? These may be some of your aspirations?

1.You may be aspiring to buy a home for staying with your family
2.Your aspirations may be to use your new home as investment by way of renting it or benefitting from asset appreciation in the near future
3.Perhaps you may be planning to gift it to a dear one
4.Have you decided on the nature of residence—is it an apartment or villa in a gated community? Are you looking for a super-luxury residence or a budget apartment?
5. Know more about the location where you wish to invest in a home. Consider the landmarks, conveniences, connectivity, reputation and future potential of the location—as well as the drawbacks. If possible visit the location and study the existing and ongoing builder projects in that location.
6.Or do you wish to construct an independent customized home on your own land? Mansions is perhaps the only known realtor which undertakes to fulfil such an aspiration.
7. You can choose between a Lo-Rise or a Hi-Rise apartment complex

BUILDER

Searching for the right builder? Here are some tips and thoughts to help you select a credible option
1. Look for Trustworthiness and Transparency
2. Validate Quality Assurance of materials, amenities, facilities, safety features…
3. Check Track record of Projects.
4. Talk to existing Customers or check for customer testimonials in the builder’s website
5. What about After-sales Service
6. Is the builder a Member of CREDAI
7. Visit previously handed over projects
8. Conduct a check on the background of the builder from independent sources such as Banks/Financiers, including reputed suppliers, and peruse the website of the company for details of the project mentioned in the website.
9. Verify the builder’s Delivery Record. It is possible that builders with strong cash flows are likely to complete projects in time. However if a builder has taken excessive project loans, and the apartments are not sold in time, they will find it difficult to pay their debts and consequently the projects will be delayed inordinately

COMMERCIALS

Wish to have a tight control on your home Commercials ? A home is normally a family’s most expensive transaction –here are some tips
1.Prepare a broad budget for buying your new home, and determine how much will be self-funded, how much will be borrowed either through bank loans or from other sources
2.Ensure that you are eligible to secure bank loans to the required extent and the interest liability that you will incur over time.
3.In case you are selling an existing property and using this money to fund your new home, explore all tax-related options like Capital Gains
4. Explore eligibility of soft loan schemes of the State/Central Government for promoting housing including schemes like PMAY
5. Guard against deceptive pricing, promotional offers and verbal promises. Don’t just go by empty claims. Get all commitments about your prospective home from authorized officials in writing, in case you need a legal recourse later
6. Find out if the new project that you are planning to invest, is approved for project finance by reputed banks/financial institutions—because they will do a legal vetting before giving Project Finance.
7. While estimating your Commercials, keep a provision for expenses which are not part of the cost of an apartment – Corpus Fund, Interiors, Fittings, Furnishings and related costs associated with a new home
8. Another cost component which becomes payable after Hand Over is the Monthly Maintenance Fees. It will be helpful to discover the approximate monthly outlay because depending on the luxuries and common amenities in an apartment complex, these Fees can vary drastically.

DELIVERY

Take care that you are aware of the basic steps while taking delivery of your dream home
1. Collect the Possession Letter from Builder.
2. Arrange a Joint inspection between Builder and Homebuyer, which can include-

a. Switch on all lights, fan points, plug points
b. Open all water taps
c. Inspect any cracks on walls
d. Check for hollow tiles
e. Check for leakages
f. Pay attention to drainage
g. Check doors and windows for cracks/ any complaint in hardware fixtures
h. Recheck if all the materials like tiles, switches, CP fittings and sanitaryware conform to standard quality and as per brands promised

3. If there are any incomplete works, make specific notings in the Joint Inspection Report. Don’t accept possession of apartment till all repair works are completed.
4. Check whether promised amenities and common facilities have been provided.
5. Ensure that the apartment has electricity connection from KSEB, water connection from Kerala Water Authority/ Borewell/openwell/ Filtered tubewell and drainage connection from KWA. If drainage connection from KWA is not available in that area, a Sewage Treatment Plant of sufficient capacity must be provided.
6.If the purchaser/buyer is interested in buying a fully furnished apartment, it must be checked whether all connections have been done and all dues till that date are cleared — and make sure that necessary documents are in order.

EVIDENCES

Are you are aware of the key evidences by way of documents and documentation which should be accessible or available to a legal houseowner?

A. Check following Documents Before Buying the Apartment:

1. Project Approval by financial institutions and if the builder took project loan for construction purpose
2. Title Deed (details about ownership of of land)
3. Land Tax Receipt from Village Office
4. No Encumbrance Certificate for the past 30 years from Sub-Registrar Office
5. No Objection from Fire and Rescue Services, Airport Authority of India, etc.
6. Approved Plan and Building Permit from concerned department showing Date of Validity
7. Make sure the floor where you have booked your apartment has been approved by the concerned authority.
8. Find out if the location where you have booked the apartment is categorized under Commercial Zone/ Heritage Zone/ Residential Zone

B. Check Availability of following Documents During Buying Process

1. Allotment letter.
2. Construction Agreement between Builder, Landowner and Homebuyer/Purchaser – and ensure there is no Power of Attorney between Builder and Landowner.
3. Any Compensation Clause if the project is delayed
4.Sale Agreement between Landowner & Purchaser, which has to be registered within four months of signing this Agreement.
4. Tripartite/ Quadrapartite Agreement to be signed if Purchaser is taking loan from bank.
5. NOC from Builder, if Purchaser is taking loan from bank.
6. Once RERA Rules take effect, ensure that the Project is registered with RERA

C. Check Possession of following Documents After Purchase

1. Sale deed between Landowner/Builder & Purchaser.
2. Land Mutation(Village Office)
3. Occupancy Certificate/ Property
Tax for apartment in the name of Purchaser (from Corporation / Municipality/ Panchayat)

New Year Homebuying: The Mansions Way


It won’t be long when 2018 will give way to 2019. And especially when you are planning a new home, months pass away in a jiffy. Conventionally, when a builder refers to a house, the reference is mostly to high-rise apartments and gated communities—and the occasional villa projects.

Mansions, which is celebrating 30 years, offers a multi-tier solution package to meet your homebuying needs– some of which are not quite conventional.

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