Originally Posted by rabork82

I checked out a 3BHK resale flat at Royal Palms just yesterday. The flat had a beautiful view and the seller was quoting 55 lakhs. Seemed like a dream come true... until I spoke to the residents.

Guys, there is something very shady about this whole place. Full of mysterious people. Long dingy hostel-like corridors.

The builder had seemingly promised 4 lifts per building, but just one has been made. None of the original residents live here. Almost every flat has been rented out to whistling wood students and shady people.

The buildings are ill-maintained, have a rundown deserted look. Some are left incomplete. Here are some of the truths I discovered from the people living there:

1. No water supply. You get tanker water and you have to buy bisleri to drink.

2. Ill maintained interiors of EVERY building. Plaster falling off, dark dingy corridors, just one lift functional out of the promised four. The rest three have been covered with wooden planks.

3. You get absolutely nothing at your doorstep. For veggies and milk and even medicines you have to go all the way up to the Aarey main road.

4. The club house is spic and span from outside, but the pool has dried up, there is no other activity, the gym is deserted and lying in dust for ages.

5. Now the worst fact of them all: Prostitution is rampant in most of the vacant flats. I myself witnessed 2 high class call-girls getting into a fight with the watchman for letting in 'men' into their houses in the middle of the night. They were warning him to not give out their flat numbers to just anybody. Apparently they have shifted 3 apartments within Royal Palms in the last one month. Which says enough about what goes on at Royal Palms behind closed doors.

6. You pay a whopping maintenance of 4.5 rupees per sq ft. Which comes to 5000 per month for a 3 bhk!!! Even more expensive than living in a Raheja or a DB project! And what you get is one lift and dingy run down building exteriors and interiors.

All that said, I'd say it's definitely NOT a place where you can live with your family and kids. Also there seems to be very little hope of development in the near future, as most of the near-completion buildings seem to be abandoned for a long time now. Wonder why the possession isn't still given.

If you are a bachelor looking at purchasing a cheap flat, then you could buy a 1bhk resale flat for 20, 2bhk for 30 and 3bhk for 40. It might give you good appreciation in the future. But the wait might not be worth it, given most of the current owners are desperate to dispose of their flats!