a highend apartment in gurgaon recently simply because it gives him a certain kind of lifestyle i knew even if i had spent more than a crore to build my house i couldnt have got all the facilities the exclusivityexclusivity is a major selling point for these developers realtors claim they conduct detailed background checks on every buyer before finalising the deal we are particular about who is buying them says pankaj bajaj md eldeco properties in fact 5000sq ft apartments and 9600sq ft penthouses in the aralias built inside the golf club and being developed by dlf were sold by invitation sunil mehta a southdelhi based businessman has invested in a rs one crore pad in eldecos klasse in noida the fourfive bedroom luxury apartments cost between rs 1 to rs 25 crore and have turkish baths and scented gardens and there are only 18 of them i wanted the privacy and the benefits of living in a complex i didnt want to be bothered with keeping security guards or running after the mechanic when the generator breaks downthe demand is highest in delhi and mumbai followed by bangalore and kolkata says dinesh chandiok ceo ansal properties infrastructure mumbai builder vikas oberoi who has a plethora of projects in the suburbs says he has been selling two highend flats a week there is a consistent demand for plush flats from high networth clients including corporates and professionals in southern mumbais tony cuffe parade an unnamed industrialist sent shock waves in the property market recently when he snapped up a fourbedroom apartment for a hefty rs 10 crore in the maker tower skyscraperin kolkatas posh mayfair road bata complex shantanu ghosh 35 is the youngest flatowner he moved into the luxurious 4600sq ft apartment this january today there are houses here that can match any in mumbai or delhi he says if the price is lower its only due to the cost of land in terms of amenities i think kolkata is on par with the restshantanu quit ibm as its business head three years ago and embarked on his own pc business as business grew he realised it was time for a new address to match his rapidly rising status the congested middleclass sindhi locality in north kolkata was not the environment that the couple wanted their daughters sampurna and samraggi to grow up in so shantanu shelled out a neat fortune for his dream home the hitech security 24hour 15 kv backup power and all the amenities were perfect for us says wife sudeshnaashirwad agarwal who has started a oneofitskind steel superstore recently bought a flat in prestige exotica off bangalores cubbon road because he wanted the highest levels of comfort my complex has a billiards room squash court swimming pool a fullfledged gym and a large party hall all of which provides a great environment and of course there is great prestige toowith inputs from prabhakar sinha delhi sujit john bangalore nauzer bharucha mumbai subhro