This week Outlook Money’s Residential Realty in association with Magicbricks brings to you a mix of localities that score big not only on connectivity but also due to their proximity with major job hubs. These areas are located in the cities of Gurgaon, Bengaluru, Pune, and Chennai.
DLF Phase 1, Gurgaon
DLF Phase 1 is a prominent locality of Gurgaon, located to the south of MG Road. The locality is spread over Sector 26, 26A and 28. The residential segment in the locality is dominated by horizontal developments comprising a mix of residential houses and builder floors. It was developed by DLF as a plotted development and is preferred by those looking to own an independent house in Gurgaon.
Key Features:
The locality has easy access to Cyber City (10 minutes away), which hosts several companies like Deloitte, KPMG, PWC, and Accenture.
Various office complexes on Golf Course Road such as Vipul Tech Square and One Horizon Center can be reached within 5-10 minutes.
Kunskapsskolan Gurgaon, Shiv Nadar School, DPS DLF City are some prominent schools situated within 5-10 minutes of DLF Phase
Key hospitals within 20 minutes include Private Hospital and Narayana Super Speciality Hospital.
Entertainment spots include the famous Cyber Hub along with malls on MG Road, including Central, MGF Metropolitan Mall, and Sahara Mall.
Connectivity: Spread over both sides of Golf Course Road, DLF phase 1 is strategically located on the edge of Gurgaon and is well-connected to Delhi via MG Road and NH-48 (through Sikanderpur Underpass). Gurgaon-Faridabad Road is another major road that passes through the locality and connects it with Faridabad. The locality has access to both Delhi Metro’s Yellow Line (Sikanderpur Metro station) and Gurgaon Rapid Metro (Phase-1 metro station).
Indira Nagar, Bengaluru
Indira Nagar is one of the noted posh areas of Bengaluru, with a good mix of social infrastructure, good connectivity, and accessibility to prime commercial areas. Located towards the east of the city, it is adjacent to prominent localities of Jeevanbheemanagar, CV Raman Nagar, Kodihalli, Koramangala and Domlur. The locality’s residential landscape majorly comprises horizontal developments including residential houses, low-rise multistorey apartments, and villas.
It is a famous commercial and retail destination having offices of several companies as well as eateries and shopping stores on both sides of 100 Feet Road.
It is connected with major IT parks such as RMZ Infinity, RMZ Millenia, and Bagmane Tech Park, all of which can be reached within half an hour.
Indira Nagar also boasts the presence of developed social and retail infrastructure.
Key educational institutions in the vicinity are National Public School, The Frank Anthony Public School and St Joseph's College of Commerce.
The major hospitals in the area are Columbia Asia Hospital and Chinmaya Mission Hospital.
Garuda Mall, 1 MG-Lido Mall, and UB City are some key retail hotspots reachable within 20 minutes.
Connectivity: Indira Nagar is well connected through a wide network of important roads like 100 Feet Road, Swami Vivekananda Road, and Old Airport Road. The locality also has its own metro station placed on the Purple Line of Namma Metro, which further strengthens its connectivity with the center of the city.
Viman Nagar, Pune
Viman Nagar got its name due to its proximity to Pune Airport which is only half a kilometre from the locality. It is also considered to be one of the posh localities of Pune surrounded by Pune Airport in the north, Sanjay Park in the west, Kargil Vijay Nagar in the south and Tata Nagar in the east.
The locality also enjoys close connectivity with important employment areas such as Koregaon Park, Kharadi, Tingre Nagar and Mudhwa, which are situated within 5-10 km from the locality.
Most of the offices and retail markets are on the major roads namely Symbiosis Road, Samrat Ashok Road, and Viman Nagar Road.
Viman Nagar boasts the presence of major hotels like Hyatt, Novotel, Ibis and Lemon Tree. It also has reputed schools, colleges, and hospitals such as Symbiosis International School, Air Force School, Rosary School, Christ College, International Institute of Management, Apollo Clinic, Cloudnine Hospital, and Medipoint Hospital. Besides, a few key malls include Phoenix Market City, Vascon Mariplex Mall, and Viman Nagar Shopping Mall.
Connectivity: The locality has good connectivity with the rest of the city via the Pune-Ahmedabad Highway. Pune Railway Station is at a distance of 8 km and Pune International Airport is only 0.5 km from the locality. The proposed Ramwadi Metro Station on Line 2 of MahaMetro (Vanaz to Ramwadi), which is tentatively scheduled to open in 2023, is expected to further improve the connectivity.
T Nagar, Chennai
Thiyagaraya Nagar, popularly known as T Nagar, is an upscale residential and commercial neighbourhood having excellent connectivity and well-developed amenities. It is one of the oldest and well-established residential areas in Central Chennai, surrounded by prominent localities of Nungambakkam, Gopalapuram, Alwarpet, Teynampet, and Kodambakkam.
It is one of the busiest shopping districts in Chennai, comprising various stores offering a wide range of products including apparel, silk sarees, gold jewellery, other accessories, and utensils.
Moreover, many reputed schools & colleges are situated nearby including Holy Angels Anglo Indian, Shrine Vailankanni, Loyola College, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, and Stella Maris College.
The IT parks in Taramani and Guindy, are also placed within close reach from T Nagar.
Key tech hubs situated nearby include Bascon Futura IT Park, Olympia Technology Park, Ramanujan IT City, and Ascendas IT Park.
Connectivity: T Nagar also scores high on physical connectivity via Arcot Road, Mount Road, and Mambalam Railway Station. It is also served by two metro stations namely Nandanam and Teynampet. Besides, Chennai Central Railway Station and Chennai International Airport are 8 km and 15 km away, respectively.
