The continuing growth of industries has naturally accelerated the demand for housing and it was in this context that in the 80’s, Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) constructed 985 lime and stone houses on 40 acres of land for the industrial workers on

. In 1991, RHB and UIT (Urban Improvement Trust) together developed Sectors 4 and 7 with 862 concrete houses built as part of this scheme (53% of them for the low-income group), while 266 of different categories are planned in the Milkapur Gujar locality situated to the south of Dharuhera-Pawal Road.

The housing options currently available in this town are the ones constructed by the RHB, plots of UIT that is purchased on which houses are constructed, Ashiana projects and Konark’s Oasis group housing colonies developed by private builders. To meet the scarcity of classy homes, Ashiana has given

Bhiwadi
Gulmohar
Park, Bagicha, Gardens, Greens, Rangoli and Ashiana Villas, which are fetching a good price for the investors.

Ashiana Group’s exclusive project, called Ashiana Utsav, is slated to be
India’s first resort offering a comfortable post-retirement life to elderly citizens. The owners are free to sell or rent their flats and the builder also extends this facility for a fee. Anticipating a huge demand for housing by the employees of the proposed projects like car plant of Honda Siel in Khuskhera, SEZ of Reliance, Kundli Manesar Palwal (KMP) Expressway etc., several private developers are making contem porary-style apartments. MVL Coral boasts of podium garden, M-Tech markets

Camellia
Garden’s luxury villas complete with personal swimming pool and fountain while Ashiana and Cosmos promise high quality residential developments. Kajaria Greens and Residency by Kingfisher are the other projects wooing the lifestyle-conscious people. And the yet to be launched

Green
City’s NRI City will bring in the concept of golf homes. Besides, local developers like Nishita Builders Pvt. Ltd, Piyush Group, BDI Group & Bhaskar Media Conglomerate are coming up with integrated townships. With increasing consumer awareness, the developers are striving to redefine their product offering in terms of quality and design.

If one has to invest in residential property in Bhiwadi today, the plots by UIT are available between Rs 600-1200/sq.ft., the rates in housing colonies by RHB are around Rs 1500/sq.ft. and flats that are developed by private builders are quoted at a price between Rs 1400-2000/sq.ft.

Says Col. Dilbagh Yadava, Project Head, MVL, “There are several latent factors about Bhiwadi like the proposed airport, railway station, bypass, SEZ and Honda Siel Company, which have attracted real estate companies like us to develop our projects here.” Adds, Prem Adip Rishi, CMD, MVL, “We entered Bhiwadi seeing rapid industrial growth and for its excellent connectivity. At present, there is an over-supply and so this is the time for wise investors to invest because once these projects materialize, the prices will escalate.”

In fact, the price appreciation is already there. Amrit Pal Singh, GM (Marketing), Kingfisher Construction Pvt. Ltd. observes, “We had launched our project in January 2007, then the price quoted was Rs 1550/sq.ft. Today we sell our flats at Rs 1725/sq.ft. and by August 2008 when the project will be ready for possession it may go upto Rs 2200/sq.ft.”

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