Emaar Palm Gardens

Palm Gardens is a big society that still manages to feel open. Emaar India built 12 freestanding high-rise towers with 1,094 apartments on about 22 acres in Sector 83, Gurgaon, and more than 30% of the site is open area. At its heart is a central green of almost 8 acres, which includes a 1.5-acre mini golf course. The project is registered under RERA with registration number 330 OF 2017, which you can check on the state RERA portal before booking.

It's ready to move and is listed with 3 and 5 BHK homes. The 3 BHK layouts, which make up the bulk of what's available, come with a servant room and range from 1,720 to 1,900 sq.ft. Parking is on a single basement level.

Sector 83 is in New Gurgaon, near the Southern Peripheral Road and a proposed metro station, with good access to Gurgaon's business district and Delhi. Iris Broadway is about 20 minutes away. Schools nearby include iGrow Montessori Play School, Matrikiran High School and Yaduvanshi International School, and for healthcare, Saksham Healthcare, Shri Balaji Hospital and Global Healthcare Multispeciality Clinic are close.

There's a lot to do without leaving the gates. The clubhouse has a health club and a bowling alley, and there's a swimming pool with a splash pool, a 3 km jogging track, and tennis, badminton and basketball courts spread across the development. Themed gardens with water features and dedicated children's play areas, with toilets nearby, make it easy for kids. Security includes perimeter security and CCTV, and there's a central sewage treatment plant, power backup, water storage, fire fighting, lifts and maintenance staff.

Inside the flats, you get split air conditioning in all rooms and a modular kitchen with chimney and hob. The master bathroom has imported marble, and sanitary and CP fittings are imported, Kohler or equivalent. Generator backup is 5 KVA per simplex apartment and 10 KVA per duplex, and each flat has at least one reserved car park, at extra cost.

The three 3 BHK layouts are the 3 BHK + 2T + SQ at 1,720 sq.ft, and two versions of the 3 BHK + 3T + SQ at 1,850 sq.ft and 1,900 sq.ft. Indicative prices start around ₹2.2 Cr. Most sales are resale, so prices move with the tower, floor and condition. Check the current sheet.

Palm Gardens suits families who want a mid-sized 3 BHK in a big, green, finished society with plenty for children to do. A larger community also tends to mean a more active rental market, which can help NRI owners find tenants, and since homes came with air conditioning and a fitted kitchen, there's less to set up. On resale, check the transfer charges, pending maintenance dues and the flat's condition, and confirm how many parking spaces come with the unit, since reserved parking was sold separately.

Emaar India is the Gurugram-based Indian arm of Emaar Properties, the Dubai developer behind the Burj Khalifa. Many of its Gurgaon projects are already lived in, including Palm Hills and Palm Heights in Sector 77, Gurgaon Greens and Imperial Gardens in Sector 102, and Palm Gardens in Sector 83, so you can judge its work simply by walking through them.