India's Top Luxury Developers

A funnel-based approach to identify the market leaders in the real estate sector

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Knight Frank India has created a clear and structured framework to identify the top luxury residential developers in India. First, it defines what luxury means in the Indian real estate sector.

In India, the uber-luxury and core luxury segment start at ₹10 crore, creating assets that build long-term family wealth. This definition sets the foundation, ensuring the framework looks beyond size or cost to focus on scarcity and lifestyle benefits. The framework uses a systematic funnel approach with four main steps: Conceptualise, quantify, analyse and conclude.

The conceptualise step defines luxury as a blend of location scarcity, brand strength, privacy and investment potential, setting clear criteria for the Indian market. This helps set clear boundaries for what counts as luxury.

The quantify step introduces the Knight Frank Luxury Pyramid, categorising properties into four tiers: