BUILDING HOMES, KEEPING IT GOAN

Conrad D'Costa's Quiet Masterclass in Ambition

- Gauri Ghadge

From an engineering background to selling luxury real estate in North Goa, Conrad D'Costa has built a career on discipline, clarity, and unmistakably Goan warmth.

As founder of Conrad Homes, he pairs an engineer's rigour with a host's instinct for what "home" should feel like. His story is one of steady intent: know your values, do the work, and let the results speak.

EARLY LIFE & BEGINNINGS

Born and raised in Chicalim, South Goa, Conrad grew up in a household where ambition and balance were taught side by side.

His father worked at Zuari Industries; his mother kept the family's centre of gravity steady.

He has two brothers, one a Chief Engineer in the merchant navy, the other, his twin, a doctor in the United States; proof that high standards were the family norm.

Schooling at Regina Mundi High School and M.E.S. Higher Secondary led to a B.E. (Mechanical) from Goa Engineering College. Outside the classroom, he was everywhere, on stage, on hiking trails, at karate class, and most memorably, on the athletics track, where he earned a Government of India scholarship. Growing up in a diverse company colony exposed him early to people from across the country. "My parents insisted on both: academics and becoming wellrounded," he says. "That balance is still my compass."

JOURNEY & THE LEAP

Eighteen years across Goa, Mumbai, Delhi, and Dubai in power generation, oil & gas, and pharma gave Conrad the global view and professional discipline he would later bring to real estate.