NCR's growth arteries pulse via SPR, Sohna

Micro-markets are redrawing urban maps across Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. Highways, Metro spines, and airports have stakeholders racing to claim territory. Part-I of this three-part series dives into Delhi-NCR's SPR, Sohna, Dwarka Expressway, and Jewar Airport leading the charge

- SANKET KOUL

On a hot Friday afternoon, a construction site for a four-storeyed low-rise building in Sohna, Haryana, 50 kilometres (km) from the national capital, is buzzing. Around 30 workers are laying the foundations on a tight deadline. The building is part of Daxin Vistas, a 125-acre integrated township by Signature Global, scheduled for completion in 2028.

The project will house 2,408 residential units, in-house malls, and office spaces for industrial and information-technology services under a plotted development model. For now, it stands alone amid open land dotted with projects, but in three to four years, it will be surrounded by steel and glass towers.

Across India’s largest cities, micro-markets— compact, fast-developing zones shaped by new highways, airports, and Metro lines — are redrawing the real estate map. Around Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), Mumbai, and Bengaluru, these pockets are seeing rapid infrastructure build-outs, rising prices, and a rush from developers, investors, and end-users to secure early positions.

In Delhi-NCR, three clusters — Southern Peripheral Road (SPR), Dwarka Expressway, and Sohna — are driving much of the residential demand, while the upcoming Jewar Airport is opening a new real estate node on the Yamuna Expressway.

The spine that built Gurugram

Leading the shift is the 16-km SPR, which runs through Gurugram's Sectors 68 to 76. It links Golf Course Road, Sohna Road, and National Highway 48 between Delhi and Jaipur.

There are 23 ongoing projects along SPR, expected to deliver about 11,900 residential units by 2029. They range from Trump Towers in Sector 69 to Signature Global's Cloverdale and Titanium SPR in Sector 71, DLF’s three Privana projects in Sectors 76 and 77, and Whiteland’s Aspen in Sector 77.