Five Star Living At Home

- Rukma Saluja

Roger A. Strickland Jr. director and joint owner at Malta Sotheby’s International Realty, says an HNI property choice usually revolves around the time and use of the asset with modern designer-finished apartments with play and go amenities. Recent research shows that HNIs are looking increasingly at energy-efficient properties those located close to cosmopolitan areas allowing freedom and ease of access to restaurants and leisure facilities like golf and marinas. Depending on the property, the use of seamless surfaces, marble-clad bathrooms and a modern finish are highly requested. Villas are built using cement pre-cast structures with seamless infinity pools. Garage space is directly accessible to the property.

Rajendra Joshi, CEO of SD Corp, Mumbai, figures an international look and feel is the attraction. Traffic conditions being what they are, the HNI now doesn’t want to commute too far. Close to his home then are his recreation and after-hours business spaces. Imperial, offers a 100,000sq ft of club space run by the Taj Group. The homeowner gets five-star service at the two restaurants on the premises, spa and salon facilities, gym, swimming pool, recreation for the kids, conference facilities all at his doorstep. The service at the club is five-star and the homeowner is looking for that in his personal space. Environment-friendly features like e-waste management, while not asked for, become added advantages. A potential buyer is happy to do his bit for the world he lives in. Such features are then built-in automatically.

NEIGHBOURS

Parth Mehta, managing director, Paradigm Realty, Mumbai