Aparna Palm Meadows: AP's first solar ready homes

This festive season, Splendid Aparna Palm Meadows, a high-end residential project on the outskirts of Hyderabad, is offering a 10% discount on the listed price to its customers for its 100 odd villas. The project, which will be ready for occupation by early next year, has 330 villas in all and is spread across 95 acres.

The gated community, abutting NH 7, has an exclusive club house, swimming pools, gymnasiums, verdant parks and playgrounds, which give it an edge over other residential projects in the same space. Each villa, typically sized between 3,500 and 4,500 square feet, is constructed in Spanish style and is completely automated.

The Rs 500-cr project has also received an environmental clearance from the Union ministry of environment and forests. Splendid Aparna Palm is a 60:40 joint venture between the Splendid Group and Aparna Group. The company claims the project will be the single largest layout in the twin cities.

���The project is set to become a leading one in South India. We have received around 750 enquiries for the remaining villas. What works best for the customers is the connectivity with the central business area and other social amenities,��� said DS Prasad, director of Aparna Constructions.

Each villa in the project costs around Rs 1.8 cr to Rs 3.4 cr.

���Though the rates are above the prevailing rates for new projects, they are worth looking at, given the fact that the possession is immediate,��� said George Johnson, city head- Jones Lang La Salle Meghraj.

Palm Meadows has modern amenities such as fingerprint access doors, acoustic solutions from Bose Corporation and home automation system among others. Another additional feature is an integrated solution for community-based information services to report problems on maintenance issues, access to common facilities and also provides real time billing.

The villas, which are to be Andhra Pradesh���s first solar ready homes, have facilities for rain harvesting and smart micro-grid for reduction in transmission losses, it is claimed. The project is about 3 km from the outer ring road and 30 km from the new international airport.

Educational institutes such as DRS International School, Siva Sivani Public School, Loyola Academy and a host of engineering colleges are in the vicinity of the project. Also, entertainment hubs like Dhola-ri-Dhani, Runway-9 and a multiplex are easily accessible.

���The resident owners are a mixed bag of professionals featuring industrialists, retailers, traders, defence personnel and others,��� said Prasad.