Information About Properties

Carpet Area

Carpet Area is the effective area available for use within an apartment, excluding the area occupied by the walls. It is measured from wall to wall within the apartment and translates into actual floor area which can be carpeted, if required.

Built-up area /Plinth Area/ Apartment Area

Apartment Area of the Said Apartment shall mean entire area enclosed by its periphery walls including area under walls, columns, balconies, deck, cupboards, space for AC unit and lofts etc. and half the area of common walls with other premises/ apartment, which form integral part of Said Apartment.

Most of the builders consider complete balcony area while calculating apartment area. But there are still some builders who consider half of the balcony area while calculating the built-up area.

There is a degree of ambiguity in this calculation and this Question is to be still answered? While calculating apartment area do we include half the area of balconies or the full area?

Some of the apartments also come with exclusive open terraces. There is a difference between a terrace and a balcony. A terrace has no ceiling/roof. A balcony has a ceiling/roof.The area of a terrace is usually considered as half of the built up area.

Apartment area is approximately 10% more than the carpet area.

Common Area

Common Areas shall mean all such parts/areas in the project which the allottee shall use by sharing with other occupants of the project including entrance lobby, driver’s/common toilet atground floor, lift lobbies, lift shafts, electrical shafts, fire shafts, plumbing shafts and service ledges on all floors, common corridors and passages, staircases, mumties, services areas including but not limited to lift machine room, overhead water tanks, helipad, underground water tanks & pump room, electric sub-station, DG set room, fan rooms, Laundromat, maintenance offices/ stores, security/ fire control rooms and architectural features, if provided.

Super Area/Saleable Area

Super Area for the purpose of calculating the Sale Price in respect of the Said Apartment shall be the sum of Apartment Area of the Said Apartment, its pro-rata share of Common Areas in the entire said building and pro-rata share of other Common Areas outside apartment buildings earmarked for use of all apartment allottees in the project.

Super area is approximately 25% more than the apartment area.

Super Area doesn’t include

a) Sites for shops and shop(s).

b) Sites / Buildings/ Area of Community facilities/ Amenities like Nursery/ Primary/ Higher Secondary School, Club / Community Centres, Dispensary, Crèche, Religious Buildings, Health Centers, Police Posts. Electric Sub-Station, Dwelling Units for Economically Weak Sections/ Services personnel.

c) Roof / top terrace above apartments excluding exclusive terraces allotted to apartments/ Penthouses.

d) Covered / Open Car Parking Area within / around Buildings for allottees / visitors of the project.