High Rise Apartment for Recommendation?

eric_flies · Sep 4th, 2009, 23:49

Hi, I'm just about to move to Kolkata and I want to find a nice high rise type apartment complex with a gym and pool.
Does anyone know of any, especially in South Kolkata?
thanks for help!
Eric

mitzijanell · Sep 5th, 2009, 01:13

Is southeast okay? Udita and Hiland Park off the EM Bypass are nice.

Whereabouts in South Kolkata are you looking?

eric_flies · Sep 5th, 2009, 11:24

I'm still learning what areas are nice so any advice is great. I wanted a really nice apartment, somewhat close to downtown and to the airport...

kismet&karma · Sep 7th, 2009, 13:31

I lived in Hiland Park when I was in Kolkata. Nice place, but it costs 100 rupees/30 mins in a cab to get into town. The area is quite isolated.

Aishah · Sep 7th, 2009, 14:53

Mod Note: Sometimes these sorts of questions result in a spate of commercial activity from members joining up just to advertise their real estate services or apartments for renting etc.

However, so long as the thread is confined to answers re areas where there are nice places for you, eric, it will be a useful information thread for other readers. So let us keep this thread to this aspect of the question only. Members who personally live in high rise apartments might recommend what theirs is like, and if possible vacancies are there. But we do not want any advertising here, thank you!

nayan · Sep 7th, 2009, 19:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by kismet&karma

I lived in Hiland Park when I was in Kolkata. Nice place, but it costs 100 rupees/30 mins in a cab to get into town. The area is quite isolated.

What do you mean by "town"?
I dont think the hiland park area is isolated. there is public transport as well as shops/supermarkets/multiplex.

The airport is in north eastern kolkata. So there is nothing which will be in south kolkata as well as close to the airport.

kismet&karma · Sep 7th, 2009, 19:42

By town I mean Park St etc. I caught the bus to work every day (near Park Circus) from Hiland Park and it took almost a hour one way. The good thing about Hiland Park is that there is a cinema, and shopping mall at the entrance (oh, and the Big Bazaar -- if you can negotiate your way around the chaos! lol). It's not an ideal location if you want to be near the action around Park Street though.

nayan · Sep 7th, 2009, 19:51

I dont think you will get an apartment complex near parkstreet which will have a gym and a pool etc.

kolkata is a very congested city(like most other metros around the world) and you wont get a large, modern apartment complex in downtown area(esplanade-parkstreet).

He can try south city complex.
http://southcityprojects.com/index.html
This too has all amenities near it(the area is pretty crowded). but park street will still be atleast 30-45 mins in rush hour.

mitzijanell · Sep 8th, 2009, 18:57

OP - where will you be working? how much of a commute are you willing to endure? how quiet of an area do you want to live in? also, what is your budget?

I would suggest finding a temporary place and looking around before settling on something. Things important to you now may not be as important once you start living here.

Sep 4th, 2009, 23:49	#1
eric_flies Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kolkatta Posts: 2	High Rise Apartment for Recommendation? Hi, I'm just about to move to Kolkata and I want to find a nice high rise type apartment complex with a gym and pool. Does anyone know of any, especially in South Kolkata? thanks for help! Eric

Sep 7th, 2009, 14:53	#5
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Sep 5th, 2009, 01:13	#2
mitzijanell Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Calcutta Posts: 107	Is southeast okay? Udita and Hiland Park off the EM Bypass are nice. Whereabouts in South Kolkata are you looking?

Sep 5th, 2009, 11:24	#3
eric_flies Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kolkatta Posts: 2	I'm still learning what areas are nice so any advice is great. I wanted a really nice apartment, somewhat close to downtown and to the airport...

Sep 7th, 2009, 13:31	#4
kismet&karma Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bombay Posts: 20	I lived in Hiland Park when I was in Kolkata. Nice place, but it costs 100 rupees/30 mins in a cab to get into town. The area is quite isolated.

Sep 7th, 2009, 19:42	#7
kismet&karma Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bombay Posts: 20	By town I mean Park St etc. I caught the bus to work every day (near Park Circus) from Hiland Park and it took almost a hour one way. The good thing about Hiland Park is that there is a cinema, and shopping mall at the entrance (oh, and the Big Bazaar -- if you can negotiate your way around the chaos! lol). It's not an ideal location if you want to be near the action around Park Street though.

Sep 7th, 2009, 19:51	#8
nayan Forum Leader Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: hyderabad/tokyo Posts: 1,930	I dont think you will get an apartment complex near parkstreet which will have a gym and a pool etc. kolkata is a very congested city(like most other metros around the world) and you wont get a large, modern apartment complex in downtown area(esplanade-parkstreet). He can try south city complex. http://southcityprojects.com/index.html This too has all amenities near it(the area is pretty crowded). but park street will still be atleast 30-45 mins in rush hour.

Sep 8th, 2009, 18:57	#9
mitzijanell Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Calcutta Posts: 107	OP - where will you be working? how much of a commute are you willing to endure? how quiet of an area do you want to live in? also, what is your budget? I would suggest finding a temporary place and looking around before settling on something. Things important to you now may not be as important once you start living here.