Dear Amit,
You are correct about the market
prices. Looks like you have done quite a bit of searching recently.
Now seems to be appropriate time to
inform members regarding present/current developments in Greater Noida. Broadly
speaking Greater Noida is finally beginning to take shape of a city, although
still in early stages. Here I'd like to clarify... I don't mean city shaping up
physically... that it did quite a long back and pretty nicely... I am talking
about demographics shaping up. We all know, like all other cities, Greater Noida
is divided in 4 broad categories... Residential, Commercial, Industrial and
Institutional. My reference is to sub-divisions taking place in residential
arena.
Phase I of Greater Noida can be
divided in three zones, North, Central and South. Each zone has Residential,
Commercial, Industrial and Institutional spaces.
North Greater Noida, popularly
known as Noida-Extension used to be dominated by Industrial areas, majority of
such areas were later converted to High Density Residential Area (Group Housing
Plots). There was a lot of controversy and we all quite well know about recent
history of this area.
Central Area is mainly Industrial
in nature, with many villages, most dominant being Dadri.
South Greater Noida is what we know
the best (most famous)... area dominated by residential, industrial and
institutional areas. There are dozens of famous residential sectors... Alpha 1
& 2, Beta 1 & 2, Gamma 1 & 2, Delta 1, 2 & 3, Swan Nagari, Omaxe
NRI, Jaypee Greens, Sigma 1, 2, 3 & 4, Sector 36, Sector 37, Zeta 1 & 2,
XU, MU and Omega sectors, Builders Area and Chi-Phi Extension, etc. Then there
are famous industrial sectors... Site IV, Site V and Echo-tech Sectors. Also,
there are many institutional sectors... Knowledge Park 1, 2 & 3, Tech Zone,
etc.
Recently demographic differences
are beginning to show. Oldest residential sectors (North of Jaypee Greens), such
as Alpha 1 & 2, Beta 1 & 2, Gamma 1 & 2, Delta 1, 2 & 3, came
into existence during 1990-2000. Early settlers were mainly locals (mostly
villagers) and people from nearby towns of Noida, Dadri, Bulandshahr and
Aligarh. These sectors have vast supply of small plots such as 60 sq. mt., 80
sq. mt., 100 sq. mt., 120 sq. mt. and 150 sq. mt. These were the first to sell
and first to get habituated. Since locals weren't rich, most couldn't afford
bigger plots then. Even today... given higher affordability, most locals and
people from Bulandshahr and Aligarh, move in these sectors... although now
preferred size are 150 sq. mt., 180 sq. mt. 200 sq. mt., 220 sq. mt. and 250 sq.
mt.
Next to develop were sectors south
of Jaypee Greens. Most famous at that time were Omaxe NRI (also known as Omega
II or Pocket 1), then Swaran Nagari, Sigma 1 & 2, Sector 36, Sector 37 and
Sigma 3 & 4. Most allottees here sold their properties within months of
allotment and majority buyers were from Delhi.
Finally south west sectors started
to shape, sectors such as Builders Area (Pocket 2, Pocket 3, Pocket 4, Pocket 5,
Pocket 6, Pocket 7 and Pocket 8) and Chi-Phi Extension. Builders area, with
exception of Pocket 3 and some parts of Pocket 4, was mainly allotted to private
societies and builders. I have attached a PDF file displaying exact location of
each society and builder. Then came Chi-Phi Extension, comprising of five
sectors... Chi-03, Chi-04, Chi-05, Phi-03 and Phi-04. Due to two main reasons,
locals and low net worth individuals/families stayed away from both areas
(Builders Area and Chi-Phi Extension). First reason for locals staying away was
that almost all societies had a lock in period wherein the individual owners
couldn't sell till certain time limit. In some societies the time limit has now
expired wherein some societies still have some time left. However, in the
meanwhile the prices jumped in this area and most locals now avoid exploring in
this area. Second reason being that most plots in Builders Area and all plots in
Chi-Phi Extension are large plots, which makes them more expensive and less
attractive to locals. The result... most property owners in Builders Area and
Chi-Phi Extension are either from Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon or other big cities of
North India.
There is another dimension. Till
recently... about 2-3 years back... the prices in other cities of NCR were still
affordable... but now they have become extremely expensive. Even areas like
Indirapuram, Vaishali, Kaushambhi, Vasundhara, Faridabad and Sonipat have become
extremely expensive for first time buyers and common man. Except Greater Noida,
there is no other place in and around south of Delhi that is liveable and still
affordable. Thus, now people have started to move to Greater Noida in increasing
frequency. Last 8 odd months (since Sept-Oct
last year) have witnessed increasing number of people moving to Greater Noida.
Depending on finances and other priorities, people have started to settle all
across the city. Ask any dealer dealing in rental properties and he will inform
you that there has been 20% to 25% jump in rentals across variety of properties.
The trend is expected to continue for years to come (especially with weak
economic conditions, most people look to save cost by moving into cheaper
accommodation).
As far as the Builders Area and
Chi-Phi Extension is concerned, due to reasons I have explained above AND
because both these areas are right at entry point of Greater Noida and on Yamuna
Expressway, most people buying properties and moving in on rentals are not
locals but from Noida and Delhi. Soon this area will become fastest developing
area in Greater Noida.
Now lets get to first part of your
question...
“can u pls let u know why
not many plots are available for sale, is it cyclical phenomenon (due to
investors holding on) or that end users have bought these plots and are waiting
for some more development before moving in.”
There is a good mix of end users
and serious mid & long term investors in Builders Area and Chi-Phi
Extension. In Builders Area, most end users were waiting for commercial in
Pocket-2 to develop before moving in. Recent shifting of Yamuna Expressway
Authority, opening of few general stores & restaurant/food joints, and
operational hospital, with 4 more hospitals under construction/renovation and
expected to open soon, Builders Area is just about ready to take off and it
might before first Delhi style developed area in Greater Noida. As far as
Chi-Phi Extension is concerned, apart from 1495 authority allotted residential
plots, there are 6 Group housing plots, and 4 out of them are now almost 30% to
70% occupied. There is delay in people starting construction on residential
plots due to delay in supply of water and construction of Commercial space. It
is expected that supply of water will start by last quarter of this year.
Commercial space will take longer to develop, maybe another 2-3
years.
Hope that answers the first part.
Now the second part...
“Also I would request you
to tell us if opening of YE will have some gud affect on this area, not
necessarily in terms of premiums, but actual development.”
Opening of Yamuna Expressway will
act as booster on steroids. Within months (max year or so) of opening of the
expressway, significant increase in population is expected in Builders Area. At
the same time, Chi-Phi Extension is expected to fetch higher value with each
passing month (may take another 3 odd years to become 30%+ habituated). As
Yamuna Expressway becomes operational and due to increase in population in
Builders Area (mainly from Noida and Delhi), it is expected that development
will catch up and increasing number of commercial outlets will evolve. Also, the
opening of Grand Vanezia Mall, just behind Pocket-3 is expected to add fuel to
fire and significantly increase interest in this area.
Dear Jimmy and Amit... I’d suggest
both of you fasten your search for appropriate property in this area as prices
are very reasonable right now. It is expected that once Yamuna Expressway is
operational (by Sept-Oct this year), there will be flood of interest in this
area, which will definitely influence population and price growth.
Hope this answers most of your
queries.