DLF Imperial Residences

One home per floor, in the oldest and most central part of DLF City, is the whole pitch of DLF Imperial Residences. It is a new launch of independent floors across Phases 1, 2 and 3, where you get the full floor plate and no shared landing. We don't have a verified RERA number for DLF Imperial Residences on file yet, so ask us for it and check it on the state RERA portal before you pay anything.

These are 4 and 5 BHK homes, and each comes with a servant quarter and a store. DLF City is one of Gurugram's original premium neighbourhoods and has matured into a leafy, well-serviced area. The lifestyle perk is DLF Cyberhub close by, with restaurants, bars, salons and a cineplex a short drive away.

This is one of the most central addresses you can buy in the city. DLF Cyber City is about 2.5 km away, Ambience Mall about 3 km and Millennium City Centre Metro about 4 km. Medanta, The Medicity and Rajiv Chowk are each about 7.5 km, and Aerocity is about 9 km.

Having one home per floor gives you the maximum usable area and a lot of privacy. Floor-to-floor height goes up to 3.2 metres, the homes have home automation and a fully fitted modular kitchen with appliances, and you get access to a terrace garden. There is also a wide range of plot sizes across the three phases.

Residents get a luxury clubhouse with a swimming pool. The homes are gated and secured with 3-tier security and professional maintenance, and the landscaped terrace adds private outdoor space that is rare in the city centre. Floors don't come with the full amenity set of a big tower complex, so weigh that if a large club matters to you.

In Phase 1, the 4 BHK + SQ + ST sits on 400 or 450 sq.yd plots. Phase 2 has 4 BHK + SQ + ST homes on 279 to 318, 332 to 392 and 402 to 440 sq.yd plots, and 5 BHK + SQ + ST homes on 502 to 531 and 681 sq.yd plots. In Phase 3, the 4 BHK + SQ + ST comes on 269 to 277, 467 and 502 to 583 sq.yd plots, and the 5 BHK + SQ + ST on a 502 sq.yd plot.

Prices start around ₹4.5 Cr, with plot-wise quotes on request. Pricing moves with the plot, the floor and the phase, so check the current sheet. The complete specification sheet is also available on request.

New homes in central DLF City rarely come up, and one home per floor gives you much of the privacy of a villa with less upkeep. For an NRI that is a sensible middle path. You get a large home in a proven neighbourhood, close enough to Cyber City to appeal to senior professionals if you rent it out, with DLF and professional maintenance in the picture.

The thing to watch is that homes under this name are spread over different phases and plots, so two units can differ a lot. Compare the specific plot, the road width, the facing and the park access, not just the project name.

DLF started in Delhi in 1946 building residential colonies, and DLF City in old Gurugram, with its Phases, Cyber City and Golf Course Road, is the land it put together afterwards. In other words, these floors sit in the neighbourhood DLF itself created. Its projects such as The Camellias and The Aralias also set the top end of the city's housing market.