New Town, Rajarhat

This is where the real action is in the government?s showpiece township, and Ujjwala The Condoville, coming up in Action Area II of New Town, is in the heart of the happening corridor.

Closer to VIP Road and the airport, Ujjwala, a more contemporary cousin of the now inaugurated Utsa in Action Area I, comes from the same stable of Bengal Ambuja, which gave the city its first large-format housing complex in Udayan The Condoville.

The two 12-storeyed HIG towers house the 235 luxury apartments, ranging from 1,100 to 2,800 sq ft. Buyers can choose from two, three and four-bedroom options, some duplex garden houses and a handful of exclusive penthouses with their own plunge pools and jacuzzis.

Designed by Kapil Bhalla, an ample skycourt, a large opening in the middle of the building, promises to be ?a first? in the city.

Besides being an interesting architectural feature and adding to the view perspective, it will serve to enhance cross-ventilation by tunnelling in the air, thus maximising light gain and airflow.

The design lays emphasis on the creation of large, central open spaces. Extensive landscaping by Jayashree Bhalla will see over a hundred species of flowers nestling around the shaded walkways and special areas like Jhil Mil, the kids? zone, Jaltaranga, the entrance plaza, or Sonar Bagan, the Dada-Dadis? retreat, laid out.

?More than just features, we have focused on the quality and ambience of the product. The core issues concerning the consumer, like construction systems and ingredients, ventilation and illumination and traffic flow pattern management, have all been adequately addressed,? says Bengal Ambuja MD Harsh Neotia.

STATUS: Launch on May 6. To be completed in two years

PRICE: Rs 16-35 lakh (approximately, except for the penthouses, which would cost between Rs 60 and 70 lakh)