Ivy Estate, Kolte Patil, Wagholi issues

Review On Kolte Patil Developers, Pune

I have booked 3BHK flat in 2012 in Ivy Apartment. Overall the society is coming up really good and apartments also look nice, however they seem to cash in on your dreams and emotions. They are big time in keep you in dark and less informed, however again I have realized that all the builder are like that and they all sail in the same boat so unless the laws become transparent they will keep on looting the common man.

First let me mention the concerns and issues:

1. They were to give 2 windows in 2 master bedrooms, however they gave only in each. later when I talked to their sales person, he shrugged off saying that the engineering team did not inform them(sales team) about the change in design hence they did not tell the customers. Later they added one small window in one of the bedrooms. Even now if you will look at their brochure or website it shows 2 windows in each bedroom however their site gives a different picture. We all know, how important ventilation is when it comes to flats.

   
   




2. If you look at the balcony design in their brochure and even in the posters at the site as of today, one balcony(what they call as terrace) has a grill and the 2nd one has a glass facade. In the real flats they are just giving regular black colored metal grills. Again Kolte Patil is saving on such costs to improve their margins.

   
   




3. bathrooms: In the sample flat the sales team committed that they will give platform in both the bathrooms for wash basin, however in actual flat it is there in only one bathroom and the 2nd one they have changed the entry door position such that the scope to build wall to wall platform is no more and they are now giving a small timid shelf sized platform and washbasin.

   
   




4. Guest bathrooms: In the sample flat they had the washbasin outside embedded in the platform and in the actual it is inside the bathroom suspended on angles and no platform.

   
   




5. Kitchen: In the sample flat the sales person had said that you will get platform on both the sides and again these guys have given it only on one side and the other side you need get done.

   
   




6. Doors and interiors: the doors in sample flat were good quality with laminate and proper steel handles and locks, however in the actual flat, only the main door is good, internal doors are regular white color coated with round locks which normally gets rendered useless within a few months.

   
   




7. Bathroom Interiors: I don't know who their bathroom desinger is, however whosoever he/she is does a pathetic job. In the sample flat the tiles they have put are nice and decent colors whereas the ones in actual are of light cream/orange and purple colored wall tiles and floor times look like mess. no matter how much dirt you throw you won;t be able to make out. Just pathetic and lousy design and color. When asked they said that this is decided by sales team. No sensible person can ever like those designs.

   
   




8. AC Points: they mention in their brochure that they are giving AC points in master bedroom. So I guess it is fair to assume that in a 3BHK we will have 2 master bedroom, however as per their team it is only one so the second one you need to pay to get it done. On further asking as to, what is their definition of master bedroom and reply was that the one facing the garden is master. GREAT ANSWER!

   
   




9. They had said that a school will also come up in Ivy Estate however they still have not finalized any school and have not even started building and one of the sales person told me that it will take around 3 more years, so if you have kids don't count on their school.

   
   

Now time for something good:

1. They are prompt when it comes to updating you about  the progress of their project. Every month in the first week you will receive their progress report along with actual site snaps.

   
   




2. They will give you the list of project heads(plumber, electrician, etc) so that if you want to make some changes to the flats you can pay extra and get it done, however my suggestion is get ur person instead of Kolte Patil contractors are they charge very high.

   
   




3. Overall project is coming up as per their committed timeframe.

   
   

Overall I am hopeful that they will complete the project on time, however they have miserably failed in setting expectation and giving incorrect information. Now if you argue with them, the answer they give is that they never committed anything on paper, however if you go to visit their site in wagholi, do visit their sample flat and you will realize what I am trying to say. Now they are building actual flat as sample which will look exactly like the one they plan to build unless again they make changes. This is on the first floor of the E17 building.

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