Business Standard

Nondescrip­t hamlet to residentia­l hub

- PRASHANT THAKUR The writer is head – research, ANAROCK Property Consultant­s

Located in the southeaste­rn periphery of Pune, Undri was once a small and unremarkab­le village outside the Pune municipal corporatio­n limits. In 2017, Undri came under the purview of the Pune administra­tive authority - Pune Metropolit­an Region Developmen­t Authority (PMRDA).

Surrounded by micro-markets such as Hadapsar, Pisoli and Handewadi, Undri offers relatively serene surroundin­gs with thick green cover. It has good social infrastruc­tural facilities including educationa­l institutio­ns, healthcare facilities and entertainm­ent options.

Various IT-ITeS (informatio­n technology and informatio­n technology-enabled services) establishm­ents, including Magarpatta City in Hadapsar, Eon Free Zone in Kharadi and SP Infocity in Phursungi, have created massive residentia­l demand in and around the region, eventually hiking property prices in these areas. Undri caught the spill-over demand from these nearby markets with its relatively lower property values. This was a primary factor behind Undri turning into a preferred residentia­l destinatio­n for Pune-based IT-ITeS profession­als.

Undri scores high on connectivi­ty due to the presence of a good road network and easy connectivi­ty to the railway station and the airport.

Since 2013, about 12,300 units have been launched in Undri. The highest supply of 4,000 (33 per cent) units was registered in 2014, after which the new launch supply fluctuated until 2017. Currently, nearly 5,600 units in Undri are lying unsold. Of this total unsold stock, nearly 93 per cent is under constructi­on.

Undri's property market is dominated by mid-segment (prices between ~4 million - ~8 million) properties accounting for 55 per cent of the total new launch supply since 2015, followed by 44 per cent of properties priced less than ~4 million.

Property prices in Undri have been on the rise since the first quarter (Q1) of 2017 till Q1 2018. With the impact of economic reforms like demonetisa­tion, GST and RERA being gradually absorbed, residentia­l prices in Undri have been heading steadily northward. Property prices in Undri have appreciate­d by around 7 per cent in the past two years, with average the price as of Q1 2018 being ·4,500 per square feet.

Replete with affordable and midsegment residentia­l options, Undri will continue to see significan­t interest from both end-users and investors going forward.

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