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Grexter Bengaluru

The brainchild of Pratul Gupta and Nikhil Dosi, Grexter is a key player among the organised operators of co-living spaces in India. Founded in 2016, it currently has properties in Bengaluru, but plans to expand to Hyderabad and Pune by 2020. “There are around 40,000 builders in India who are exclusively constructing residential complexes for families where bachelors are not welcome. So, 18 to 30-year olds who form 30 per cent of the country’s population have no place to stay,” says Pratul Gupta. A former employee of Acumen, a venture capital fund company, Gupta drew inspiration

from a project aimed at providing easy accommodation for bachelors and decided to do something similar, but catering to a premium segment. Grexter’s clientele primarily consists of salaried employees, fresh graduates and techies in the age group of 18 to 25. It offers functional and built-to-suit urban studio rooms that provide amenities such as tech-enabled round-the-clock security, regular housekeeping and maintenance, power back-up, lift, parking, Wi-Fi and DTH. Each studio home is equipped with a spacious common kitchen and a large area of the property is designated for lounges, gaming consoles, cafeterias and home theatres. Special attention is given to the look and feel of the properties to make them look aesthetic. Restrictions are at a minimum and the ethos of the place is maintained by a community manager and a zero tolerance policy. “My previous accommodation used to have visiting restrictions and curfews, which I found very limiting. The best part about Grexter is the freedom that it gives me,” says Radha Deodhar, who has been living at Grexter for a year. Price `7,000 per month for double sharing room and `14,000 per month for single room

—By Ananya Srivastava