Sobha Silicon Oasis

Sobha Silicon Oasis location is off Hosa Road in Begur Hobli, near Electronic City in South Bangalore. Hosur Road is about 1 km away and the NICE Peripheral Ring Road about 2.1 km. The project therefore connects to Electronic City in one direction and, by the NICE Road, to the south and west of the city without crossing the centre. The developer does not publish a pincode for the site.

The immediate neighbourhood is well served. Blossom Multi Speciality Hospital is about 200 metres from the gate and Bluebell Public School about 400 metres. Harlur Park is about 2.9 km away. Hosa Road itself has filled with apartment communities, shops and eateries in the years since the project launched, and the project is now an established address rather than a new one.

The trade-off of Hosa Road is the road itself, which is narrow for the number of homes it serves and slow at peak hours. Drive the stretch between the project and Hosur Road at the time you would commute, and check the route to your workplace before you decide. Our advisors can arrange a visit and point out the approach roads.

Sobha Silicon Oasis Floor Plans come in two apartment types plus the row houses. Listings put the 2 BHK at about 1,364 and 1,430 sq ft, the 3 BHK at about 1,514 and 1,535 sq ft, and the 3 BHK row house at about 2,936 sq ft, all saleable areas. A carpet area of about 953 sq ft is listed for the 1,514 sq ft 3 BHK and about 1,855 sq ft for the row house; carpet figures for the other plans are not published.

The 2 BHK plans are generous for the type, and the two sizes differ mainly in the balcony and utility areas. The two 3 BHK plans are close in size and give a compact third bedroom that many owners use as a study. The row houses are the largest homes in the community, on more than one level, with their own enclave inside the gates.

Because you are buying a resale flat, compare it against the developer's original plan. Check whether a previous owner has combined rooms, enclosed a balcony or moved the kitchen, and whether any change was approved by the association. Look at the wing's completion year too, because the earlier wings have had several more years of wear than Wings 10 and 11. The developer's page for the project has been taken down, so ask the seller for the plan from the original sale documents.

Sobha Silicon Oasis Master Plan is a 15.19-acre layout with 11 apartment wings and a separate row-house enclave, 917 homes in all. Listings put the built-on area at only 25 to 35 percent of the plot, which is low for a project of this density and shows in the width of the gardens between the wings. The landscape is themed around palm grove parks, a stream and a rock garden, with an observatory deck as a lookout point.

The project was built in five phases between 2014 and 2021: Wings 1 to 6 first, then Wing 7, Wing 8, Wing 9 and finally Wings 10 and 11. The clubhouse, the two pools and the sports courts are the shared centre, with the jogging and cycle track running around the site.

Master plan highlights

• Land: 15.19 acres off Hosa Road, Begur Hobli
• 11 apartment wings plus a row-house enclave, 917 homes
• Built in five phases, 2014 to 2021, each with its own RERA registration
• 25 to 35 percent of the plot built on, per listings
• Palm grove parks, a stream, a rock garden and an observatory deck
• Upper lap pool and lower leisure pool
• Courts for badminton, tennis, squash, basketball and volleyball

Because the community is complete, judge the plan on the ground. Walk from the wing you are considering to the clubhouse and the gate, and note which wings face the internal gardens and which face the boundary. The developer no longer publishes a page for the project, so ask the owners' association or the seller for the master plan drawing.

Sobha Silicon Oasis Amenities are complete and in daily use, which means you can judge them on a visit rather than from a brochure. The list is long for a project of its age.

Sports and fitness

• Gymnasium
• Upper lap pool and lower leisure pool
• Badminton court
• Tennis court
• Squash court
• Basketball court
• Volleyball court
• Jogging and cycle track

Clubhouse and community

• Clubhouse
• Amphitheatre
• Party hall
• Library
• Day care
• Observatory deck

Landscape and services

• Palm grove parks, a stream and a rock garden
• Organic waste converter
• 24x7 security

In an established community the condition of the pools, the lifts and the courts tells you how well the association manages the money, so walk through them. Ask for the current maintenance charge per sq ft, the size of the sinking fund and the list of major works done or planned. Check that the day care and the clubhouse are still run as they were sold.