Neighborhood Watch - Whitefield, Bangalore

This once-upon-a-time village of Bangalore is today the city's IT hub. The suburb of Whitefield has gone from being 'just' an extension of the city to an integral part of its character with IT giants like Dell, IBM and Wipro finding a home here within the country's first information technology park, the International Tech Park, Bangalore (ITPB). With the influx of prominent players in the area, Property in Whitefield grew in to a much wanted commodity.

Bangalore City | Photo: Kalyan02/Flickr

The growth of business made way for the boom in real estate in Whitefield in the 90s. Several builders seized the opportunity to construct world-class housing communities supported by excellent infrastructure. This has led to a boom in property prices in the residential areas of Whitefield.

Connectivity

Whitefield boasts of a railway station and major bus depot and in a few years, the city's rapid transit project, Namma Metro is expected to extend the Purple line covering 13 stations between Byappanahalli and Whitefield.

The area also has some of best road connectivity with Whitefield Road being intersected with the state highway SH3 5.

Shopping Malls & Recreation

Whitefield provides its residents several opportunities to shop till they drop! In addition to neighborhood grocery stores, malls like Forum Value, Phoenix Market City and Inorbit are in the area. Besides retail and food outlets, these malls have cineplexes and gaming zones as well.

Forum Value Mall | Photo: Neo-grapher/Flickr

Sporting enthusiasts will be in for a treat in Whitefield. Situated on Whitefield Road is Decathalon Sports, which offers and array of sports products and facilities under one roof. With up to 30 different sports for all ages on offer ranging from football and table tennis to indoor golf and basketball, Decathalon is one of the reasons properties in Whitefield are much sought after.

Schools

The neighborhood of Whitefield is renowned for its educational institutes, both residential and day schools. These include international schools like Apple Kids International Pre School, EuroSchool, Holy Cross School, Deen's Academy and Global Indian International Schools, among several others.

Hospitals & Banks

Bangalore is known for its state-of-the-art hospitals with cutting-edge medical facilities. Whitefield is houses some of the finest medical centres including Sri Sathya Sai Institute Of Higher Medical Sciences in the Export Promotion Industrial Park (EPIP) area and Apollo Hospital. Like most of South India where holistic and Ayurveda treatments are considered to be as beneficial as medical science, Whitefield too, has plenty of health and wellness centers. The real estate space in Whitefield also includes branches of major state owned and nationalised banks, conveniently located all across. HDFC, Vijaya Bank, City Union Bank and Axis Bank are a few.

Real Estate In Whitefield

Whitefield has a vibrant real estate market. There are close to 120 completed projects and 135 new launch and under-construction projects. Some of the key delivered projects in this locality are Sobha Amethyst, Brigade Metropolis, Prestige Lake Vista and Prestige Ozone. With over 25 new projects and almost 3300 units launched since January 2013 in Whitefield Bangalore, buyers have plenty to choose from.

Some key projects launched include Radiant Silver Bell Phase-2, Trifecta Esplanade Ph-2, Sumadhuras Madhuram and VDB Willow Farms. Residential prices as of April 2013 vary from Rs. 2000 to 7000 per square foot with an average price being Rs. 3700.

If housing, infrastructure, education and your commute to work are major factors for choosing a suitable neighborhood to live in, then Whitefield in Bangalore comes highly recommended. Even if you are looking at by buying apartments in Whitefield Bangalore or investing in commercial real estate, PropTiger.com has some of the best options for anyone looking to buy either directly from builder or a resale property in Whitefield.