Gera Developments
Emerald City
Kharadi Flats
Gera’s Emerald City – India’s very first child centric homes! 2-3 bedroom apartments.
This 2 and 3 bedroom scheme under construction and will be completed (Phase 1) in Dec. 2007 and (Phase 2) in Dec. 2008.
Gera’s Emerald City is located in Kharadi and will be India’s first residential project that will be built around the safety and development of children.
The child centric features offered in Gera’s Emerald City have been categorized into four groups. These categories will cater to the needs of the adults as pertaining to the children as also the fun and development needs of the children themselves.
1) Development (of the child)
2) Safety (of the child)
3) Convenience (for the parents)
4) Fun (for the child)
Amenities
- Almost all apartments are 4 side open – allowing for better ventilation and natural light within the apartments
- All terraces are accessible from the Living Rooms
- Alternating terraces. No terrace below a window.
- Utility space next to the kitchen can be created as kitchen space, store, servant room or utility room
- Landscaped gardens
- Community Lounge with Amphitheatre style seating
- Two furnished Guest Suites - for the convenience of the visitors and guests of the occupants of the building
- Walking/jogging track
- Security guard room with entrance gate. Security intercom from main gate to each apartment
- Generator backup that will take care of all common lighting and one elevator in each building
- Entrance lobby and lift areas at GF and Stilt level in Vitrified with inlay/borders and spot lights and wall claddings with edging
- Each building to have two elevators
- Ceramic tiles with border/ inlay design in all external passages
- Motion sensor lights in the common passages to reduce the cost of electricity in the long run
- Child Centric Features
- Within the apartment
- Rounded corners
- Child-safe switches. Fire-proof wires. Earth Leakage Circuit Breakers
- Inner overhangs for extra safety
- Washbasins at lower levels for the child’s convenience.
- Bathroom locks open-able from outside
- Matt flooring for bathrooms to prevent slipping
- Colored walls in children’s bedroom
- Option for connecting door between parent’s and children’s bedroom
- Night light in the passage between rooms
- Within the building
- Lobbies on alternate floors to have a play space for kids
- Swing gates at the top of each staircase
- Extra sensors for elevator doors at low level for toddlers
- Lift buttons placed at a lower level so that children (not toddlers) can operate them conveniently
- Telescope on the terrace to promote Astronomy
- Night lights in common areas between apartments
- Within the project
- No vehicle zone – all vehicles will be parked in the basement leaving the ground space free for gardens and children’s play areas
- Drop off zone – an earmarked area where school children can be picked up from/dropped off. This area will be away from the landscaped gardens and play areas.
- Gurukul areas – separate area where children can study and play
- Study room with tables and washroom
- Lockers for children to keep their roller skates and other play equipment
- Access to the play area without coming into contact with vehicles
- Separate playgrounds for different age groups
Specifications
- Cornices in Ceiling of Living/Dining room
- 24”x24” Vitrified tiles in living dining areas with borders/inlays
- Powder Coated Aluminum Sliding windows
- Window cills of natural stone for all windows
- Wooden Door frames for bedrooms and Granite door frames for the bathrooms
- Granite kitchen platforms with 1 ½ bowl stainless steel sink and draining board
- Washing machine inlet and outlet and drying clothes lines for each apartment
- Ceramic tiles in kitchen and bedrooms with borders
- Master suite has the option for wooden flooring in the bedroom OR a massage shower panel in the master bath
- Skirtings in all rooms
- 3 fixture bathrooms with ceramic tiling, granite platforms and concealed plumbing including electrical and plumbing provision for water heater
- Concealed copper wiring with modular child proof switches
- Fire retardant wires
- Earth Leakage Circuit Breakers
- Distribution boards with miniature circuit breakers
- Generator back up for .75 kW per flat- to cover need for lights, fans and basic appliances such as television etc.
- ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
- Water conservation measures
- Level controllers to prevent overflow and wastage
- Aerator taps
- Water recycling/recharge measures
- Rainwater harvesting
- Pervious paving in outdoor areas for ground water recharge
- Electricity Conservation
- Level controllers to prevent unnecessary pump useage
- Motion sensor based lights
- CFLs
- Material selection
- Use of Industrial waste such as fly ash in bricks, concrete, plaster
Builder Credentials
Gera Developments is one of the pioneers of the real estate business in Pune. Our commitment to quality since 1950 has earned us the trust of future customers, and most importantly the satisfaction of past customers.
We are a full-service organization with in-house architects, engineers and construction crew. We also have an in-house interior design division that helps design home as per customer tastes and preferences.
We combine innovation with experience and hard work, to conceptualize and realize projects that anticipate the needs of the people who will live or work in the spaces that we build.
We have always dared to be different which is reflected by the many 'firsts' that stand to our credit:
• 5-Year Warranty on Real Estate- consisting of Repairs, Preventive Maintenance
and Repairs- First time in India
• India’s first Child centric project
• Insurance of buildings for 3 years (prepaid)
• Pune's first intelligent building - Gera Legend
• Common Business Center - Gera Legend
• Separate Guest Room facility within the project - Gera Riverside
• The first shopping mall in Pune - Gera Plaza
We are proud of our reputation, within and outside the real estate industry, as a reliable and respectable company and we continue to work hard to live up to that reputation.
Mr. Kumar Gera, a stalwart of this profession, leads Gera Developments P. Ltd as its Managing Director. Thiry-five years of hard work, perseverance and a commitment to quality have allowed him to realize his vision of turning his family-run business into a brand name that is synonymous with quality and respectability.
Mr. Kumar Gera is the Founder President of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (CREDAI). and was instrumental in conceptualizing and creating CREDAI as a common platform for all real estate developers across India.
Current Projects
Contact Details
Address
200, Gera Plaza,
Boat Club Road,
Pune - 411 001,
India.
US Contact:
Nikhil Gera
225 E 86th Street, Suite #903,
New York, NY 10028.
Tel: 212.202.2653
Phone
+ 91 20 2612 5580 / 1
Fax
+ 91 20 2611 3653
info@geradevelopments.com
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On February 2, 2007, at 4:34 AM
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