Puravankara Projects Complaints & Reviews

Purvankara Group -Provident Housing Limited : Violation / Cheating of residents

Project : Provident Cosmo City

Area : Off Kelambakkam , OMR

Complaints :
1. Violation of CMDA approval drawings to get more profit...
2. Quality of Construction is very poor....
3. Handing of flats took more than 3 to 4 years....
4. Cheating the residents by means of promising more facilities at the time of booking........but not done/provided during handing over.......
5. Cheating residents by not paying the " Delay Compensation" on time and correct amount....
6. No road facility
7. Provident RO Water Plant - Not working / defect within 6 months - poor quality.....

Much more to come.....

Provident Housing Limited subsidiary of purvankara is cheating customers .
They are selling open car park illegally at cosmocity project in chennai .

They have changed even DTCP approved plan to add more illegal car parks and reduce road size from 9 meters to 3 meters .

Roads they have provided have rain water drainage running from middle of the road .
And a tiny swimming poll for 2000+ apartments against rosy dimension shown in brochure .

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I have purchased a flat in the above site. After a delay of more than one year I was given possession. I had to request for major repairs before taking possession. Payment due to delayed handing over was not given for
more than 8 months, though it is agreed upon in the agreement.Car parking was not ear marked even now, on payment more open car parking was sold out, though there was a ban by Supreme Court. For more than 2100 flats they have provided only 700 sft space for so called super market, For about 8000 people they have provided only around 600 sft small water tank causing health hazard, kids play area is located near high tension transformers, kids park is over the sump with man holes, drive area reduced from committed 7.2 mts to mere 3.6 mts which is going to cause chaos when full capacity of flats are occupied, no plan to handle water requirement for around 8000 people, storm water drain on the middle of drive way causing concern for elderly people and kids, absolutely no open park area so far though more than 1000 flats are handed over, no proper gate to enter the site though more than 500 flats are occupied, no solar system is installed though promised in approval. More than that no body either in the site office or their Chennai office feel competent to deal with. Top brass sitting in Bangalore does not bother about the grievances of around 8000 people. Does Puravankara not aware of this or they want to make only money by exploiting poor public with their big name? No decision maker has turned up so far to the site to discuss the problem with the residents, though regular representation was made for the past more than 8 months.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing this complaint on behalf of group of owners to show you the cheating done by Puruvankara(Provident Housing Limited) to the owners.Provident has sold around 1800 flats in its Cosmocity project at Siruseri Chennai.I am one of the owner in this community.The builder has cheated us by deviating from the plan on many features and a few deviation as below

Commercializing car park - converting pathways/driveways to car park...
Shrinking driveways by Half - promised 7.2m on sale agreement converted to 3.6m in reality.
No gated entrance for 2000+ customers.
No humanity - 700 sqft bunk shop for 2147 apartments
No swimming pools as promised
HIGH WATTAGE transformers @ stone throw distance from play area(which affects the safety of the kids).
Many kids have fell down and hospitalized because of this.

On top of this there was no response from them for our protest done against them in front of their office in Adayar chennai.
you can see the link on one of the chennai newspaper about the protest made.
http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=725550


We all(around 5000 people) will be grateful to you if consumer court can come forward and solve the issue.
We are ready to prove to you the cheating done by Puruvankara to us and we have enough evidence for the same.

Regards,
Ganesh

Myself & My brother are being denied our deposit of Rs 2 Lakhs ( One lakh each ) by Puravanaka - Windermere project in chennai for not singing a one-sided contract, on top of it we are also told the flats are already sold to someone, Here are the facts.

1. From the time of booking we have been given different directions and updates about the agreements and progress of the property by different employees in Puravankara Chennai. Some of them, we are told are no longer working for your organization. This inconsistent communication led us to believe that Puravankara projects in Chennai are risky.

2. Further, we are in possession of two agreements and were told there was a further amendment to the second agreement as well. These changes for a project of this size and magnitude (for Windermere) created more apprehensions about the project.

3. In all the communications from our end we have been consistently not accepting to the clauses in the agreement, specifically, (a) delayed possession clause, (b) grace period mentioned in the agreement. We have clearly articulated our discomfort on these clauses to Praveen, Uday and other colleagues in CRM team of Puravankara.

4. Whenever we had voiced concerns about the project we have been responded about the termination of the contract. Finally this created disinterest towards to the project.

5. Now, we have been updated that booked apartments (D1 – 205 and D2 – 502) have been re-sold to some other buyer.

Now we are told that the deposit money is forfeited while we have not signed any document which says the deposit money will be forfetied. This is clear cheating and high handedness by Puravankara..

Can you please support and let us know what we should do next. The guilty should be punished and we should ensure that there is fair play in this sector and protect future cheats like Puravankara


Prakash

My mother bought a 3BHK flat from a Company named Keppel - Purvankara- in July 2008
This company promised a signed contract to hand over the flat latest by Dec 2009, a grace period of 6 months inclusive. In the event of failure to do so, the company promised to pay a sum of 6000 per month until the completion.


Today is 30 Dec 2011 and the flat hand over has not happened yet. The real estate price has gone up 4 times in the area where the flat is, but the compensation amount remains 6000. Plus KPTCL charges have been increased as per the revised rates of 2011.

Ultimately, my mother has had to pay the higher amount than what she would have to pay if the flat was handed over on time.

This complaint is to take a strong action on the builder for the following reasons-

- Even after 2 years on the agreed date of handover , the flat is still not ready
- the compensation amount remains 6000 though the current rent in that area is 24000 for 3 BHK
- there is no genuine response from Keppel - Purvankara despite regular follow-up from my mother
- consistent harassment by keppel-purvankara finance dept and handover dept in event of asking the handover of the flat

Address of the Flat-
Flat # B1 - 0202
Elita Promonade
J.P nagar 6th Phase
Bangalore - 560068

Dear sir

I have booked one flatNo D305 with M/s Puravankara Projects Ltd in their Purva eternity in 2007 with a delivery date in the month of Nov 2009. I made full payment as per shedule of Nov 2009.

I have the following complaints

1, Till date I have not received the flat
2, No completion date is given by them after Nov 2009.
3, They made one sided agreement with me.
4, They have collected IRS 64000/- from me for the delay of payment.
5, I have not received the compensation so far for the delay from their side.

Due to the delay in getting the above flat I have heavy financial lose, mental difficulties and affected my children's education. My hard yearned money blocked for a long time with out interest.
As I am working in Oman when ever I come to India I have to stay with hotel or depend on relatives. Also I put my daughter in hostel in India for her studies and not able to take care of her as my family also is in abroad.

I request you to use your Good office to inerfere in this matter.

Sir, I have booked and paid all the money for an apartment in Puravankara Eternity, Kakkanad, Eranakulam . The project is suppose to finish by 2009 end. But now ( mid 2011) the construction is still going on. Puravankara promised to pay a project delay and rent compensation in the contract and so far no paisa has been paid. I have encourage all the similar affected people to sign in with Google Purva Eternity group

Thanks

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL


Mr.Ravi Puravankara, Founder & CMD,

With due respect to you, I as a customer, who has a great desire to buy a 1180 Sq Ft flat in your Provident Welworth City – Bangalore, regret to put forward my grievance, which please consider and render your valuable justice.

Having got attracted with your basic price Rs.1900/- per Sq Ft advertising strategy for...

Plan sanction given to Puravankara Projects Ltd., in March 2007 by Town & Country Planning for "Swanlake Project" at 1.8 FSI for construction of 8 storey buildings, was suspended by the authorities in July 2007 until the company surrenders OSR and road area going into the plot to local panchayat. The suspension subsists even after 3 years. The company did not reveal this information to the prospective buyers when entering...

To the most casual newspaper reader, Puravankara’s splashy advertisements luring middle class buyers to invest in luxurious high-rise apartments is nothing new. Their most recent project in Chennai, the ambitious Swanlake Purva Apartments in Kelambakkam, has been in the lurch and has failed to meet its completion date of April 2010. With several hundred buyers in the doldrums due to the project still pending completion, Puravankara has a lot of questions to answer to its current and prospective buyers and is currently dodging a clear and direct response.

It all began in 2007, when Purvankara attracted a wave of buyers for their Swanlake Apartments, at an exorbitant price of nearly Rs.600 per square foot over its competitors who all are constructing on the famous Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) corridor

Construction began in full earnest but is currently under a stalemate. Because the plan approval given by Town and Country Planning Authority to Purvankara in March 2007 was suspended in July 2007 as Purvankara did not comply with the the Open Space Regulation (OSR) that stipulates a certain portion of the current land under construction to be handed over to the Mamallapuram town panchayat, in addition to land that is part of a planned 12 metre wide road.

“This vital piece of information was not made known to any of the buyers,” notes Mr.Venakatasubramanyan, president of the now active Purva Swanlake Buyers Association (PSBA). PSBA is a self-organised group of over 40 buyers that came together in February this year. They represent buyers who have stopped patiently waiting for their luck to turn and instead are probing into why there has been endless construction delays and failed promises from an otherwise established company that is known for successful construction projects in Bengaluru. They are also trying to not just hold Puravankara accountable but are also encouraging some of the more reticent buyers, many of them away abroad in other countries and unaware of Puravankara’s shenanigans to find out more about the issues at hand.

In March, PSBA found out through the Right to Information Act (RTI), that the approval obtained by Puravankarafor the construction was suspended by the relevant Town and Country Planning Authority , and also, more seriously, proactively failed to inform its buyers about the suspension of permission to construct. “This makes it a very serious act of omission on Puravankara’s part,” notes Mr.Venkatasubramanyan.

This issue is indeed “very serious” because it implies that all the sales agreements between the buyers and the company have effectively lost their sanctity in view of the suspension of approval by the Town and Country Planning Authority.

Furthermore, the original building plan was supposed to have a maximum of eight floors but Purvankara has undertaken construction of 9th floor in one of the buildings. “It is truly ironic that at a time when the company is still trying to secure permission to complete construction, it is going ahead and adding to its list of violations. And ultimately, all this will affect only the hapless buyers,” notes Mr.Ravi one of the buyers.

Also disturbingly, when buyers signed on to this project, they signed away many of their rights to negotiate such ethical transgressions on the company’s part, although there is plenty of legal violations Purvankara stands to be accused of, for failing to inform their buyers about the plan suspension.

The current manner in which Purvankara has openly scorned its buyers is evident that as markets and capital become increasingly fluid and unaccountable, they tend to protect only the powerful corporations. Many of the buyers have already paid between 75 to 90 percent of the payments towards the already overpriced investments but are yet are a long way off from being handed over the keys to their promised shiny apartments that are Chennai’s answer to the gated communities of the west.

More than five months behind schedule, the buyers stand to lose several lakhs of rupees each if Purvankara doesn’t get its act together and have a plan B of action to complete construction, which it right now clearly does not. Many buyers are hoping that this is still an aberration on Puravankara’s reputation in the industry and that it will get its act together and offer a revised and a reliable timeline for completion of the project. “We have already suffered considerable financial losses in all the protracted delays by Puravankara, not to mention the enormous emotional and mental agony,” note a number of buyers in response to how this has really impacted them. PSBA today represents a lot of buyers who are keen to not lose a bulk of their savings that they have sunk into these dream gated homes, enamoured by Puravankara’s colourful advertisements and tall storeys. Or is it more a case of tall stories?

Given that PSBA’s appeals to the company have been only met with plain denials and factless counter-accusations, all reasonably documented in the investigative history of this project, it remains to be seen whether buyers will get the keys to the completed apartments and be financially compensated for any of their losses, that are growing with each passing day.

- Does not give compensation for delay in projects (they give hundreds of reasons for not giving penalty) inspite of compensation clause in the CONTRACT - e.g Purva FountainSquare delayed by 1.5 years but compensation not given to all customers i know
- Charges 24% interest for delayed payments but gives 6% simple interest for full down payments made initially
- Makes and Gets One-Sided contract signed by customers
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Dear Sir,

PF Ref No: 41262-51
I have submitted my PF form with all completed documents as on 17th March 2008 and still now there is no progress.
I went my self to check in the PF office as on 16th May 2008, that time the person who is handling that person on leave and my form also kept it like that. When i was there one more had taken my form and he checked and he told that you check your account with in 15days.

But 25 days over; but still no respose.

Please look into my form please pass it.