The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of gated communities and township living as they have proven to offer smart living solutions to numerous urban living challenges. Homes that can fulfil the need for health emergencies, offer connectivity during a crisis and make basic facilities readily available has become the need of the hour. A safe, well-designed and self-sufficient home in a gated community or a township that delivers peace, comfort, privilege and community living has been a growing preference.
Commenting on the importance of township living, Mr. Rajat Rastogi, Executive Director, Runwal Group said, “The focus of the developers and homebuyers have altered post-pandemic, they are both looking at an entire community ecosystem emphasizing health, amenities, and lifestyle. Kanjurmarg, Thane, Mulund, Kalyan-Dombivli, etc are the few locations that are being preferred currently by the homebuyers in the wake of integrated township living. People are now opting for properties that provide a walk to work lifestyle with robust connectivity and well-developed social infrastructure like business spaces, schools, hospitals, shopping malls etc within a 5-minute walk distance like our Runwal City Centre Kanjurmarg & Runwal Gardens Dombivli. As against standalone buildings, townships provide larger open spaces, gardens, jogging tracks, and gated community living that suit the needs of all age groups. These townships are also a better investment option in terms of sustainable rental income and valuable returns in the long run.”
As per a report by Redseer, one of the leading and eminent management consulting firms, it is estimated that the demand for gated communities will surge by 2.5 times to reach $500 billion. The consumption in India will increase by 2026. At least 24 million households will be residing in gated communities in India, as stated in the report.
