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Chennai Overview

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Key Highlights of Chennai

What's great here!
  • Chennai is a popular port city in India which provides plots, residential apartments and independent houses in abundance

  • Corporate giants from IT/ITeS, financial, BPOs and automotive sectors have marked their presence in Chennai

  • Two functional metro corridors- Green Line and Blue Line - offer a convenient commute to Chennaiites

  • Extensive road connectivity via GST Road, GNT Road, OMR, ECR, Anna Salai, Chennai Outer Ring Road & Chennai Bypass Road

  • Tharamani, Shollinganallur, Perungudi, Thoraipakkam, Porur and Siruseri are home to notable IT/ITeS companies in Chennai
  • Central Business Districts in the city are located at Nungambakkam, Egmore, Mylapore, Alwarpet and T.Nagar
  • Popular for its port-oriented business, Chennai also has manufacturing & automobile hubs at Maraimalai Nagar & Oragdam
  • The rapid development of IT firms and manufacturing hubs attracts techies from all over the country
  • Brigade Group, Casagrand Builder, DLF, Hiranandani Group and Prestige Group offer residential inventories in the city
  • Chennai International Airport, located in Meenambakkam, is among the busiest airports in India
  • Served by Chennai Suburban Railway Network's major terminals- Chennai Central, Chennai Egmore, Chennai Beach & Tambaram
  • Home to Tamil Film Industry, it boasts of several film studios and some of the largest film production centres
  • Formerly known as Madras, the city is also linked via two major ports- Chennai Port and Ennore Port
  • Host to IIT Madras and Anna University, Chennai is also blessed with several other management and engineering colleges
  • Marina Beach, Elliot's Beach, Arignar Anna Zoological Park and Guindy National Park are popular tourist spots in Chennai
What needs attention!
  • Several infrastructural projects - bridges, drains and roads - are stalled in the city

  • Chennai suffers from an acute shortage of water supply during peak summers

  • Most of the localities in Chennai struggle with inefficient stormwater drains

  • Waterlogging is a persistent issue in areas, such as Adyar, Kandigai, Mylapore, Neelankarai and Velacherry, among others

  • Poor garbage collection at Mogappair East, Tondiarpet, Royapuram and Ambattur causes inconvenience to residents
  • Cooum and Adyar rivers are the major sources of water supply across Chennai, which remain polluted
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AVG. PROPERTY RATE
CURRENTLY COMPARING
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Popular LocalitiesCurrent PriceLast 1 yearLast 3 yearsLast 5 years
Sholinganallur
₹6,850/ sq.ft
11.4%
37%
22.3%
ECR
₹8,550/ sq.ft
15.3%
29.5%
13.6%
OMR
₹6,750/ sq.ft
28.6%
37.8%
37.8%
LocalityRate on 99acresTransaction CountTransaction Rate
LocalityRate on 99acresReviews CountRatings
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6333
Societies
₹3350 /sq.ft Onwards
160
Localities
₹3000 /sq.ft Onwards
UPCOMING DEVELOPMENTS
Three upcoming metro lines, such as Purple, Orange & Red, on Chennai Metro would offe... read more
The proposed airport at Parandur would offer airport facilities to the suburban areas... read more
Public transportation to improve in the Southern quadrant of the city once Kilambakka... read more
SIPCOT Aerospace Park is planned at Oragadam and Pattabiram Tidel Park at Pattabiram,... read more
Plans to develop new channels & bridge gaps between waterbodies and marshland to miti... read more

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Transaction Prices in ChennaiCheck recently sold properties in Last 1 Year

LocalityRate on 99acresTransaction Count (1Y)Transaction Rate
Thiruvanmiyur
Chennai South
Rate on 99acres
₹13,050/ sq.ft
No. of Transactions
132
Transaction Rate
₹14,061/ sq.ft
Porur
Chennai West
Rate on 99acres
₹7,550/ sq.ft
No. of Transactions
130
Transaction Rate
₹5,734/ sq.ft
Ambattur
Chennai North
Rate on 99acres
₹5,950/ sq.ft
No. of Transactions
128
Transaction Rate
₹7,290/ sq.ft
Mogappair
Chennai North
Rate on 99acres
₹8,500/ sq.ft
No. of Transactions
118
Transaction Rate
₹8,417/ sq.ft
Zamin Pallavaram
Chennai South
Rate on 99acres
NA
No. of Transactions
114
Transaction Rate
₹6,189/ sq.ft
SocietyRate on 99acresTransaction Count (1Y)Transaction Rate
Rate on 99acres
₹8,500/ sq.ft
No. of Transactions
71
Transaction Rate
₹7,948/ sq.ft
Shriram Shankari
Guduvancheri
Rate on 99acres
₹4,800/ sq.ft
No. of Transactions
54
Transaction Rate
₹5,429/ sq.ft
VGN Stafford
Ambattur
Rate on 99acres
NA
No. of Transactions
34
Transaction Rate
₹8,333/ sq.ft
Rate on 99acres
NA
No. of Transactions
17
Transaction Rate
₹9,727/ sq.ft
VGN Platina
Ambigai Nagar
Rate on 99acres
NA
No. of Transactions
15
Transaction Rate
₹5,750/ sq.ft

Upcoming Infrastructure Developments in Chennai

  • Three upcoming metro lines, such as Purple, Orange & Red, on Chennai Metro would offer extended connectivity to the city

  • The proposed airport at Parandur would offer airport facilities to the suburban areas of Chennai

  • Public transportation to improve in the Southern quadrant of the city once Kilambakkam Bus Terminus becomes functional

  • SIPCOT Aerospace Park is planned at Oragadam and Pattabiram Tidel Park at Pattabiram, near Avadi

  • Plans to develop new channels & bridge gaps between waterbodies and marshland to mitigate waterlogging in South Chennai

  • Localities along Anna Salai, EVR Periyar Salai, Rajiv Gandhi Salai and Outer Ring Road would get benefit from hiked FSI

  • An ongoing 6-lane Chennai Peripheral Ring Road, linking Ennore Port to Mahabalipuram, will provide better connectivity

  • Civic body chalks out plans to provide piped water supply and underground sewage system to the residents of OMR & ECR

  • The upcoming Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor project would accelerate regional connectivity in the city

  • A planned double-decker Chennai Port-Maduravoyal Expressway to streamline traffic movement in West Chennai

  • Road infrastructure to advance as several arterial roads are to be developed as smart roads with WiFi & CCTV in Chennai

  • A multi-deck elevated corridor from Adyar to Mahabalipuram is likely to lessen traffic congestion on OMR- IT corridor

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Best Residential Areas in Chennai

Based on reviews by local residents

LocalityRate on 99acresReviews CountRatings
OMR
Chennai South
Rate on 99acres
₹6,750/ sq.ft
No. of Reviews
3K+
Overall Rating
4.4
Tambaram
Chennai South
Rate on 99acres
₹6,000/ sq.ft
No. of Reviews
1K+
Overall Rating
4.4
GST Road
Chennai South
Rate on 99acres
₹6,550/ sq.ft
No. of Reviews
5K+
Overall Rating
4.3
ECR
Chennai South
Rate on 99acres
₹8,550/ sq.ft
No. of Reviews
800+
Overall Rating
4.3
Avadi
Chennai North
Rate on 99acres
₹5,500/ sq.ft
No. of Reviews
600+
Overall Rating
4.3
SocietyRate on 99acresReviews CountRatings
Rate on 99acres
₹4,950/ sq.ft
No. of Reviews
22
Overall Rating
4.5
Chennai Sai Nagar
Keelkattalai
Rate on 99acres
NA
No. of Reviews
21
Overall Rating
4.4
Rate on 99acres
NA
No. of Reviews
12
Overall Rating
4.4
New Age Athulyam
Nanmangalam
Rate on 99acres
NA
No. of Reviews
41
Overall Rating
4.4
Rate on 99acres
₹9,150/ sq.ft
No. of Reviews
59
Overall Rating
4.4

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