Bhatia Builders
From the first society meeting to the foundation — what actually happens, and when, when your building goes for redevelopment.
Redevelopment can feel opaque from the inside — a series of meetings, acronyms, and waiting. Here's the first year laid out as it actually unfolds, so you know what's normal and what to ask about.
It starts with the society, not the builder. Members vote to explore redevelopment, appoint a project management consultant, and float a tender. A good developer answers the society's questions in writing — carpet uplift, corpus, rent during construction, and a firm timeline.
Once the society picks a developer, the Development Agreement is signed and registered. The developer then files for municipal approvals — the IOD and Commencement Certificate. This is the quiet stretch where it can feel like nothing is happening; in reality the paperwork that protects you is being put in place.
The boring months — approvals and registration — are the ones that protect you most. Bhatia Builders Editorial
With approvals in hand and rent arrangements active, residents vacate. Demolition and excavation follow, and the new structure begins. From here the project runs on the RERA timeline you agreed to — which is exactly why the earlier months mattered.
Thinking about redevelopment for your society? Our redevelopment desk will walk your committee through every one of these steps, in plain language.