The Brave Pedestrian

  What is the image that Lodha is projecting to people living abroad? NRIs, PIOs, expats and Indians living and working abroad will carry a very poor impression of Indian real estate industry, based on Lodha NCP. The conduct of builders towards even their wealthy customers is unbecoming, and the build quality of the flats is visibly shoddy. Edrea D'Costa and her husband Sunil D'Souza have had a bad experience with Lodha builders. Having paid their entire consideration amount of Rs 2.8 cr, they are still not allowed to enter their own flat and measure it. Until recently, they were not even allowed to enter the compound; they were stopped at the gate, and allowed to go to the clubhouse if they wished, but not to their own building, and certainly not to the front door of their own flat where the nameplate of Sunil D'Souza is prominently seen! The local police station (Wadala Truck Terminal) does not entertain complaints from Lodha flat-buyers against the builder. So a person...

  Attention proud owners of flats at Lodha New Cuffe Parade, Wadala! This live test was performed and filmed at the flat of Shilpi Thard at Dioro tower, for educational & awareness purpose. It exposed, for the first time, how fragile, brittle and crumbly the walls of Lodha New Cuffe Parade were. Were it not for Shilpi's permission and generous encouragement, such testing would not have been possible! By this test, we demonstrated how an internal wall can be easily ripped open with bare hands, without any tools. The flimsy framework and the low-quality layer of glass wool was exposed, to show you the true value of your flat. The walls of flats at Lodha NCP are completely worthless! After watching this video, you can understand that the labour and material cost of constructing internal walls of the entire house may not exceed Rs 50K. It is hypothetically possible for one or two men to tear down any flat within an hour, reducing it into a bare-shell flat. The shabby workmansh...