Karjat, Navi mumbai

Karjat is a major residential zone beyond Thane and is dotted with several affordable and mid range projects. There are several mid stage and ready to move projects in the area while 1 and 2 BHK housing units are predominantly available here. Leading developers like Poddar Housing, Skyline and Xrbia are highly active in the area as well. Karjat is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan City. The area is well connected to Mumbai, Thane and Panvel alike. Demand for property in Karjat has skyrocketed with several buyers from Mumbai and Pune looking for second and weekend homes here. The area is also home to several farmhouses, holiday villas and bungalows as well.Karjat is home to several film studios and shooting locations, educational institutions, adventure sports destinations, tourism hotspots, plantations and the like. Karjat has already been approved by the MMRDA for advanced urban development and planning. CIDCO is already in the process of infrastructure implementation and town planning. There are several tourist attractions near the locality including Lonavala, Matheran, Khandala and Malshej Ghat among others. The proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport are both accessible from Karjat while the Karjat railway station is also a connectivity lifeline in the area.It takes around 1.40-2 hours to reach Mumbai from the area and all express trains running till Pune stop at the Karjat station. Karjat lies 100 kilometres away from Mumbai and 92 kilometres away from Pune. The National Highways 3, 17, 4B, 4 and 222 are easily accessible from Karjat along with the state highways 38 and 35. The Karjat-Murbad Highway, Karjat-Kalyan Highway and upcoming Sewri-Nhava Sheva Sea-Link are major connectivity lifelines in the area as well. Karjat is also part of the Golden Quadrilateral road network while the Old-Mumbai Highway Junction and Karjat State Highway also provide access to the area along with the Karjat-Khopoli-Pen Road, Ale Phata Junction, National Highway 8and the proposed Chakan-Bimashankar-Karjat Highway. Karjat has its own bus terminal along with several picnic and tourist spots. The area lies 64 and 66 kilometres away from Chembur and Sion respectively.Karjat is home to several reputed educational institutions like the Dr. V.D. Pethe English Medium School, Asian Institute of Communication and Research, Biotech Research Institute, HOC Pillai International School, Engineering Institute of Bhivpuri, L&T Construction Skills Training Institute, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, ONGC Kendriya Vidyalaya CBSE and the Medicinal Plants Institute to name a few. Property prices have increased by approximately 2.85% in the area and average prices stand at around INR 3, 100 per sq. ft. here for the same period. Popular projects include Arihant Aloki and Poddar Housing Samruddhi Complex to name a few.