Casagrand forays into residential construction

02 Sep 2022 CW Team

Casagrand has unveiled an independent residential construction venture – ‘CASAGRAND PERCH’, and announced plans to build 500 homes over the next three years under the new initiative. CASAGRAND Perch would be involved in designing of the residential units for customers who own a minimum of 1,500 sq ft land, while keeping in mind the concepts of light, ventilation, privacy and vaastu.

“Through this venture, we will build an individual home by following the same standards of CASAGRAND. People usually reach out to unorganised players to build their homes and there are times when they are not satisfied with the outcome,” CASAGRAND founder-managing director Arun Mn noted.

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