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I have a different view. I think residents won't easily accept even occasional inconvenience in an uber-luxury project. The idea that owners of 7k–9k SFT flats almost never drive or will always have drivers available 24/7 isn't realistic—nor is assuming two parking spaces will be enough for homes of that scale. There is also the guest experience to consider. If guest parking is in B3 or B4, visitors will definitely complain about the friction of navigating jump elevators just to get from their car to the apartment. I don't see how this enhances safety either. In commercial buildings, shuttle lifts work as a security feature because people are forced to pass through access-controlled turnstiles or checkpoints during the transfer. Without that extra layer of security at the transfer lobby here, jump elevators add daily friction but not any real protection.

I must retract my high praise for the vertical transportation at Meenakshi Elan because I just found out that the passenger elevators don’t go below the first basement. If your parking is lower, there’s a mandatory transfer to a shuttle elevator. I had spoken to a few prospective/existing buyers in this project, and they were all completely unaware of this limitation. If you’re an owner here, secure at least one parking spot in B1. It’ll save you from changing lifts just to reach your primary car, even in off-peak hours.

You are completely ignoring the daily friction and time loss of an avoidable transfer that has been made mandatory to reach the lower basements (even during off-peak hours). Forcing a resident to deboard in a higher-level basement—sometimes while carrying groceries, handling luggage, or managing children—just to call and wait for a secondary jump lift undermines a luxury experience. After a tiring day, a homeowner expects a seamless, single-seat ride from their parking bay to their home, not a transit from jump elevators to passenger elevators. Extending high-speed elevator shafts all the way down to B4 significantly increases developer CapEx due to deep-pit foundation excavation, complex waterproofing, etc. Slower, far-simpler jump elevators servicing just three or four floors cost a lot less. Framing this cost-saving structural compromise as a "passenger efficiency upgrade" is just a marketing spin and not even a very confident one (otherwise, this information would have been publicised by the developer's sales team and their channel partners long before my post). I heard from a reliable source that the passenger elevators end in B1 but since you’re saying that you got it in writing that it’s B2, I’m going to double-check with Meenakshi right away. I’m happy to be corrected if it’s B2.

You are completely ignoring the daily friction and time loss of an avoidable transfer that has been made mandatory to reach the lower basements (even during off-peak hours). Forcing a resident to deboard in a higher-level basement—sometimes while carrying groceries, handling luggage, or managing children—just to call and wait for a secondary jump lift undermines a luxury experience. After a tiring day, a homeowner expects a seamless, single-seat ride from their parking bay to their home, not a transit from jump elevators to passenger elevators. Extending high-speed elevator shafts all the way down to B4 significantly increases developer CapEx due to deep-pit foundation excavation, complex waterproofing, etc. Slower, far-simpler jump elevators servicing just three or four floors cost a lot less. Framing this cost-saving structural compromise as a "passenger efficiency upgrade" is just a marketing spin and not even a very confident one (otherwise, this information would have been publicised by the developer's sales team and their channel partners long before my post). I heard from a reliable source that the passenger elevators end in B1 but since you’re saying that you got it in writing that it’s B2, I’m going to double-check with Meenakshi right away. I’m happy to be corrected if it’s B2.

You are completely ignoring the daily friction and time loss of an avoidable transfer that has been made mandatory to reach the lower basements (even during off-peak hours). Forcing a resident to deboard in a higher-level basement—sometimes while carrying groceries, handling luggage, or managing children—just to call and wait for a secondary jump lift undermines a luxury experience. After a tiring day, a homeowner expects a seamless, single-seat ride from their parking bay to their home, not a transit from jump elevators to passenger elevators. Extending high-speed elevator shafts all the way down to B4 significantly increases developer CapEx due to deep-pit foundation excavation, complex waterproofing, etc. Slower, far-simpler jump elevators servicing just three or four floors cost a lot less. Framing this cost-saving structural compromise as a "passenger efficiency upgrade" is just a marketing spin and not even a very confident one (otherwise, this information would have been publicised by the developer's sales team and their channel partners long before my post). I heard from a reliable source that the passenger elevators end in B1 but since you’re saying that you got it in writing that it’s B2, I’m going to double-check with Meenakshi right away. I’m happy to be corrected if it’s B2.

The irony of MSN One: The project was aggressively marketed on Shapoorji Pallonji’s stellar construction reputation because MSN Realty is a first-time developer. But SP is currently struggling with liquidity crunches and undergoing debt restructuring. MSN One’s on-ground progress is slow, and I suspect SP is to blame. Will the contractor brought in to sell the project end up hurting it? I hope SP clears its financial hurdles and gets back on track quickly.