The concept of penthouse apartments is on the rise in India. The NRIs coming to India to spend some time in their country and many of those who have traveled abroad and experienced the luxury of staying in penthouse have this option available to them now.

Mumbai was the first city that took to the concept of penthouses. Other cities followed suit and now penthouses are popular in tier 2 and tier 3 cities as well. Penthouses are epitome of luxury so the cost of penthouse is more than an ordinary flat. It also depends on the location, the city where it is built.

In the metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Pune they are quite common. The penthouses are expensive, but still they are being sold. The fresh air, no mosquitoes, open space on the terrace all add to the lure of a penthouse. Many times the upper middle class can’t buy an independent house or bungalow so they settle for the next best thing and that is a penthouse.

The cost of penthouse is very high; cities like Pune, Chennai and Bangalore are witnessing an upward trend in buying of penthouse. Delhi and Mumbai see the maximum sale of penthouses so the price range of penthouses in these cities is more than other cities.

In India there are generally two penthouses in a building. Abroad you will find only one penthouse in the building. The change in the penthouse structure is made to suit the needs of individuals. There is landscaped garden, barbecue space and the feeling of living in an independent house is felt in penthouse apartment.

The penthouse is popular as it gives individual attention for a flat. The builder gets more prices; the buyer gets space, independence with design. The architect has can use his creativity to design the penthouse. Luxury living has come to stay in India and you will see marked improvement in the design and style of the penthouse apartments in India.