DSR Evoq vs Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments
Side-by-side comparison of price, possession, size, density, RERA registration, amenities and connectivity for two projects in Whitefield.
Quick answer
Both projects are in Whitefield, Bengaluru. DSR Evoq has the lowest entry price, from ₹1.37 Cr, against Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments at ₹1.4 Cr. Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments is ready to move in, so it is the one to pick if you need a home now. Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments sits on the largest site, at 102 acres. Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments is the least dense, at about 34 homes per acre.
Key specs side by side
| Feature | DSR Evoq | Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DSR Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd | Prestige Group |
| Location | Hopefarm, Kadugodi, Whitefield | Gunjur Village, Varthur Road |
| Starting price | ₹1.37 Cr OnwardsLowest | Resale from ₹1.40 Cr |
| Configurations | 2, 3 & 4 BHK | 2 to 4 BHK Apartments |
| Unit sizes | 1,227–2,362 sq ft | 1,195–2,882 sq ft |
| Site area | 7.8 Acres | 102 AcresLargest |
| Homes | 725 Units | 3,426 Apartments |
| Density | ~93 homes/acre | ~34 homes/acreLowest |
| Possession | December 2029 | Ready to Move |
| Status | Under Construction | Sold Out |
| Availability | Available | Resale Available |
| Project type | Standalone Project | Integrated Township |
| RERA | PRM/KA/RERA/1251/446/PR/271025/008195 | PRM/KA/RERA/1251/446/PR/170915/000176 |
| Payment plan | Construction Linked Plan | Construction Linked Plan |
| Amenities listed | 42 | 47 |
Prices are base prices from each project's latest price list; GST, registration and other charges are extra. Density is homes per acre of site area.
Which should you choose?
Choose DSR Evoq if…
- you want the lowest entry price
- you are looking for 2, 3 & 4 BHK
Choose Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments if…
- you want to move in soonest
- you prefer a less crowded community
- you want the biggest site and open space
Price list comparison
DSR Evoq
| Unit | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2 BHK | 1,227 Sq.Ft. | ₹1.37 Cr Onwards |
| 3 BHK | 1,561 – 1,978 Sq.Ft. | ₹1.75 Cr – ₹2.22 Cr |
| 4 BHK | 2,362 Sq.Ft. | ₹2.65 Cr Onwards |
Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments
| Unit | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2 BHK Compact | 1,195 Sq.Ft. | ₹1.40-1.65 Cr |
| 2 BHK Standard | 1,216 Sq.Ft. | ₹1.55-1.95 Cr |
| 2.5 BHK | 1,346-1,367 Sq.Ft. | ₹1.70-2.10 Cr |
| 3 BHK Compact | 1,655 Sq.Ft. | ₹2.08-2.65 Cr |
| 3 BHK Standard | 1,697 Sq.Ft. | ₹2.20-2.75 Cr |
| 3 BHK Premier | 2,134 Sq.Ft. | ₹2.95-3.50 Cr |
| 3 BHK Large | 2,280 Sq.Ft. | ₹3.10-3.80 Cr |
| 3 BHK Premium | 2,321 Sq.Ft. | ₹3.20-3.85 Cr |
| 4 BHK | 2,830 Sq.Ft. | ₹4.60-5.00 Cr |
| 4 BHK Large | 2,882 Sq.Ft. | ₹4.70-5.10 Cr |
Amenities compared
| Amenity | DSR Evoq | Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments |
|---|---|---|
| Rainwater Harvesting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Club Evoq — 4-level 30,000 sft Clubhouse | ✓ | — |
| Temperature-Controlled Infinity Swimming Pool | ✓ | — |
| Kids' Pool | ✓ | — |
| Fully Equipped Gymnasium | ✓ | — |
| Aerobics / Pilates Studio | ✓ | — |
| Yoga Room | ✓ | — |
| Dance Studio | ✓ | — |
| Spa & Salon | ✓ | — |
| Indoor Games Room | ✓ | — |
| Indoor Badminton Court | ✓ | — |
| Multiple Outdoor Sports Courts | ✓ | — |
| Tennis / Badminton / Basketball / Cricket facilities | ✓ | — |
| Multi-Purpose Hall | ✓ | — |
| Multipurpose Party Hall | ✓ | — |
| Library | ✓ | — |
| Open-Air Co-working Zone | ✓ | — |
| Business Lounge | ✓ | — |
| Café & Reading Lounge | ✓ | — |
| Supermarket / Convenience Retail | ✓ | — |
| Senior Citizens' Room | ✓ | — |
| Children's Play Area | ✓ | — |
| Open Play Lawns | ✓ | — |
| Expansive Play Lawns | ✓ | — |
| Tree Court & Sculpture Court | ✓ | — |
| Event Lawns & Party Areas | ✓ | — |
| Amphitheatre | ✓ | — |
| Seating Gallery | ✓ | — |
| Parent Sit-Out Areas | ✓ | — |
| Jogging & Cycling Track | ✓ | — |
Showing the 30 most common of 88 amenities across these projects. "—" means the developer has not listed it.
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Pros and cons
DSR Evoq
Pros
- Premium Whitefield positioning at Hopefarm Junction. Direct adjacency to Hopefarm Metro Station (Purple Line, operational, ~5 minutes' drive) plus the new Google Whitefield office at 2 minutes, ITPL at 10 minutes, M.V.J College at 1 minute – this is one of the deepest workplace and lifestyle clusters in East Bengaluru.
- Genuinely accessible per-sqft pricing for the corridor. 2 BHK at ~₹11,170/sqft and 4 BHK at ~₹11,470/sqft – meaningfully below the Whitefield premium new-launch core band of ₹13,000-14,500/sqft, while sharing the same metro and IT-corridor advantages.
- Wide configuration ladder. 2 BHK at 1,227 sft entry up through five sub-typologies of 3 BHK (1,561-1,978 sft) and 4 BHK + 3T at 2,362 sft – rare format breadth in a single tower-set, allowing buyers to up-size or down-size within the same community without leaving the developer or the address.
- 4-level 30,000 sft “Club Evoq” clubhouse with a curated 45+ amenity programme including a temperature-controlled infinity pool, dance studio, business lounge, supermarket / convenience retail, library, indoor games and badminton, multiple sports courts, dedicated co-working zone, and amphitheatre. Genuinely scaled to a 725-unit community.
Cons
- Whitefield-Hopefarm peak-hour traffic is real. Despite the metro proximity, peak-hour bottlenecks at Hopefarm Junction, ITPL Main Road and Mahadevpura are a daily commute fact, with peak-hour delays towards ITPL, Hoodi and Varthur.
- 4-year construction runway (Dec 2029). Owner-occupiers needing a home in the next 1-2 years should consider ready-to-move alternatives (Prestige Tranquility resale, Brigade Cosmopolis, Mahaveer Cedar) or factor the 4-year rental opportunity cost into the deployment thesis.
- South Bengaluru workplaces are far. Electronic City, Sarjapur Road and the OMR corridor are 25-40 minutes in normal traffic, longer at peak. Best fit is for the Whitefield, ITPL, Mahadevpura, KR Puram employment cluster.
- Pre-construction risk through 2026-27. RERA registered October 2025; foundations and super-structure typically run through mid-2027 for a December 2029 handover. Construction-stage risks (delays, cost overruns) are highest in the first 12-18 months. Track quarterly RERA milestone updates closely.
Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments
Pros
- 102-acre integrated township scale. Lakeside Habitat is among the largest single residential township projects ever delivered by Prestige Group and one of the largest gated communities in East Bengaluru. The scale supports a genuinely deep amenity stack (Olympic pool, multiple sports courts, mega clubhouse, festive lawn, mini golf, helipad) that smaller projects cannot economically match.
- Disney Imagineering landscape collaboration. First-of-kind in India at launch – Disney-themed master-plan landscape with character-inspired children's play zones, festive lawn programming, and a “magic” narrative woven through the open-space design. The Disney layer has weakened post-handover but the master-plan landscape remains a genuine differentiator within East Bengaluru.
- Larsen & Toubro main contractor – top-tier execution. L&T (est. 1913) is among India's most credible infrastructure and construction contractors, with 600+ projects delivered. The L&T construction quality wrapper is meaningfully different from second-tier contractors used by some other large townships.
- RERA-completed with Completion Details certificate on file. Construction commenced May 2015; original RERA-stated proposed completion 31 January 2020; phased handover from 2020 through 2021. Buyers transact post-OC into a settled 4-5 year operational community with retired construction risk.
Cons
- Disney “magic” has weakened post-handover. The Disney Imagineering landscape collaboration was the headline marketing USP at launch, but resident feedback (multiple aggregator review threads from 2022-25) indicates the Disney programming has not been actively maintained at the post-handover RWA stage. The themed landscape is largely static; buyers should not pay a Disney-theme premium expecting active programming.
- Sarjapur-Varthur Road / SH 35 traffic congestion is real. Peak-hour bottlenecks at Marathahalli bridge, the Sarjapur-ORR feeder, the Varthur Kodi junction, and the inner Whitefield stretch are a daily commute fact. The proposed SH 35 widening and the Sarjapur-Hebbal Phase 3 metro are still under planning, not delivered. Test-drive the route at 9 AM and 6:30 PM before committing.
- Slow / lagging price appreciation in early years. Buyer reviews from 2017-19 explicitly complained about Lakeside Habitat resale prices not appreciating as expected versus comparable Whitefield / Sarjapur Road inventory. The post-2020 East Bengaluru market lift has narrowed the gap, but the 2014-15 launch buyers' capital-appreciation experience was below the median for the era.
- 3,426-apartment + 271-villa scale means significant density. RWA operations at this scale are complex; lift-lobby congestion, parking-lot pressure on tower-by-tower basis, and amenity-load (gym, pool, clubhouse) at peak hours can be issues. Buyers should attend an RWA general body meeting via the seller's introduction before committing.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, DSR Evoq or Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments?
DSR Evoq is cheaper to get into. DSR Evoq starts at ₹1.37 Cr; Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments starts at ₹1.4 Cr. Taxes, registration and other charges are extra.
Which project will be ready first?
RERA possession dates: DSR Evoq: December 2029; Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments: Ready to Move.
Which project is bigger?
Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments has the largest site. DSR Evoq: 7.8 Acres, 725 Units; Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments: 102 Acres, 3,426 Apartments.
Are DSR Evoq and Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments RERA registered?
DSR Evoq is registered under PRM/KA/RERA/1251/446/PR/271025/008195. Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments is registered under PRM/KA/RERA/1251/446/PR/170915/000176.
Who are the developers?
DSR Evoq is by DSR Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd; Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments is by Prestige Group.
Which project has more amenities?
Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments lists the most. DSR Evoq lists 42 amenities; Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments lists 47 amenities.
What configurations do they offer?
DSR Evoq offers 2, 3 & 4 BHK; Prestige Lakeside Habitat Apartments offers 2 to 4 BHK Apartments.
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