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A society apartment is one unit in a tower on a large plot, with shared amenities, a maintenance body and a group of owners who decide things together.

A builder floor is one floor of a low rise building on a single plot, usually with three or four floors in total, stilt parking below and no society structure around it.

Both are flats to live in. Almost everything else about owning them differs.

More usable space for the money, because you are not paying for a share of a clubhouse, lifts, landscaping and a large common area.

Fewer neighbours and fewer shared decisions. No monthly maintenance to a large society, and no waiting for a committee to agree before something gets fixed.

A quieter street rather than a gated campus, and usually a shorter walk to local shops.

Amenities. There is no clubhouse, no pool, no gym and often no dedicated visitor parking.

Managed upkeep. Repairs to the roof, the facade, the stilt area and the water supply are dealt with between a handful of owners rather than by a maintenance team.

Power backup and water are usually per floor rather than centrally provided, so ask exactly what is installed.

Resale can be slower. The pool of buyers for a specific floor of a specific building is smaller than for a unit in a well known society.

Which floor. Ground floor usually means parking and a garden but less light. The top floor means privacy and heat.

Whether the building matches its sanctioned plan, including the number of floors actually built.

The stilt parking. How many cars genuinely fit, and what has been allotted to your floor in writing.

Water source and storage, power backup capacity, and how the roof and terrace rights are held.

Construction quality, since a single builder floor rarely comes with the documented specification a large project publishes.

If you want space, independence and a lower running cost, and you are comfortable arranging your own upkeep, a builder floor tends to suit.

If you want amenities, managed maintenance, security and an easier resale, a society apartment tends to suit.

We market both, so we have no reason to push you toward either. Tell us how you actually live and we will say which we think fits, including when the answer is neither.