Young prefer to live on top of the world

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">Being on the top, looking down on everyone else is the latest mantra while buying a flat in Kolkata. Top-floor flats of all the residential apartments with 20-35 floors which are coming up on Bypass, Jodhpur Park, Garia have already been booked while the flats at the lower floors are still waiting for takers.<br /><br />"It''s true that people are preferring flats on the top floors and especially the younger people between the age group of 25 and 40 are opting for the higher-positioned flats. Top floor flats of the 35-storey building at Jodhpur Park have already been booked, while flats on the lower tiers are lying vacant," confirmed Sushil Mohta, a city-based builder. <br /><br />"People across various income-groups are looking for the top-floor flats as their first choice when looking for a home. All the flats, penthouses of the apartments which are coming up on the Bypass have already been booked," said Asit Bhowmick,a property consultant.<br /><br />What''s interesting is that top-floor flats are also being prized more by the builders but that''s not stopping home-seekers from buying them. "The top-floor apartments are more expensive than the lower ones because the carpet areas of the top-floor apartments are much more than the others. But customers are even ready to pay the hefty premium," said Pawan Agarwal, another city-based builder involved in a multistorey at Garia.<br /><br />"The reason behind such craze is purely psychological. Being on top is the psychological factor which is working while buying a flat in a multistorey apartment. Though staying amidst a pollution-free environment is one of the reasons behind this, being on the top and looking down on others is the main reason," added Mohta.<br /><br />"Both me and my wife were looking for an apartment on the top floor which will not only give us a spectacular view, but will also help us to boost our spirit whenever we will think that we are on the top," said Abhik Sen, an IT consultant. "Top-floor apartments have better views and are pollution-free since they''re farther from the street. I feel it''s sort of cool to look down on a street winding its way from m verandah far above. It relaxes me after a hard day''s work," said Deepika Saxena, a businesswoman. <br /><span style="" font-style:="" italic="">subhra.sircar@timesgroup.com</span></div> </div>