Even as residents of Golf View Condos in Dwarka’s Sector 19B continue to flag construction-related issues before the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), a recent Delhi Development Authority (DDA) report has concluded that the luxury housing project is structurally sound and built as per tender specifications.

The report, submitted to RERA, further attributes many of the reported problems to the residents’ own renovation works and maintenance lapses.

DDA’s first venture into luxury housing, the Gold View Condos boasts of 11 towers housing 1,130 luxury flats — 14 penthouses, 170 Super High-Income Group (HIG) flats and 946 HIG flats, overlooking DDA’s newly constructed 18-hole golf course. The developer earlier said that the highest bid during the auctions for HIG flats went up to Rs 3 crore, for Super-HIG flats up to Rs 4.5 crore and for penthouses up to Rs 5.76 crore.

It was previously reported that residents had complained of substandard construction, including rusted iron fittings and seepage. There was also an alleged delay in the allocation of the flats, they said. While the DDA had promised the completion by June 2024, the flats were delivered by October 2024, they claimed.

While hearing complaints of 11 such residents, Anand Kumar, Chairman and Ajay Kumar Kuhar, Member, RERA for the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, on August 20 directed DDA’s Vice Chairman to “ensure that the construction indeed has been carried out by the contractor as per the specifications given in the tender”. RERA had also pulled up DDA for the construction-related grievances, stating that it was “really concerned about the quality of work”. Even as DDA claimed that issues raised by the residents were resolved and photos and videos were submitted, the regulator said that it is “of the opinion that several issues still remain to be addressed as far as construction quality is concerned”.

The DDA said that the water supply line leakages were mainly caused by vibrations from interior renovation works carried out by allottees, which disturbed the joints of existing composite pipes. To ensure uninterrupted supply, the agency has begun replacing these pipes with CPVC (chlorinated polyvinyl chloride) lines that it claims offer better joint strength and vibration resistance.

On sewer line blockages, the report said that frequent clogs were found in horizontal waste lines and vertical stacks, not due to design or material defects, but instead caused by improper disposal of construction waste into drains and toilets. The DDA said it has deployed plumbers for immediate rectification and enforced penalties for violations. Regarding lift operation issues, the developer claimed that breakdowns and door malfunctions were not due to design defects but resulted from overloading and spillage of debris during renovation.