March 2024
First-time homeowner
Independent house, Kolathur
2,400 sq ft on a compact 30×40 plot with a high water table. Raft foundation, 11-month programme.
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Est. 1983 · Anna Nagar, Chennai
Chennai ground is difficult. We've been reading it for 43 years.
Clay that swells. A water table that rises three metres in a bad monsoon. Cyclone loads that building codes only caught up with recently. Arun Builders has been engineering for these conditions since 1983 — across residential, commercial, industrial and institutional projects.
43
Years in Chennai
100+
Projects delivered
1983
Year established
2
Generations, one family
43Years
Long enough to have built through everything this city does.
The 2015 floods. The 2016 Vardah cyclone. Four decades of amended building codes and a water table that has never behaved. A firm that started in 1983 has standing structures from every one of those years — and knows what held up.
What we build
Nine services, one engineering standard.
From a single family home in Anna Nagar to a manufacturing shed on the Oragadam belt — and the joint-venture structures that let landowners develop without selling.
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Residential Construction
Individual houses, villas and apartment blocks — built to your drawings, not a repeated floor plate.
- Independent houses & villas
- Apartment blocks
- Interiors & turnkey finish
Commercial Construction
Offices, retail and shopping complexes delivered turnkey, on a fixed programme.
- Office buildings
- Retail & showrooms
- Shopping complexes
Industrial Construction
Factories, plants and sheds engineered to industrial safety and load standards.
- Factories & plants
- Industrial sheds
- Warehousing
Institutional & Healthcare
Clinics, labs, nursing homes and schools built to clinical and educational compliance.
- Clinics & diagnostic labs
- Nursing homes
- Schools & coaching centres
Joint Ventures
Own land in Chennai? Develop it without selling it. Transparent JV terms, written before work starts.
- Landowner JV structures
- Ratio & area sharing
- Approvals handled end to end
Land & Layout Development
Raw land to approved, serviced plots — DTCP/CMDA layout approvals, roads and utilities.
- Layout planning & approvals
- Roads, drains, utilities
- Plot demarcation
Renovation & Restoration
Structural repair, retrofitting and full renovation of ageing Chennai buildings.
- Structural repair & retrofit
- Full home renovation
- Waterproofing & damp remediation
Property Maintenance
Annual maintenance for apartment associations, commercial buildings and industrial units.
- Annual maintenance contracts
- Pre-monsoon inspections
- Repairs & upkeep
Premium Development
Limited-unit luxury residences with specification control and a dedicated project lead.
- Luxury villas & residences
- Bespoke specification
- Dedicated project management
Straight answers on cost
What will it actually cost to build in Chennai in 2026?
Most builders won't give you a number until you're in the office. We'll give you a working range in ninety seconds — broken down by structure, finishes and services, based on current Chennai rates and your actual built-up area.
- Standard residential ₹1,850 – ₹2,300 / sq ft
- Premium residential ₹2,400 – ₹3,200 / sq ft
- Commercial shell ₹1,600 – ₹2,100 / sq ft
- Industrial shed ₹1,100 – ₹1,700 / sq ft
Indicative Chennai ranges for 2026. Final rates depend on soil condition, specification and site access — the calculator explains what moves the number.
Selected work
Real projects, real dates, real client types.
Six recent builds across the client types we work with most — from a first-time homeowner to a manufacturer relocating a production line.
August 2023
Landowner JV
12-unit apartment, Anna Nagar West
Joint venture on inherited family land. 18,600 sq ft built-up, 65:35 sharing, 22-month programme.
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November 2024
Manufacturer
Production shed, Oragadam
32,000 sq ft pre-engineered shed with 12m clear height and 10-tonne crane gantry. 9 months.
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Why Arun Builders
What 43 years actually buys you.
Chennai ground knowledge
Soil in Kolathur behaves nothing like soil in Sholinganallur. We've built on both. Foundation design starts from what we've seen fail, not a generic spec.
Two generations, one family
Founded by N. Athimulam in 1983, now run by his sons. The person who signs your contract is the person on site — not an account manager who rotates out.
Written before it's built
Specification, programme and payment schedule agreed in writing before work starts. "Build honestly, deliver on time" is the operating rule, not a wall poster.
- Est. 1983 — 43 years
- 100+ projects delivered
- Anna Nagar office
- Fixed written quotations
Insights
Answers to what people actually ask us.
Practical guides written from four decades of Chennai site experience.
Cost
What it costs to build an apartment block in Chennai in 2026
A real per-sq-ft breakdown — structure, finishes, services and the six things that move the number.
Joint VenturesThe landowner's guide to construction joint ventures in Chennai
Sharing ratios, what a fair agreement contains, and the clauses that cost landowners money.
EngineeringChennai soil, water table and choosing the right foundation
Why the same house needs a different foundation in Kolathur than in Sholinganallur.
Tell us what you're planning.
Site visit and written quotation across Chennai. No obligation, and we'll tell you honestly if your budget doesn't match the brief.