After a successful stint in banking, Hegde paved his own path, starting Chartered Leasing Pvt Ltd, a private non-banking financial company in 1983. By 1989 he was looking at the emerging real estate business and founded Chartered Housing. Today the Chartered Group which includes Chartered Properties (P) Ltd oversees facilities management, premium construction and interiors.
Chartered Housing has been setting new benchmarks with every project. "Our first project Chartered Resorts, back in 1990 changed the then prevalent market trend of matchbox flats. That is why the name Chartered today is synonymous with homes" says Hegde.
Strict quality control in choosing materials, stringent systems followed in construction processes and minute attention to finish are the parameters Chartered set for itself. This is heightened by the attention given to important aspects such as Vaastu, maximum space utilisation, light and ventilation. Even minute aspects such as the positioning of fan points are thoughtfully decided.
Chartered Ratna
The company has made its own contribution to preserving Bangalore's rich Victorian heritage by restoring a colonial building to its original character. Ancient British manufactured girders have been retrieved from decades of obscurity behind false ceilings, and display a quaint beauty rarely seen in modern buildings.
Chartered Housing has a number of on-going projects ranging from budget to luxury. THey include Chartered Jardin, a high-end apartment complex, Chartered Beverly Hills and Chartered Samskruti which target the mid segment, Chartered Madhura in the budget range and Chartered Cube, which offers commercial space. Chartered Windsong, a gated villa layout in North Bangalore, Chartered Karthika, luxury apartments in Central Bangalore and Chartered Vedantam, a row villa concept are in the pipeline.