About Paras Ekam Homes Sector 5 Sohna Gurgaon Paras Ekam Homes is a DDJAY plotted colony by Paras Buildtech in Sector 5, Sohna, on the Damdama Lake road, registered with Haryana RERA as 38 of 2019. It matters out of proportion to its size, because it is one of the few DDJAY colonies in Sohna that has been through a complete cycle — launched, developed, built on, and now trading on resale. Every claim about what Sohna plots return can be tested against this colony rather than projected. The number that makes this colony useful Paras Ekam launched at about Rs 35,000 per sq yd. Set that against where the market sits now: Benchmark Rate per sq yd Paras Ekam at launch, under a registration granted in 2019 About Rs 35,000 Sohna DDJAY average today About Rs 54,000 LID Green Valley 2, Sector 6 About Rs 80,000 Active Sector 4 colonies About Rs 69,900 to Rs 90,000 IREO Savannah, Sector 35 About Rs 1.25 lakh The Sohna DDJAY average has moved roughly 54 per cent above where this colony launched, and the newer registered colonies are asking two to three and a half times it. That is the actual shape of the Sohna land move, and it is a more honest frame than the "up 94 per cent in three years" headline attached to the hot sectors — because it covers a full cycle including the flat years, not just the recent run. It also sets a floor under an important question. When a new colony quotes you Rs 1.25 lakh per sq yd, the fair challenge is: what did the last completed colony in this town actually do, and over how long? Paras Ekam is the answer to that question. What is on the ground Item Detail Developer Paras Buildtech Location Sector 5, Sohna, on the Damdama Lake road HARERA registration 38 of 2019 Plot sizes Quoted as 100-170 sq yd, as 80-150 sq yd, and as 72-179 sq yd Entry price quoted From about Rs 54.20 lakh Buildability Stilt plus four floors with individual registry, subject to sanctioned plans Market Built out, with an active resale market in plots and floors The plot-size spread is the widest of any colony in this batch — three different ranges from three sets of sources, with the outer bounds 72 sq yd and 179 sq yd. On a colony this mature that is almost certainly a mix of the original sanctioned sizes and subsequently subdivided or amalgamated holdings. It does mean you cannot rely on a listing to tell you what you are buying. Take the area off the title documents and the sanctioned layout. Buying into a finished colony Most of this batch is land you buy and wait on. Paras Ekam is different, and the diligence changes with it. On a finished, part-built colony you are no longer assessing a promise, you are assessing a place. Do these things: Walk it and count. How many plots have houses on them? A colony that filled up is a colony people wanted to live in. One that is still mostly empty seven years on is telling you something a brochure never will. Check what actually works. Is the sewer connected and running? Is the water supply live? Are the street lights on at night? On a completed colony you can verify all of this rather than reading about it. Find out who maintains it and what it costs. Common areas on a completed DDJAY colony usually pass to a residents' association. Ask what the monthly figure is and whether collection is actually happening. Get real transaction evidence. This is the big advantage here. Ask for two or three recent registered sale deeds in the colony. Asking rates are opinions; registered prices are facts, and a mature colony has them. The Sector 5 picture Sector 5 sits on the Damdama Lake road side of Sohna, and it has become one of the town's busiest plotted sectors. Paras Ekam shares it with Corona Greens, and with the newer and considerably more expensive Ekaakshara colonies — Garden Avenue and Garden Residency, both registered recently and priced far above where Paras Ekam launched. That mix is genuinely useful to a buyer. On one sector you can compare a finished colony with an established resale market against brand-new registrations still to be developed, and see exactly what premium the market is charging for a fresh launch. In most parts of Sohna that comparison is not available on a single road.