2 BHK tenament, row house or townhouse in Vadodara: what is the difference?

What does each word mean in Vadodara?

• Tenament. In Gujarat this means a house on its own plot in a housing society, usually a ground floor and a first floor. The word comes from the English "tenement", which elsewhere means a block of rented rooms, but in Vadodara and Ahmedabad it means a house. Banks use it too: State Bank of India auction notices describe houses in Vadodara societies as a "residential tenament".
• Row house. Houses built in a continuous row, each on its own plot, each sharing a side wall with the house next to it. Most tenament societies are built as rows, so the two words are used for the same homes. One Vadodara project is even named "Tenements" and sold as row houses.
• Duplex. A home on two floors joined by its own internal staircase. A duplex can be a row house, a bungalow, or a two-floor apartment inside a tower, so always ask which one a listing means.
• Townhouse. The international word for a row house of two or three floors with its own front door on the street. It is the word we use for our homes.
• Bungalow. A house standing free on its plot, with open space on every side and no shared walls. It needs a bigger plot, so it costs more.
• Independent house. Used loosely for any house that is not a flat. Strictly, it means a detached house, like a bungalow. If a listing says independent, ask whether any wall is shared.

There is no government or newspaper glossary that fixes these words in Gujarat. This is how they are used in listings, bank notices and everyday talk, with examples in the sources below.

What should you check when a listing says tenament or row house?

• Whose name will the plot be in? With a row house the land under your house should be described in the sale deed, with its area. Ask for the plot number and the plot area.
• Does "duplex" mean a house or a flat? A duplex flat on the fifth floor is a flat, with a lift and a society to match.
• Is the terrace yours, or shared with the row? Ask how you reach it: from your own staircase, or from a common one.
• Where do you park, and where do guests park? In older societies, cars line the internal road.
• Who looks after the roads, lights, gate and drainage inside the society, and what does it cost each year?
• Which walls are shared, and are they full brick walls? Ask what is between your house and the next one.
• Is the land converted for housing and is there a building permission? Ask to see the papers, and have your lawyer read them.

Where does Lake Tree Avenue fit?

Our 48 homes are townhouses in exactly this sense: each stands on its own plot of 703 to 1,050 sq ft, with a ground floor and a first floor, its own front door, its own internal staircase and its own terrace. The houses stand in rows and share side walls. Nobody lives above or below you.

They are 2 BHK with three bathrooms, parking in front of each house, and the whole campus inside one gate with 24-hour security. See the homes, the floor plans and the site plan with every plot area.

They are new and still being built: completion and possession are proposed for December 2028. Our previous townhouse project, Lake Tree New Age Townhouses, was completed in 2024; read about it on the About Us page.