DLF Senior Living in Gurgaon: Aureva and the Alternatives, Priced
DLF has built more of Gurugram than any other developer, and until August 2026 it had never built anything for the people who have lived in it longest. DLF senior living in Gurgaon now exists: one tower, in Sector 63, sold only to buyers of 55 and above, with a medical centre run alongside Medanta inside the building.
One launch does not make a market, though, and a family weighing it has four other real options in and around the city. This page covers all of them — what DLF has actually launched, what the alternatives cost, and the arithmetic that decides between buying an apartment and paying for care by the month.
Key takeaways
- DLF senior living Gurgaon = DLF Aureva, Sector 63, on Golf Course Extension Road. 172 homes, 4 BHK of about 4,200 sq ft, Rs 11.76 – 13.44 crore, completion 31 October 2033 on the RERA file.
- Senior living apartments in Gurgaon start well above the city's normal price, because there are only two purpose-built projects and neither is cheap.
- Retirement homes in Gurgaon you can buy today: none. The two you can move into this month are assisted living, paid monthly.
- Assisted living in Gurugram costs Rs 90,000 to Rs 2 lakh a month. Buying runs from about Rs 34 lakh in Bhiwadi to Rs 13.44 crore in Sector 63.
- On money alone, paying monthly wins. On everything else — inheritance, independence, a cost that stops — buying does. Which is why most families end up needing both, at different ages.
DLF senior living in Sector 63 — what has actually launched
The project is DLF Aureva, and it sits inside DLF's existing Arbour campus on Golf Course Extension Road. If you have searched for DLF senior living residences Gurgaon, DLF Arbour senior living Gurgaon or DLF senior living Sector 63A Gurgaon, all three lead here. Three things are worth clearing up before the price:
- Sector 63 or 63A? Listings print both. The HARERA filing puts the land in Sector 63, revenue estate of village Maidawas. A "Sector 63A" link for this project is the same tower.
- It is not DLF Arbour. Arbour is DLF's ordinary 4 BHK development on the same campus, with no age rule attached. Aureva is the separate senior-living tower with its own registration.
- The registration exists. RC/REP/HARERA/GGM/1092/824/2026/64, dated 16 September 2026, in the name of DLF Home Developers Ltd. Most portals still print an application-stage reference that returns nothing on the HARERA portal.
The homes are 4 BHK of roughly 4,180 to 4,200 sq ft in a single tower of 172 residences — low density by any Gurugram standard — with a 29,000 sq ft club and an 8,500 sq ft medical and wellness centre operated with Medanta. Buyers must be 55 or above, and that covenant governs resale as well. Our full review of DLF Aureva has the registration, the two possession dates that do not agree with each other, and the ownership costs worked out in full.
The five options, priced
| Option | What it costs | What it is | Ready |
|---|---|---|---|
| DLF Aureva, Sector 63 | Rs 11.76 – 13.44 crore | 172 four-bedroom homes of about 4,200 sq ft, buyers of 55 and above, 8,500 sq ft medical centre run with Medanta | 31 October 2033, on the RERA file |
| Antara Estate 361, Dwarka Expressway | From about Rs 5.5 crore | Purpose-built senior residences from an operator running communities since 2017 | Under construction |
| Ashiana Nirmay, Bhiwadi | About Rs 34 – 75 lakh | 1 to 3 BHK in an established active-ageing community | Occupied |
| Antara Care Homes, DLF Phase 2 | Twin-sharing reported from about Rs 1.5 lakh a month | Clinical assessment, rehabilitation, post-surgery and long-term care | Now |
| Aurum Senior Living, South City 2 | Within the Rs 90,000 – 2 lakh a month band | Hospitality-led assisted living, close to Medanta and Fortis | Now |
Read the last column first. The only senior living projects in Gurgaon you can buy are launches years from handover; everything available this month is monthly-fee care. That is the market telling you what it has actually built so far.
Three words that are not the same thing
Almost every argument a family has about this starts with the words being used loosely.
Senior living apartments
A flat you buy and own — sale deed, stamp duty, home loan if you want one, and an asset your children inherit. The building is designed for older residents: no steps, wide doorways and washrooms, grab bars, emergency call points, a doctor on the premises. Nobody is caring for you. If your mother needs help dressing, you arrange that yourself. DLF Aureva and Antara Estate 361 are this.
Retirement homes
Usually the same thing, sold under a warmer name. Where it differs is the structure: some communities sell a long licence or lease rather than freehold, which changes what happens on resale and on inheritance. Ask which one you are signing. Our national guide to senior living homes in India sets out the structures.
Assisted living
A room and a service, paid monthly — nursing, meals, medicine management, supervision. Assisted living in Gurgaon runs about Rs 90,000 to Rs 2 lakh a month, with Antara Care Homes in DLF Phase 2 reported from around Rs 1.5 lakh for twin-sharing and Aurum in South City 2 in the same band. You own nothing, it is available this week, and the cost continues for as long as it is needed. Noida and Greater Noida run 20 to 30 per cent lower for comparable quality.
Families usually arrive wanting the first and eventually need the third. A parent of 62 who drives and cooks wants an apartment. The same parent at 81 after a fall wants staff. Buying at 62 does not solve the problem at 81, and it was never meant to.
Do the arithmetic before the emotion
Here is the calculation no sales office will run for you.
Take the dearest option. DLF Aureva at roughly Rs 12.5 crore all-in — base price, GST, charges, and Haryana stamp duty at 7 per cent for a man, 5 for a woman. Put that money in a fixed deposit at about 7 per cent instead and it produces close to Rs 87 lakh a year. The most expensive assisted living in the city, at Rs 2 lakh a month, costs Rs 24 lakh a year. The interest alone pays for care three times over and the capital is untouched.
So why buy? Three honest reasons.
- Rent never stops. Care costs rise every year for as long as they are needed, and nobody knows how long that is. A flat is paid for once.
- An apartment is inherited; a monthly fee is spent. At this size that matters to the family's balance sheet, not only to the parent's comfort.
- Independence is the product. Most people at 60 do not want looking after. They want their own kitchen, their own front door, and a doctor downstairs for the day they need one.
"Best senior living in Gurgaon" depends on which question you are asking
There is no single best, and any page that names one is selling something. There are four questions, and each has a different answer.
| If what matters most is… | Look at | Because |
|---|---|---|
| Space, address and a builder who finishes | DLF Aureva, Sector 63 | 4,200 sq ft on Golf Course Extension Road, from a developer with a Gurugram delivery record longer than anyone's |
| An operator that has actually run a senior community | Antara Estate 361 | Running communities since 2017, and roughly half the ticket |
| Care needed now | Antara Care Homes or Aurum | Both are open, both are monthly, and neither asks you to wait for a building |
| Price | Ashiana Nirmay, Bhiwadi | About a fifth of a Gurugram ticket — and an hour and a half from most Gurugram families |
The phrase luxury senior living Gurgaon currently describes exactly one building, and it will not be finished until 2033. Anyone offering you luxury retirement homes in Gurgaon that are ready to move into is describing assisted living, a resale flat in an ordinary tower, or something outside the district.
What you own, and who runs it
On a purchase, check the title first: a freehold flat with a sale deed in your parent's name behaves like any other property. A licence or lease does not.
Then ask about the operator, because a senior-living building is a service wrapped around a structure and the two are usually different companies. Who staffs the medical desk, under what contract, for how long, and what happens when that contract ends. DLF has built more of this city than anyone and has never operated a senior community; Antara has been doing it since 2017 and its earlier communities are full. On a building where the service is the product, that difference is worth more than any specification.
The monthly charge is the number people get wrong
Even on a purchase, there is a monthly cost, and it will be higher than an ordinary tower's. Staffing, a clubhouse and a medical centre are paid for by however many homes share them — at Aureva that is 172 flats carrying a 29,000 sq ft club and an 8,500 sq ft medical centre, where a standard high-rise spreads the same weight across 500.
Get four things in writing before signing anything:
- the maintenance rate per sq ft, and what it includes;
- what the medical desk bills separately, per visit or per month;
- how that rate can be revised, by whom, and how often;
- on a monthly-fee facility, what moves a resident to a higher tariff — most price by level of care, and the level changes without warning after a fall.
Location matters more here than in any other purchase
For a buyer of 35, an address is about the commute. For a resident of 75 it is two things: how fast an ambulance reaches a hospital that holds their file, and how often the children actually visit. Sector 63 sits on Golf Course Extension Road, minutes from Medanta in Sector 38 and Artemis in Sector 51 — which is why DLF put a senior tower there rather than on the city's edge. Our guide to flats in Sector 63 Gurgaon covers the sector's wider stock.
Bhiwadi is the same trade-off in its clearest form: a fifth of the price, ninety minutes away on a bad day. Cheaper stops being better when proximity is the whole point of the purchase.
What we would tell a family in this position
If a parent needs supervision this year, do not buy anything. Visit the two assisted-living options in the city, ask what a month costs with care included, and keep the capital. Nothing sold in Gurugram as a senior apartment will be ready before 2030.
If the plan is for the years after 65 and the family would rather own than spend, it is a purchase — and the choice is between a bigger home at a better address on one side, and an operator with a record on the other.
Either way, walk a building that is already running before deciding anything. Fifteen minutes with residents at the gate will tell you more than every brochure in the city.
Frequently asked questions
What is DLF's senior living project in Gurgaon?
DLF Aureva, in Sector 63 on Golf Course Extension Road, inside DLF's Arbour campus. One tower, 172 four-bedroom residences of about 4,200 sq ft, sold only to buyers of 55 and above, registered with Haryana RERA as RC/REP/HARERA/GGM/1092/824/2026/64 dated 16 September 2026. Some listings file it under Sector 63A or as DLF Arbour senior living; it is the same building.
How much do senior living apartments in Gurgaon cost?
DLF Aureva is Rs 11.76 crore to Rs 13.44 crore for a 4 BHK of about 4,200 sq ft. Antara Estate 361 on the Dwarka Expressway starts near Rs 5.5 crore. Outside the district, Ashiana Nirmay in Bhiwadi runs about Rs 34 lakh to Rs 75 lakh.
Are there retirement homes in Gurgaon ready to move into?
Not to buy. Both purpose-built projects are under construction, with DLF Aureva carrying a completion date of 31 October 2033 on its RERA file. What is available now is assisted living — Antara Care Homes in DLF Phase 2 and Aurum in South City 2 — which is a monthly fee rather than a purchase.
How much does assisted living in Gurgaon cost?
About Rs 90,000 to Rs 2 lakh a month. Twin-sharing at Antara Care Homes is reported from around Rs 1.5 lakh. Noida and Greater Noida run 20 to 30 per cent lower for comparable quality, which matters if the family lives on that side.
Can anyone buy a senior-living apartment?
No. These carry an age covenant — at DLF Aureva, buyers of 55 and above — and the same clause governs who you can sell to later, so it narrows the resale market as well as the buyer list. Ask for the eligibility, transfer and leasing clauses in writing before booking.
Is senior living a good investment?
Treat it as a home, not a trade. The covenant narrows the resale pool, no Gurugram senior flat has been resold because none has been delivered, and letting is often restricted to eligible tenants. The return is the fifteen years your parents live well, which is real but is not a yield.
Looking at one of these for your parents and want the numbers checked before you commit? Send us the project and we will read the paperwork with you.
