Universal Trade Tower Office for Sale, Sector 49 Gurgaon

Universal Trade Tower is a finished office building of nine storeys on about 2.49 acres on Sohna Road, in Block S, Sector 49, Gurugram, completed in 2008 with floors of about 27,000 sq ft. Banks, a Croma store and a mix of infrastructure and consulting firms occupy it. The row this page replaces printed about Rs 9,000 to Rs 13,000 per sq ft, which is a little above the priced asks, and said nothing about the developer: Universal Buildwell has been in insolvency since 2018.

Offices ask about Rs 7,600 to Rs 12,000 per sq ft and let at Rs 60 to Rs 65 a month. On paper that is a high yield, 6 to 9 per cent, and it comes with a developer history a buyer has to read before paying.

What sellers ask, divided by the area

• A 785 sq ft office at Rs 60 lakh: Rs 60,00,000 over 785 is Rs 7,643 per sq ft.
• A 1,000 sq ft office at Rs 78 lakh: Rs 7,800 per sq ft.
• A 3,000 sq ft office at Rs 3.6 crore: Rs 12,000 per sq ft.
• Portal ranges of Rs 80 lakh to Rs 8 crore for 1,000 to 10,000 sq ft, which is Rs 8,000 per sq ft at both ends: a rate multiplied out, not two sales.

A 760 sq ft office at Rs 41.6 lakh, Rs 5,474 per sq ft, is listed in Sector 49 without confirming the building, and a 630 sq ft unit at Rs 2 crore is almost certainly a shop elsewhere; both are left out. On what can be tied to the building, the rate is about Rs 7,600 to Rs 12,000, with small units at the bottom.

The one-unit page that now folds into this one

This site carried a separate page for a pre-leased property in Universal Trade Tower, printing a band worked out from a formula. It now folds into this page.

The band only makes sense for a unit of about 1,000 sq ft, where it works out to Rs 12,000 to Rs 15,500 per sq ft, above every ask found. A pre-leased 1,000 sq ft office is listed in the building without a price. At a Rs 60 rent, Rs 1.2 crore would yield 6 per cent and Rs 1.55 crore 4.6 per cent; the lease decides.

The rent, and the yield it produces

Offices let at about Rs 60 to Rs 65 per sq ft a month: a 7,304 sq ft office at Rs 60, negotiable, and a coworking page at Rs 65. Maintenance runs about Rs 18 to Rs 22 on top. Ground-floor retail asks about Rs 150, and one unfurnished 4,000 sq ft office at Rs 100 stands well above the rest.

Now divide. At Rs 60, an office earns Rs 720 a year per sq ft: 9.2 per cent on Rs 7,800, and 6.0 per cent on Rs 12,000. At Rs 65 it is 10.0 and 6.5 per cent. Those are gross figures. If the landlord pays the Rs 18 to Rs 22 maintenance, the net falls by about a third. And no priced lease with a named tenant was found, so the high end is arithmetic on asking rents, not a return anyone has banked. Brokers' 9 to 11 per cent "assured return" claims elsewhere on Sohna Road are not a promise this building makes.

The developer, and why it matters

Universal Buildwell, which trades as Universal Group, was admitted to insolvency in July 2018, and on 7 March 2025 the tribunal approved a resolution plan of about Rs 55.6 crore, filed by three buyers' groups, among them the Universal Business Park Owners Association. The plan revives Universal Aura, Universal Greens and Universal Business Park and, according to news reports on it, proposes liquidating five other projects, Universal Trade Tower among them: the company's unsold units there are to be sold and the proceeds paid to creditors in the order Section 53 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code sets. Its promoters were arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering case over money raised across several projects, this building among them. The Trade Tower owners' association has litigated against the developer before the appellate tribunal. None of that stops an owner selling a unit already conveyed to them, but it raises four questions a buyer must answer: is the seller's conveyance deed clean and registered, is the unit outside the liquidation pool rather than stock still held by a Universal company, are there common-area or maintenance disputes with the association, and does the building's occupation certificate cover the unit. A unit still in the company's name is part of what the plan sells for creditors, so no private seller can convey it; ask the resolution professional or the plan's monitoring committee to confirm the unit's status, and read the NCLT order of 7 March 2025, which settles which units are in that pool. Speak to the owners' association before paying.

How it compares on Sohna Road

JMD Megapolis in Sector 48 asks about Rs 10,100 to Rs 12,000 at Rs 50 to Rs 65 for about 7 per cent. Spaze Platinum Tower in Sector 47 prices let units at Rs 13,000 for 6 per cent, and Spaze iTech Park, also in Sector 49, asks about Rs 8,000 to Rs 13,000. Universal Trade Tower is the cheapest of the set per sq ft, and the developer's history is the reason. The road's offices are on the Sohna Road office page.

Who this suits, and who should look elsewhere

It suits an investor or occupier who wants a small Sohna Road office for under Rs 1 crore at a high gross yield, and who is prepared to do the title and association checks the developer's history demands. It does not suit a buyer who wants no complications, one who needs a metro station, about 7.9 km away, or one who counts a gross yield without the maintenance. More let stock is on the pre-leased property page.

Before you pay anything

1. The title: a registered conveyance deed in the seller's name, a charge search, and confirmation that the unit is not unsold company stock in the liquidation the March 2025 plan proposes for this project.
2. The owners' association: dues, disputes and who maintains the building.
3. The lease, if let: tenant, rent, lock-in and deposit.
4. Maintenance: Rs 18 to Rs 22, and who pays it.
5. The arithmetic: rent times twelve over price, net of maintenance.

Frequently asked questions

What is the price of office space in Universal Trade Tower?

About Rs 7,600 to Rs 12,000 per sq ft. A 785 sq ft office asks Rs 60 lakh, Rs 7,643 per sq ft; a 1,000 sq ft office Rs 78 lakh, Rs 7,800; and a 3,000 sq ft office Rs 3.6 crore, Rs 12,000. Portal ranges of Rs 80 lakh to Rs 8 crore for 1,000 to 10,000 sq ft are Rs 8,000 per sq ft at both ends.

What rent does an office in Universal Trade Tower earn?

About Rs 60 to Rs 65 per sq ft a month, with maintenance of about Rs 18 to Rs 22 on top. A 7,304 sq ft office asks Rs 60, negotiable, and a coworking page quotes Rs 65. One listing at Rs 100 for an unfurnished office is an outlier; ground-floor retail asks about Rs 150.

What is the rental yield on an office in Universal Trade Tower?

High on paper: at Rs 60 a month, an office bought at Rs 7,800 yields about 9.2 per cent gross and one bought at Rs 12,000 about 6 per cent. Maintenance of Rs 18 to Rs 22, if the landlord pays it, cuts that by about a third. No priced lease with a named tenant was found to confirm a real yield.

Is the developer of Universal Trade Tower in insolvency?

Yes. Universal Buildwell, the Universal Group company, was admitted to insolvency in July 2018, and on 7 March 2025 the tribunal approved a resolution plan that, according to news reports, revives three other Universal projects and proposes liquidating five, Universal Trade Tower among them, with the company's unsold units sold for its creditors. Its promoters were arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering case, and the building's owners' association has litigated against the developer. A buyer should confirm the unit was conveyed to the seller by a registered deed and is not company stock in the liquidation pool, read the title chain carefully, and ask the association about any dues or disputes.

When was Universal Trade Tower built, and how big is it?

It was completed in 2008 and has nine storeys on about 2.49 acres, with floors of about 27,000 sq ft. One source gives about 2,16,000 sq ft built up in all. It is pre-RERA; one portal's label calling it RERA certified has no registration number behind it.

Which companies are in Universal Trade Tower?

Tenants named on listings include ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Bank of Baroda, Croma and several infrastructure and consulting firms. Earlier clients named by the developer included Apollo, Emergent Ventures and Mary Kay.

Where is Universal Trade Tower, and how far is the metro?

In Block S, Sector 49, on main Sohna Road, Gurugram. Millennium City Centre, the old HUDA City Centre, is about 7.9 km away, so it is a road-served building.