DLF Central Arcade Shop for Rent, DLF Phase 2 Gurgaon

DLF Central Arcade is the neighbourhood market of DLF Phase 2, on Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road in Sector 25, next to the MG Road metro station. Its shops are owned one by one, so each owner sets a rent, and on the six asks read on 30 September 2026 those rents run from about Rs 72 to Rs 417 per sq ft a month. A ground-floor shop on the road costs Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh a month before tax. A small upstairs unit can be had for Rs 18,000 to Rs 22,000.

The old row priced the market from about Rs 22,000 a month. That figure is still being asked, for a 250 sq ft first-floor shop, but it is the second-cheapest unit on offer and says nothing about the ground floor, where the same money rents between about 53 and 65 sq ft. Anyone looking for a shop for rent in DLF Phase 2 needs the whole ladder, so here it is, with the division shown.

Six asking rents, from Rs 72 to Rs 417

The working: Rs 18,000 over 250 sq ft is Rs 72, Rs 22,000 over 250 is Rs 88, Rs 55,000 over 200 is Rs 275, Rs 2,00,000 over 595 is Rs 336.13, and Rs 2,50,000 over 650 is Rs 384.62. The 600 sq ft shop was quoted per foot, so its month is 600 times Rs 416.67, or Rs 2,50,002, which rounds to Rs 2.5 lakh.

That last point matters. Two listings on two different sites ask exactly Rs 2.5 lakh a month, one for 600 sq ft on the ground floor and one for 650 sq ft. They may be two shops. They may also be one shop measured two ways, carpet on one site and a larger chargeable area on the other, which is common when the same owner hands a unit to several brokers. Ask for the unit number on both. If it is one shop, the true rate is Rs 417 a foot on the smaller figure, not Rs 385.

Why a first-floor shop can ask Rs 88 or Rs 275

The two first-floor asks are the puzzle on this ladder. A 250 sq ft unit above the bank branch asks Rs 22,000, and a 200 sq ft unit on the same floor asks Rs 55,000, more than three times as much a foot. Nothing in either listing explains it. In a market of this layout the usual reasons are a stair that opens straight off the road, a window that can carry a sign visible from MG Road, or a unit that already has a kitchen exhaust and gas line fitted by a previous food tenant. A shop behind the bank with no view of the road is a different product at the same height. Walk both before believing either number.

The ground floor is steadier: Rs 336 to Rs 417 a foot on the three larger shops, with the double-height road-facing unit at the bottom of that band, not the top. The owner of that unit pitches it for an eatery or a showroom, and its lower rate a foot may simply reflect its larger size.

For a check on the floor ratios, M3M Jewel, a newer retail building in the same sector on the same road, publishes Rs 500 on the ground floor, Rs 300 on the first and Rs 250 on the second. Central Arcade's ground floor asks about two-thirds to four-fifths of that (336 over 500, 417 over 500), which is a fair discount for an older open-air market with no anchor.

A month in a Central Arcade shop, with tax

Commercial rent carries 18 per cent GST when the landlord is registered, and maintenance and electricity are billed on top. No listing prints a maintenance rate for this market, so the last column stops before it:

A tenant registered for GST can usually set the tax off, which brings each line back to the rent. A small operator who is not registered, such as a tailor or a single-chair salon, pays it in full, and for that tenant the Rs 18,000 unit is really a Rs 21,240 unit.

The terms no listing prints

• Deposit: not stated on any of the six listings. As a reference point, the one Cross Point Mall listing on this site that prints a deposit asks three months, which on the 595 sq ft shop here would be Rs 6 lakh.
• Maintenance: one project page calls it low. No rate is published. Get the figure per sq ft, and whether backup power is inside it; the market advertises full power backup.
• Lock-in and escalation: not published. Because each shop has its own owner, these are whatever you negotiate, so agree a fixed escalation, for example a stated percentage every three years, rather than an open clause.
• Meters: the 650 sq ft listing mentions separate electricity and water meters, which is worth insisting on for any unit, since a shared meter is the most common dispute in an old arcade.

Who comes here, and how

The arcade serves roughly 10,000 families in the blocks of DLF Phase 2 around it, by one project page's count, and it has been trading for long enough to have regulars. A restaurant listing site names Bisque Bakery, Potli, Grilleria, The Streat and Sugar and Spice among the places to eat, and a bank branch holds a ground-floor unit, since one listing places its first-floor shop above ICICI Bank. Listings describe full power backup, CCTV and ample parking.

Transport is the arcade's other advantage. One portal describes it as adjoining the MG Road metro station, and a rent listing says it is a walk from the station. MG Road station is on the Yellow Line, between Sector 25 and Sector 28, with DLF City Centre and MGF Metropolitan on either side, so a shop here can draw office staff and mall visitors as well as residents. For more on the road itself, see the MG Road property guide and the DLF Phase 2 page.

One published location should be ignored: a project page places the arcade on the Dwarka Expressway, on the far side of the city. It is on MG Road in the old DLF City. The Central Arcade DLF Phase 2 pin code was not printed in any source read for this page, so take the full postal address from the owner's sale deed.

There are no developer pictures to go by either. DLF's own site has pages for its other arcades but none for this market, so the Central Arcade photos online come from portal, broker, leasing, video and restaurant pages, taken at unknown dates. None replaces standing in front of the unit to see what faces the road.

What the rents say about the sale prices

This matters to a tenant because a landlord who paid a high price wants a high rent. On the sale side, a 958 sq ft shop is offered at Rs 6 crore, which is Rs 62,630 a sq ft (6,00,00,000 over 958), and a 200 sq ft shop at Rs 2 crore, which is Rs 1,00,000 a sq ft. Our Central Arcade sale page worked from a 124 sq ft shop at Rs 50 lakh, about Rs 40,323 a sq ft, and a portal prints an average near Rs 15,200, which no actual listing comes close to.

At Rs 62,630 a sq ft, the ground-floor rents of Rs 336 to Rs 417 give a gross yield of about 6.4 to 8.0 per cent (Rs 336 times 12 is Rs 4,032, over 62,630; Rs 416.67 times 12 is Rs 5,000, over 62,630). A 200 sq ft shop bought at Rs 2 crore and let at the Rs 55,000 asked for a 200 sq ft first-floor unit would yield 3.3 per cent (Rs 6,60,000 a year over Rs 2 crore). An owner who bought near that price will hold out for a high rent; one who bought years ago may take less for a tenant who stays.

Against the markets nearby

Central Arcade's ground floor sits between Cross Point Mall in Phase 4, whose top ask is about Rs 224, and M3M Jewel's Rs 500, and well above Grand Mall, where a first-floor shop asks about Rs 60. The closest like-for-like market is Qutub Plaza in Phase 1, another old DLF neighbourhood market, where no shop rent is published at all. For the city's shop rents by format, see the Gurgaon shop rent guide.

Before you sign

1. The unit number and area basis: carpet or chargeable, so that the Rs 2.5 lakh asks on 600 and 650 sq ft can be compared.
2. What faces the road: stair access, signage rights and whether the frontage is visible from MG Road, especially upstairs.
3. Maintenance in writing: the rate per sq ft, who bills it, and whether backup power is included.
4. Deposit, lock-in and escalation: none is published, so each belongs in the lease deed with numbers.
5. Food use: gas, exhaust and fire clearance, in the lease rather than promised.
6. The owner's title: a registered sale deed in the name of the person signing, since every shop has its own owner.

Frequently asked questions

What is the shop rent in DLF Central Arcade?

Between about Rs 72 and Rs 417 per sq ft a month on the six asks read on 30 September 2026, set by floor and frontage rather than size. Ground-floor shops of 595 to 650 sq ft ask Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh a month, or Rs 336 to Rs 417 a foot. Small shops of 200 to 250 sq ft ask Rs 18,000 to Rs 55,000, which is Rs 72 to Rs 275 a foot. GST and maintenance are extra.

What does a ground-floor shop in DLF Central Arcade cost a month?

About Rs 2.36 lakh to Rs 2.95 lakh with GST. A 595 sq ft double-height shop facing MG Road asks Rs 2 lakh, and Rs 36,000 of GST at 18 per cent takes it to Rs 2,36,000. A 600 sq ft unfurnished ground-floor shop asks Rs 416.67 a foot, which is Rs 2,50,000, or Rs 2,95,000 with GST. Maintenance and power come on top, and no listing prints the maintenance rate.

Can I rent a small shop in Central Arcade on a low budget?

Yes, if the business can live upstairs or out of the main line of sight. A 250 sq ft shop is offered at Rs 18,000 a month and another 250 sq ft shop on the first floor, above the ICICI Bank branch, at Rs 22,000. The same size is not always cheap: a 200 sq ft first-floor shop asks Rs 55,000, over three times as much a foot, so see where each unit faces before comparing them.

What deposit and maintenance do Central Arcade landlords ask?

None of the rent listings read prints a deposit, a lock-in, an escalation or maintenance charges per sq ft. One project page describes maintenance as low without giving a figure. Every shop has its own owner, so each of these is negotiated unit by unit. Ask for the maintenance per sq ft in writing, find out who bills it, and fix the escalation as a percentage over a stated period in the lease deed.

Which metro station is closest to DLF Central Arcade?

The nearest is MG Road station on the Yellow Line. One portal describes the arcade as adjoining the station and a rent listing puts it at walking distance. The station sits between Sector 25 and Sector 28, with DLF City Centre and MGF Metropolitan on either side of it, so staff can come by train from Delhi and customers from the malls along the road.

Where is DLF Central Arcade, and who owns the shops?

It is the neighbourhood market of DLF Phase 2, in Sector 25 on Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road (MG Road), Gurugram. DLF built it, but the shops are owned one by one and let by their owners, so there is no leasing office setting a single rate. That is why two shops of the same size can ask Rs 72 and Rs 275 a foot, and why the title of the person signing your lease matters.

What kind of business works in a Central Arcade shop?

The most suitable uses are food, daily services and small showrooms. A restaurant listing site names Bisque Bakery, Potli, Grilleria, The Streat and Sugar and Spice in the arcade, a bank branch holds a ground-floor unit, and one owner pitches a road-facing shop as an eatery or showroom. The cheap 250 sq ft units are offered for cloud kitchens, salons and boutiques, whose customers come on purpose.