DLF Star Mall Shop for Rent, NH-8 Gurgaon

DLF Star Mall is a four-level shopping centre on the NH-48 highway in Sector 30, Gurugram, opposite the 32nd Milestone, with a PVR cinema on its second floor. Its shops were sold to individual owners, who let them one by one. On the listings read on 30 September 2026, exactly one shop carries a rate: a 400 sq ft furnished shop on the first floor at Rs 75 per sq ft a month, plus Rs 16 maintenance. Everything else is "rent on request".

The old row printed a band of about Rs 20,000 to 80,000 a month. No listing prints either figure. At Rs 75 a foot, that band would cover shops of roughly 267 to 1,067 sq ft (Rs 20,000 over 75, and Rs 80,000 over 75), which is a plausible range for the upper floors, but it was a guess dressed as a price. This page works from the one real rate and says plainly where the rest of the evidence falls short.

The one priced shop, and its month

That is Rs 91 a foot before tax (Rs 36,400 over 400 sq ft). If the owner also adds GST to the maintenance, as many do, add Rs 1,152. A GST-registered tenant can usually set the tax on rent off, which brings the month back to Rs 36,400 plus power. The listing does not print a deposit, a lock-in or an escalation.

The shop is furnished, which matters when comparing it with bare units elsewhere: part of the Rs 75 is paying for someone else's fit-out, and a tenant who will strip it out anyway should say so and ask for less.

Figures that do not hold up

• "From Rs 9,000 a month." A portal's rent page for the mall says 159 retail units are available from Rs 9,000 a month, dated 22 July 2026. It names no unit at that price. At the first-floor rate of Rs 75, Rs 9,000 rents 120 sq ft, which is a kiosk or a counter, not a shop. The 159 count is also hard to believe for one mall and probably sweeps in listings from the sector around it.
• Pre-leased units earning Rs 32,000 to 55,000. A resale page summarises shops of 100 to 135 sq ft let at Rs 32,000 to Rs 55,000 a month. That would be Rs 237 to Rs 550 a foot (Rs 32,000 over 135, Rs 55,000 over 100), three to seven times the only rate on record here. Without unit numbers these cannot be relied on; they may be kiosks on the ground floor, or units in other buildings. The same page mentions pre-leased property earning Rs 26,500 to Rs 27,000 a month, with no area given.
• A completion year. One summary gave Q4 2008, but it drew on pages for the Star Tower office block next door as well, so the year is not printed here as fact. The mall's opening date could not be pinned from what was read.

Super area against carpet

One listing gives both measures for a 1,482 sq ft shop: 963 sq ft of carpet. That is 65 per cent (963 over 1,482), so a tenant gets about two feet of usable floor for every three paid for. If the Rs 75 rate were charged on the super area of a shop like that, the cost per usable foot would be about Rs 115 (75 times 1,482, over 963). At Rs 75 on super, a 1,482 sq ft shop would come to Rs 1,11,150 a month in rent; that figure is worked out here, not quoted, since the owner asks for offers.

The loading is normal for an enclosed mall, where corridors, lifts, washrooms and the atrium are shared. It is still the first thing to settle: ask which area the rate is on, and get both figures into the lease.

Is it a DLF mall?

Yes, as a builder. DLF's own older website lists Star Mall, Gurgaon under its sold malls, and a project page names DLF Limited as the developer. "Sold" is the key word. DLF does not run a leasing office here as it does at its big malls; the shops belong to individual owners, some of whom resell them (a furnished 3,183 sq ft shop is offered at Rs 4.25 crore). That means no rate card, different terms from every landlord, and a need to check the title of whoever signs.

The address is NH-48, the old NH-8, opposite the 32nd Milestone and near the IBM building, Sector 30, Gurugram, and one project page gives the postal code as 122022. The sector is 30 by a directory, the portals and a project record; one dealer page says Sector 31. The mall is described as about 2,19,000 sq ft, with shops on the lower ground, ground and two upper floors, on a plot one project page gives as 2.63 acres.

What brings people in

The cinema. PVR on the second floor is rated 4.2 on 37,479 reviews in one directory, and a travel site credits it with reviving the mall. A restaurant site's page for the mall leads with SOCA, a brewery and cocktail bar, and the brands a mall directory names among the occupants are ICICI Bank, Cooper Grill and Bar, Have Fun, a Korean restaurant and bar, and Madness, a restaurant and bar. The pattern is evenings and weekends: films, drinks and dinner.

The weak side shows in visitor reviews, which mention vacant spaces, little shopping and no proper food court. For a tenant that splits the building in two. A bar, restaurant, cafe or dessert counter on the route to the cinema lives off traffic that is already coming. A clothing or electronics shop depends on shoppers the mall does not reliably draw, and is taking a risk at any rent.

Getting there

IFFCO Chowk metro station on the Yellow Line is about 3 km away by road, a few minutes' drive by one distance site's measure. Customers come by car, cab or auto, and staff from Delhi change at IFFCO Chowk. The highway frontage makes the building easy to find and see, but it also means the mall draws little walk-in trade from across the road. Its neighbour in Sector 30, BPTP Park Centra, shows the other use of this stretch: let offices, whose staff are part of the lunchtime trade.

Rent against the sale ask

The furnished 3,183 sq ft shop for sale at Rs 4.25 crore works out at Rs 13,352 a sq ft (4,25,00,000 over 3,183). If it earned the one printed rent of Rs 75, it would bring Rs 2,38,725 a month, or Rs 28,64,700 a year, a gross yield of about 6.7 per cent. A 6 per cent yield needs about Rs 67 a foot. So the sale price and the Rs 75 rent sit together sensibly, which is some comfort that Rs 75 is a market rent and not a one-off. The yield is derived from the rent, not a lease on that shop.

Star Mall against other shop rents

Star Mall's first floor sits with the other upper-floor rents in the city's older malls: a little above Grand Mall, close to Gold Souk's second floor, and at the bottom of the band at Cross Point Mall and DLF Central Arcade. Its maintenance of Rs 16 is ten rupees under Gold Souk's, which narrows the gap on a month's bill. No ground-floor rate was found for Star Mall, and a ground-floor shop on the cinema route should cost well above Rs 75. For shop rents across the city, see the Gurgaon shop rent guide.

Questions to put to the owner

1. Which area is the rent on? Super or carpet, with both figures in the lease.
2. Where is the unit on the cinema route? Walk it on a weekday afternoon and a Saturday evening.
3. What does the Rs 16 cover? Common air-conditioning, backup power, security, and whether GST is added.
4. Deposit, lock-in and escalation: none is published, so each needs a number in the deed.
5. Who owns the shop? The registered sale deed, since DLF sold the units and does not sign leases here.
6. For food use: exhaust, gas and fire clearance, and whether the mall allows cooking at that unit.

Frequently asked questions

What is the shop rent in DLF Star Mall?

The one shop with a printed rate asks Rs 75 per sq ft a month plus Rs 16 maintenance: a 400 sq ft furnished unit on the first floor, read on 30 September 2026. Other listings for 1,482 and 3,183 sq ft shops say rent on request. A portal's line that units start at Rs 9,000 a month names no shop; at Rs 75 that sum would rent about 120 sq ft, which is a kiosk, not a shop.

What does a 400 sq ft shop in Star Mall cost a month?

About Rs 41,800. The rent is Rs 30,000 (400 times Rs 75), maintenance adds Rs 6,400 (400 times Rs 16), and GST at 18 per cent on the rent adds Rs 5,400. If the owner also charges GST on the maintenance, add Rs 1,152 more. Electricity is billed on the meter, and a deposit is on top; no listing prints one.

What are the maintenance charges in DLF Star Mall?

Rs 16 per sq ft a month on the one listing that prints a figure, for a 400 sq ft first-floor shop. That is lower than the Rs 26 recorded for Gold Souk Mall in Sector 43. Ask whether the Rs 16 includes power backup and the common air-conditioning, who bills it, and whether it has risen in the last two years, because the figure could not be checked against a second source.

Who developed DLF Star Mall, and is it in Sector 30?

DLF. The company's own older website lists Star Mall, Gurgaon among its sold malls, meaning the shops were sold to individual buyers, who now let them. The mall stands on NH-48 (the old NH-8) opposite the 32nd Milestone, near the IBM building, in Sector 30. One dealer page puts it in Sector 31; the directory, portal and project records say Sector 30.

Is DLF Star Mall busy enough for a shop?

For food, drink and film, yes; for goods retail, less so. PVR Cinemas on the second floor is rated 4.2 on 37,479 reviews in one directory and is credited with reviving the mall, and a restaurant site leads with a brewery and cocktail bar. Visitor reviews also mention vacant spaces and little shopping, so a shop selling goods should see the corridor on a weekday before signing.

How far is DLF Star Mall from the metro?

The nearest station is IFFCO Chowk on the Yellow Line, about 3 km by road and a short drive by one distance site's reckoning. That is too far for most shoppers to walk, so customers arrive by car, cab or auto and the mall's parking matters. The mall's own frontage is on the NH-48 highway, which gives visibility to passing traffic but no easy pedestrian access from the other side.

How big are the shops in DLF Star Mall?

By size, the listings read show a 400 sq ft first-floor shop, a 1,482 sq ft shop whose carpet area is 963 sq ft, and a furnished 3,183 sq ft shop. The mall is described as about 2,19,000 sq ft, with shops on the lower ground, ground and two upper levels. Check whether a quote is on super or carpet area: on the 1,482 sq ft unit, only about 65 per cent is carpet.