Medavakkam, Chennai

Overview
Medavakkam is a suburb located in the south of Chennai city. The locality comes under the supervision of Chennai Corporation. Prominent areas located close to it are Sholinganallur, Madipakkam, Selaiyur, Keelkattalai, Velachery, and Tambaram and it is center place to the developing suburbs like Ponmar, Ottiyambakkam, and Sithalapakkam. Medavakkam is administered by Village Panchayat. This locality has developed fast due to its close proximity to the IT corridor OMR (approx 4 km from Sholinganallur) and SEZ in Medavakkam Sholinganallur Road. It is located at a driving distance of 26.5 km from Chennai via Velachery Road/Velachery Tambaram Main Road. Many prime areas on GST road such as Chromepet, Pallavaram, St.Thomas Mount can be easily accessed from Medavakkam. Some of the key residential projects in Medavakkam are MGP Good Luck Villas, Plaza Elite Acres, Urban Tree Oxygen, Ozone Greens Phase 2, Navin's Starwood Towers 2.0 among others.

Connectivity
The major roads linking Medavakkam junction are Velachery Tambaram Road, Medavakkam Mambakkam Main Road and Medavakkam Sholinganallur Road. The Tambaram-Velachery Main Road passing right through. This road serves as a main route for commuters, connecting two of the most important places in Chennai. This road also extends to the ECR Link road, which enables easy access to the East Coast Road.

The major mode of public transport in this area is through the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) buses. It is well connected through both buses and trains. These buses are frequent and connect Medavakkam to all parts of the city and beyond. The MTC buses provide public transportation from Medavakkam to all other parts of the city. Some of the important bus stops here are Medavakkam Koot Road Bus Terminus, Veerabadran Nagar, Puthu Nagar, Santhosapuram, Vijayanagaram and Puthu Koil.

Trains are also frequently available, with the nearest stations being the Velachery MRTS station and Tambaram Railway Station. Both these stations are at a distance of 8 km from Medavakkam. The city’s main railway station, Chennai Central, is around 26.7 km from here via Velachery Road/Velachery Tambaram Main Road.

The Chennai International Airport in Tirusulam is around 13.8 km from Medavakkam via Pallavaram - Thuraipakkam Road.

Factors for past growth
Owing to its accessibility and connectivity to other major parts of the city, Medavakkam has been high on demand for residential space. It offers seamless connectivity to OMR and Sholinganallur Road.

The large influx of professionals from all over the country due to the many IT parks around Medavakkam has increased the demand for real estate. A fair number of workforce work in nearby IT Hubs, wanted to have their residences close to their workplace. As a result Flats for sale in Medavakkam finds proposed buyers due to its proximity to the IT corridor and other industries.

Moreover, areas such as Medavakkam witnessed potential social and physical infrastructure development recently. There are numerous schools, colleges, medical facilities and even religious destinations. The area has wide paved roads which is an additional benefit for home buyers.

Factors for future growth
The Pallavaram-Thuraipakkam Road and the Velachery-Tambaram High Road make the routes much simpler. This way, Chromepet railway station is 9-km away and the international airport is 12 km away. The upcoming monorail is another aspect home buyers are looking forward to.

Its proximity to International Airport & Railway Station along with major IT Hubs of have been a plus point for the locality. The construction of the ORR from Medavakkam to Karapakkam will provide easy access to the Rajiv Gandhi IT Expressway. This makes it very convenient for employees working in IT hubs in the surrounding areas.

Proposed & Planned Infra
Under-construction bridge Medavakkam (on Velachery - Tambaram Road).
Proposed New road in Adyar, flyover at Madhya Kailash.
Extension of metro rail service from the airport to Tambaram.
Proposed Metro rail phase 2 to link IT corridor on Old Mahabalipuram Road and Manapakkam.

Infra development (Social & Physical)
Some good schools located in and around Medavakkam are Sanskriti Global Pre School, Little Angel Play School, Mothers Land Montessori School, St. Joseph School, Little Millennium, Tatva Preschool, Christ the King Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School, BS Matriculation School among others. The locality houses some good colleges as well. These are The Quaide Milleth College for Men, New Prince Shri Bhavani College of Engineering & Technology etc.

The locality houses some prominent malls in its vicinity. These include Grand Square, Phoenix Marketcity, Forum Vijaya Mall, and Singapore. It also houses retail outlets of famous national brands such as My Jio Store, Reliance Digital, Max Fashion, Firstcry.com, Trinetra Super Retail, Blessy Electronics, Shoppers Stop, Bombay Dyeing to name a few.

Healthcare facilities is also good in the locality. Some prominent hospitals providing healthcare facilities to the residents of Medavakkam are Annai Theresa Hospital Pvt Ltd, V Cure Hospital, Arun Hospital, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Prashanth Super Speciality Hospital, and Gleneagles Global Health City among others.