MahaRERA Directs Developer to Complete Pending Repairs at Crescent Bay Tower 5

 

Mumbai: Residents of Crescent Bay Tower 5 in Parel have secured relief from the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA), which has directed the project's developer to complete several long-pending repairs, safety measures and other deficiencies in the building and its common areas.

The order was passed on September 3, 2026, by MahaRERA chairperson Manoj Saunik following a complaint filed by Kamalesh Aga, chairperson of the L&T Crescent Bay T-5 Co-operative Housing Society, after receiving authorisation from society members.

The dispute concerns several issues that residents said remained unresolved despite repeated follow-ups with the developer.

The housing society sought action on five key matters that Permanent rectification of recurring leakages, Completion of the automatic fire alarm system, Rectification of other outstanding construction and infrastructure deficiencies, Proper physical demarcation of the project's boundary, Recovery of outstanding dues from defaulting neighboring towers and crediting the recovered amount to the common-area fund

MahaRERA has directed L&T Parel Project LLP, a joint venture between Larsen & Toubro Realty and Omkar Realtors & Developers, to expedite and complete the pending works.

Crescent Bay Tower 5 received its occupancy certificate from the Slum Rehabilitation Authority on March 15, 2018, while possession of apartments was handed over to residents by September 4, 2018.

The larger project had been registered with MahaRERA with a proposed completion date of August 31, 2018. However, several complaints concerning the tower and common areas continued even after residents moved into their homes.

One of the significant aspects of the order relates to the timing of the residents' complaints.

According to the order, the society had raised concerns about defects before the expiry of the applicable defect-liability periods—September 3, 2023, for individual apartments and October 20, 2024, for common areas.

MahaRERA held that because the defects had been brought to the developer's attention within the prescribed period, the subsequent expiry of the defect-liability period could not invalidate complaints that had already been raised but remained unresolved.

The MahaRERA direction comes nearly eight years after possession of Crescent Bay Tower 5 began, bringing renewed attention to post-possession responsibilities in large residential developments.

The case also underlines a broader issue in Mumbai's real estate market: obtaining possession and an occupancy certificate does not necessarily bring an end to disputes over defects that were reported within the applicable statutory period.

For Crescent Bay residents, the immediate focus now shifts to implementation of the MahaRERA directions and completion of the outstanding works.