The Firm

About Us

At Self-Sustainable City, we are a dynamic, community-driven initiative committed to creating eco-friendly communities that empower individuals to embrace self-sufficiency, resilience, and personal freedom. Our focus is on building sustainable homes that integrate food gardens, renewable energy, and green living practices—designed to foster a harmonious relationship between people and the environment.

Our firm operates as a sole proprietorship and, for the past four years, has shifted away from full-time construction to a more flexible model. We engage skilled labor and resources on-demand, scaling our team based on the volume of work and specific project needs. This ensures that we remain agile and responsive, able to meet the unique demands of each project and customer.

Our Vision and Mission

We are not just building homes—we are creating a movement toward a more sustainable, self-reliant way of life. Our mission is to develop eco-friendly communities where personal freedom, community connection, and sustainability form the foundation of everyday living. We believe self-sufficiency is the key to resilience, and we encourage our residents to embrace a lifestyle that’s free from the burden of loans or financial dependency.

This is a community-driven project, shaped by the values and aspirations of the people involved. While we take the lead in planning, organizing, and managing the work, we offer flexible options that allow each customer to move forward at their own pace. From the payment structure to the overall development journey, we ensure a process that aligns with your comfort, priorities, and long-term vision—without pressure or complexity.

Our Approach: A Flexible, Community-Centered Model

Our firm operates entirely online, with a strong presence across various social media platforms, where we connect with our target audience—people who share our passion for sustainable living and self-reliance. We don't follow a traditional commercial business model. Instead, our approach is shaped by the demand and public interest in what we offer. We don't engage in direct selling or heavy marketing. Rather, we focus on creating awareness, sharing our vision, and providing support to those who need it. 

We are neither purely a commercial entity nor a non-profit organization. Instead, we are a movement that aligns with the growing need for sustainable communities, built out of a genuine desire to help people. Our work is driven by the values of sustainability, collaboration, and freedom, offering people an opportunity to build not just a home, but a new way of living.

A Collaborative Process: Flexible and Customer-Aligned

Our approach is centered around collaboration and flexibility. While we manage the entire process—from land acquisition to home construction and farm development—we make sure every step reflects the customer’s needs and vision.

Whether you prefer to be involved in the decision-making or would rather take a hands-off approach, we adapt accordingly. For those who want simplicity, we offer a fully managed experience. For those who wish to explore options and stay more engaged, we welcome that too.

This model ensures that each home and community we build is thoughtfully shaped by the people who will live there—empowering you without overwhelming you.

Financial Independence: Our Payment Model

We believe in financial independence and encourage our customers to save and invest at their own pace. Unlike traditional real estate models, we promote a debt-free lifestyle, helping individuals avoid the long-term financial stress that comes with loans. We do not offer financing or assist with securing loans. However, customers are welcome to arrange financing independently through banks or other financial institutions if they choose.

For land purchases, full payment is required upfront and must be made directly to the landowner, as the land belongs to a third party and does not offer the same payment flexibility as our Self-Sustainable City firm.

Transparent Pricing: Developer’s Share

Our payment model is designed to be fully transparent and aligns with our community-driven initiative. We charge a Developer’s Share, which is a percentage of the total cost involved in developing your home, land, and farm. This covers the time, effort, and resources we invest in organizing and managing the entire development process.

We are perhaps the only firm in the world that has the courage to openly disclose our Developer Margin—you will know exactly what our profit is when you work with us. With others, you rarely get this level of transparency. You deserve to know what you're paying for, and where your money is going—whether it's for land, labor, or materials. With us, everything is out in the open, and nothing is hidden behind vague pricing or bundled charges.

Just as importantly, we remove the pressure of banks and loans from our model—unless you specifically choose to use them. You are free to save at your pace and release payments in stages—based on actual progress. We never pressure you. Your work progresses according to the phase you dictate. Again, no other developer offers this level of freedom.

We are not in this just to build houses. We stand for a principle. We run this initiative in the best interest of the people. We are neither hiding behind a non-profit mask nor chasing profit maximization. We simply believe that you deserve the right product and service—and we deserve a fair, openly stated profit. That's integrity, and that’s what sets us apart.

Why We Believe in Transparent Margins: A Stand Against Broken Systems

We want to add one important point: we openly disclose our developer margin because we believe you—our customers and the public—have the right to know exactly how much we make for our survival and to run this project. We also want to show what other third parties are taking—such as the government (in the name of taxes/GST), landowners (who often quote exorbitant and unrealistic prices for land they bought for peanuts but now expect gold), laborers (who, despite being underprivileged, are heavily supported by government freebies), vendors (with their hidden charges), and more.

By sharing our developer margin, we are directly and indirectly challenging other real estate developers and builders to do the same. This transparency will create a competitive pricing environment that benefits the customer, allowing them to make more informed decisions. It also encourages other builders to push back against impractical and hypocritical government regulations, especially when the government cannot control the volatile prices of materials like sand and steel.

As builders and developers, we are often caught in the middle—facing unrealistic demands from land sellers, arbitrary taxation from the government, and unstable material pricing, all while being expected to deliver projects on time under the scrutiny of regulatory bodies like RERA.

Let’s be honest—as builders, we cannot deliver a quality product at a fixed price before the project even begins, especially when banks insist on fixed project values to release funds, regardless of future fluctuations in cost.

Fixed pricing at the start of a project isn’t practical, especially when material and labor costs can change. While most builders add price variation clauses, customers often resist them—and they rarely reflect price drops. We take a different path: we share our developer margin transparently, so all costs are visible. This lets us deliver a quality home, built strictly as per the structural and civil engineering design—by the book, with no compromises and no hidden surprises.

To our customers: Many of these parties are not adding real value. They’re simply taking their lion’s share without doing any productive work—just sitting and extracting money from the system.

That’s why, as real estate developers, we consciously avoid entanglement in:

• Bank loans with rigid and unrealistic expectations
• Greedy landowners asking for prices that ignore market reality
• Hypocritical government regulations that impose taxes but offer no support
• Middlemen and brokers inflating prices
• Builders who hide profit margins and later demand more money when costs rise
• Builders who go bankrupt mid-project due to all these external pressures
• Developers who misuse customer funds by diverting them to other projects, causing delays

In response, we’ve introduced our concept of a “mutually agreed transparent developer margin.” We may well be one of the first in the global real estate landscape to offer this level of clarity.

Our goal is simple: every stakeholder should know what they’re paying for, what they’re getting, and where the money is going.

Let governments, banks, vendors, builders, brokers, landowners, and laborers find their rightful place in this new post-COVID, post-AI era of ethical and sustainable business.

What is included in the Developer’s Share?

This share includes our efforts related to land acquisition, home construction, farm development, and overall project coordination. All payments are made directly by the customer to the relevant third parties—such as land sellers, labor suppliers, material suppliers, and service providers.

As necessary, our firm may act as a trustee between customers and third parties by collecting refundable caution deposits from customers. These deposits ensure smooth operations and provide security for both customers and third parties. The caution deposit safeguards third parties against potential payment issues, while also protecting customers from receiving substandard products, services, or work.

Furthermore, we will authorize or approve the direct payments customers make to third parties only after we have verified that the work, materials, and services provided meet the agreed-upon quality standards. Payments will be approved only once we confirm that the work has been completed to the required quality, and the materials meet our standards. This ensures the customer is protected from poor-quality delivery, and payments will be authorized for release to third parties only once the agreed quality standards are met.

A Public-Interest Driven Initiative

We undertake this project not as a conventional business venture, but out of genuine public interest. Our Developer’s Share is thoughtfully calculated—reflecting the work we do while remaining competitive with prevailing market rates. This balance allows us to sustain the initiative without compromising our values or yielding to external pressures.

Our independence from commercial or political influence ensures that every decision we make aligns with the long-term well-being of the community. At its core, this initiative is about more than homes—it’s about reducing environmental harm, encouraging rural regeneration, and offering an alternative to unsustainable urban overdevelopment.

Pricing Structure

The exact percentage of the Developer’s Share will be discussed and agreed upon with the customer at the appropriate stage of the project. While we follow a standard rate, high-value or large-scale developments may be eligible for more favorable terms based on mutual understanding.

No Hidden Fees

We believe in full transparency throughout the process. There are no hidden fees or hidden commissions of any kind, and the Developer’s Share will be clearly communicated before any work begins. Developer’s Share is the only money we receive for our work—nothing more, nothing less.

All costs—whether for land, labor, materials, machinery, or our Developer’s Share—are planned to fit within the customer’s individual budget, ensuring that the final home is delivered within their overall budgeted amount, with full transparency and no surprises. However, since rates may change over time, slight variations can occur depending on when each stage of the project is executed. Rest assured, we will keep you well informed of the costs at every stage and make our best efforts to fit everything within your planned budget.

Join the Movement

At Self-Sustainable City, we are more than just builders—we are part of a global movement toward sustainable living, self-reliance, and community empowerment. We are here to offer guidance, resources, and support to those who share our vision and are ready to take control of their future.

Our work is driven by public interest, and we exist to serve the community's needs, not to chase profits. By focusing on community-driven decisions, we ensure that every home and garden we create reflects the values and desires of those who will live there.

If you're ready to take the first step toward building a self-sufficient, eco-friendly future, we invite you to own a home with us. Connect with us online, learn more about our work, and see how we can help you create a space that aligns with your values and vision.