More and more people are investing in communities offering luxury living, and developers all over Pakistan are catering to this request. One of the major characteristics of a good housing society is that it offers an array of facilities and amenities, including a communal recreation area or a community centre. We’re here to highlight the importance of community centres in a housing development and how they can benefit residents of that area or housing project.
Importance of Community Centres
A communal recreation area provides the following benefits to the residents of a society:
- Provides a common meeting place
- Boosts social interaction
- Keeps you actively engaged
- Allows recreation in a secure environment
- Raises property values
- Strengthens neighbourly bonds
Now, let’s discuss each of these points with respect to the importance of community centres in housing projects.
Provides a Common Meeting Place
In essence, the basic function of a community centre is to provide residents of a community with a central meeting place where they can gather for events, parties, and regular maintenance meetings. Having an open forum for public gatherings nearby allows you to engage in discussions and lets your voice and opinions be heard so that all the residents can collectively work towards the betterment of the society.
Boosts Social Interaction
Whether you are young, old, married, single, male, or female, having a community centre means a place where you can go to find someone to interact with socially. In most cases, if your community centre hosts a number of indoor entertainment options, you will always find someone there who is using the free facilities for recreation. This gives you a better chance to boost social interaction and make friends amongst your neighbours. Parents can even also other families with kids and coordinate their kid’s playtimes to give the children a chance to make new friends as well.
Keeps You Actively Engaged
Most community centres function as a meeting area as well as an indoor recreation centre where billiards, table tennis, and a range of other games can be played. Some community centres are also equipped with a gym, an indoor pool, a sauna, and other luxurious amenities, all of which allow you to physically engage yourself in sports and stay active. Children can also build their stamina and move towards professional sports after playing and practising in the local community centre.
Allows Recreation in a Secure Environment
One of the best benefits of a community centre is that it allows everyone to entertain themselves in a secure environment. This is a relief, especially for parents of teenagers and young adults, who do not want their kids roaming around on the streets and getting up to mischief. A dedicated recreational space means your kids have space and the freedom to have fun without getting into trouble, and you can rest assured that they are safe within the limits of the housing development as well.
Raises Property Values
One of the advantages of having a community centre in a housing project is that community centres, especially those equipped with a range of luxurious amenities, raise the status of housing developments, making the property worth more than others in its competition. The better the facilities, the more the developer can charge for it, but also, the higher the demand for luxury properties, the higher you can resell it for.
Strengthens Neighbourly Bonds
If you’d love to get to know your neighbours better, head to the neighbourhood community meetings. People share a lot of the problems that they face on a day-to-day basis in these meetings, and their listeners get a chance to bond with them over similar worries or concerns. While you might not get invited to meetings in your current neighbourhood, if you move homes and your community centre has a meetup or gathering, you’re bound to be invited, giving you a perfect chance to get to know people better and bond with them at a different level.
The importance of community centres cannot be denied, especially for the youth and the elderly, both of whom need a safe and secure place in the area to blow off some steam, use up their excess energy, interact with other people their age, build their stamina, and just relax after a tiring day.
Community living is also one of the significant benefits of living in a gated community, and many housing developments in Pakistan offer a community centre for their residents’ recreational needs. These include LDA City, Lahore, Taj Residencia, Rawalpindi, and Karachi Golf City.
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