Merlin Group
Est. 1984 · Kolkata, West Bengal · Privately held · Kolkata
🗓Published·Updated·Edited by Rakesh Mahajan
Company overview
Who is Merlin Group?
Kolkata's most prolific organised developer — from Merlin X on the EM Bypass to serviced offices and malls (Acropolis).
100
Completed projects
25M
Sq ft delivered
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Ongoing projects (not disclosed)
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Upcoming projects (not disclosed)
Our ratings
Builder Score Card
We have published one overall judgement for Merlin Group rather than five separate assessments. The dimensions below are derived from it, and are shown for comparison only.
On-time delivery: 78% of towers delivered within 6 months of committed date.
At a glance
Merlin Group in Numbers
Merlin Group is a privately held developer founded in 1984, headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, active mainly in Kolkata. We rate it 3.9/5 overall — dependable, with caveats — which ranks 47th of the 212 developers we profile and ahead of 75% of them.
Benchmarking
How Merlin Group Compares
Each rating against all 212 developers we profile and the 8 in Kolkata.
| Rating | Merlin Group | Kolkata average | Better than |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction quality | 3.8/5 | 3.6/5 | 67% of developers |
| Delivery record | 3.7/5 | 3.4/5 | 75% of developers |
| Customer satisfaction | 3.7/5 | 3.4/5 | 73% of developers |
| Financial strength | 3.6/5 | 3.3/5 | 68% of developers |
| Trust | 3.9/5 | 3.7/5 | 71% of developers |
Where a builder has not been separately assessed on a dimension, the figure shown is derived from its overall rating. It is a like-for-like comparison, not five independent judgements.
Buyer guidance
Should You Buy a Merlin Group Project?
Merlin Group is dependable, with caveats. Its weakest area is financial strength, so before booking, check its debt and cash flow, or credit ratings and company filings if it is privately held. Prefer construction-linked payment plans and check the project's RERA progress reports.
Check before you book
- RERA registration and quarterly progress for the exact project and tower you are buying.
- Credit ratings and company filings, because Merlin Group is privately held and does not publish audited results.
- That 70% of buyer payments go into the project's separate escrow account, as RERA requires.
- Financial strength: check its debt and cash flow, or credit ratings and company filings if it is privately held.
The bottom line
Our Verdict
The city's dependable volume-premium leader; product quality has stepped up meaningfully post-2020.
Portfolio
Notable Projects
Key Merlin Group projects as the builder publishes them. None has a PropertyNivesh research page yet.
Questions
Merlin Group: FAQs
Is Merlin Group a good builder? ＋
We rate Merlin Group 3.9/5 overall — dependable, with caveats. The city's dependable volume-premium leader; product quality has stepped up meaningfully post-2020.
Is Merlin Group a listed company? ＋
No. Merlin Group is privately held, so detailed financials are not published; check credit ratings and company filings where available.
Does Merlin Group deliver on time? ＋
Merlin Group has delivered 78% of its towers within six months of the committed date, and we rate its delivery record 3.7/5.
How many projects has Merlin Group completed? ＋
Merlin Group reports 100 completed projects and about 25 million sq ft delivered.