Small footprints, close-range finish: how New Delhi differs from the wider capital
New Delhi's landscaped ground is compact compared with the farmhouse belt further south, but it is looked at far more closely. A courtyard in the Lutyens' bungalow zone, a hotel forecourt near Connaught Place, or an embassy garden in Chanakyapuri is walked past and photographed daily, which changes what buyers are prepared to accept. Stone that looks perfectly fine scattered loosely across a large farmhouse plot will show every chip and colour inconsistency in a small, formally laid courtyard bed, so New Delhi enquiries lean towards higher and more consistent finish grades even when the total quantity ordered is modest.
This is a market where volume is usually smaller than the outer city, but the standard of presentation expected is higher, and buyers are often comparing samples physically before committing rather than ordering on description alone.