Stacked Towns Explained: Main Residence vs. Upper Residence

The single most useful thing to understand about Aura is its product type. Caivan's own FAQ answers the question directly: yes, Aura Towns are stacked towns, with ground level entry. Schedule C of the agreement calls them stacked townhomes.

That is a real and specific thing, and it sits between the two products most buyers are comparing. It is not a traditional freehold townhouse where you own the whole structure front to back. It is also not a condo suite off an interior corridor. Every home has its own door to the outside at grade.

The Main Residence

A Main Residence occupies the lower portion of the block. You enter at grade through a poured concrete porch, with living, dining, and kitchen on the entry level, and bedrooms on the level below. Square footages include that finished lower level, which is why a 789 sq. ft. Echo lives differently than 789 sq. ft. spread across one flat plane.

The four Main Residences are The Echo (789 sq. ft.), The Echo End (815), The Prism End (961), and The Lux Corner (973). The larger two come with three bedrooms as standard and can trade the third bedroom for a den and powder room, or for a dining room.

The Upper Residence

An Upper Residence sits above the Main and is a two-storey home in its own right. It has its own entry at ground level and its own stair up — no shared corridor, no elevator, no lobby. The trade is a stair climb in exchange for being above grade on both levels, with a private balcony.

The three Upper Residences are The Halo (957 sq. ft.), The Halo End (977), and The Nova Corner (1,138) — the largest home at Aura, with corner exposure and the same dining room and den options as the Lux Corner.

How to choose between them

• Prefer a Main Residence if you want the shortest path from car to kitchen, or if stairs on the way in are a factor now or later.
• Prefer an Upper Residence if you want more square footage, more light on both levels, and do not mind the entry stair.
• End and corner models buy you extra glazing on a second exposure — the most durable upgrade available here, because you cannot add windows later.
• If you want three bedrooms, only the Prism End, Lux Corner, and Nova Corner offer them.
• Sound attenuation between main and upper units is a specified part of the floor design in Schedule C — worth asking about at the sales centre if it matters to you.

What stacked towns are and are not

You get your own front door, no elevator dependency, and generally lower common element costs than an amenity-heavy tower, because there is far less shared building to fund. What you do not get is a freehold house: this is a condominium form of ownership with a monthly maintenance fee, currently $199.99 for the home plus $64.95 for parking.