Real estate firm Prestige Estates Projects Ltd on Friday reported an 85 per cent decline in consolidated profit to Rs 17.7 crore for the December quarter on lower income. Its net profit stood at Rs 116.3 crore in the year-ago period. Total income fell to Rs 1,697.9 crore in the third quarter of this fiscal year from Rs 1,970.5 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year, according to a regulatory filing. "Despite the absence of new launches during the quarter, Prestige Group achieved sales of Rs 3,013.5 crore in Q3, FY25, with a total area of 2.23 million sq ft sold across 888 units. The company maintained strong pricing, with an average realisation of Rs 13,684 per sq ft, and recorded healthy collections of Rs 3,257.5 crore during the (December) quarter," the company said. For the nine months ended December 31, 2024, the company reported total sales of Rs 10,065.7 crore, with 8.09 million sq ft area sold across 3,618 units. The average realisation for the period stood a