I think its highly unlikely that DHA will take over State Life phase-1 or Phase-II.
Firstly the DHA decision making has changed in recent years. We have not seen any mergers after Park View and Air Avenue. Both these societies
location was ideal and they societies were developed with very very good standards and 10 marla and 1-kanal plots. State life lacks both the location and development and 5-10-20 marla plots.
The main road of State Life-1 is very narrow and with a bend, i believe its not sufficient for phase-1 once fully occupied. This will be main road once phase-2 and i don't think it can fulfill the needs of phase-2 once fully occupied. I see this society a huge mess in future. Phase-1 was developed rather good pace, but no sign of phase-2 in near future. Even the Phase-1 is not fully developed and they are still working on the ends which will connect phase-2. If you see the map of phase-2 its just houses and houses with few parks, narrow roads and lacks any attractions and facilites.
Ring Road will pass across the gate of stateLife-1 but it will get access from interchange which will be made at the corner of
bankers town. Technically speaking state life will be out of the Ring Road and you have to go cross the Ring Road underpass or whatever.
In my opinion current
prices of state life's current prices are rather on the higher sides and i don't see any surge even if the DHA appreciate.
I also think the best societies to invest now or very near future will be along Raiwind Road, we have Nawaz sharif and we might see speedy work on Ring Road and other infrastructure projects. I think in coming years, on the south side Real estate will see boom and it will be because of Ring Road and many other road connections in the pipeline.
I don't own any plot in DHA, or any society in Lahore.