Av da Liberdade, Lisbon City Centre
Development Opportunity
Very well located building just of Av da Liberdade,
one of the main Lisbon City Streets with a footprint
of 456m2 and a courtyard of 171m2. The building
consists of 4 levels + loft.

There are 4 retail units situated on the ground floor and
the other leels are for habitation use with 2 apartments
per floor. The retail units are being rented and the 8
apartments are empty.

The total construction area at present is 2,192.64m2.
It is possible with a new project and planning to change
the layout of the building and introduce more apartments
and increase the building one level more which would give
a total area for construction of 2649m2.

We offer an end to end service; from sourcing
the properties, to arranging inspection trips,
negotiating the sale, liaising with lawyers, finance
houses, architects, city hall, construction companies
and right through to resale of refurbished apartments.

Detailed Floor Plans and Finacials are available on request.

Overview of Property Market in Lisbon

Refurbished Building

Government want urban renewal
4,500 buildings in the city require renovation
Old rental contracts fixed for 50 years
Landlords could not increase the rents
Buildings became run down
Last year laws changed for old rental contracts
It is now possible to increase rents provided that the landlord renovates the building
Renovation of City Buildings

Most buildings are 100 years old
Any tenant living in these buildings are a minimum of 70 years old
Example:
Old rent can be approx €25 for an apartment of 170m2
Value of a new apartment 170m2 = €3,000m2 x 170 = €510,000
The legal municipal value on rental is 4% of price - €20,400 per year or €1,700 per month
From 4,500 buildings: 300 belong to council and 350 are currently awaiting planning approval to reconstruct in council.
What is happening in the market now?

Buildings are coming onto the market for sale.
Landlords are selling to investors and developers from Portugal, Spain, Italy and France are buying up.
Investors are buying blocks and once planning permission is through putting it back on the market at a profit.
Other investors go through with construction and sell apartments to the local market.
Prices have risen approx 20% within the last year in this sector
Locals are buying up these new built or renovated apartments
Portuguese have one of the highest rates of owner occupiers in Europe
Population of Lisbon is 4 million, only 500,000 live in the City now
There is enough accommodation in Lisbon to house 2 million people
What is happening now in the market?

Due to fixed rents no money was being invested in maintenance of the buildings and the standards dropped so residents moved out of the City
New modern apartments are in high demand in Lisbon City
Trends are changing and Portuguese are moving back into the City from suburbs as renewal is taking place
There is not enough supply to meet the demand
At the moment the price of property in Lisbon is only 1/3 of the average price of prop