What should premium properties be like?
Text from 2019. Laws, rates and prices may have changed since then. Ask an agent
Premium properties are enjoying growing interest among Poles. Society is getting wealthier, so we are able to spend more and more on a flat or house. However, a higher price goes hand in hand with higher requirements. It is hardly surprising. After all, if we decide on one of the most important investments of our lives, we certainly have considerable expectations of it. So today we present what we can expect when buying a premium property.
Location
This is an advantage characteristic of premium-type properties. The right location of a flat or house is a great convenience. Increasingly, luxury apartment buildings are now being built in the very heart of large cities. Thanks to this, their residents have convenient access to all the infrastructure. In addition, properties of this type should be close to green space, where you can relax and unwind.
The second type of location for premium properties concerns tourist destinations. We increasingly decide to buy a flat in the mountains or by the sea. This too should be well situated, close to the main tourist attractions and to the natural surroundings that are an asset of the given location.
Surroundings and the view from the window
Another important aspect of a premium property is the view from the window. Depending on the location of the flat, a beautiful panorama of the city or of the surrounding countryside should stretch out from it. In addition, all kinds of amenities should be nearby, enabling the owner to conveniently pursue their chosen lifestyle. The proximity of sports centres, restaurants and cultural venues is therefore important. From such a flat or house, everything should be within easy reach.
Additional services
A variety of additional services is fundamental in premium-type apartments. The first of these is security, which gives us a greater sense of safety by controlling who enters and leaves the building.
A further advantage of buildings of this type is the opportunity to use services such as a sauna, swimming pool or small gym. We will also often find meeting rooms in them, where residents working from home can hold a business meeting.
A parking space in an underground car park is of course standard. And at a truly luxurious property we can even park a yacht.
Neighbours
The future resident of a premium property pays closer attention to the people they will live with in the given building. They should therefore not be random residents. On the one hand, the high price of the property limits this randomness; on the other, the estate agent should make sure that people with conflicting interests do not buy flats next to each other. A young couple will have different needs from a family with children. Living next door to each other, they may therefore fail to get along. In premium properties you can count on the neighbours not disturbing one another.
Another matter is restricting short-term lets of luxury flats. This guarantees the stability of the neighbourhood. An equally important aspect is also security, whose task is to make sure that no unwanted person enters the apartment grounds.
Standard
What should above all distinguish premium properties from traditional ones is the high standard of finish of the flat. It applies not only to the units themselves, but also to the common areas. Here developers focus on detail; everything must be well kept and aesthetic, and give us a real sense of luxury as we enter the building.
It is just as important for the property to be sold in the developer's standard (stan deweloperski). Clients looking for premium flats often plan to hire an interior designer anyway and arrange the interior themselves to their own taste. Additional finishing, even if of high quality, may therefore mean unnecessary costs of removing it.

