How to Choose an Apartment Layout in a New Development in Batumi: A Guide to Property Types

This is a concrete shell with only an entrance door, facade glazing, and utility connection points.

This format allows you to buy a new development in Batumi and fully adapt the space to your needs. You are not tied to standard solutions: you can combine the bathroom, create a walk-in closet, or expand the living room. However, this requires attention to engineering nodes: sewage risers and ventilation shafts cannot be relocated, and they dictate the logic of the future layout.

The most liquid format for private investors is 25–35 sq. m units with a combined kitchen-living room.
When choosing a studio, look at the shape of the perimeter, not the square footage:

• "Railroad" layouts (narrow and deep). The worst option. Light from the single window doesn't reach the entrance area where the kitchen is usually located.
• Square or wide rectangular layouts. The ideal choice. A wide glazed frontage makes the apartment bright and visually more spacious.

Batumi new development prices for small-footprint units remain at an affordable level, providing a low entry threshold. With short-term rentals, such units achieve 90% occupancy during the season, ensuring quick return on investment.

The "1+1" layout (living room plus separate bedroom) with 40–60 sq. m is the golden mean for the market. People seek to buy such apartments in Batumi both for relocation and for renting to digital nomads.

Important nuance: In the depths of many apartments, so-called "dark zones" are formed. Often the kitchen is placed in a niche without a window, receiving light only through the living room.

• Plus: Saving window-front space for living areas.
• Minus: Need for well-designed mechanical ventilation so cooking odors don't linger in the depth of the unit.

If budget allows, look for corner layouts—they typically have more windows, and each zone has natural light.

Balconies: Legal Nuances

In a subtropical climate, a balcony is not a storage room but a second living room. If your goal is to buy an apartment in Batumi by the sea, having an outdoor area is mandatory. Without a terrace, the asset loses 15–20% of its market value.

Warning: Most modern residential complexes prohibit independent glazing of balconies to preserve the architectural appearance of the facade. When choosing a layout, consider that turning the balcony into a heated room will likely not be possible.

For relocation with children, options from 70 sq. m with two bedrooms are considered. In family-type new developments in Batumi, ergonomics is critically important:

• Master bedroom. Having an en-suite bathroom in the parents' room significantly increases comfort.
• Laundry area. In seaside apartments, humidity is high, and drying clothes in rooms is not recommended. Space for a dryer should be provided in the plan.
• Safety. Avoid layouts with low window sills on high floors if you have small children, or immediately budget for protective locks.

Monolithic-frame construction technology, popular in the region, has a feature: load-bearing columns. They can be massive and located in the most inconvenient places—in the middle of the bedroom or protruding 40 cm from the wall, preventing wardrobe installation.

On the developer's plan, columns are often marked schematically. In reality, they can "eat up" 2–3 square meters of usable space and complicate furniture arrangement. Our experts always verify the actual location of pillars before a transaction.

Renderings often embellish reality. Before making a deposit, study the technical plan:

• Entry area. Is there space for a closet in the hallway? In resort housing, the "mudroom zone" is often forgotten, and sand from the beach tracks straight into the living room.
• Ceiling height. Standard is 2.90–3.00 m. If lower, the space will feel oppressive, especially in small rooms.
• View risks. When planning to buy an apartment in Batumi by the sea, check the area's master plan. A neighboring high-rise can appear in front of your windows in just a year, blocking the panorama.