Baltic Resortnew-build homes in Svetlogorsk

Baltic Resort is a K8 project on Baltiyskaya street in Svetlogorsk, on the Baltic coast, six hundred and fourteen metres from the ruins of Villa Zor. The residential apartments occupy the building from the second floor to the seventh; the ground floor is not given over to them. All apartments are handed over as a shell for fit-out.

The spread of areas is wide: from 26.8 to 219.4 square metres, more than an eightfold difference between the extremes. The building holds studios and one-, two- and three-room apartments, so the choice runs on layout as well as size, within a single building.

If you are going to live here

The ground floor is not taken up by living space, so no apartment windows look out at the entrance level or the car park. The shell finish means moving in waits on renovation: the layout and materials are the owner's to set. The renovation budget will differ sharply by format — a studio and a 219.4 square-metre apartment call for very different outlays.

If you are buying to let

The compact studios from 26.8 square metres suit seasonal nightly letting — Svetlogorsk lives on a tourist flow in season. The two- and three-room formats work for a longer family tenancy. Either way, the renovation before the first tenant falls to the owner and delays the income.

If you are holding for capital growth

No handover date has been announced yet, so part of the construction stage is still ahead. The building holds several formats — from a studio to a three-room apartment — which widens the pool of buyers it could suit on resale. Larch Park and Quiet Lake nearby keep the location's resort appeal regardless of any single apartment.