Looking for a luxury home

The current real estate offer is very wide and varied, but if you are looking for a luxury home, you have to know details about this particular type of residences, which only experts in the industry can offer.

When looking for a luxury home, it is necessary to contemplate different aspects, or characteristics, that together or independently, allow to catalog as a particular residence.

The first thing to know is that the offer of luxury homes is not so easy to find online, since many of the current owners that have them for sale to safeguard their privacy, and entrusting their sale to experts of the sector, which are the real estate dedicated to the sale of villas, mansions and luxury residences.

From DeluxEstates, as specialists in buying and selling luxury homes, we are going to address this issue today.

Characteristics attributable or required for a home to be considered a luxury home

Generally, luxury houses are classified by some basic or main aspects, which can be improved with other secondary characteristics that provide a series of plus of comfort.

Basic features to become a luxury home:

  1. The location and setting.

A luxury home should always be located in a unique location with the following advantages:

  • Easy and well kept access, with wide avenues and garden roundabouts.
  • Security, surveillance in the area, with restricted access for residents, and a level of neighborhood that allows total privacy and tranquility, where there are no inappropriate attitudes of other neighbors.
  • Privileged environment, either because it is located in a monumental area, or because it is in a luxury urbanization, or because of its impressive panoramic views.
  1. The dimensions.

Due to its size, there are several types of luxury houses:

On the other hand, there are the luxury apartments located as we have previously mentioned in privileged locations both inside and outside the city, and on the other hand, chalets and mansions.

A luxury apartment can have an area of 300 to 600 m2, and a luxury flat can have an useful floor area of 500 to 1,000 m2, structured in duplex format, or penthouse with terrace for example.

  • As for the individual residences, we can find them from 1,000 to 3,000 m2 of building with plots from 3,000 to 20,000 metres, bearing in mind that these dimensions are simply guidelines.

In any case, the ratio of dimensions must always be in accordance with the distribution of spaces and their functionality, so that an apartment that has a floor area of 300 meters, may only have a single bedroom, distributing the rest of space maybe as follows: impressive entrance, living room, office, kitchen with independent office and service door, plus bathroom, a large bedroom suite in which we find an entrance with independent access to dressing room, spacious bathroom with large tub and shower, and a spacious living and sleeping area, plus gym and terrace.

It is obvious that the luxury houses differ from the rest by an unique interior distribution and based on large, comfortable, impressive spaces.

The enclosures and accesses should be in accordance with the interior image of the residence, with spacious and comfortable, nicely decorated and well cared for spaces, garden areas, or large areas of land with careful landscaping, in the case of chalets or mansions.

  1. Interior distribution and singular constructive elements:

Luxury houses usually have large lobbies, high ceilings that allow them to play with the level of the surfaces and facilitate an unique decoration, impressive stairs or interior galleries, wide accesses between spaces, and large windows that facilitate a great natural lighting, multiple differentiated areas to be, more games rooms and other recreational spaces, bedrooms en suite with dressing rooms and independent bathrooms for each inhabitant, kitchen, toilet, office, bedrooms for the service with bathroom, storage rooms, pantry and wine cellar.

The exterior appearance of the luxury houses differs from the rest by the use of more exclusive architectural elements, both at roof and facade level, and are usually built on floors of complex design, including high quality materials and ornamental elements that get an unique look.

Provision of services in luxury houses

Indoor and outdoor facilities that all luxury houses tend to have:

  • Large garage spaces according to the number of vehicles owned
  • Security and surveillance systems with cameras, presence detectors, alarms and fire protection systems.
  • Indoor lifts.
  • Domotic systems for opening and closing access, doors, windows, blinds, ambiental music, air conditioning systems and alarms.
  • Underfloor heating systems, classic or avant-garde design fireplaces in multiple spaces and refrigeration.
  • Individual facilities for sports such as golf, tennis, paddle, heated swimming pools, spas, bullfighting or equestrian enclosures.
  • Guest houses, gazebos, artificial lakes, chapels, pier or own jetty, heliport, forest or private beach.

Guideline prices for luxury homes in some areas of Spain

Madrid

In the best and most centric areas of the capital, you can find a luxury apartment of about 300 m2 for about 3,000,000 euros.

But if you are looking for an independent house, in an area like La Moraleja, you can find a second hand home with 1,000 m2 of built area, on a plot of 3,000 m2 for the amount of 5,000 euros approximately, which you will surely want to give your personal touch.

If you prefer a brand new house, in this same luxury residential area located on the outskirts of Madrid, you can buy a beautiful house of 1,200 m2 of useful floor area plus garden, for 7,350,000 euros.

Málaga

If you want to find a wonderful villa or luxury villa on the Costa del Sol, the best opportunities can be found on the so-called Golden Mile, without ruling out other magnificent areas.

To give an orientative reference, you can find a beautiful, exclusive second-hand villa within the urbanization Milla de Oro, with 1,223 m2 of construction and another 2,000 m2 of garden, for 6,500,000 euros.

But if you like the panoramic views, you may find it a better option a luxury home located in Sierra Blanca, which is one of the most exclusive areas of Marbella, situated on an elevation above the sea, to have an unique environment. In this place you can get an unique second hand house with 1,800 m2 of construction and garden of 5,000 m2, for the good amount of 15,900,000 euros.

In the historic center of Malaga city, you can find an apartment of 180 m2 for 1,100,000 euros.

Barcelona

In the city of Barcelona you can find a luxury apartment of about 300 m2 plus another 200 m2 of terrace, for example in the exclusive neighborhood of Galvany for 2,000,000 euros, or in the heart of Paseo de Gracia at an average price between 9,500 and 10,000 euros per square meter.

Another option is to look for one of the farmhouses, palaces and castles that are currently on sale, among which we highlight a chateaux-style French palace, located in the province of Barcelona, with its 15,000 m2 of forest and gardens, and its almost 2,000 m2 between the main building and annexes.

There are luxury villas, for example, in the prestigious residential area of Pedralves, short distance from the center of the city with 1,000 m2 built and about 2,500 m2 of garden with wonderful views, which can be yours for 12,800,000 euros.

Mallorca

In the vicinity of the capital, you can find newly built villas for an amount of 3.600.000 euros for a constructed area of 500 m2, and triple meters in the area outside.

We hope that reading this article has been interesting to you, and of course, if you are looking for a luxury home, do not hesitate to contact us and the DeluxEstates experts team will introduce you the options that best fit to your needs and tastes, looking for you.

 

 

Posted on 9/06/2017