Last year, it turned out that there was no crisis for the real estate market in Serbia. There was more construction activity than in 2020, and there was an increased demand for floor area in both residential and commercial and industrial real estate segments.
The prices grew and new project were agreed. A total of EUR 1.6 billion was put on the real estate market in the second quarter of 2021, which is twice as much compared to the same trimester in 2020 and 1.6 times more than in 2019.
Last year also saw some new projects, which announced new trends, but also pointed to the potential of abandoned facilities to attract big investments.
These are the stories that eKapija’s readers found the most interesting.
1. Popovica Lux Complex, Residence Casa and Villa Evia Sremska KamenicaThe construction of the luxury settlement Popovica Lux is in progress on the slopes of Fruska Gora, in Sremska Kamenica. The investor is
Erker Plus doo from Novi Sad, which has been building a settlement made of 16 individual houses on the same parcel since November 2020.
– This is a whole new and different concept of building a residential settlement in Novi Sad, a concept of individual houses in one place, modeled after the German residential culture, with a view to the entire Novi Sad, all the bridges, the Danube and the Petrovaradin Fortress – Stevan Pejic, the company’s director, told our portal
Let us remind that,
on the hills of Sremska Kamenica, there is mass construction of luxury settlements and villas with pools. The construction of Villa Evia, built by the local company
Sigma Quatro, is in progress, and the construction of Villa Residence Casa, whose investor is the Novi Sad company
Tehnogradnja IMS, began in June in the area between Fruska Gora and the Danube.
2. Renew Concept KosmajIn the next two years, Kosmaj will become an investment-tourism model which entails a close contact of guests with the nature, but without a necessary abandonment of the comfort of an urban lifestyle, with a focus on reducing the stress of everyday life and total relaxation.
– This is precisely what Renew Concept shows, entailing a business model which combines an investment in real estate with the possibility of a quick return on the investment through re-renting, entering the hotel complex system, which entails high-quality service and features such as restaurants, wellness centers, but also innovative external features integrated into the nature of Kosmaj, such as Relax Pavilion and Zen Garden, which help replenish the soul and the body – says Nenad Tomic, the tourism and hospitality consultant and owner of the agency
NET Hospitality Solutions.
3. Belgrade WaterfrontWithin the Belgrade Waterfront complex,
the plan is to soon start building a new residential-office complex in the proximity of the Palace of Justice. Four buildings and two garages are planned within the residential-office complex. The total gross floor area of both underground and aboveground floors is 121,105.43 m2.
– Belgrade Waterfront has kickstarted the local economy, bringing a whole new concept of housing to our areas. It fully transforms the right coast of Sava, brings back access to the rivers to people of Belgrade and enables them to enjoy them every day –
Zorana Burlic, the director of Belgrade Waterfront, said in an interview for eKapija.
In December last year, the company bought land in Radnicka Street in Belgrade at a public bidding. The parcel is located next to the sports and recreation center Ada Ciganlija, the Hippodrome and the cultural-historical and tourism unit Topcider. The price for the land of 55,169 m2 was RSD 3.18 billion, that is, around EUR 27 million.
4. VMC Complex ZlatiborIn the center of Zlatibor, only a few hundred meters away from the main town square, the lake, the adventure park and the recently built gondola station, as well as near the biggest markets, the company
VMC has started building a modern mountain facility with 24 modern apartment units with numerous additional features in the form of smart apartment control, a fitness zone, a wellness and spa center, children’s playgrounds, outdoor and indoor garages and electric car chargers.