Method

How close is the beach, really?

"Beachfront" is the most abused word in coastal property. On this site it is a ranking, not a claim: every project is placed in a distance band from what its developer states, and the closest homes come first everywhere on the site.

The bands

  • On the seafront. First line. Only a beach, a promenade or a marina between the building and the water. 5 projects.
  • Steps from the beach. One block back, or a stated few minutes' walk, or a clifftop directly above the sea. 4 projects.
  • A stated distance. The developer gives a figure in metres. On this site that is 250 to 350 m, all on the Durrës Riviera. 6 projects.
  • A short walk. "Just back from the beach" or "a short walk from the promenade", without a figure. 2 projects.
  • Distance on request. The pack states nothing, so neither do we. 2 projects. Ask and we measure it.

Why the band matters more than the town

On the same beach at Qerret, a first-line tower releases at €2,300 per m² and a building a few streets back at €1,250. That gap is not the town, it is the line. The seafront address earns the highest summer rents and holds its rate best; the second-line home costs far less per night to own and often gives the better price-to-rent ratio. Neither is wrong. What is wrong is paying a first-line rate for a second-line home because a brochure said "beachfront".

What we do not do

We do not estimate distances from satellite maps. A straight line across a coastal road, a railway embankment or a fenced plot is not a walk to the beach, and a 300 m figure that is really a 12-minute detour is a bad surprise on handover day. Where a developer states nothing we say so, and we go and measure it for you before you reserve.

The full table

All 19 projects, closest first.

ProjectDistance to the beachPrice per m²Homes fromProjected ROI
One Oricum Bay Residences
Orikum · Apartment
On the seafront
Bay of Vlorë, Orikum
€2,300 / m²€195,000 30%
Narea Towers
Qerret · Apartment
On the seafront
Qerret beach
€2,300 / m²€118,000 37%
Vlora Marina Residences
Vlorë · Apartment
On the seafront
Vlorë waterfront
On requestOn request 30%
Green Coast Residences
Palasa · Villa
On the seafront
Palasa beach
On requestOn request 10%
Valamar Tale Residences
Tale · Villa
On the seafront
Tale beach
On requestOn request 28%
Onda Residence
Adriatic coast · Apartment
Steps from the beach
Adriatic coast
€1,350 / m²On request 30%
Three Gardens Residence
Qerret · Apartment
Steps from the beach
Qerret beach
€1,600 / m²€115,000 37%
Desla Towers Residence
Durrës · Apartment
Steps from the beach
Durrës beach
€1,700 / m²€119,000 41%
Currila Coast Residence
Currila · Villa
Steps from the beach
Kallm beach
On request€900,000 6%
Seastra Apart-Hotel
Qerret · Apartment
250 m from the beach
Qerret beach
€1,700 / m²€84,000 41%
Middal Residence
Mali i Robit · Apartment
300 m from the beach
Mali i Robit beach
€1,050 / m²€52,000 29%
Grand Marina Residence
Mali i Robit · Apartment
300 m from the beach
Mali i Robit beach
€1,150 / m²€47,000 30%
Loger Paradise Residence
Golem · Apartment
300 m from the beach
Golem beach
€1,150 / m²€47,300 30%
Dragoti II Residence
Golem · Apartment
300 m from the beach
Golem beach
€1,300 / m²€46,300 33%
Alb-Sun Residence
Golem · Apartment
350 m from the beach
Golem beach
€1,300 / m²€45,500 34%
TIKTAALIK Residential Tower
Qerret · Apartment
A short walk to the beach
Qerret beach
€1,500 / m²€90,000 33%
One Living Tower
Vlorë · Apartment
A short walk to the beach
Vlorë Lungomare
€1,700 / m²€115,000 32%
Vizion 3 Residence
Mali i Robit · Apartment
Distance on request
Mali i Robit beach
€1,100 / m²On request 30%
Erdiar Residence
Qerret · Apartment
Distance on request
Qerret beach
€1,250 / m²€45,100 34%

Questions buyers ask

Where do the distances on this site come from?

From the developer's own release pack for each project: the brochure, the plan title block or the sales presentation. We quote them as stated and say "on request" where the pack states nothing. We do not estimate from a map, because a straight line across a road, a railway or a private plot is not a walk to the beach.

What counts as "on the seafront"?

A first-line address with nothing but the beach, a promenade or the marina between the building and the water. Five projects here qualify. "Steps from the beach" is one block back or a stated few minutes' walk; a numeric band is a distance the developer states in metres.

Will you measure the distance for me?

Yes. For any project, including the two where the pack is silent, we walk it or drive it and send you the real number and the route before you reserve. It takes a day.

Next step

Want a distance confirmed?

Name the project, or the coast and the budget. We confirm the real walk to the sand and send the price list with it.

  • Measured on the ground, not on a map
  • The route as well as the number
  • Price list and available units in the same reply

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