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Renovation and construction in Batumi
In Batumi we handle renovation and interior design, build houses, rent out apartments for their owners and support property transactions. We don't sell apartments of our own: we work under a contract with the owner. You can order a single service or go through the whole process with one manager, even if you live in another country.
The final price is confirmed once agreed.
How much your apartment renovation costs
Choose what state the apartment is in now and enter the floor area: we will show the price range for a turnkey renovation. We send a preliminary estimate from photos and a floor plan within 24 hours on business days.
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After renovation
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Turnkey renovation: labour and rough materials. The final price is confirmed once agreed.
Five services, one contractor
You can order each service on its own. If you need several, one manager runs them all.
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Construction
Houses, villas and guest houses: plot checks, design, the permit and a build with a report every week.
from 1 200 ₾/m²
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Renovation
New builds and resale apartments: price and timing by stage in the contract, a report every week, a 2-year warranty.
from 210 ₾/m²
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Interior design
Layout, 3D renders, working drawings and a materials list. The work can be done remotely, with designer supervision.
from 45 ₾/m²
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Property management
We rent out apartments by the night, by the month or long term: guests, cleaning, linen, bills and a report with the net…
from 15 %
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Real estate
Apartment search with checks by a lawyer and an engineer, purchase by power of attorney, renovation, rental and sale in…
from 2 220 ₾
The full investor cycle
An apartment bought for income goes through five steps. You can go through all five with us or bring us in at any step.
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Buy
1Buy
We find an apartment that fits your plans. Our partner lawyer checks the documents, and our engineer checks the apartment itself. We see the transaction through to registration in the Public Registry, and it can be done under a power of attorney.
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Renovate
2Renovate
We renovate to an estimate priced stage by stage and send photos and videos from the site every week. We choose materials with Batumi's humidity in mind.
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Rent out
3Rent out
We get the apartment ready to let, take photos and find guests or tenants. We plan around the season: short-term rentals in summer, monthly rentals in winter.
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Manage
4Manage
We handle check-in, cleaning, minor repairs and reports on income and expenses. Between stays we keep an eye on the condition of the apartment.
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Sell
5Sell
We prepare the apartment and the photos, suggest a price based on comparable apartments and handle the sale, even if you can't come to Batumi in person.
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All about BatumiWhy clients trust us
We send a preliminary estimate from photos and a floor plan within 24 hours on business days, and the detailed estimate after we measure on site. The contract is in English, Georgian or Russian, your choice. It sets out the price and timing stage by stage, and a stage's price doesn't go up unless the scope of work changes.
We don't take prepayment for the whole job. The advance covers materials and the first stage, and you pay for each following stage after you accept it. Every week we send photos and videos from the site, and the foreman joins a video call on request.
We photograph concealed work before it is closed up, and at the end you receive a handover file: routing diagrams, photos, a materials list with product codes and the warranty terms. Our work carries a 2-year warranty, and wiring, water pipes and drains in walls and floors carry 5 years.
- 24 hfor a preliminary estimate from photos and a plan, on business days
- 3 languagescontract in English, Georgian or Russian
- 1manager for the whole project
- 2 yearswarranty on our work
- 5 yearson concealed wiring, water pipes and drains
- 100%of concealed work is photographed before it is closed up
How a contractor differs from a developer
A developer builds a residential complex and sells the apartments in it. A contractor works for the owner. We take on renovation and construction in Batumi and along the Adjara coast under a contract that sets out the work, the timing and the price of each stage.
SRM is a full-service company: renovation, construction, interior design, rental management and property transactions. We don't build residential complexes and have no apartments of our own for sale. When we help you choose an apartment, we are not trying to sell you one of ours, so we look at the whole market and speak plainly about the downsides. In renovation and construction, everything we are responsible for is written into the contract.
One manager from purchase to rental
Usually several different people deal with an investor's apartment: a real estate agent, a renovation crew, then a property management company. Each is responsible for their own part, and the gaps between them are left to the owner. With us, one manager runs the whole process, and you sign the contracts for the purchase, the renovation and the management with a single company.
The manager knows the apartment from the first viewing. If you plan to rent it out, they work out the renovation estimate with that in mind from the start: surfaces that are easy to clean and quick to repair between guests. After the renovation, the apartment goes into management together with its handover file, which holds the routing diagrams for cables and pipes, photos of concealed work and the materials list.
A year later, when a tap needs replacing or someone has to find where a pipe runs, nobody needs to work it all out again. The manager is available by phone and on WhatsApp during working hours, and a site foreman works on the property.
If you don't live in Georgia
You don't need to come to Batumi for every step, although you can visit our office in the city centre by appointment. We handle the transaction under a power of attorney. If it was issued abroad, then under the rules in force since 20 October 2023 the transaction is registered only if a notary certifies it, so we agree the wording of the power of attorney with you in advance.
We take and return keys against a signed handover form, and the foreman arranges access to the apartment for the tradespeople. You accept each stage of the renovation on a video walk-through, sign the acceptance certificate and only then pay for that stage. Reports arrive in your messaging app, so the time difference hardly gets in the way. Once the apartment goes into management, the reports show guest stays, income and expenses.
Renovation and construction in Batumi with the climate in mind
Batumi gets more than 2,400 mm of rain a year, and humidity is usually 70–80%, higher in winter. Near the sea the air carries salt, and metal rusts faster. Materials that last for years in a dry climate get damp here and start to peel.
That is why bathroom and kitchen ventilation is in our estimate from the outset, and wet areas and balconies get waterproofing. We use moisture-resistant plasters and adhesives, and stainless fixings. We design houses to the Georgian seismic building code. An empty apartment needs airing in winter, and if it is under our management, we take care of that.
Journal
We write about what an owner in Batumi is better off knowing in advance: documents, taxes, renovating by the sea and renting out an apartment.
All articlesQuestions and answers
Can I order just one service?
Yes. You can order a renovation, a pre-purchase check of an apartment or rental management on its own, and the contract and estimate will cover only that work. The advantage of using us for the whole cycle is that you don't have to explain the job again: the manager knows the apartment from the first viewing, and after the renovation the handover file goes to the management team. You can also start with one service and add the others later.
Can I do everything remotely, without travelling to Batumi?
Yes, from the purchase to renting the apartment out. From you we need a power of attorney drawn up by a notary in your country, payments from your own account and your decisions, which you send to the manager in writing. We arrange for the power of attorney to be translated and for a Georgian notary to handle the transaction. We take care of the rest:
- We check the apartment and show it to you on video.
- We complete the transaction under the power of attorney and send you the registry extract.
- We take the keys against a signed handover form and carry out the renovation with a weekly photo and video report.
- We rent the apartment out and send you rental reports.
Are you a developer or a contractor?
A contractor. We don't build residential complexes or sell apartments in our own name. We work under a contract with the owner: we renovate their apartment, build a house on their plot, rent out their property and help them buy or sell. If you are buying an apartment from a developer, we can check the developer before you pay, accept the apartment at handover with a signed list of defects, and then renovate it.
Which areas of Batumi and Adjara do you work in?
All over Batumi: Old Town, New Boulevard, around Heroes Alley, the Khimshiashvili Street area, the Airport area, Boni-Gorodok, Green Cape, Makhinjauri, Gonio and Kvariati. Further along the Adjara coast we also work in Sarpi, Chakvi and Kobuleti. If your property is somewhere else, send us the address and we'll tell you whether we can take it on and how the travel will affect the estimate and the timing.
Who will be my contact, and what language will we use?
You will have one manager for the whole project. They are available by phone and on WhatsApp during working hours, keep track of your decisions and send you estimates and reports. A site foreman works on the property, and you can have a video call with them whenever you need to see something for yourself. We write and speak in English, Georgian or Russian. The contract is drawn up in English, Georgian or Russian, your choice.
How can I check that you are a real company?
Start with the documents. Our contracts are signed by a registered legal entity. Its name and identification code are in the contract, and you can look the company up by that code in the Public Registry. You can visit our office in central Batumi by appointment. If you are far away, the manager will call you on video from one of our sites and show you the work live. Also look at how payment works: we don't take prepayment for the whole job, and you pay for the next stage only after you have accepted the previous one.
What happens to my apartment while I'm away?
That depends on what you have asked us to do. During a renovation we hold the keys under a signed handover form, a foreman is on site, and every week you get photos and videos. If the apartment is under our management, we look after the tenants or guests, the cleaning and minor repairs, and send you reports. In winter we air and check an empty apartment: humidity in Batumi is higher at that time of year, and a closed-up apartment quickly gets damp. We return the keys against a signed form as well.
Tell us about your project, and we’ll work out the timeline and budget
Describe the job or send photos and a floor plan of the apartment, and we'll prepare a preliminary renovation estimate within 24 hours on business days.
Mon–Fri 10:00–19:00, Sat 11:00–16:00