Angisa, Batumi: new builds by the boulevard and private houses in the lanes

Angisa is the area along Angisa Street in the south of Batumi, between New Boulevard and Airport Highway. The Sakrebulo decision on the city's districts has no district of that name, but the name lives on in addresses and in the name of the Batumi (Angisa) – Akhaltsikhe road, which starts here by the airport highway. The street runs from the seaside blocks into the city, with lanes and dead ends of private houses around it and new high-rises closer to the sea. Below is what to keep in mind when buying, building and renovating here.

Angisa: between the boulevard and the highway

One end of the street comes out by the seaside blocks of New Boulevard, the other meets Airport Highway. Almost everything follows from this: near the sea the area looks like the resort south of the city with towers and apart-hotels, while further from the shore it looks like the edge of town, with private houses, garages and workshops. The airport is to the south, a few minutes away by car. According to developers' descriptions, the Metro City shopping centre and the Mejinistskali river are nearby.

So there is no single typical buyer in Angisa. Some look for an apartment by the boulevard to let to tourists, others for a private house with a yard away from the promenade, others for a plot for a small house or a guesthouse. Their goals differ, and so do our checks. We check an apartment in a new build against the developer's documents, and a private house against the Public Registry extract and on site.

An apartment in a building still under construction

The most noticeable new build in the area is Real Palace Blue at 95 Angisa Street: according to the developer, 29 floors and about 600 apartments, with completion planned for the end of 2026. Such an apartment is bought under a contract with the developer, often in instalments, and the keys come after the building is completed.

Before the contract we check who the plot is registered to, whether there is a building permit for the right number of floors, whether a bank holds a mortgage over it, how much of the building is already up and what happens if the deadlines move. How we do this is described on the page about checking a developer.

A private house in a lane

Deep in the area there are many lanes and dead ends, some with no room to turn around. Houses along them were often built and extended in several stages: a second floor, an extension, a canopy over the yard. Before buying we compare the house with the Public Registry extract. If the extension is not there, it is legalised before the deal or reflected in the price. The procedure is described on the page about checking property documents.

For building work and major renovation, access matters. If a narrow dead end leads to the plot, concrete, blocks and rubbish are carried by smaller trucks and more often, and sometimes materials are carried by hand. We put all this into the estimate and the schedule from the start, not along the way.

Renovating and letting an apartment by the boulevard

Apartments in new buildings by the boulevard are usually sold in white frame or green frame. For daily letting they are finished more simply and more robustly than for living: moisture-resistant materials, good extraction, furniture that survives frequent guest changes. How we run such a renovation is described on the page about renovating an apartment in a new build.

In summer demand for daily lets by New Boulevard is high, in winter it drops noticeably, so we calculate income month by month, not at the summer rate. We run daily letting for the owner: listings, check-ins, cleaning, reports. More on the page about managed daily letting.