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SO, WHY PORTUGAL? Portugal is a peaceful, secure, well- Having rebounded more vigorously from the governed democracy with beautiful 2008 Global Financial Crisis than any of its landscapes and a temperate climate. Mediterranean cousins, Portugal has established itself as a consolidated and well-regulated destination, much sought-after by investors from Until recent years a relative backwater compared around the world. to its larger neighbours, Portugal provides easy access to anywhere in Europe, yet is unaffected by Several factors were responsible for placing the political and economic storms battering Spain, Portugal on the investor radar including favourable Italy, France, Greece and Turkey. economic growth, security, a solid real estate market, exceptional growth in tourism and higher Its efficient, investment-friendly government levels of profitability than most comparable has put intelligent policies in place to attract markets. wealth and skills into a relatively underpopulated country by current European standards and with A variety of factors including the country’s rich a very low population growth rate. The country and diverse culture coupled with the comfortable has a population of less than 11 million people, an Mediterranean climate, safe and secure living extremely low population growth and a GDP per conditions and a variety of attractive incentives capita of $28 000. on offer to foreign investors, all contribute to a quality of life that is driving ongoing interest in • 4th most peaceful country in the world this market from investors in Europe, Asia and the • Best Country in Europe for expats to live in Americas. • Rated ‘Best Euroean Destination 2018’ by USA Today • Rated no. 20 in the world for ‘best quality of life’ in 2018 • 73% of Portuguese are ‘satisfied with their living conditions’ • Tourism grew more than 44% from 2013 to 2017 • Tourism revenue grew more than 64% in the same period An offshore investment opportunity offering Financial benefits high yield, capitalSO, growth WHY andPORTUGAL? guaranteed ROI. 1. 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Go to: www.lxliving.com/investment/ 3 A site plan shaped like a modernist griffin, mythical protector of wealth and treasure. 4 INVEST OFFSHORE, OF COURSE. BUT WHY IN PORTUGAL? Portugal is a peaceful, secure, well- Having rebounded more vigorously from the governed democracy with beautiful 2008 Global Financial Crisis than any of its landscapes and a temperate climate. Mediterranean cousins, Portugal has established itself as a consolidated and well-regulated destination, much sought-after by investors from Until recent years a relative backwater compared around the world. to its larger neighbours, Portugal provides easy access to anywhere in Europe, yet is unaffected Several factors were responsible for placing by the political and economic storms battering Portugal on the investor radar including Spain, Italy, France, Greece and Turkey. favourable economic growth, security, a solid real estate market, exceptional growth in tourism Its efficient, investment-friendly government and higher levels of profitability than most has put intelligent policies in place to attract comparable markets. wealth and skills into a relatively underpopulated country by current European standards and with A variety of factors including the country’s rich a very low population growth rate. The country and diverse culture coupled with the comfortable has a population of less than 11 million people, an Mediterranean climate, safe and secure living extremely low population growth and a GDP per conditions and a variety of attractive incentives capita of $28 000. on offer to foreign investors, all contribute to a quality of life that is driving ongoing interest in • 4th most peaceful country in the world this market from investors in Europe, Asia and • Best Country in Europe for expats to live in the Americas. • Rated ‘Best European Destination 2018’ by USA Today • Rated no. 20 in the world for ‘best quality of life’ in 2018 • 73% of Portuguese are ‘satisfied with their living conditions’ • Tourism grew more than 44% from 2013 to 2017 • Tourism revenue grew more than 64% in the same period Go to: www.lxliving.com/the-country/ 5 The famous Avenida da Liberdade is just five minutes walk from the site. 6 AND THE PORTUGUESE REAL ESTATE MARKET? ‘The Portuguese real estate market is currently ‘Lisbon is this year’s choice for overall prospects. thriving on the back of good economic Interviewees cite the city’s “quality of life” and fundamentals, political stability and a firm “positive leadership”. position on the radar of foreign investors. ‘Portugal’s economy is growing at a healthy clip, ‘As a result, rents have increased and and its capital (Lisbon) is now an international destination for companies, investors and tourists. yields have compressed, increasing It’s on everyone’s platter of cities they like.’ asset value and the respective return for investors, increasing market liquidity.’ JLL Market 360 Report, 2018/19 A 2018 published report on the European real estate market by PricewaterhouseCoopers makes the following assessment: ‘With some of Europe’s major markets judged to be peaking, attention is shifting to smaller, dynamic cities: It’s not just about investing in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam. There can be a whole second tier of cities that win on a number of different measures. Go to: www.lxliving.com/the-city/ 7 THE OPPORTUNITY LX Living is a ninety million euro mixed- The mix of the 150 apartments has been use development in Amoreiras, a prime determined in accordance with market demand location in the heart of the Lisbon’s and encompasses a range of units from studio gracious, spacious CBD. apartments to 1, 2, 3 and 4-bedroom units. The smaller units are primarily aimed at the foreign The site provides for 26 672 square metres of gross investor and hospitality market whilst the larger construction area and will result in a ground-up apartments are aimed at the consumer market development consisting of: consisting of families (Portuguese and other) seeking permanent accommodation in the city. • 150 apartments in two separate buildings • the main building will have seven storeys above ground • the smaller building will have three storeys above ground • there will be 1 341sqm of ground-floor retail space • a landscaped internal courtyard • a super basement with 191 parking spaces on four levels Go to: www.lxliving.com/price-list/ 8 THE AREA LX Living is situated in a prime, central It is even closer to the Edward VII Botanical Garden, Lisbon location: the suburb of Amoreiras, and to Lisbon’s amazing Monsanto Forest Park, which one of the most sought-after residential is three times bigger than New York’s Central Park! neighbourhoods of the city. Named after its From this central and convenient location, it’s an groves of mulberry trees, it straddles the easy walk to the neighbouring areas: highest of Lisbon’s hills. In fact, the very highest point in the city, the Amoreiras • Rato and Principe Real, the city’s hipster districts 360° Panoramic View, is less than 100 • Baixa and Chiado, Lisbon’s main tourist centres metres from the site. • Bairro Alto, her nightlife centre The area is particularly popular because of its Historic areas like Alfama are also close by, as is the extremely central and highly convenient location, Sao Jorge Castle, and are easily reached by bus, tram which provides safe pedestrian and scooter access and Metro transport – soon to include a new Metro to the city’s main thoroughfare, the Avenida da station on the very same block as the development.