Lisbon · Portugal
Coliving consultant in Lisbon. For serious projects only.
Lisbon is the cleanest premium-coliving setup in Europe right now: a steady stream of D8-driven long-stay residents, a generation of half-vacant office buildings in the 2nd ring, and a city centre still full of palacetes that have never been operated as anything more than long lets. The opportunity is real. The execution gap is wider than most decks admit.
- 14–17% Office vacancy (outer ring)
- €1,400 – €2,200 / mo Premium room range
- 78–88% Stabilised occupancy benchmark
- D8 · NHR 2.0 Relevant visas
What actually works
Buildings with daylight on at least three sides, ceiling heights above 2.7m, and a clean structural grid. Concepts that filter for one specific resident type rather than the everyone-is-welcome trap. Founders who live in the house in year one. The good Lisbon projects all share one thing. The operator can tell you in one sentence who the place is not for.
What kills these projects
Long, dark internal corridors inherited from office floor plates. Plumbing centralised on one column (every new bathroom is a four-figure cost). Decks that model 95% occupancy at €2,400 in month one. And renovating before the positioning is locked.
Founder note
I take on a small number of Lisbon projects each year. Usually before the renovation, not after. By the time the walls are up, half the conversation is about damage control. The good ones call me in the deck stage.