Alicante & Central · Alicante

House and apartment renovation in Alicante, managed from concept to completion

Alicante is a provincial capital first and a resort second, and its renovations reflect that: city-centre apartments in older buildings, flats and villas around Playa de San Juan and Cabo de las Huertas, and townhouses in established neighbourhoods. CostaVeyra manages complete house and apartment renovations in Alicante, handling building communities, older installations and city logistics for owners at home or abroad.

Property in Alicante

What you typically find here.

City-centre apartments

Apartments in older residential buildings in the centre and established districts, often with generous rooms, high ceilings and dated installations.

Apartments at Playa de San Juan

Apartments in residential blocks along and behind the long beach of San Juan, many with terraces and community pools.

Villas and townhouses at Cabo de las Huertas and San Juan

Detached and semi-detached houses on the cape and in the residential areas behind the beach, of varied ages and styles.

Townhouses in traditional neighbourhoods

Narrow terraced houses in older parts of the city, sometimes with roof terraces and interior patios.

A house or apartment renovation in Alicante is usually about bringing an older city home up to the standard of a modern one, within the rules of its building community. CostaVeyra manages the whole renovation from concept to completion, with one point of contact for design, permits, works and handover.

A city with a coast, not just a resort

Alicante is the capital of its province, with the airport just outside the city, a castle on Mount Benacantil above the centre, a busy port and a long palm-lined seafront. Its housing is overwhelmingly urban: apartment buildings of every era in the centre and the established districts, townhouses in traditional neighbourhoods, and, to the north-east, the residential areas of Playa de San Juan and Cabo de las Huertas, where apartment blocks give way to villas. Beyond lies El Campello, a separate municipality along the same coast.

For international buyers, the attraction is often year-round city life, good air links and the beach within easy reach. For renovation, that means many projects are about bringing older apartments up to the standard of a modern home.

What owners usually want to change

In older city apartments, the brief is often comprehensive: new wiring and plumbing, a reconfigured layout with an open kitchen and an extra bathroom, new windows, better sound insulation and efficient climate control. Original features, such as hydraulic floor tiles or high ceilings, can be worth keeping. Our page on apartment renovations outlines what these projects usually involve.

At Playa de San Juan, owners tend to modernise beach apartments with durable finishes, new kitchens and bathrooms, and terraces that work as an extra room. Villas around Cabo de las Huertas follow the coastal pattern: glazing, layout, pools and outdoor spaces; our villa renovation page covers these in more depth.

How projects tend to unfold here

The community of owners plays a central role in most Alicante projects. Its rules typically cover working hours, use of lifts, protection of common areas and debris removal, and works affecting the façade, structure or shared installations need its approval. Informing the administrator early is good practice.

Permits are handled by the Alicante ayuntamiento. As a general guide, interior works without structural changes proceed by declaración responsable or comunicación previa; structural changes, façade alterations and changes of use need a fuller procedure with a technical project. If you are buying in El Campello or another neighbouring town, its own ayuntamiento applies.

City logistics deserve attention: loading, parking, skips on the street and lift capacity all affect cost and timing. In older buildings, opening walls can reveal surprises, so a thorough survey before the budget is set reduces variations. Our article on common renovation mistakes in Spain covers several that are typical of apartment projects.

How CostaVeyra manages a renovation in Alicante

Survey and brief. We visit the apartment, townhouse or villa, assess installations and building constraints, and agree a written brief.
Design direction and budget. We define the layout, materials and specification, and set a realistic budget and programme.
Permits and community. We coordinate the municipal procedure, the architect where layouts or structure change, and the community of owners.
Coordinating the works. Our project team coordinates the contractors and specialist trades, from electricians and plumbers to joinery and kitchens, and oversees quality, cost and progress.
Regular reports. Updates with photos and video keep you informed.
Handover. We resolve snagging and hand over the finished home with its documentation.

If you are based outside Spain, see how we work with international homeowners.

Local considerations

Worth knowing before you plan in Alicante.

Communities of owners

Most apartments belong to a community of owners. Works affecting the façade, common elements, shared installations or structure need its approval, and the community's rules on working hours, lifts and waste removal shape the programme. We liaise with the administrator from the outset.

Older building stock

In older buildings, it is common to come across original wiring, galvanised pipework and limited sound insulation. We survey these early, before the budget is fixed, to avoid surprises once walls are opened.

City logistics

Parking, loading, skips on the public highway and lift access all need planning in the city. We build them into the budget and programme rather than leaving them to chance.

Know your municipality

Alicante city has its own ayuntamiento. Neighbouring places such as El Campello are separate municipalities with their own town halls and planning rules, so we confirm which one applies to your property and the permit route before design is fixed.

Tell us about your property in Alicante.

Location, current condition and what you would like to achieve — that is enough to begin. We take care of the rest.

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Renovating in Alicante: questions

Do I need a licence to renovate my apartment in Alicante?

Interior works without structural changes are usually processed by a declaración responsable or comunicación previa with the Alicante ayuntamiento rather than a full licence. Structural changes, façade alterations or changes of use need a fuller procedure. Your community of owners may also need to approve or be informed of the works, and we coordinate both.

What problems are common in older Alicante apartments?

Dated wiring and plumbing, poor sound insulation between floors, single-glazed windows and limited ventilation in bathrooms are frequent. A careful survey before the budget is set gives a realistic scope and helps avoid variations during the works.

Can I combine an apartment in the city with work on a house nearby?

Yes, although each property follows the rules of its own municipality and community. If one is in Alicante and the other in El Campello, for instance, the permits are handled by two different town halls. We can manage both as coordinated projects with the same point of contact.

Can you manage a renovation in Alicante while I live abroad?

Yes. With the airport close to the city, site visits are easy when you are here, and in between you have one point of contact and regular reports with photos and video. We also handle access and liaison with the community of owners.

Do you handle the whole renovation or only parts of it?

Complete renovations are our speciality, whether a full apartment, a townhouse or a villa. A single kitchen or bathroom is usually part of a wider managed project, but it can be discussed.

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