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Old Batumi for an Israeli Buyer: Projects and What to Compare

Old Batumi mixes heritage streets with new towers including Alliance Centropolis, Mardi Residence, Panorama Batumi and The Parallel. A qualitative guide for an Israeli buyer, with no distances or travel times.

27 October 2026 · By Orven Properties · 5 min read

Pictured: The Parallel, Old Batumi, Batumi

Old Batumi is the part of the city where heritage streets and a growing cluster of new residential towers sit side by side, rather than a single beachfront strip. For an Israeli buyer comparing it against Gonio's hotel-branded cluster or the New Boulevard, this guide covers what each Old Batumi project in Orven's collection publishes, without inventing distances or travel times that are not confirmed on an official source.

What sets Old Batumi apart

Unlike Gonio, where several projects share a beachfront position and a hospitality brand, Old Batumi's projects sit within the existing city fabric, closer to streets, squares and the kind of daily errands that do not depend on a resort setting. This tends to suit a buyer who wants an apartment they can use personally when they visit Batumi, rather than one built primarily around a hotel-style rental programme. It does not mean Old Batumi is better or worse than Gonio: the two areas serve different habits.

Alliance Centropolis: the largest mixed-use release

Alliance Centropolis combines residential units with a World Trade Centre component and the Hyatt Centric Boulevard Batumi hotel in a single complex on K. Marjanishvili Street. Studios run 27 to 35 sqm, one-bedroom units 45 to 56 sqm, and two-bedroom units 72 to 74 sqm, at a published starting rate of USD 2,500 per square metre, with a down payment of 0% to 20% and interest-free instalments over 60 months.

Mardi Residence: a choice of view

Mardi Residence, developed by Mardi Holding, offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units with a choice of sea view, partial sea view or mountain view. The entry price is not published; Mardi Holding offers two payment routes, a 30% down payment with interest-free instalments to 36 months, or a full cash payment with a 5% discount.

Panorama Batumi: under construction, with published progress media

Panorama Batumi, built by Tower Group with construction partner GZA and sales handled through CMG, is a curved tower combining residential units with hospitality and leisure components and a rooftop restaurant. The developer publishes a construction webcam and a 360-degree walkthrough on its own site, a level of transparency not every Batumi project offers at this stage. Price, payment plan and delivery date are all on request; the project is currently under construction.

The Parallel: a rental programme description, not a guaranteed return

The Parallel, developed by Metropol, offers units of 32.5 to 110 sqm, priced individually on the developer's own sales platform from a published entry of GEL 162,518. The project is linked to Metropol's Royal Tulip hospitality offer, and the developer describes a rental programme that allows the owner up to 60 days of personal use per year. This is the developer's own description of how the arrangement works, not a guaranteed income figure or a fixed owner's share; no yield or occupancy rate is published. Payment runs either as a 20% down payment with the balance following, or a 0% down payment with the full balance due on completion.

Alliance Highline: too early to price

Alliance Highline, a second Alliance Group project in central Old Batumi marketed under the name "Timeless Landmark," is still at the announcement stage, without confirmed renders, floor plans or pricing. Treat it as a project to watch rather than one to budget against today.

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Comparing the five by what each one publishes

Project	Developer	What is published
Alliance Centropolis	Alliance Group	Unit sizes, USD 2,500/sqm rate, 0 to 20% down, 60-month interest-free plan
Mardi Residence	Mardi Holding	View options, 30% down + 36-month plan, or cash with 5% discount
Panorama Batumi	Tower Group	Construction webcam and 360-degree tour; price, plan and delivery on request
The Parallel	Metropol	From GEL 162,518; rental programme description, 20% down or 0% down to completion
Alliance Highline	Alliance Group	Name only; no renders, plans or price confirmed

Georgia's residence permit across Old Batumi

Georgia's law on the legal status of foreigners, article 15(j), opens a short-term residence permit, renewable one year at a time, to a foreign owner, a spouse and children, once a certified expert values the property above USD 150,000 equivalent in GEL. Among Old Batumi's projects, a larger Alliance Centropolis unit near the top of its size range can approach or clear that figure on the developer's own rate; the other projects here either lack a published price or sit in ranges your adviser needs to check unit by unit. Our guide to Georgia's residence permit for Israeli property owners explains the full rule, always subject to conditions confirmed with the authorities.

Tax that applies across all five

Georgia's tax code taxes rental income earned by an individual at 5% of the gross amount under article 81 paragraph 2, regardless of which Old Batumi project you choose, and exempts a capital gain from the 5% rate after more than two years of ownership under article 82 paragraph 1(f.a). Title for any of these projects registers through the National Agency of Public Registry (NAPR), with fees of GEL 150, 270 or 350 depending on processing speed.

Working with Orven across Old Batumi

Orven requests current pricing, floor plans and payment terms from each developer named here, and coordinates a local Georgian lawyer for title verification once you choose a project. See also our guide to Gonio for an Israeli buyer for the beachfront alternative, and the Batumi destination page. Orven's Israel page covers Batumi ahead of Dubai for buyers from Israel.

Message Orven on WhatsApp at +971 52 776 1939 or by email at sales@orvenproperties.com with the Old Batumi project that interests you, and your adviser follows up with current availability.

FAQ

Which Old Batumi project has the most published detail? Alliance Centropolis, with confirmed unit sizes, a per-square-metre rate and a payment plan; the other projects publish less at this stage.

Does The Parallel's rental programme guarantee income? No. Metropol describes a rental arrangement with up to 60 days of personal use per year; no yield or guaranteed income figure is published.

Is Alliance Highline ready to reserve? Not yet. It remains at the announcement stage, without confirmed renders, plans or pricing.

Are distances between these projects and the beach or city centre published? No official source confirms travel times for these projects, so Orven does not quote any.