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Everything in black-box
Demolition + new MEP (REBT wiring, plumbing risers, ventilation) + autonivelante floor + plasterboard walls. Same base as the black-box service.
White-box renovation · Eixample · Sant Martí · Sant Antoni · Sants
White-box renovation in Barcelona
photo-ready, buyer-customisable.
White-box is black-box plus neutral finishes — white walls, basic gres floor, paint, no kitchen and no bath. The result photographs cleanly for real-estate listings and lets the buyer customise their own kitchen and bathroom. Built for resale and rental.
WHITE-BOX · EIXAMPLE · 2025
White-box deliveredInvestor and resale projects
Typical timeline70 m² apartment to white-box
Listing-ready prepPhoto styling included
LOE warrantySpanish structural law cover
About this service
The middle ground between «rough» and «turnkey».
White-box solves a specific investor problem: a fully turnkey apartment costs more than a buyer can recover, but a black-box doesn't photograph. White-box gives you neutral finishes that look clean in listings, while leaving kitchen and bathroom open for the buyer to customise — usually with a small allowance built into the asking price.
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Plus neutral finishes
White matt paint on walls and ceilings (Spanish lime-friendly mix), neutral grey gres floor (60×60 standard), basic baseboards, neutral interior doors. Photographs as «move-in ready» but stays customisable.
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Photo-styling for listings
The last 14 days include light photo styling — neutral fixtures (mirror in bathroom slot, basic light fittings), entry-clean for the agent's photographer. Often pays for itself in faster sale.
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Adjacent services
Want only the rough shell? See black-box renovation. Want everything finished including kitchen and bath? Turnkey apartment renovation. Specifically for rental flip? Investment renovation covers the rental angle.
White-box quote · 90 seconds
Fixed price for the photo-ready apartment.
Three white-box tiers
Pick the finish level.
Minimum spec
Black-box plus the cheapest paint/floor that still photographs. Right for distressed-asset flips where speed matters more than per-m² resale uplift.
- Everything in black-boxincluded
- Single coat white matt paintincluded
- Basic gres porcelain floor (cheapest stocked)included
- Standard hollow-core interior doorsincluded
Common white-box questions
Things investors ask before signing.
Because kitchen and bath are the most personal choices a buyer makes — every spec you choose either alienates a segment of buyers or undercuts the asking price. Leaving these open keeps the apartment customisable; you build that into the listing as «move-in ready, kitchen + bath of your choice».
Yes — typically 2-3x faster on listings, because most online buyers filter on photo quality. A black-box looks like «work to do» even though buyers planned to renovate anyway. White-box looks like «move-in next month» even though they'll add kitchen and bath. Behavioural, not rational.
Yes. The MEP is already in place (water and waste connections at standard locations, electrical points dimensioned for kitchen 7,4 kW + bathroom 2,5 kW). Buyer can install IKEA / Cocinas Murcia / mid-range sanitarios in 3-5 weeks for €4-12k.
Minimum spec 8-10 weeks. Standard 10-12 weeks. Upmarket 12-14 weeks. Plus 14-day photo-styling buffer before listing.
Yes — that's the whole point. Walls are plasterboard so removable, electrical has spare circuits in the panel, plumbing has stub-outs not just blanks. Common buyer additions: feature wall in living, smart-home backbone, LED retrofit on existing fittings.
Right. For just structure + MEP without finishes see black-box renovation. For rental-specific spec (durable, neutral, low-maintenance) see investment renovation.
Free site survey for investors
White-box quote in 48h after the visit.
Send the address and your timeline (listing month). Marc visits within a week and the fixed-price quote arrives 48h after — with photo-styling buffer included.