Privilege Gardens vs The Avenue: an Antas head-to-head

Both Privilege Gardens and The Avenue are boutique, low-density Antas new-builds, but they sit a full tier apart. Privilege Gardens enters at €357,500 (developer pricing, June 2026); The Avenue enters at €750,000 (advertised asking price, portal listing, 2026) — roughly double, because that entry is a high-end T3 in an award-winning building, not a starter T2. Privilege Gardens is the nearly-built, family-value, A+ home: 32 apartments, 30 of them T2 plus 2 T3, 79.8 to 142.06 m², 7 floors, a garden and private parking. The Avenue is the trophy, design-led play: about 11 units, a rooftop pool and a 24-hour concierge, by architect Paulo Merlini. This sets them side by side and concedes, plainly, where each one wins.

One disclosure first, because it sets the rules. Privilege Gardens is the developer here, so I write from inside the project — which is exactly why every competitor figure below comes only from The Avenue's own published listings and press, and why I concede The Avenue's real edges rather than talk past them. The claim is narrow and honest: Privilege Gardens is the better value for a family-sized buyer at the entry price, not "the best" building in Antas. The Avenue is a genuinely award-winning product a price tier above.

What are you actually comparing?

These are two different products at two different prices, not two prices for the same thing. Privilege Gardens is a 32-apartment building skewed hard to families: 30 × T2 + 2 × T3, all between 79.8 and 142.06 m², A+ energy, a ventilated stone facade, private parking and a garden, on Rua de Costa Cabral, Antas (developer). The Avenue is smaller and more exclusive — about 11 units across 6 floors — spanning T2 to T4, with a rooftop pool for top-floor residents, a 24-hour concierge, a gym and a business lounge, on the prestige Avenida dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra (Nort Properties; Público, 2026).

So the honest frame is product-and-price together. Privilege Gardens's entry buys a new family T2; The Avenue's entry buys a high-end T3 in a building that won an international award. Reading the two "from" prices against each other without that context flatters neither building.

How do they compare on the numbers?

The table sets the published facts side by side, with 8 rows of like-for-like fields. Every price is an advertised asking or developer figure at the date shown, not a transaction price, and neither building publishes a square-metre rate — so none is shown or derived for either.

	Field	Privilege Gardens	The Avenue
Units	32 apartments	≈11 (12 per some sources)
Typologies	30 × T2 + 2 × T3	T2–T4
Area range	79.8–142.06 m²	≈115–215 m² (interior 132–178 m²)
Floors	7	6 (ground through 5th)
From price	€357,500 (developer pricing, Jun 2026)	€750,000 (asking, portal listing, 2026; top €950,000)
Energy class	A+ (confirmed)	A (portal listing) / pending (IRGLUX)
Delivery	Expected 2027	Not published
Standout	Garden, ventilated stone facade, parking	Award winner, rooftop pool, 24h concierge

Source: Privilege Gardens (developer); The Avenue — Nort Properties; IRGLUX; Público, 2026. Prices advertised, change over time; no price-per-square-metre published by either.

Two things read off it. Privilege Gardens enters at €357,500 against The Avenue's €750,000 (IRGLUX asking, 2026) — roughly half, though that is a family T2 against a high-end T3, not like-for-like. And on energy, Privilege Gardens's A+ is a confirmed developer figure, while The Avenue's class is reported as A by portal listing but pending by IRGLUX (2026) — a real edge for Privilege Gardens, but stated narrowly because the rival's own class is contested.

Where The Avenue wins

Concede it plainly: The Avenue is the more celebrated building, and for the right buyer it is the better home. It is the rare Antas building with a named international honour — in 2022 it won an international luxury-housing award, whose citation called it "Best Luxury Apartment Living in Portugal" (award organiser, 2022; see Sources). It is designed by the named architect Paulo Merlini, whose "three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle" massing respects neighbours' sun exposure (Nort Properties, 2026). And it offers hotel-style living that Privilege Gardens does not: a rooftop pool for top-floor residents, a 24-hour concierge, a gym, a business lounge and an à-la-carte menu from housekeeping to a private chef (Nort Properties; portal listing, 2026). If your priority is a trophy address, a celebrated design and concierge service, The Avenue is built for exactly that — and asks from €750,000 (IRGLUX asking, 2026) to reflect it.

Where Privilege Gardens wins

Privilege Gardens's case is value, energy and family sizing — and certainty. At €357,500 developer pricing (June 2026) it enters at roughly half The Avenue's €750,000, for a buyer who wants a new Antas home without the trophy premium. Its A+ rating is a confirmed developer figure, above The Avenue's contested class. Its mix is deliberately family-first: 30 of 32 homes are T2, between 79.8 and 142.06 m² — purpose-built mid-size homes rather than concierge trophies. And it is already under construction, with delivery expected 2027, so a buyer's lawyer can check real progress rather than a promise; 19 of the 32 are sold as of June 2026 (developer). The deeper investment case sits in investing in Antas, and the day-to-day picture in living in Antas.

The honest limits

Four limits keep this fair, and they matter on both sides. First, asking is not sold: The Avenue's from €750,000 is an advertised asking figure (2026), not a transaction price, and Privilege Gardens's €357,500 is a developer price that moves as units sell — 19 of 32 are already gone. Second, neither building publishes a square-metre rate, so we do not compute or imply one for either; the only price figures here are the labelled "from" prices (idealista confirms no published rate for these developments, 2026). Third, several Avenue facts are genuinely contested: its unit count is reported as 11 or 12, its price ceiling as €950,000 by portal listing but wider elsewhere, and its energy class as A by portal listing yet pending by IRGLUX (2026) — we use the better-sourced figures and flag the rest. Fourth, and most important, The Avenue's delivery year is not published anywhere we found, so we never state one; Privilege Gardens's 2027 is the developer's, and any off-plan date can slip — tie staged payments to verified milestones.

What survives those limits is the useful part. If you want a celebrated design, a trophy address and concierge living, The Avenue is the building, from €750,000 (IRGLUX asking, 2026). If you want a new, A+, family-sized Antas home at roughly half that entry price, with construction you can already inspect and a 2027 handover the developer stands behind, Privilege Gardens is the better value, from €357,500 — and for its remaining T2 and T3 homes, that is the case.

• What is the difference between Privilege Gardens and The Avenue?+

  They are both boutique, low-density new-builds in Antas, Porto, but they sit a full tier apart and serve different buyers. The Avenue is the trophy, design-led play: about 11 units, typologies from T2 to T4, from €750,000 asking, with a rooftop pool, a 24-hour concierge and a 2022 international luxury-housing award, by architect Paulo Merlini (portal listing, 2026). Privilege Gardens is the nearly-built, family-value building: 32 apartments, 30 of them T2 plus 2 T3, 79.8 to 142.06 m², A+ energy, a garden and private parking, from €357,500 developer pricing, delivery expected 2027 (developer). The Avenue is the prestige statement; Privilege Gardens is the family home at roughly half the entry price.

• Which is cheaper, Privilege Gardens or The Avenue?+

  Privilege Gardens enters far lower: from €357,500 developer pricing (June 2026) against The Avenue's from €750,000 asking (portal listing, 2026) — roughly half the entry price. But it is not a like-for-like gap: Privilege Gardens's entry is a family T2 of 79.8 m², while The Avenue's from-price is a high-end T3. The honest comparison is product-and-price together, not the headline 'from' figure alone, and both numbers are advertised prices that move as units sell.

• Which has the better energy rating?+

  Privilege Gardens, on the developer's confirmed figure. Privilege Gardens is rated A+ (developer, confirmed). The Avenue is listed as energy class A on a portal listing, while the IRGLUX listing shows its class as pending (2026), so The Avenue's class is itself contested. We keep the claim narrow: A+ is the higher confirmed rating of the two here, not a verdict on every Antas building — and The Avenue's energy class should be checked on a live unit before relying on it.

• Where does The Avenue win over Privilege Gardens?+

  On prestige, architecture and hotel-style service. In 2022 The Avenue won an international luxury-housing award, whose citation called it "Best Luxury Apartment Living in Portugal"; it is designed by the named architect Paulo Merlini, and it adds a rooftop pool for top-floor residents, a 24-hour concierge, a gym, a business lounge and an à-la-carte menu of services from housekeeping to a private chef, on the prestige Avenida dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra (Nort Properties; portal listing, 2022–2026). If your priority is a trophy address, a celebrated design and concierge living, The Avenue is built for exactly that — and asks from €750,000 to reflect it.

• Which one is the better value?+

  For a family buyer who wants a new, energy-leading home in Antas at a far lower entry price, Privilege Gardens is the stronger value: A+ energy, T2 and T3 homes from €357,500 developer pricing, a garden and parking, with delivery expected 2027 and construction already under way (developer). For a buyer set on a celebrated design, a trophy address and concierge services, The Avenue is the better fit at its from €750,000 asking. 'Best value' here means best for the family-sized buyer at the entry price; it is not a claim that Privilege Gardens is the best building overall — The Avenue is a genuinely award-winning product.

• When will each one be delivered?+

  Privilege Gardens delivery is expected in 2027 (developer), and the building is already under construction, which lets a buyer's lawyer check real progress. The Avenue's completion or handover year is not published on any page we found, so we do not state one — treat it as a question for the seller (its 2022 award suggests it may already be built, but that is unconfirmed). A point that applies to both: an off-plan delivery date is an expectation, not a guarantee, and can slip; tie any staged payments to verified construction milestones.

• How many apartments does each building have?+

  Privilege Gardens has 32 apartments — 30 T2 and 2 T3 — a confirmed developer figure. The Avenue is reported as either 11 or 12 units across the sources we have: the developer site and three brokers say 11, while the award press release and one listing say 12 (Nort Properties; portal listing; Público vs the award organiser, 2026). We use 11 as the better-sourced number but flag the conflict; either way, The Avenue is the smaller, more exclusive building, and Privilege Gardens is the larger boutique one at a lower entry price.

• Are these prices fixed?+

  No. Every price here is an advertised figure at a stated date and will move. Privilege Gardens's from €357,500 is developer pricing as of June 2026; The Avenue's from €750,000 is an asking price on a portal listing in 2026, with a top figure reported as €950,000 (and a wider, unconfirmed range elsewhere). Asking prices are not the price a sale closes at, and developer price lists change as units sell — 19 of Privilege Gardens's 32 are already sold (developer). Confirm the current figure for a specific apartment with the developer or agent before you rely on it.

Sources⌄

1. Privilege Gardens (developer) — 32 apartments, 30 × T2 + 2 × T3, 79.8–142.06 m², 7 floors, A+ energy, from €357,500, delivery expected 2027, 19 of 32 sold (June 2026)
2. Luxury Lifestyle Awards — The Avenue (Nort Properties): 2022 award "Best Luxury Apartment Living in Portugal"; concierge, rooftop pool, gym, business lounge; architect Paulo Merlini (2022)
3. VALLEY Real Estate — The Avenue: from €750,000 (asking, top €950,000), T3/T4, 2 parking spaces, 6 floors (2026)
4. IRGLUX (Fine & Country) — The Avenue: 11 units, interior 134.40–178.40 m², 6 floors, energy class pending (2026)
5. Público — The Avenue: Nort Properties, 11 units, 6 floors, Avenida dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra, Antas (2026)
6. idealista — Porto asking-price reports (no published rate for these developments; asking-price context, 2026)