The address everyone wants.
Finally, a home to match it.
Six brand-new residences in the heart of Rethymno — the kind of home the old centre almost never offers. Built once, ready in 2027, and then there are no more.
If you've looked for a home in central Rethymno, you already know the problem.
You want to stay in the centre — near family, near the kids' school, near everything you actually use. But the homes that come up are always the same story: old buildings, dark rooms, damp in the walls, no parking, no lift, and a renovation bill before you can even move in. You end up choosing between the location you want and a home you'd actually want to live in. U Residences is built to end that choice — a brand-new home, in the centre, finished and ready. Nothing to fix. Nothing to compromise.
Central — but a real neighbourhood.
U Residences sits in Mastabas — not the tourist centre, but a genuine residential part of Rethymno where the city actually lives. Quiet streets, families, the everyday city close at hand. The street market and the shops are a few minutes' walk; the schools, the hospital and the Gallos campus are all close. The Old Town and the beach are a short drive when you want them — and far enough that you're not living in the noise.
Everything you need, before you reach for your keys.
Designed to be looked at. Built to be lived in.
U Residences was shaped by BS Architects VR as two sculpted volumes with a quiet column of light running between them — the form that gives the building its name. Carved window apertures frame the city and the light. Facades in local stone and timber tie it to Crete; clean contemporary lines make it unmistakably new. Inside, the same restraint: stone, oak, plaster and brushed metal — a calm Mediterranean palette that will look as considered in twenty years as it does on handover day. This is architecture meant to age into a landmark, not out of fashion.
Six homes. No two the same.
Three floors. Two homes on each. On every floor, one residence faces south to the light and the long Cretan afternoons; the other faces north to a cooler, calmer quiet. Each home is roughly 86–88 m² of considered, efficient space — generous where it counts, with nothing wasted.
Private covered outdoor space
A balcony or terrace for every home, made for morning coffee and long evenings.
Full heating & cooling
Integrated HVAC. Warm in January, cool in August, without thinking about it.
An energy-efficient home
A high-performance building envelope that holds its temperature and keeps running costs low.
Built-in joinery
Crafted storage and cabinetry, integrated from the first drawing.
Rooftop solar
Clean energy designed into the building.
Turnkey on handover
Finished to a premium standard. Move in; don't renovate.
Secure underground parking
A six-car parkade below the building, with a rotating platform that turns the car for effortless entry, exit, and parking.
Lift access to every floor
A private lift serves all three floors, from the parkade to the top level.
Both homes face the sunset. One leans warm. One leans calm.
The front of the building opens west onto G. Kourmouli. On every floor, the left residence sits on a slight north-west bias — cooler air, quieter light. The right residence tilts south-west and takes the long Cretan afternoon sun across its terrace.
Only six lights will ever come on in this building.
Three floors. Two homes on each. Six families, total — chosen once, kept forever. Hover any home to see its orientation and size.
Drive on. Spin around. Drive off.
A private six-car parkade sits below the building, with a rotating turntable platform at its centre. Pull in, the platform turns your car, and you exit facing the right way — no three-point turns, no tight reversing in the old centre.
- · One bay per residence
- · Effortless entry & exit, every time
- · Secure, covered, climate-protected
Find your floor.
Detailed plans and orientation for each residence are shared with Early Access registrants.
A home in the centre that asks for no compromise.
The location, without the trade-off.
Central Rethymno almost never offers a brand-new home. Here, you get the address you want — without inheriting someone else's old building and the renovation bill that comes with it.
Comfort, built in.
No damp, no cold corners, no draughty winters. A properly insulated, energy-efficient home with full heating and cooling — comfortable in February, comfortable in August, and far cheaper to run than the old apartments in the centre.
Nothing left to do.
Delivered finished and ready to live in. No contractors, no renovation budget, no surprises — you receive the keys to a complete home, built exactly to the plans you were shown.
Twenty-five years of building in Crete.
U Residences is designed by BS Architects VR and delivered by Tekton — a Crete-based construction company with more than 25 years building homes, hotels and landmark projects across the island. That matters more than it sounds. A home is only as good as the people who actually build it, and the team here is named, local, and accountable from the first drawing to the day you receive your keys. Tekton is a Crete company. Its work is here on the island and its name is known here — you're not buying a promise from somewhere far away.
Reserve now. Settle in 2027.
Register
Join Early Access and receive private details, plans and pricing.
Choose
A personal consultation; select your floor and orientation while choice is widest.
Reserve
Secure your residence with a reservation agreement.
Move in
Handover of your finished, turnkey home in 2027.
Six homes. The first choice goes to the first to ask.
U Residences has not yet opened to the public. Before launch, a small number of buyers are being given Early Access — and with it, a set of advantages reserved only for the first families to commit. We don't publish what those advantages are. We share them privately, with people who have registered their interest. Once the public launch begins, this window closes — and it will not open again.
Questions, answered.
Handover is planned for 2027. Registrants receive the detailed schedule.
Six homes in total, across three floors — two per floor, each roughly 86–88 m².
Yes. U Residences is open to both Greek and international buyers, and our team guides you through every step of the Greek purchase process.
Yes — delivered turnkey, finished to a premium standard. There is nothing to renovate.
Yes. A private six-car parkade sits below the building. It also features a rotating turntable platform — drive on, the platform spins your car to face the right way, so entering, exiting, and parking is effortless even in a tight central footprint.
Buyers pay the standard Greek property transfer tax (roughly 3%, including the municipal surcharge) plus notary and legal fees. Our team will walk you through the full picture.
Yes. Full freehold ownership, transferred to you by Greek notarial deed.
Pricing is shared privately with Early Access registrants. Register above and we'll send you the full details.
Register for Early Access → a private consultation to choose your floor → secure it with a reservation agreement.
Six residences. One of them could be yours.
The public launch hasn't happened yet. Right now, you're early — and being early is the whole advantage.