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3 residences released this week

Houses that hold
the light of a coastline.

ALMARÉ is a small atelier representing architecturally significant homes along the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, and the high desert — sold quietly, by appointment, to people who will keep them well.

€1.24B
residences placed
312
homes represented
18
coastal & desert regions
Featured residence
Casa Mirador
38.3877° N · Comporta, Portugal
€4,250,000
412 m²
Represented & published in
AlcoveMERIDIANCœur QuarterlyHabitatFolioThe NorthsouthAtelier IndexMaison Review AlcoveMERIDIANCœur QuarterlyHabitatFolioThe NorthsouthAtelier IndexMaison Review
How we work

Representation, not a portal.

01 — SOURCING

We see the house before it is listed.

Most of what we represent never reaches an open market. We work from a quiet roster of architects, owners, and estate managers across eighteen regions — and we visit every home in person before we agree to carry it.

  • Off-market & pre-listing access
  • Architect-verified provenance
  • Discreet, appointment-only viewings
02 — STEWARDSHIP

A house is a long relationship.

We match homes to owners who will care for them — not the highest bidder, the right one. After the sale we stay on: caretakers, seasonal opening, the local mason who knows the roof. Nine in ten of our owners keep us on for the life of the house.

27
years in practice
94%
owners retained
03 — SEASONS

Or stay for a season.

Several owners open their residences for a handful of weeks each year. The same homes, the same standard — a fully staffed villa in Comporta in June, a desert house outside Marfa in the cool of October. Curated, never crowded.

Explore seasonal stays
Open residences — Spring 2026

Currently representing

06 of 312 shown
Where we work

Two coastlines and
one high desert.

We keep our footprint deliberately narrow. Knowing a region — its light, its builders, its planning quirks — matters more than covering the map.

Mediterranean Coast118 homes
Atlantic — Comporta & Cascais64 homes
High Desert — California & Texas71 homes
Pacific — Baja & Big Sur59 homes
N 40°·W 8° — REGION INDEX
Elena Marr
FOUNDING PRINCIPAL · LIC. RICS
The atelier
“We have sold the same house in Comporta three times in twenty years — to three families who all still send a card at Christmas. That is the business.
Elena Marr founded ALMARÉ in 2007 after a decade placing architect-led homes across the Côte d'Azur. She personally walks every residence the atelier represents.
1,408
private inquiries answered
31
days median to viewing
9
specialists on staff
Begin an inquiry

Tell us the house
you have in mind.

Every inquiry reaches a person, usually within a day. Describe the coastline, the light, the number of doors you'd like to leave open — and Elena will write back.