Developer Finishing Standard
The baseline finishing condition in which Polish developers typically hand over new-build units — plastered walls, a floor screed, and installed windows and an entry door, but no flooring, paint, kitchen, or fixtures.
Сфера дії: Польща.
Визначення
The developer finishing standard (standard deweloperski) is not a legally fixed specification but a market-recognized baseline: walls are plastered and ready for paint, floors have a leveled screed but no final flooring, windows and the entry door are installed, and basic electrical and plumbing points are roughed in — but the unit has no paint, flooring, kitchen units, bathroom fixtures, or interior doors. The buyer is expected to complete the finishing themselves or hire contractors after handover.
Because there is no single legal definition, the exact scope varies between developers and should be checked in the specific unit's technical specification (karta lokalu) attached to the reservation or preliminary agreement — some developers include a fitted kitchen or bathroom tiling as part of an enhanced standard, others do not.
This differs from a "turnkey" (pod klucz) handover, where the developer completes full finishing — flooring, paint, kitchen, bathroom fixtures — before the buyer moves in, typically at a higher price per square meter.
Приклади
A buyer compares two otherwise similar units and finds one priced lower because it is offered in developer finishing standard rather than turnkey.
Before signing, a buyer checks the technical specification attached to the reservation agreement to confirm exactly what "developer standard" includes for this specific building.
A buyer budgets an additional amount per square meter for flooring, painting, and a kitchen after receiving a unit in developer finishing standard.
Як це впливає на купівлю та продаж
Because "developer standard" is not a fixed legal term, buyers should never assume it matches what they saw in a different project — the only reliable source is the unit's own technical specification, and any discrepancy between what was verbally promised and what the specification lists should be resolved in writing before signing.
