This apartment replicates that combination of vintage and modern elements that make Paris such a vibrant city. With its two-story picture window, mezzanine bedroom and placement in a recently constructed (1954) building, it has a spacious, breezy aspect that is refreshingly contemporary. With its verdant and quintessentially Parisian courtyard, spacious rooms and situation on a quiet street in a quartier known for its elegant boulevards and noble pierre de taille buildings, it harkens back to a period for which the northern 16th arrondissement is famous - Belle Époque Paris. The nicely appointed shops, restaurants and cafés in the area, all within convenient walking distance of the apartment, reflect the same blend of traditional and contemporary styles.
The 76 m2 (818 sq. ft.) apartment is reached by passing through the building's impeccably kept marble lobby to a long courtyard, lushly landscaped with trees, flowers and tall shrubs, from which a terrace leads to the apartment entrance. The courtyard has a high stone wall to assure privacy from neighbors in adjoining buildings, and is completely shielded from street noise.
On the apartment's main level an entrance hall opens onto a large (around 35 m2, 377 sq. ft.) living and dining room, which has wall-to-wall white carpeting and floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. A mezzanine is above, and in this part of the main room the ceiling soars to six meters (12'). Light pours in from the picture window, which looks into the courtyard. As the apartment shares the ground level with only one other apartment, it has total privacy from neighbors in the same and other buildings.
The kitchen, refurbished in 2005, is fully equipped and has granite counters with generous cabinet space.
A wide stairway leads to the upper level where there are a bedroom with parquet floor and a recently updated bathroom with tub, wall shower and WC. The bedroom has several closets as well as a niche that offers ample room for a workspace with computer.
Monthly building charges per quarter are 800 €, which includes the cost of heat. Property taxes (foncières and d'habitation combined) run less than 2,000 € a year.
The apartment is overall in excellent condition, although a new owner might wish to have it repainted. With its exceptional size for a one-bedroom apartment, its amenities and its location in a convenient and prestigious quartier of Paris, the apartment has excellent rental potential. It has not been rented previously.
Kitchen appliances are included in the sale price. The owner is willing to discuss the sale of most of the furniture.
A Métro station on the lovely Place Victor Hugo is less than a five-minute walk. Etoile, served by three different lines and the RER, is only slightly further.
Price: 635,000 € | Rental potential: Excellent.
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