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House with garden Gerberoy (60)
In the village of Gerberoy, 1.5 hours outside of Paris, a 19th-century home and its flower garden. In the middle of this mostly pedestrian village, the property is hidden behind a fence covered in ivy, rose bushes and irises. Completely enclosed and hidden from prying eyes, a double iron gate opens onto a small brick pathway arranged in staggered rows. On the left, a small stone staircase leads to the lawn and the end of the garden; straight ahead, at the end of the pathway is the entrance to the house. The archives mention that the house was built in 1821, but the building is, undoubtedly, the result of successive extensions added onto the original building. Like a lesson in contrasts, it presents two opposing faces, with, on one side, a brick construction topped with a slate roof and, on the other, a half-timbered cob structure with a roof made of small local tiles. However, the whole remains coherent thanks to the patina of time and the identical size of all the large-pane windows protected by louvred shutters. The main entrance provides a discreet note of elegance. The top two-thirds of the door is glazed and crowned with a fanlight decorated in the antique style. Behind the house, a grassy paved courtyard leads to a garage and stables. For many years, the property was the calm oasis for Jean Tardieu who would frequently invite his writer friends here to reinvent the world.
…$796,100270m²7bedrooms1bathroomland 1,060m²By Patrice Besse
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Castle Sainte-Croix-Vallée-Française (48)
A castle and its feudal keep with a 30-hectare estate in the heart of the Cévennes national park, in the south of Lozère. Formerly the stronghold of the Arnal family, who at the end of the 17th century owned most of the valley and the hamlet of Beaumelle, hence the name Arnal de la Beaumelle, the castle was burnt down in 1702 during the War of the Camisards. When it was rebuilt between 1730 and 1740, it became more residential. The keep still dominates the surrounding buildings and has a wonderful view over the valley. The complex consists of a castle resembling a feudal residence flanked by two towers, as well as a number of outbuildings destined for farming, including cowsheds, a shed for drying chestnuts and the remains of an old castle chapel. This mainly west-facing hilltop property commands the southern valley. Fed by two springs, the estate has developed over the last two centuries thanks to livestock activities and terraced crop cultivation on numerous sun-drenched terraces. At the edge of the stream, the property is completed by the ruins of an imposing mill powered by its water.
…$661,600330m²6bedroomsland 31.2haBy Patrice Besse
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Castle Bourgoin-Jallieu (38)
A 19th century chateau with 14.5 hectares of grounds surrounded by verdant countryside in north-west Isère. This vast estate, extending over approx. 14.5ha of gently sloping, uninterrupted land, consists predominantly of woodlands. A shady driveway leads to a large gravel parking area to the north-west of the main building. It then continues towards a courtyard in front of the chateau, where the woods give way to a large clearing. A secondary path followed by a flight of steps lead to a swimming pool on a plateau overlooking the forest. On the other side, a small wooden chapel is tucked away beneath the trees. This was originally a forest house linked to an ancient 16th century Cistercian abbey. After the French Revolution, it was used as the home of the steward responsible for managing the national forest. In 1888, a local grandee commissioned the architect Joseph-Étienne Mallaval to build a substantial four-storey extension. The chateau, which has undergone several periods of construction and renovation, stands on the north-eastern edge of the grounds. Its most striking external architectural features are those dating from the 19th century. The distinct, homogenous volumes of each section follow one another cascading down to the outbuilding, reflecting the different periods in which they were built. The adobe, pebble, rammed earth concrete and clinker block facades are rendered. The roofs, clad with slate, monk and nun or flat 'beaver tail' tiles are in good condition; they have all been renovated, with the exception of the roof of the 19th-century main building. Today divided into various lodgings spread over three levels, the building has a total floor area of approx. 870 m². It is currently used as tourist accommodation, benefiting from one of the most peaceful environmental areas.
…$841,000864m²16bedrooms3bathroomsland 14.4haBy Patrice Besse
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House with pool and garden Pessac-sur-Dordogne (33)
A medieval tower with an adjoining house, swimming pool & outbuildings for renovation, in a small Gironde area village, overlooking the River Dordogne. With the river below, the tower, which is made of local light-yellow stone, boasts a sober and slender silhouette, punctuated by tall windows that let light filter in. Its old construction style, with six tall mullion windows, tells the story of an area shaped by river transport, winemaking and trade. The interior of the several-storey residence adjoining the tower has retained the raw character of its defensive origins: thick, light-coloured walls and ample as well as simple volumes. Each level provides a different view of the surrounding landscape, whether it be the waters of the River Dordogne, the vine-covered slopes or the villages of stone houses that dot the horizon. The property is surrounded by more than 5 hectares of land, punctuated by hundred-year-old trees.
…$947,500260m²5bedroomsland 5.8haBy Patrice Besse
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House with garden and terrace Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche (78)
A dwelling, with more than 290 m² of inhabitable floor area, and its annexe, nestled within the Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche golf course, not far from Versailles. Immersed in peace and quiet within the Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche golf course, the dwelling is accessible via a tarmacked lane lined by hedges, which encircles the property and only communicates with the houses in this neighbourhood. As for the dwelling, surrounded by its garden and topped with a slate gable roof, it is located on the golf course itself, while its architecture, both pleasing and sunny, features light-colour exteriors, coated in plaster on the ground floor and covered in cladding on its upper levels. With an inhabitable floor area of approximately 295 m², in addition to an annexe-workshop of nearly 40 m² and an indoor garage of 35 m², its large picture windows, punctuating its exteriors, provide its interior with ample sunlight and make it possible to admire the many trees, wooded spaces as well as the golf course’s swaths of verdant lawn, which blanket the landscape as far as the eye can see. Hugging the property’s natural slope, each floor in the dwelling is divided into several levels, connected by wooden railing and light-colour hardwood flooring, while the light circulates throughout the dwelling’s large rooms thanks to its many windows and glass doors, providing the whole with a warm and fluid environment, which blends seamlessly with the surrounding natural environment.
…$2,220,200370m²6bedrooms3bathroomsBy Patrice Besse
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House with pool and garden Villefranche-du-Périgord (24)
A 48-hectare estate with a large house, a pool, a guesthouse and a cluster of buildings to restore, tucked away in woods in France’s Périgord area. From a bird’s-eye view, this property looks like an old map. The most extensive section of its 48 hectares of unbroken land is a forest of oaks and chestnuts. The rest of the estate is made up of natural meadows. A fence designed to protect the homely space from wildlife demarcates a three-hectare plot around the buildings. A private lane lined with vegetation leads to this plot. The traditional design of the main house is typical of the Périgord style. It offers a 220m² floor area, spread out over a garden-level floor, a ground floor and a first floor in the roof space. Its facade of local stone faces south and leads out to a series of stone terraces that follow the slope of the land. The house is crowned with a steeply sloped roof of flat tiles. A square tower with a pyramidal roof recalls grand historical houses. This tower was added to give the house’s first owners a higher status. The ground floor has two lounges and a bedroom. The top floor has a bathroom and two bedrooms with sloping attic ceilings. On the garden-level floor, there is a kitchen with a door that leads straight out to a terrace, a little further down from which a swimming pool lies. A heating oil boiler heats up the house. The windows are single-glazed. A flower-dotted garden, which has been well maintained, extends around the buildings. Further down, there is a swimming pool set in a stone terrace. Its technical installations room is housed inside an old dry-stone hut crowned with a roof of stone tiles. Further up on the plot, there is a stone barn with a floor area of around 100m². It has an upstairs level too. This structure only has three elevations. Its fourth side is open, like a viewpoint that draws your gaze out over the surrounding countryside. Higher up, there is a stone guesthouse with a floor area of around 100m². Its interior has been converted like an open-plan apartment. A fireplace stands against one wall. A garage for two vehicles adjoins the house. Its doors face the private lane. On the east side, in the woods, there is a cluster of five stone buildings, arranged around a well. This cluster of buildings represents the other dimension of the property. The cluster is a former farm complex that needs to be renovated entirely. Until relatively recently, the main house in this cluster was still inhabited. However, the barns and outbuildings here have lacked roofs for a long time.
…$1,104,500315m²3bedrooms1bathroomland 48haBy Patrice Besse
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Castle Auxerre (89)
A renovated 18th-century chateau with outhouses and over seven hectares of grounds, nestled in France’s Yonne department in Burgundy, between the towns of Chablis and Auxerre. The estate covers more than seven hectares of unbroken land. It is made up of meadows and woods. Three gates lead into the estate. One of them takes you to a car park for guests staying here. Indeed, the place today offers accommodation and dining. The chateau is neo-Gothic in style. It stands at the south end of the plot. The outhouses, which are more rustic in style, lie towards the north. The latter stand opposite one another, separated by a walled court with a lawn, shrubs and trees. The chateau was built in the 18th century. The outhouses date back to the 19th century. The elevations are made of dressed stone with rendering. The outhouses have pointing that leaves the stonework slightly exposed. Most of the windows are rectangular or slightly arched. They are set in surrounds of brick or dressed stone. The roofs, punctuated with dormers, roof windows and chimney stacks, are almost all covered with local flat tiles. Three of the chateau’s slopes are covered with slate tiles. The roofs have different shapes. The chateau has a ground floor, a first floor and a second floor in the roof space. The three main outhouses, which can be lived in, were fully renovated in the 2010s and have a ground floor and a first floor.
…$1,513,800765m²17bedroomsland 7.1haBy Patrice Besse
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Land Castellina in Chianti (Italy)
In Chianti, a wine estate and its 166 hectares cultivated using organic farming methods. A wine estate whose history can be read in the architecture of its restored buildings: main villa, farmhouse and loggias scattered among olive trees and vineyards. The 166 hectares of land are cultivated using certified organic farming methods and produce wines and olive oil that are renowned beyond the region. Contemporary cellars and a traditional mill allow the estate to be run without breaking with the methods inherited from the region. The interiors retain their terracotta floors and exposed stone walls, while the different levels open onto the rolling landscape of Chianti. Part family home, part established wine business, this property offers the ideal conditions for a life rooted in the Tuscan countryside, where farming coexists with a built heritage that is part of the continuity of the place.
…$11,213,3001,660,000m²By Patrice Besse
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Manor Pont-Audemer (27)
A captivating 17th-century manor and its outbuildings, listed as Historical Monuments and in need of a complete restoration, on enclosed grounds of nearly 3.5 hectares, less than two hours from Paris, in the Eure department. This property includes several buildings dating from the late 16th century to the first half of the 17th century, which come together to create a coherent and aesthetically pleasing complex of edifices. In need of a complete restoration, the buildings, with the manor in the middle, are surrounded by immense grassy grounds, which are, in turn, encircled by living hedges and tall trees along their edges.
…$656,000200m²3bedroomsland 3.6haBy Patrice Besse
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House with garden and terrace Pontrieux (22)
A 19th century dwelling, restored in an elegant Italian style, within a small and charming, Venice-like village in Brittany. The property is located in a street adjacent to the main road, overlooking the River Trieux. The house stands out from its immediate surroundings thanks to its wide façade with eight windows, each fitted with wooden shutters painted a blue-grey. The house is rectangular in shape and has a slate gable roof. The façade, which is rendered in light grey and features fourteen windows set at regular intervals, each set off by a granite frame. A wide pavement separates the house from the street. The main entrance door, which is solid wood, is topped by a glass transom decorated with five lozenges, a beautiful final touch. On the right, a second carriage entrance, with a basket-handle arch, enhances the looks of the façade. An old wooden door which has recently been faithfully restored to its original design, opens onto a porch that runs along the building. The floor, which has been recently remade, is decorated with a central span of dark grey pebbles. Access to a separate flat is here, after climbing a few steps. The house faces west on the garden side. The outbuilding, one wing of which has been converted into a fully-equipped summer kitchen, faces the house. On this side, the house's exterior is in granite rubble and ashlar with wooden window frames. There are two balconies on the first floor, which is on the ground floor on the street side. The garden level adds to the already substantial living space. The outdoor spaces, planted with trees and flowers, slope gently down to the river. One of the town's 50 historic wash-houses, built on the water's edge, marks the property boundary, which is in the middle of the River Trieux.
…$1,008,100300m²7bedrooms3bathroomsland 1,430m²By Patrice Besse
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House with pool and garden Villeneuve-l'Archevêque (89)
A country residence, its reconverted garage and swimming pool, on the border of the Yonne and Aube departments, in the Pays d’Othe natural region. At the end of a quiet road, lined by elegant properties, is the 18th-century dwelling, the appearance of which recalls its original agricultural vocation. Composed of a single-storey farmhouse cleverly linked to an immense barn, placed at a right angle, the whole is topped with small tile Burgundy roof and surrounded by its recently enclosed 2,640-m² garden with an aboveground swimming pool and planted with a number of trees.
…$538,200270m²5bedrooms2bathroomsland 2,640m²By Patrice Besse
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Contemporary house with garden and terrace Tours (37)
20 minutes to the east of Tours, a former outbuilding, transformed into a pleasant family home with a garden. An iron gate opens from the street onto a gravelled parking area that leads up to the courtyard in front of the entrance to the house on one side and to the garden at the foot of the slope on the other side. This former outbuilding has been fully transformed and was enhanced by an extension in 2005. While outside only the brick window frames and a part of the building pay witness to its past, inside the partially exposed stone walls are well-preserved and combine with modern architecture. It has been designed as a family home, with six bedrooms ready to welcome new occupants, large west-facing windows and a vast reception room that opens onto the garden. There are three cellars in the hill slope and a flight of steps leads to a wooded area at its summit.
…$616,700264m²6bedrooms1bathroomland 1,840m²By Patrice Besse
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House with pool and terrace Terena (São Pedro) (Portugal)
A lakeside guesthouse in the village of Terena in Portugal’s Alentejo region. This touristic and agricultural property is centred upon a large guesthouse. Its grounds cover around six hectares in the beautiful countryside of Portugal’s Alentejo region. The guesthouse was renovated in 2015. It is a high-quality building with two levels and a traditional white facade with blue edging. The entrance hall is a bar, which connects to a professional kitchen. Beside this room, outside, there is a large terrace that offers a view of Terena Castle, which is listed as a historical monument. There is a spacious restaurant in the guesthouse. It has French windows on both sides. Upstairs, there are seven bedrooms. The estate includes a well-watered plantation that covers around three hectares. It gets its water from a nearby lake, which abounds in fish. This property would be a characterful stopover for a traveller, between the historical towns of Estremoz and Reguengos de Monsaraz.
…$1,289,500595m²8bedrooms8bathroomsland 5.9haBy Patrice Besse
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House with garden Saint-lo (50)
Perched in the hills of the Vire Valley, with 22 hectares of land, a listed chateau from the 13th and 15th centuries. On the outskirts of the city, a long tarmac driveway lined with horse chestnut trees descends towards the property’s entrance. Gradually, the landscape becomes less and less urban and the lawns on either side of the road become more expansive. The road leads to a wrought-iron gate supported by two solid schist rubble columns, extended on either side by low walls topped with fencing. Nearby, a chapel stands on a hill. On one side, the driveway runs along the length of an outbuilding, which is used as a garage, before reaching a square tower. The chateau stands on a promontory, with, as its background, the woods, which blanket the flank of the small valley and fields that border the Vire River. The fortress was built along the edge of a cliff overhanging the river by about twenty metres. Impregnable to the north, it was protected to the south by walls, towers and a drawbridge, which were destroyed in the 19th century. Today, the edifice is composed of the vestiges of an imposing construction and a wing built at a right angle to the body of the main building. Constructed out of schist rubble stone, it was built over three levels, including the attic space. Hipped dormer windows punctuate the slate roof on the side facing the Vire River. To the south, the front entrance is framed by columns, which support a straight lintel and triangular pediment. A three-sided, slightly projecting, tower houses the interior spiral staircase. It is topped with a triangular dormer with an oval oculus. A second round tower with a pepperpot turret roof is attached to a corner of the building. The mullion and cross-window surrounds are in granite ashlar stone. On the exterior corner of the two main buildings, a square extension with a slate hipped roof was built over two stories.
…$1,682,000600m²10bedrooms10bathroomsland 22.3haBy Patrice Besse
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House Azeitão (Portugal)
On the outskirts of Lisbon, in a natural park and near the beaches, a 16th century palace and its 42 ha estate. This is a solitary palace in the mountains, facing the immensity of the Atlantic. At the highest point of the Serra de Arrábida, this 16th century sanctuary was built by Madalena Giron, second duchess of Aveiro and devotee of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The 42-hectare estate was famous for the hunting parties that brought together the nobility of Azeitão. The guests stayed on the premises and attended mass in the chapel, which was a place of pilgrimage for the inhabitants of the area. Today, the architectural complex covers approximately 3,200 m², with several halls, private areas, outdoor and agricultural areas, for a total of 30 rooms. The interior is of great elegance and has retained all its original charm. The floors are of natural stone, the ceilings of painted wood and authentic Azulejo frescoes cover the exterior as well as the interior walls. In the main hall, a genuine Flanders tapestry welcomes visitors, who come to the Palácio for social events, weddings and christenings. The complex is well worth its reputation and is only a few minutes' drive from the splendid Portinho Arrábida, considered to be one of the most beautiful beaches in Europe.
…$13,455,9003,200m²land 42haBy Patrice Besse
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Property with pool and garden Nantes (44)
A splendid eighteenth-century mansion near Nantes, nestled in a beautiful landscaped garden that covers over a hectare and includes a pond and outhouses. The edifice is an emblematic example of the town’s architectural heritage. It bears witness to the rich history – and anecdotes – of this delightful area south of the majestic River Loire. The property can be considered one of the famous bijou mansions that dot the countryside around Nantes. These homes were built for the pleasure of high society during the upper middle classes’ golden age: the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The house is set back from a secondary road. It stands behind a remote-controlled metal gate that is flanked by two tall square pillars of dressed stone. The outdoor entrance area is divided into two distinct sections. An initial closed court reserved for parking includes a broad asphalt driveway, lawns, and lines of evergreen oaks and crape myrtles. A second, gravelled court is fenced off with wrought-iron railings and gates. It leads straight up to the house’s entrance door. This main courtyard faces north. It is bordered with the edifice’s principal section, which dates back to 1789 and offers 500m² of living space. Two wings extend it at right angles. They contain living spaces and areas for relaxation that cover around 600m². On the south side, trees dot a landscaped garden. Some of these trees are over a hundred years old. A path edges the eastern side of the grounds and leads to a group of outhouses. A kennel, a tunnel greenhouse, and a walled, fenced-off pond complete this marvellous 12,600m² property surrounded by walls. An adjoining plot of over six hectares could be added to it.
…$1,982,500500m²5bedroomsland 1.3haBy Patrice Besse
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House with garden Bayeux (14)
In Normandy, 15 km from Bayeux, an 18th-century château registered as a historic monument, set in a 60-hectare estate of land, woods, and groves. Before entering the village of Vaubadon, hidden behind a dense hedge, an avenue lined with a triple row of lime trees, grassed on either side, stretches in a slow perspective that introduces the estate. It leads to the wrought-iron gate, at the end of which stands the courtyard, preceded by moats. Surrounding it are various elements of the property: the walled kitchen garden and the gardener's house, the pond, the tennis court, and then the outbuildings, arranged around a large central courtyard. At the back, the park, registered as a historic monument, unfolds its lines to a large pond bordered by rhododendrons. This pond, more than just a simple amenity, marks a transition to the surrounding countryside, like a passage between a designed landscape and nature allowed a freer expression. The regularity of the openings, the height of the roofs, and the clarity of the composition characterize the entire building. The château features a southeast-facing facade, oriented towards the courtyard, whose regular layout and harmonious proportions confirm its classical character. Elevated two stories under the attic and resting on a semi-buried garden level, it is organized around a central structuring body, extended by volumes added in the 19th century. The slate roofs, punctuated by dormers and tall chimney stacks, as well as four pavilions topped with higher roofs, help to rhythmically define the silhouette and affirm the presence of the dwelling in the landscape. This clarity of composition, the alliance between symmetry, order, and decor, earned the château its historic monument registration in 2012.This description has been automatically translated from French.
…$3,061,2001,100m²18bedrooms4bathroomsland 60haBy Patrice Besse
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Apartment with terrace Auteuil Sud - Paris 16ᵗʰ (75)
A family apartment with four bedrooms and a 30-m² private garden, in the south of the Auteuil district in Paris. The building was erected in 1926 and stands out thanks to its soberly-lined architecture. The main entrance opens into an elegant hall, with secure access and a live-in building superintendent. At the same time, a more discrete metal door from a pedestrianised street represents a more secretive means of access. The apartment boasts unique volumes, has a floor area of almost 150 m² and boasts an approximately 30-m² private garden. The living room is split into two intermediate levels and forms a more than 50-m² living space featuring several wooden steps and a remarkable ceiling height of up to four metres. Its layout enables easy movement and provides an almost theatrical perception of the spaces, flowing naturally into the private garden, which can be reached at ground level. It is isolated, overlooks a pedestrianised street and enjoys peace and quiet, which is rare for such an address. The lounge is generously bathed in light through large windows. From the apartment’s main entrance hall, a corridor leads to all the various rooms: a separate kitchen, a guests’ lavatory and four bedrooms, including two which overlook the commonhold’s green spaces and two which face the private garden. To ensure the utmost comfort, there are three shower rooms. The property exudes a timeless elegance thanks to warm-toned wood strip flooring, doors fitted with mirrors and, in particular, custom-made bookshelves along an entire wall. In addition to the price for the apartment, a nearby garage can also be purchased.
…$1,558,600148m²4bedrooms1bathroomBy Patrice Besse
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House with garden Baugé-en-Anjou (49)
Between Tours and Angers, with 19 ha of park and 305 ha of forests and agricultural land, a 19th century castle and its outbuildings. A country road leads to a gated entrance. It opens onto a driveway that crosses the park and leads to the castle. A dirt path continues to the outbuildings, arranged around a courtyard. The property dates from the first half of the 19th century. Built of tuffeau on a hard stone base, the main dwelling rises four levels, about 250 m² each, one of which is under the eaves. The building, rectangular in shape, is flanked by four octagonal towers with pepper-pots, standing at each of its corners. The four-pitched slate roof is pierced, at the front and back, by Renaissance-style dormers. The main facades and the towers are rusticated. The cornices are decorated with corbels. Portraits surmount two central doors on either side, framed by pilasters and accessible, at the front, by a straight staircase; at the back, by a double-spiral staircase bordered by a tuffeau railing. The front facade is extended by a balcony supported by a lion's head. The ground floor is occupied by reception rooms, which have retained their original decor. Eleven bedrooms and an office-library extend over the two upper floors. The castle, oriented north-south, is in the middle of its park and close to the courtyard of the outbuildings located near the west gable. The estate includes an English-style park of nearly 20 ha, about 90 ha of agricultural land, and a forested area of around 215 ha. All buildings will require renovation work.This description has been automatically translated from French.
…$4,485,300750m²11bedroomsland 323.7haBy Patrice Besse
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House with garden and terrace Yerres (91)
A complex of historical houses, 30 minutes from Paris, converted into rental apartments and commercial premises for lease. The complex can be seen from the street and stretches over a plot of more than 2,000-m². It is made up of four adjoining houses, set one after another. They can be reached via a gate opening onto the town’s main street as well as via a private lane. The houses are separate but all share the same architectural identity: they boast elegant façades in light-coloured cladding, adorned with red-painted joinery and half-timbering, and are topped by roofs made of tiles. The last house stands out thanks to its brickwork and a slate mansard roof. Decorative mouldings adorn the dormer windows and are underlined by a strip of patterned tiles. Lastly, the vast majority of the houses’ windowsills boast wrought-iron guard railings. Opposite the property, on the other side of the private lane, there is a right of way onto a plot of land which serves as the property’s garden and as a parking area for several vehicles.
…$3,033,800705m²9bedroomsland 2,126m²By Patrice Besse
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