Apartment Paris 2ème (75)
A 132m² Parisian apartment with the calm of an inner court, nestled in an edifice dating back to 1839 in the city’s 2nd arrondissement. The apartment is tucked away in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, in the city’s Vivienne district. It is nestled in a Louis-Philippe style edifice that dates back to 1839. The dwelling offers a floor area of around 132m². It enjoys the calm of a paved inner court and it lies on the first floor of a six-floor commonhold building with a lift and caretaker. The street-side facade of stone displays a wealth of architectural articulation with dressed stone in relief, stringcourses, a cornice, a continuous balcony with a finely crafted wrought-iron balustrade upon richly sculpted corbels, and window surrounds with mouldings. The court-side elevations are plainer, yet they display Ionic pilasters, sculpted entablatures, window surrounds with mouldings, and stringcourses with dentils. You enter the edifice from the street via a large carriage door that is painted blue. This impressive door has glazing and it is crowned with a fanlight that is also glazed. The glazing is set behind finely crafted wrought-iron grates with geometric and foliage motifs. The door leads into a long covered entrance area with a paved floor and a vaulted ceiling that is richly decorated with floral sculptures. This long covered entrance area takes you to a court that is paved with terracotta tiles and dotted with plants in pots. You reach the apartment on the right. You can take an old metal-cage lift or a timber staircase that climbs up around it with a wooden and iron handrails. The dwelling has an entrance hall, a kitchen and dining area with a floor area of around 28m², a lounge with a floor area of around 38m², and two bedrooms. One of the bedrooms has a floor area of around 27m² and was formed by the combination of two rooms that were initially separate. Lastly, there is a bathroom with a bath and a shower and, further on, there is a lavatory. In-built cupboards and bookshelves have been fitted throughout the apartment. Each of the rooms looks out at a calm court that faces east and west. The property also includes a 5m² cellar in the basement.
$1,275,400
By Patrice Besse
