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Situated in the Marais some two blocks North of the Pompidou centre; a few houses away from the oldest house in Paris (1407). Notre Dame is a ten minute walk and can be seen from the corner of the street looking down Rue Beaubourg. Avenue de l'Opera is a twenty minute walk as is place Saint Germain, Situating this XVIth century townhouse in the walking center of Paris.
The XVIth century building sits on XIVth/ XVth century vaulted cellars that have entirely been rehabilitated to host a sauna, mahogany paneled exercise room. Sitting room for pre dinner drinks (that can be used for additional dining room sitting twelve) and vaulted dining room that sits sixteen and the kitchen with three refrigerators and deep freezers, steam and traditional ovens, three sinks, each with food disposal.
There are two powder rooms with toilets on this level. An additional cellar was dug by present owner to facilitate laundry and storage facilities. Floors of both basements are in XVIIIth century terra cotta tiles.
The ground floor consists of a self contained studio (presently used by staff) with a floor to ceiling gas working stone XVIIth century fire place, Mahogany bath room with tub and shower stall. refrigerator-sink-hot plate kitchenette unit.
An entrance and foyer with two XVIIth century gas working fireplaces. There is a small office/library and a mahogany paneled powder room off from spacious entrance hall. Floors of the entire ground floor are Burgundy stone from a XVth century priory.
A XVIIth century stone staircase leads to the second floor (this staircase and wrought iron banister was added in the XVIIth century by affluent owners) thus leading to an atrium with Gothic style glass roof and glass floor permitting to see the ground floor foyer (this glass floor gives natural light to the ground floor foyer and staircase). A kitchen/bar unit is off the landing.
To the left of the glass room there are two XVIIIth century painted chinoiserie Venetian doors of exceptional quality (pictured in Architectural Digest) leading into a bedroom with bathroom and mahogany wardrobe. This room could be used as a study or library. Walls and ceiling are covered in fabric. Ceiling height on this floor is three meters twenty. There is an XVIIth century stone wood burning floor to ceiling fire place; the doors leading to the bathroom are XVIIth century carved black pear wood. Bathroom, as all bathrooms and one of the powder rooms are in solid mahogany. The floors are XVIIth century tiles and slate.
Opposite this room, crossing the glass-floored atrium is the drawing room with the same XVIIth century tile and slate floor as is found in pre described bedroom, also with a XVIIth century floor to ceiling gas burning fire place (also in Architectural Digest). There are two windows with IXXth century floral painted interior shutters. Two XVIIth century carved black pear wood doors conceal the lift. Ceilings are three meters twenty. Walls and ceilings covered in fabric.
The staircase leading to the third floor (with same wrought iron XVIIth century banister to the top of the house) is of terra cotta and wood. The third floor is in XVIIth century terra cotta tiles and has has two bedrooms, each with their own mahogany bathrooms. One small two leveled loggia child's room with one window facing the top of the gothic glass roofed atrium and the larger bedroom facing the street with two windows; In this bedroom the lift arrives directly into the room which has a gas burning XVIIth century fire place. There are two doors to the lift, the other opens to the hall for the child's room. Once again lift doors are hidden behind XVIIth century doors. Walls and ceiling with fabric. Ceilings are same height as the drawing room (three meters twenty).
The staircase leading to the fourth floor is also of wood and tile. The bedroom on the fourth floor consists of a bathroom with tub and shower stall and two windows facing the street, floors are of XVIIth century terra cotta tiles. There is a gas burning stone floor to ceiling XVIIIth century fireplace. There is a kitchenette unit in this room, which is the largest bedroom of the house. Walls and ceilings are covered in fabric. This bedroom is featured in Architectural Digest.
A tiled and wood staircase leads to the fifth floor bedroom with bathroom consisting of bathtub and shower staul. This room has a XVIIth century stone gas burning fire place. The room has a small-planted terrace to which open Two French window and over looks the roofs of Paris. Walls and ceilings covered in fabric, XVIIth century terra cotta times on the floor. This bedroom also has a kitchenette unit.
The house was stripped down bare and rebuilt between 1999 and 2000 and was decorated in the fall of 2000 by Cristophe Gollut of London and featured in the December 2001 issue of Architectural Digest. All plumbing, electrical, heating and air-conditioning are new. The renovations are considered by professionals of Paris real estate to be one of the finest renovations seen in the city in the last years.
The house has central heating and air-conditioning. General alarm system (break in and fire). A central water filter for the house. A central vacuuming system. Bathroom fixtures, tubs, wash basins etc. from PC Hart in London. All floors are either XVth - XVIth - XVIIth - XVIIIth century stone or tiles. All doors are XVIIth or XVIIIth century but for a pair of oval doors that are late IXXth century. All fireplaces (eight) are of stone from the XVIIth or XVIIIth century. Walls and ceilings of the house are covered in fabric, Bevilaqua for the most part. Passage ways are covered in ostrich
leather so is elevator interior. All double paned windows are new. Floors and structure were re-evaluated and strengthened.
All major work on the house is covered by a ten-year insurance till 2010.
HOUSE CONSISTS OF:
Entrance hall:/library/ office
Drawing room with atrium/conservatory
Dining room sits fourteen with small sitting room that converts to second dinning room that can sit twelve
Kitchen
Three powder rooms/toilets, one mahogany paneled
Mahogany panelled exercise room and sauna with its shower
Six bedrooms each with mahogany paneled bathrooms three of which have in addition to bath tub separate enclosed shower units
Total house surface 435 Square meters.
This is one of the rare move-in townhouses on the Paris market.
Please Contact John Greer for More Information.
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