A 19th-century dwelling with five bedrooms, two outbuildings, a swimming pool and an enclosed garden, in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés' Parc neighbourhood - r
A 19th-century dwelling with five bedrooms, two outbuildings, a swimming pool and an enclosed garden, in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés' Parc neighbourhood.
Located to the southeast of Paris, only five kilometres from the gates of the city and one kilometre from the Bois de Vincennes, the city of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés is situated on a peninsula surrounded by the Marne's final looping meander. As for the property, located in the sought-out "Parc" neighbourhood, it was built in the 19th century and stands out thanks to the stately allure of its original façade. Expanded according to standard practices, the four-storey dwelling, with approximately 200 m², also comes with a self-contained 20-m² studio flat and extends over a parcel of land of nearly 680 m².
With a basement, ground floor, two upper levels and a total of seven rooms, the main floor features an entrance hall, a kitchen, an immense living room-dining room as well as a lavatory. Quite open and airy, this space is extended by a patio giving on to the garden and a swimming pool, located in the back.
In addition, the first floor contains three bedrooms, one of which abuts a bathroom and a shower room, as well as a separate lavatory, whereas the second floor features a fourth bedroom that spans the entire level and gives on to a private roof terrace, as well as a shower room with lavatory and a wardrobe.
In front of the dwelling and facing the street, a courtyard, with an artist's studio, is large enough to accommodate three vehicles, in addition to the street parking in front of the property, while, in the back, giving on to the garden and swimming pool, a studio flat with a shower room was built in order to provide an additional living space and create a fifth bedroom.
Back on the property's courtyard side, the dwelling features a symmetrical composition with smooth white stone used in its quoins, window surrounds, as well as to decorate its façade's central bay, which nicely highlights its ochre and pink bricks. With windows symmetrically placed on each floor and a central balcony, the house is topped with a gable dormer window, characteristic of 19th-century bourgeois dwellings.
The DwellingA wrought-iron gate opens on to a flagstone courtyard in front of the dwelling, the latter of which is accessible via double-sided front steps - protected from the elements thanks to an overhead balcony - and is made up of a square pavilion whose floor area was expanded in the back in order to create more living space. In addition to plenty of street parking in front of the property, the interior courtyard also provides a large and enclosed space for additional vehicles.The Ground FloorThe ground floor is laid out around a sunny living area, of approximately 50 m², while its ample proportions ensure fluid circulation between its different spaces.
As for the front door, it opens on to an entryway, of approximately 16 m², which provides access to the kitchen, the latter of which was recently renovated, whereas a hallway provides access to the living room-dining room, overlooking the garden and swimming pool thanks to large picture windows.
With cream-colour floor tiles throughout this floor, a staircase in the entryway ascends to the dwelling's upper floors, while access to the basement is also possible from the house's interior.The First FloorThe staircase's handrail, decorated with an ornamental glass orb at its base, safeguards its dark oak steps, which provide access to the upper floors, while the landing communicates with an initial bedroom, of approximately 14 m², a bathroom with lavatory, a second bedroom of nearly 12 m² with an adjacent shower room, a wardrobe, as well as a third bedroom with ...
