Paris Town House 8771 is 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 15th century townhouse in the walking center of Paris.
The 16th century building sits on 15th 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 18th 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 17th century fire place, Mahogany bath room with tub and shower stall. Refrigerator-sink-hot plate kitchenette unit.
There is an entrance and foyer with two 17th century gas working fireplaces. 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 15th century priory.
A 17th century stone staircase leads to the second floor, which leads 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 18th 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 a 17th century stone wood burning floor to ceiling fire place; the doors leading to the bathroom are 17th century carved black pear wood. Bathroom, as all bathrooms and one of the powder rooms are in solid mahogany. The floors are 17th century tiles and slate.
Opposite this room, crossing the glass-floored atrium is the drawing room with the same 17th century tile and slate floor as is found in pre described bedroom, also with a 17th century floor to ceiling gas burning fire place (also in Architectural Digest). There are two windows with 19th century floral painted interior shutters. Two 17th 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 is of terra cotta and wood. The third floor is in 17th century terra cotta tiles and has two bedrooms, each with their own mahogany bathrooms. One of these bedroms is a small two leveled loggia child’s room and has one window facing the top of the gothic glass roofed atrium, the other larger bedroom faces the street and has two windows. In this larger bedroom the lift arrives directly into the room. This larger bedrom also has a gas burning 17th 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 17th century doors. Walls and ceiling with fabric. Ceilings are three meters twenty in height.
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 17th century terra cotta tiles. There is a gas burning stone floor to ceiling 18th 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 17th century stone gas burning fire place. The room has a small-planted terrace, which is accessed by two French windows and overlooks the roofs of Paris. Walls and ceilings covered in fabric, 17th century terra cotta tiles 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 past years.
The house has central heating and air-conditioning. General alarm system. A central water filteration for the house. A central vacuum system.
The Townhouse 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 is 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.
The Townhouse is fully staffed with live in House Manager and maid service included, a chef is available on request.
This is one of the rare move-in townhouses on the Paris market.
