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Place des Vosges 75004 Paris

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Four bedroom, three bath: Charming and elegant property with four large windows overlooking Place des Vosges

€ 7,350,000

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Apartment facts

Total n° of Rooms7

Size221 m2 / 2378.84 sq ft

Floor1, etage noble

N° of Bedrooms4

N° of Bathrooms3

KitchenLarge, fully equipped

Floors (wood, tile)Parquet de Versailles wood flooring and stone

N°of FireplacesYes

General ConditionGood, but needs some renovation

Four bedroom, three bath: First floor apartment (second floor American) located in a 17th century historical mansion set directly on Place des Vosges and accessed by a grand, historically rated staircase. The large entry features stone cabochon floors. The property has four large windows overlooking the Place, including the living room and dining rooms with parquet de Versailles floors, wood paneling, fireplace and 3.5 meter-high ceilings. A bedroom with parquet de Versailles flooring, wood paneling and fireplace also overlooks the Place des Vosges, and has it’s own ensuite bath.Overlooking the interior courtyard are the large, inviting kitchen, also with high ceilings, an office / atrium and two additional bedrooms with bath. A bedroom or office with separate bath is located in the “Entresol” level, accessed via a separate entry. A magnificent wine cellar and a service room also come with the property. A parking spot is reserved in the courtyard. Some freshening or updates may be needed.

Location

Paris: 4th arrondissement

The heart of the Marais, the 4^th arrondissement has had many incarnations through the centuries, alternating between aristocratic hotspot to Jewish ghetto then back again, and to its present hip and trendy status. The changing social fabric and narrow, crowded streets of the Marais spared it the bulldozer of Baron Haussmann, making it one of the few areas in Paris where Renaissance through 18^th century architecture still abounds. The Île Saint Louis, which defines this arrondissement’s southern edge, is the oldest part of Paris, where the city first began.

Average price: €13,197/m2; +5.2% over one year; +57.9% over 10 years

The Marais is the 3rd most expensive area in Paris, after the 6th and 7th. There is still good value in the lively, village-like part of the Marais when compared to Saint Germain de Prés. Look to the neighborhoods in the Village Saint Paul and north of the Place de Vosges for the rare, quieter streets. Prices can top €21,000/m² for the Ile St Louis, where tourists have nearly eliminated much of the neighborhood feeling and may someday dampen its appeal, but that day has yet to come.

Current Market Prices — 4th arrondissement

Neighborhood	Price/m2 in euros
	Low	Medium	High
Saint-Merri	€ 9,306	€ 12,256	€ 16,195
Saint-Gervais	€ 9,791	€ 13,478	€ 18,090
Arsenal	€ 9,064	€ 12,796	€ 19,884
Notre-Dame	€ 10,303	€ 14,936	€ 25,483

Get to know the 4th arrondissement

Architectural styles

Paris evolved out of a walled city, and some historians argue that this alone has given Paris a certain logic that London or Boston lacks. Paris has really never lost its walls: 900 years after the 12th-century wall of Philippe August, we now live in a city walled by its ring-road, the Péripherique highway. This succession of walls, gradually torn down and rebuilt through the centuries, has created a spiraling city, which grew gradually out from the Ile de la Cité. It’s not surprising that some of the oldest buildings are near the center of the spiral.

Medieval

(1100-1526)

During the early Middle Ages, the people of Paris poached entire sections of the sturdier Roman walls to use for their own buildings. You can still find roman stones in the cellars of the medieval half-timbered buildings found mostly in the 4th arrondissement but also in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 6^th.

Interiors have low pier and beam ceilings, walls are half-timber or exposed stone, and the layout tends to have small and irregular sized rooms. These Pain de Bois buildings are structured around a staircase with a wooden or stone load-bearing axis at the center and a cellar of vaulted caves, both of which make installing an elevator in these buildings almost impossible.

Religious buildings also survive, beginning with the Romanesque style (round arched windows) and then evolving into Gothic style (pointed arches, cross vaults and flying buttresses).

Renaissance

(1515-1643)

When François I took over the French throne, he surrounded himself with the best creative minds of the time, inviting Leonardo da Vinci to Paris and hiring Italian architects to renovate the Louvre; the French capital surged with life and new buildings.

When François died in 1547, the city was torn apart by Catholic and Protestant factions. Henri IV, finally brought peace to Paris and was determined to restore its brilliance. He completed the Pont Neuf, extended the Louvre and reorganized the entranceways of the city. His most beautiful public legacy is the Place Royale. This was also the era of the magnificent private urban chateaux known as “hôtels particuliers,” which developed in the Latin Quarter, the Faubourg Saint-Germain, and the Quartier du Palais-Royal (Rue Saint-Honoré) for the noble class.

Immeuble de Rapport

While Louis XIV (1643-1715) was exploring the Baroque style, ordinary Parisians of this era saw the development of the humble immeuble de rapport: rental apartment buildings for the middle class which continued in popularity for several hundred years. Found in the 3^rd, 4^th, 9^th, 10^th, and 11^th arrondissements, the facades are simple cut stone with interior walls made of “Paris stone” (plastered), and a brick fireplace. The floors are oak parquet with parallel slats; the ceilings are medium or low in height. Shorter, less expensive wood beams were used, so rooms were rectangular and small. Most apartments were studios or one bedroom but over the years many have been combined to create larger apartments. The stairwell in this type of building is small but elevators are generally possible.

Restaurants

Volumes have been written on where to eat in Paris, but this is our very personal take on favorite places to go in each arrondissement. Some are swanky and require reservations, and some are more casual eateries. If you find other favorites, let us know so we can add them to our site in the future.

Claude Colliot

40 rue des Blancs-Manteaux, 4th
tel: 01 42 71 55 45 | M° Rambuteau
www.claudecolliot.com

Inspired by fresh seasonal produce, and with colors to delight the eyes as well as taste buds, this neo bistro is modern French with an inventive twist. Mixing ingredients of the moment for the freshest tastes is their philosophy and the results are sometimes unusual but always delicious.

Mon Vieil Ami

69 rue Saint-Louis-en-l’île, 4th
tel: +33 (0)1 40 46 01 35 | M° Pont Marie, Saint-Paul & Sully – Morland
www.mon-vieil-ami.com

Île Saint Louis, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Paris, is full of winding streets, old hôtel particuliers, crêperies and ice cream shops. Tucked on one of the cobblestone streets running through the island is a modern French restaurant with a warm, convivial atmosphere. The chef creates dishes featuring fresh produce and meats, highlighting the fruits of the French land. Serving both lunch and dinner, Mon Vieil Ami (My Old Friend) is a great place to share a meal with friends or family.

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