Location

At the beginning of the 13th century, the University of Paris had just been set up in what was to become the Latin quarter. The abbots from Cluny in Burgundy, and others, were looking to establish a home and a college. The latter, built during the second half of the 13th century occupied the current place of the Sorbonne; their home was near to the thermal baths. At the end of the 15th century, Jacques d’Amboise, abbot of Cluny (1485-1510) decided to rebuild the Parisian abbey which adjoined the thermal baths. Opposite the gardens, on the third floor of a predominantly south-facing, dressed stone building with a lift, with three west-facing windows.

Description

The armoured, double landing door opens into a wide access corridor with, on the road side, a long piece of furniture used as a desk, complete with a decorative wall recess. Opposite said door is a very wide alcove which has been used to accommodate a large painting.
On the left is a large room, illuminated by 4 double windows, 3 of which face due south, and between which “Acova” radiators have been installed. A compressed oak shelving unit, covering the east wall comprises 16 compartments and the cupboards required to accommodate a home cinema system with a flat screen television. On the north wall are 2 recesses, one on top of another, for displaying photographs, with a third one with lighting that can be used as a small bookshelf. The centre of this room forms a lounge-dining room that can take a wide Colonial-style settee and two club armchairs as well as a dining table for 6 to 10 people.
The west end of this room extends into an open-plan kitchen that comprises a customised central island, the lower part of which forms a wide storage area. Along the end wall is a long work surface that incorporates a double sink unit, an American-style fridge, a “Cornue” kitchen range with its extraction hood, and numerous wall and floor cupboards. The work surface on top of the central island and the floor in this area is covered with Hainaut blue stone.
The east side of this room extends by means of a framed, double-leaf door into a wide bedroom illuminated by a double window with indoor shutters. The west and north walls of this room have been fitted out with a bookcase and a shoe cupboard for one and a dressing room for the other; all are made of the same wood as the shelving unit. This room extends even further on the left into a bathroom that is partly covered with grey mosaic, and includes a bath, a cupboard with a wash-basin and shelves.
On the opposite wall, separated from one another as well as the rest of the room by an opaque glass partition wall, are an independent toilet and shower.
On the right is a study or a small child’s bedroom, illuminated by a south-facing window with its indoor shutter.
All of this section from the entrance has strip pattern, tinted, knot-free oak parquet flooring.
To the right of the entrance, accessed via a corridor, are 4 carpeted bedrooms (3 facing west and 1 facing east). All are illuminated via double windows and have numerous cupboards. In the middle of this corridor is a laundry room that can take a washing machine and a tumble dryer with numerous wall and floor cupboards, and a tiled floor.
Opposite, a shower room with a double wash-basin, a heated towel rail and, at the end, two showers facing one another.

Our opinion

Right in the centre of the Latin quarter, a cleverly designed flat for a large family, tastefully, practically and functionally renovated. Although it is on a boulevard, its south-facing aspect, its double glazing and the tranquillity of the gardens opposite make it luminous and soothingly peaceful.

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NB: The above information is not only the result of our visit to the property; it is also based on information provided by the current owner. It is by no means comprehensive or strictly accurate especially where surface areas and construction dates are concerned. We cannot, therefore, be held liable for any misrepresentation.