Located in a very residential neighbourhood with wide, tree-lined avenues bordered by many private mansions with impressive façades and appreciated for its tranquillity and discreetness, the property is accessible via a spiked entrance gate, which opens on to the grounds, as well as a second entrance from another avenue that provides vehicular access to a gravel parking area. As for the manor house, it was erected in the middle of the grounds, while its main façade, set back from the street, faces north and its southern exterior, facing the garden, looks out on to the tiled swimming pool.
The original three-storey building, with a central layout and an attic level, features stone-colour plaster exteriors as well as a slate and zinc Mansard roof, while a lateral two-storey wing with a roof terrace was added at a later time to the west. Extending on from this wing, a modern conservatory was created next to the swimming pool, whereas immense grounds planted with lawn and tall trees, some of which are multi-century, is landscaped with shrubs and flowerbeds and scattered here and there with several peaceful nooks, ideal for relaxation, under the shade of a tree or near the swimming pool.

The Main Dwelling

Constructed with three storeys over a basement level, the villa’s northern exterior features a wooden double-door entrance – the top half of which is glazed and adorned with ornate wrought-iron details – accessible via a short flight of stone steps and crowned with a fanlight. With window/door surrounds and quoins alternating between brick and stone, on the first floor, stone lintels are topped with pediments and finely crafted guardrails safeguard all of the dwelling’s double-glazed windows. Highlighting the manor’s different levels, two stone stringcourses, the upper one of which is moulded, cadence its exterior, while the dwelling’s slate and zinc Mansard roof is punctuated by several eyebrow dormer windows Last, but not least, the basement level stands out thanks to decorative stone cladding and is illuminated by several basement windows.

The ground floor
The entrance hall gives on to a large, sunny dual-aspect living room with a light-grey Carrare marble floor. Not far from here is a modern kitchen with an elegant and stately design, a natural stone tile floor, as well as a central marble island that can be used for eating meals. From this room, a separate door provides access to the conservatory and swimming pool, while a small corridor includes a lavatory with a Japanese-style toilet as well as a contemporary, white porcelain washbasin. On the other side of the entrance hall is a sitting room with original oak mitred Herringbone hardwood floors and a black marble open-hearth fireplace, topped with a gilded mirror, whereas glass double doors open on to a second sitting room to the south with oak hardwood floors, two pairs of large glass double doors with fanlights as well as a central ceiling rose. Facing the entrance hall, a small antechamber provides a glimpse of the original wooden staircase to the upper floors, while its floral-patterned cement floor tiles and double doors decorated with colourful stained glass brighten up this area, which also communicates with the dining room and provides direct access to the cellar.
As for the bedrooms, they are accessible via the manor’s wooden winding staircase, safeguarded by a guardrail decorated with crystal orb at its base and a bottom stone step with a rounded scroll-like edge.
The first floor
A landing with hardwood floors provides access to a lavatory and an initial large, dual-aspect bedroom, which could be divided in two in order to create a study here, for example. This luminous room, with views of the grounds, features a ceiling rose and wide-plank oak hardwood floors, a sizeable adjacent shower room decorated with marble floors and walls, as well as a wood-panelled wardrobe with many cupboards and hanging rails, which, together, create a sumptuous suite. Back on the landing, two other bedrooms – one of which has the option of a private shower room now that the necessary plumbing has been installed at one end, while the other has a recent and fully tiled bathroom – enjoy views of the surrounding landscape and have straight-plank oak hardwood floors and walls decorated with crown moulding and cornices.
The second floor
Facing the staircase, a study with a window abuts a second room, with an open-hearth marble fireplace, in need of some light restoration work. Back on the landing, a game room with exposed wooden rafters could be turned into a fourth bedroom, whereas another room with two rather spacious storage areas and wide-plank hardwood floors has been converted into a den. Directly opposite the latter and rounding out the rooms on this floor, a very large room, in need of some repainting, abuts a space where a shower could be installed.
The basement
Built entirely over a basement level, on the ground floor of the dwelling a door near the staircase opens on to flight of steps that provides direct access to the swimming pool before continuing its descent down to the basement. Very clean, recently painted and meticulously cared for, it is made up of several rooms: a pantry with cupboards, a snooker room and two machine rooms for the gas furnace and the water softener. In addition, a brick vaulted wine cellar with a gravel floor and wine racks, ideal for preserving vintage wines, is also located on this level.