Nancy, Lorraine 54000

Some addresses carry a history before they carry a name. This one, a 1930s mansion in the Buthégnemont district, was once the German embassy. Within it today is a 213 m² apartment (212.98 m² Carrez) where Art Deco has not been restored: it never left. It begins in the entrance hall, with its black-and-white marble chequerboard and original fireplace. From there rises a marble staircase, lit by a stained-glass window signed William Geisler a work fixed to the structure, inseparable from the walls. The clean-lined ironwork becomes the thread running through the place: the handrail, the balconies, the façade railings. Even on the walls, raised geometric motifs carry this assured Art Deco style further. On the upper floor, the sitting room and dining room open one into the next. Herringbone parquet draws its chevrons beneath high ceilings, geometric mouldings frame the volumes, and light travels from room to room. The main living space opens onto a curved balcony whose sweep the "ocean-liner" line so prized at the time extends the drawing of the façade outdoors. The kitchen is separate. The sleeping quarters comprise three large bedrooms and a principal suite with its own shower area. To these are added a bathroom, a dressing room and a separate WC. A studio-style office, entirely glazed in steel framing, opens onto a 22 m² timber terrace, screened from view. Completing the whole are a large cellar, two private parking spaces and a shared garden. You do not so much view this apartment as recognise yourself in it. A page of Nancy's history, to be lived in, minutes from the centre. To the west of Nancy, this residential district on the heights combines the calm of a leafy setting with proximity to the historic centre. The railway station, under a quarter of an hour on foot, places Paris 1h30 away by TGV the Stan network, including the line 1 trolleybus, serves the whole metropolitan area. Place Stanislas, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is around twenty minutes' walk away, the Parc de la Pépinière a little before. The district keeps its own green space, the Parc de la Cure d'Air. Families have nursery and primary schools, the Georges de la Tour secondary school, and several sports facilities close at hand food shops, restaurants and local services round out daily life. Not far away, the Musée de l'École de Nancy carries on the decorative memory of these western neighbourhoods. This property is presented exclusively by BARNES NANCY VOSGES. Collective gas heating. Co-ownership of 4 main lots, charges 645/month. No proceedings underway under article 29-1 A of the law of 10 July 1965. Energy Performance Diagnosis (DPE): class D. Greenhouse gas emissions: class D.