Opis:

Property summary

This high end development, within walking distance from the iconic old port of La Rochelle and its surrounding old town centre, offers beautiful views over the Minimes leisure port while within walking distance to the beach. This 3 bedroom apartment of 118 sqm enjoys a fabulous view from its generous terrace of 34 sqm. Two underground garages are included in the price.

The two 5 storey buildings of contemporary architecture have a beautiful striking design enhanced by natural stone cladding covering the ground floor and the wood and zinc panels covering the three top floors. This property has a definitely distinctive elegance due to its materials, shapes and volumes. All three top floors benefit from a wonderful view over the port and the sailing boats of “les Minimes” and the old town of La Rochelle. 82 splendid apartments ranging from studios to 5 bedrooms apartments with terrace and parking.

Les Minimes is the modern equivalent of the old centre district. Developers are competing for excellence in this very sought after part of town, creating some audacious architectural projects. Its exceptional location makes it the place to invest in real estate for local people, guarantying long term solidity of this prime location. This new centre offers all commodities including movie theatre, shops, restaurants and bars.

Immediate surroundings

The historic heart of the town of La Rochelle, its 16th century City Hall and shopping district, are just 1200 m from this development, passing all restaurants and bars located along the old port and its iconic towers. The TGV train station is just about 500m away and Chatelaillon, the nearest Sea resort is just 11 km driving the scenic ocean drive. The nearby sandy beach of les Minimes is the starting point of the Leo Ferre promenade on which you can walk or jogg for miles while enjoying the scenery of the ocean, the sandy shore and the green park bordering the “Conseil General” for Charente Maritime.

La Rochelle , “the white city” was founded by the Romans and developped trough out the ages, a strong and lucrative merchant activity making the town with its fortified port, its mansions, and narrow streets with arcades, the most attractive and romantic city of the Atlantic coast from Nantes to Bordeaux. La Rochelle also boasts the largest leisure port in Europe with over 3600 moorings and an additional 1200 in 2014, a lively marina, a wide range of shopping facilities and restaurants to suit all tastes. La Rochelle is also a buoyant city with a great sense of “joie de vivre” promoted by the thousands of local students as well as by the town with its famous events such as the “La Solitaire du Figaro” sailing race or the “Francofolies” music festival, and its very diverse cultural activities including some renowned museums. The nearest sea resort of Chatelaillon (11 km driving the ocean road) or the island of Re are accessible by car within 15 mn and allow to enjoy the 3rd best climate in France (just after Corsica and the Cote d’Azur).

Specifications

Low consumption, class A 5 storey building
82 apartments from studios to 5 bedroom
Traditional materials for facades: natural stone cladding, wood, zinc
Communal area designed by renowned interior architect
Concierge on site
Videophones
Lifts to all floors
Two level underground parking
All apartments have a terrace
Leisure port views from 3rd floor up.

Kitchen: Studios & 1 bedroom apartments have a fully fitted kitchen, including electrical appliances (2-ring cooking plate, cooker hood) and 1,20 m high furniture with wide doors and upper furnitre with doors. All other apartments, plumbing and electrical sockets in place for kitchen to be fitted by purchaser.
Bathroom: fully fitted bathroom with white suite bath or shower according to plan, vanity unit and furniture. Thermostatic tabs for showers and bathtubs. Bathtubs are ergonomic & acrylic and protected by a built in screen. Shower heads are extra flat.
Heating and hot water produced by collective gas heater: electric convectors in all rooms thermostatically controlled. Individual meters fot hot and cold water as well as heating. Heated towel rail in bathroom/shower room.
Insulation: sound proofing and thermal insulation (180 mm) above building regulation and to date building norms. Double glazing. Roller electrical shutters in all 9888888rooms.11
Flooring: ceramic floor tiling 40x40 for studios to one bedroom apartments, 60x60 for all other apartments.
A selection of ceramic floor tiling and ceramic walls for bathroom is available without extra cost in the standard range or with extra charge out of the standard range. Availability of these changes depends on completion of works schedule.
Fitted wardrobes. Fitted dressing for 2 to 4 bedroom apartments.
Decoration: soft white matt emulsion to walls and ceiling
Private 2 level underground boxed parking with electrified main entrance door.
Lift to all floors

Access

By train :
5 mn walk from La Rochelle TGV train station.
By plane
Airport of La Rochelle (7 km) offers flights to/from London, Dublin, Edimbourg, Glasgow, Manchester, Southampton, Bristol, Birmingham, Cork, Leeds, East Midlands.
By car
From Paris or Nantes exit the A 10 motorway to take the N11 double lane road right to La Rochelle city centre.