Charming 5-Bedroom Modernist Apartment near Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona
This delightful 181 sqm Modernist property with five bedrooms and two bathrooms awaits your personal touch. Located on the second floor of a building dating back to 1900 on Rambla Catalunya, just a street away from the prestigious Passeig de Gràcia, this apartment offers a central location with easy access to the city's amenities and excellent public transportation.
The apartment, illuminated from both ends, features a dual orientation—one side overlooking Rambla Catalunya, and the other a serene courtyard. In its original state, the home retains Modernist elements from its era, including well-preserved coffered ceilings, an original marble fireplace, and impeccably maintained Nolla mosaic floors.
This unique dwelling, sold in its original condition, boasts original woodwork for both interior and exterior, and the building provides concierge services. With representative elements of the Eixample district, this property is a true gem in the heart of Barcelona.
Situated on the first floor of a mid-block building in the Eixample, the home is part of a well-preserved area under the conservation sector, ensuring the continued integrity of the surroundings. The building, spanning a ground floor and seven residential floors, features commercial space at street level and two distinct zones per floor, offering views of both Rambla Catalunya and a peaceful courtyard.
The facade facing Rambla Catalunya showcases a characteristic continuous balcony on the main floor, complemented by individual balconies on the upper levels, contributing to the rhythmic pattern typical of Eixample constructions. The rear facade features a gallery on each floor.
Supported by load-bearing walls along the party walls, stairwell, and light courtyards, the building's interior offers various layouts. The quintessential Eixample elements, including hydraulic floors, wooden doors, and decorative ceilings, add a touch of elegance to this already charming apartment.
Property features
- Pending
About Eixample Izquierdo
The Ensanche Izquierdo, or in Catalan, “Eixample Esquerra” literally means the left part of the “Ensanche”, which means “Expanse” or “Extension”. This is the most densely populated part of Barcelona with around 35 thousand people per square kilometre. This along with the central, well-planned location means Eixample Izquierdo real estate is possibly the most sought area in the city after or along with property in Zona Alta or Pedralbes.
Eixample is the result ofplans carried out in the mid 19th Century to allow a more structured city in comparison to the previous medieval urban sprawl. The need for a new area in which to expand from the old city down by the sea was becoming increasingly necessary. There was some contention in the awarding of the project given that the plan approved by the Barcelona town hall was given to the architect Rovira i Trias who wished for a more segregated city where the borgeous would be more comfortable and not have to mix with the lower classes. However the central government in Madrid rejected this idea and ordered that the grid system of the Eixample put forward by ldefonso Cerdá be put in place.
The left side of the Eixample is the area to the left of Passeig de Gràcia. Passeig de Gràcia is considered to be the backbone of the Eixample real estate. Eixample Izquierdo was built after Eixample Derecho and is the area between Diagonal at the top, Passeig de Gràcia and Gran Via to the bottom. Eixample Izquirdo extends to the left right up to Plaza de España, where the Mont Juic entrance to the Fira Exhibition area, the magic fountains and the palace lie.
For those looking to buy real estate in Eixample Izquierdo, you are truly spoilt with choice! Prices can vary quite a lot given the huge variety of sizes, types and also general condition of real estate. It is common to find apartments for 3000 Euros/ m2 next to buildings where the prices are closer to 5,500 Euros / m2. So much for location, location, location!
Typical real estate Eixample Izquierdo comprises of gloriously high ceilings, mosaic flooring and floor to ceiling wooden shutters. Despite many needing major refurbishment, it is a great investment with a guaranteed significant return.
