House for sale • 350 m² without real estate, North Rhine-Westphalia

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Minimum bid in the auction procedure: €945,000

• Property type: Listed three-family house (only street front) with commercial unit

• Year built circa 1900

• Fully renovated in 1990

• 6-story building with an extensive vaulted cellar

• Plot area: 223 m²

• Living area: approximately 264 m²

• Commercial area: 86 m²

• Total rentable area: 443.42 m²

• Rooms: 14.5 + utility room

• Attic conversion with a gallery and mezzanine

• Bathrooms: 5

• Guest WC located on the landing

• 3 fitted kitchens

• Terraces: one sunny and one shaded terrace

• New gas-fired individual heaters installed in all apartments as of 8/2023

• Currently, two of the three residential levels are rented – with expansion potential:

  Actual value: €17,760 p.a.

  Expected target value: €41,200 p.a., including the shop and all apartments.

• The shop and the third residential unit are still owner-occupied

• High-quality features: Blue-Pearl, birch parquet, 2 fireplaces, whirlpool

• High-speed fiber optic connection

• Breathtaking views reaching to the tripoint borders, panoramic vista

• Potential to convert into a penthouse, repurpose the commercial unit and the vaulted cellar

Period house with residential and commercial spaces from the Gründerzeit period, offering a panoramic view over Bad Aachen in a calm inner-city location (Zone 30, resident parking) on Steinkaulstraße

Work and live in one building plus rental apartments – right in the city center – close to the city: 2.4 km to the cathedral – Commercial: ideal also for start-ups, high customer traffic – excellent transportation connections of all kinds.

Everything imaginable is reachable on foot, including sports, cultural, and recreational facilities such as the Carolus Thermal Baths in the city park. It is also very conveniently located: 5 minutes to the Europaplatz highway exit, as well as quick access to the A44 and A4.

Aachen is a city steeped in history, tracing back from pre-Roman times to modern Germany. In the 8th century, Aachen became the center of the Carolingian Empire when Charlemagne established his palace with the Mariä Kirche = today's cathedral and his residence here. The old town, with its narrow alleys and historic buildings, is a popular destination for tourists from around the world. The city is home to a prestigious university and is an important location for the technology and science sectors. Aachen is also famous for its thermal bath, the Carolus Thermen Bad, fed by the city’s hot springs. Significant events also regularly take place in Aachen, such as the traditional Carnival, the CHIO – an international equestrian event – as well as the Aachen Christmas Market, counted among the most beautiful in Germany. Overall, Aachen offers a remarkable blend of history, culture, and science. The combination of tradition and modernity makes it an attractive travel destination and a desirable place to live and work.

Property condition: renovated

Quality of fittings: upscale

Regarding the residential units:

Apartment on the 3rd and 4th floor

A refined attic conversion with large dormer windows

allows for a magnificent 360° view

over Aachen and its surrounding forest and meadows, as well as into the neighboring Netherlands and Belgium.

Additional roof windows complete a light-filled spatial effect, creating an atmospheric ambiance with the open timber structure in this gallery-like conversion, which includes a kitchen, living and dining area. The birch parquet, exposed timber framework, and the artisan-tiled open kitchen enhance the timelessly beautiful character of this charmingly furnished town house. A mezzanine with standing height excludes seasonal décor from the field of vision and offers a spot with a special panoramic view.

The 3rd floor, combined fire-safely with the gallery described above as one apartment, has two bathrooms: one with a whirlpool, two showers, two WCs, as well as two bedrooms. This described apartment can be taken over furnished and rented by arrangement.

The 1st and 2nd floors consist of well-let, continuously renovated 4/3-room apartments. Kitchen/hall/closet/bathtub-bathroom/WC plus an extra shower room/WC in the larger apartment. Both feature spacious terraces overlooking the attractive inner courtyard or, from the second floor, looking out to the greenery.

The shop, with its separate door and large storefront windows, offers a noble and spacious display area and is fully accessible as storage and even as a workshop, barrier-free. A garage door and a second door provide additional access on the courtyard side, while a tea kitchen and a break room complement the overall layout. A landing toilet on the staircase to the first floor still remains as a relic of bygone times. The shop was renovated in 2021; due to the wooden blinds, simple glazing was maintained here, while all the apartments have had thermal glazing installed since 1993.

The inviting solid wood portal with the Tiffany lettering “Multibike” on the original blue stone-paved driveway leading to the inner courtyard is reflected in the courtyard door and marks the entrance to all residential floors.

The inner courtyard is tastefully designed with Ratheim old town paving in subtle colors and is surrounded on all sides by neighboring courtyards and a small smithy extension with greenery/trees.

The staircase is representative of the Gründerzeit style: spacious and bright, yet partially modernized in its current state.

Each building unit of the house is energy-autonomous and was renewed and modernized with gas heating as of 08/23, individually supplied according to specific needs and billed directly with the chosen energy provider, as well as electricity and water according to meter readings, making conversion into condominiums feasible.

In the vaulted cellar: on the front side, the main gas shut-off valve, water, electricity, and high-speed fiber optic connections; cable and ISDN are also available.

Keywords regarding the equipment:

Aachen civic building from the Gründerzeit circa 1900 with a partially barrier-free commercial unit – work and live in one building plus rental apartments – right in the city center – city proximity: 2.4 km to the cathedral – Commercial: ideal also for start-ups with high foot traffic – attractive shop window frontage for business presentation – modern interior adaptations for contemporary comfort – 3 and 4-room rental apartments with both shaded and sunny terraces – 3 fitted kitchens – six-story building – vaulted cellar – pitched roof with exposed wooden structure – dormers with panoramic views – windows with double glazing – flooring in parquet, laminate, and tiles – the inventory in the commercial unit can be purchased at an additional cost – electric fireplace heating – garage exit from the workshop area – 2015 conversion of the sales area – fiber optic connection – new gas-fired individual heaters installed as of 8/2023 plus radiators in 2022 – façade restored in a nude tone.