House for sale 5+1 • 148 m² without real estate, Brandenburg

Directly from the owner’s family, a fully basement house built in solid construction is being offered. It was previously used by one family.

The plot size is 737 m². The living area on both floors amounts to 148 m². The equally solid basement area—with a finished height of 2.40 m—has a total area of 78.17 m², so that overall the house (excluding the outdoor area) offers 225 m² of living and usable space.

The house is entered via three steps (the owners temporarily waived the possibility of adding a wheelchair ramp because the house and property can be accessed barrier-free from the terrace).

On the ground floor there is:

– the entrance hall (8.88 m²), which also provides internal access to the basement level;

– a spacious living room with a fireplace (26.01 m²);

– a large living kitchen with a dining area in a bay window (20.76 m²);

– a recently modernized, barrier-free shower room;

– a room (12.80 m²) that can alternatively be used as an office or a bedroom;

– and the boiler room (1.87 m²) equipped with a gas heating system using condensing technology (cf. § 72 of the Building Energy Act) with a water storage tank.

From the entrance hall, a solid wood staircase leads to the upper floor. There, immediately at the foot of the stairs in the hall, is a hatch with a folding ladder that gives access to the vaulted (or “spitzbogen”) ceiling.

On the upper floor there is:

– a bathroom with bath and shower (14.53 m²);

– a multi-purpose room (living, sleeping, children’s, office – 22.68 m²) with access to a balcony (prepared connections exist here for the potential installation of a kitchen unit);

– another multi-purpose room (living, sleeping, children’s, office – 18.86 m²) with access to a balcony;

– and a room (12.53 m²) that can serve as a bedroom, children’s room, office, or guest room.

The vaulted ceiling above the upper floor offers good headroom and was used as storage for suitcases, Christmas market or Easter decorations, etc. You will also find the distribution box for the satellite system for TV and radio signals there. Additionally, the upper floor was further insulated from this space.

The basement/cellar areas are accessible not only by the interior staircase but also directly through a designed external entrance. Some rooms in the basement were temporarily used as a separate apartment.

In the basement (with a uniform height of 2.40 m) you will find:

– a corridor (13.47 m²) with a small window light well; beneath the interior staircase is a small wine cellar;

– a large room (35.80 m²) that receives daylight, is equipped with heating, a fireplace, and a small kitchen area, and was occasionally used along with the small shower room as a separate apartment;

– the heated utility/connection room (6.13 m²), in which a small, reversible shower unit including a WC and washbasin (separated) was installed;

– a workshop (13.77 m²) which is currently unheated; here you also find a pump station and the distribution for one of the two rainwater cisterns (each 5 cubic meters) located outdoors;

– and a utility room (9 m²) mainly used for the freezer, food storage, dishes, juice storage, and even for winter fruit storage.

By installing a drywall partition and a door in the ground floor entrance hall, the upper and lower parts of the house can be separated into two distinct living units. The separate apartment exists—and there are additional living and usable areas in the basement as well.

Heating: The living floors are equipped with underfloor heating. The currently installed condensing gas heating system has been regularly maintained, with actuators replaced. Looking ahead, converting the existing fireplace insert (in either the living room or the basement) to a water-heated fireplace in combination with the gas heating is a possibility (given the surrounding woodland). A heat pump could also be installed directly on the outer wall of the current boiler room. There is no necessity or obligation to change the heating system during maintenance or repairs (the condensing boiler dates from 1995).

A real special feature is the Milasee—a lake accessible only on foot or by bicycle—which is used almost exclusively by locals. It’s a true gem in the Brandenburg nature reserve; grandchildren even learned to swim in its gently sloping waters.

Storkow is located southeast of Berlin. It is known for its proximity to the Tesla factory in Grünheide (a 35-minute drive free of traffic jams), but even more traditionally for the spa area around the Saarower See and its golf resort. The house is located in the Kehrigk district, in a settlement that was newly developed in the mid-90s, right next to the old village core.

In the village there is a small corner shop, a guesthouse, and a restaurant. There is also a volunteer fire brigade and a village club. The neighborhood has grown and, although it is always changing, the residents know, appreciate, and help one another. In one minute you can be in the forest, at the Milasee, mushroom picking, or out for a walk with your dog.

For daily shopping, you would travel to Storkow, where there are several retailers (Aldi, Norma, Lidl, Rossmann, Getränke Hoffmann, and others, as well as pharmacies, electronics and medical supply stores, drugstores, florists, bakeries, and butchers).

The village children are transported directly by school bus to the local schools, including secondary schools.

A massive new building was constructed in 1995 using reinforced concrete with additional perimeter insulation, even beneath the basement. Both the suspended ceiling and the ceiling above the upper floor are solid and further insulated.

In the utility/connection room, all utilities—gas, water, electricity, telephone, cable?, DSL—are connected. Wastewater is discharged into the sewage network. Internet is distributed throughout the house via Wi‑Fi. In all living areas and the kitchen there is a satellite outlet.

The owners had the house built by a company and, drawing on their professional expertise, carried out many self-performed works continuously. The property was exclusively owner-occupied by a pet‑free household.

All areas on the ground and upper floors have underfloor heating. The floors are finished with renewed laminate, and the bathrooms, kitchen, and basement are tiled.

In the cellar, the large room and the bathroom of the separate apartment are equipped with radiators, although typically the use of the fireplace was sufficient for heating.

The house and water are heated by a reliable gas heating system (Viessmann model).

In front of the kitchen and living room is a large terrace; the possibility of building a conservatory was prepared here, which later turned out to be unnecessary in practical use. In front of the terrace there is a small pond that hosts goldfish.

The garden has been well maintained; there are various fruit bushes and trees, as well as garden beds which in recent years have partly been transformed into lawn areas due to aging.

At the rear of the property, a 5‑cubic‑meter rainwater cistern is buried, which, controlled by the pump room in the basement, supplies water to the back garden. The rainwater from the front part of the house is collected in a second 5‑cubic‑meter cistern with a separate pump; this one is also hidden from view. Additional external water taps are available.

Over the past years, continuous repair and renewal work has taken place. The property is completely fenced. At the front, there is a locally forged metal fence with an electric gate for cars. The vehicles can be sheltered in the double carport, which also includes a small shed for storing tools, a lawnmower, etc.

Kehrigk is located by the forest, so there has always been a good solution for procuring firewood for the fireplace. The energy certificate reflects year‑round use by a retired couple, with partial additional use of the separate apartment.

Even during the internal architect planning before construction, the possibility of dividing the house into two living units was taken into consideration. As you can see from the floor plans, by installing an additional drywall partition in the entrance hall with a door—and by using the existing connections upstairs for another kitchen installation—this separation can be implemented quickly and easily on the upper floor. In practice, the seller did not implement this idea because the basement/cellar already fulfilled that need.

Thanks to the separate cellar entrance with its own bathroom, there are extensive possibilities in the basement for commercial uses or for larger home‑office setups, combining living and work while still keeping them separate.

Pet‑free household

– Regular heating maintenance; actuators replaced

– No backlog of repairs

– Age-related move; the house is available as-is, with a quick handover possible

Please contact us by email with your contact details if you are interested; we will then respond personally as soon as possible.

We can gladly exchange further information.

Please note: For a viewing, we first ask that you provide proof of creditworthiness (15–20% of the purchase price as costs) before scheduling an appointment.

This is a private sale, therefore commission‑free.