Flat for sale 5+1 • 119 m² without real estateSalierring 43 Köln Innenstadt Nordrhein-Westfalen 50677

Please no inquiries from real estate agents.

*Barbarossaplatz*: Unencumbered, well-maintained 5-room apartment, 118.4 m², on the 2nd floor, elevator, 2 bathrooms, sauna, commission free directly from the owner, ready for occupancy

The Apartment

The apartment is located on the 2nd floor of a residential and commercial building on Salierring, not far from Barbarossaplatz. We moved in back in 2007 after extensive renovations and a layout change. We reduced the size of the huge entrance hall, which allowed us to completely add 2 bathrooms (one with a shower and one with a large bathtub measuring 190 x 90 cm) and a sauna. A new fitted kitchen was also installed.

Since my marriage in 2021, Hamburg has been my primary residence. I now only work in Cologne for short periods. Therefore, the apartment is being sold. Currently, the apartment is rented but will be handed over unrented on January 1, 2026, or as otherwise agreed.

Upon entering the apartment, you immediately notice the 1.6 m wide hallway. To the right are two equally sized study/children’s rooms. Removing the partition wall could create an even larger room (30 m²). Next is the kitchen with its fitted unit (dishwasher, washing machine, heat pump dryer) and opposite it the kitchen counter equipped with 4 high bar stools and a fridge-freezer unit. Through the kitchen, you reach the bedroom and from there the dressing area, the ensuite bathroom with a large bathtub (190 x 90 cm), WC and washbasin, and access to the sauna. All windows are double-glazed and made of white plastic. These four rooms face southwest towards the inner courtyard and have external blinds. Since this is the weather-facing side, we had the window seals replaced in 2023.

The flooring in the apartment is Tretford carpet, with PVC flooring in the kitchen and square Spanish tiles in the wet areas. Two extractor fans in the bathrooms ensure the necessary air exchange.

Back in the hallway, there is access to the second bathroom with a shower, WC and washbasin. Then, to the left is the large living room (18 m²) with access to a small balcony. Finally, there is the guest room (9 m²) equipped with an infrared ceiling heater, which can also serve as a study. It would also be possible to restore the living and guest rooms to a single large room (30 m²) by removing the dividing wall. These last two rooms face northeast and feature internal blinds.

Despite its excellent city-center location, the apartment is relatively quiet. With the windows closed, street noise and the tram traffic on Salierring are hardly noticeable. The bedrooms face the quiet inner courtyard at the rear. Above the apartment are psychotherapy practices, and below us is a marketing service office—both of which are inactive during evenings, nights, and weekends.

The Building

Cadastral area Cologne, Flur 34, Parcel 274 (4958-34-274). It is a corner plot with block-edge development, adjoining Salierring on the northeast and Trierer Straße on the north side.

This is a residential and commercial building, constructed in 1959 with a concrete skeleton. It has a usable area of about 2,000 m², 4 retail spaces, 3 office areas, and 13 residential units (ranging from 39 to 148 m²), forming a condominium association of 19 owners. The property is professionally managed by Werker GmbH Cologne and is well cared for by the caretaker service Schönenkorb.

The main building has 6 floors above the ground floor, and the ancillary building has 4 floors above the ground floor. The passenger elevator dates from 1963 with a new control system installed in 2011, and a complete refurbishment is scheduled for 2025. The stairwell is bright with a natural stone staircase; the cold water pipes were renewed in 2010. The basement houses the storage compartment and laundry/drying room. A ground-floor passage in the ancillary building leads to the garages in the courtyard, with the roller shutter motor having been renewed in 2023.

The Surroundings

The apartment is situated in a part of Cologne that is highly sought after by those who appreciate an urban lifestyle with excellent infrastructure.

The district is called Neustadt-Süd, part of the "Volksgartenveedel," or more recently the (rebellious) "Winzerveedel"—a new neighborhood named after streets such as Saar, Mosel, Burgund, Elsaß, and Pfalz (all renowned wine-producing regions). In recent years, many young families with children have moved in. They actively contribute to making the neighborhood more livable, with initiatives like pedestrian zones, one-way streets, bike streets, new tree plantings, street cafés, and benches. For more information on the pilot project "Lebenswertes Winzerveedel," please visit:

https://www.superblock-winzerveedel.de/

https://www.meinesuedstadt.de/winzerveedel-wird-superblock

https://www1.wdr.de/lokalzeit/fernsehen/koeln/superbloecke-fuer-koelner-veedel-geplant-100.html

https://www.stadt-koeln.de/politik-und-verwaltung/presse/mitteilungen/27812/index.html

The Salierring in front of the house has been a 30 km/h zone for 10 years. Since 2024, there is only one travel lane alongside the wide bike path on the street. The property is extremely close to public transport at Barbarossaplatz, where there are four lines (serving 8 directions). With transfers at the stops Zülpicher Straße, Poststraße, Rudolfplatz, Neumarkt, and Hansaring, you can reach all lines of Cologne’s local transport network. Cologne South station is a 5-minute walk away, and Cologne’s main station is reached in 7 minutes by subway (after 4 stops).

The neighboring areas—Südstadt, the Zülpicher Straße student quarter, and the Belgian Quarter—are famous for their lively bar and pub scenes. Numerous restaurants complete the vibrant offerings.

Distances:

• 100 m to REWE (Barbarossaplatz)

• 220 m to Penny (Weidenbach)

• 350 m to Lidl (Weyerstraße)

• 500 m to dm (Zülpicher Platz)

• 450 m to Max-Dietlein-Park

• 500 m to Institut Français

• 600 m to Volksgarten

• 700 m to Rathenauplatz

• 800 m to Mauritiustherme

• 1 km to the city library

• 1.1 km to Agrippabad

• 1.2 km to the University Library

• 2 km to the Rhine riverbank

• 50 m to wekita

• 200 m to siralinis Salier Pänz

• 250 m to the municipal daycare on Pfälzer Straße

• 700 m to Herz-Jesu Kindergarten

• 750 m to FRÖBEL Kindergarten

• 1.3 km to Waldorf Kindergarten

• 350 m to the Catholic primary school on Trierer Straße

• 450 m to the primary school on Pfälzer Straße

• 800 m to Stephan-Lochner School

• 450 m to Humboldt-Gymnasium

• 600 m to IGIS Gesamtschule

• 900 m to Michaeli Waldorf School

• 1.2 km to Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium

• 700 m to Herz-Jesu Church

• 1.1 km to the Carthusian Church

Transportation Connections:

• 150 m to Barbarossaplatz public transport stop

• 500 m to Cologne South station, with connections to Bonn, Kall, and Wuppertal

• 2.4 km to Cologne’s main station

• 3.4 km to Severinsbrücke, eastern feeder to the A3 and A59

• 4 km to A57 towards Kreuz Köln-Nord

• 5 km to the Cologne-Klettenberg exit on the A4

• 8 km to Zoobrücke, Kreuz Köln-Ost on the A3

Usage Options

The apartment offers a wide range of uses. Here are some ideas:

– A young family with, for example, two children

– A childless couple with home office needs

– An older couple with on-site accommodation for caregivers

– Commercial use for up to 49% of the living area in the front section and private residential use in the rear section, as permitted by the declaration of division

– Furnished rental as a shared apartment for students/young professionals

– Companies wishing to house new employees in a shared company apartment

– Companies planning to accommodate a newly hired employee with a family

The Energy

The apartment is heated and supplied with hot water by a so-called combination boiler/low-temperature boiler (built in 1991, but very well maintained). There is no mandatory exchange required after the purchase of the property (this requirement applies only to constant-temperature boilers). The advantage of this heating system is that it only heats according to the apartment’s individual needs—in other words, wasteful neighbors and the distribution losses typical of a central heating system are avoided.

Energy Certificate: Energy consumption certificate, valid until June 29, 2029; energy source: natural gas E (now natural gas L); energy consumption for hot water included; energy efficiency class E; 144.8 kWh/m²a

Contrary to what the energy certificate indicates, the annual gas consumption statements from Rheinenergie show that our apartment has used less than 100 kWh/m²a for hot water and heating in every year. The apartment’s location within the building (in a sandwich position, heated from all sides by neighboring units) along with the usage behavior is one of the reasons for this lower consumption.

The Drawback (Which Might Not Even Be One)

This apartment does not include a garage or parking space. The few garages in the rear courtyard dating from the 1960s are already too small for today’s cars. For us, owning a car was not necessary since almost all shopping options are within walking distance. Should you ever need a car, there are three dedicated Cambio-Carsharing stations in the immediate vicinity: Pantaleonswall, Pfälzer Straße, Moselstraße, and, for a van/sprinter, the station on Lothringer Straße. In addition, for these old inner-city mini garages, extra purchase costs of up to €20,000 are typically demanded.

The Most Important Point

Dear interested parties, we have thoroughly compiled all the essential information about our apartment. Further details will be provided during a personal viewing (declaration of division, land registry excerpt, meeting minutes, service charge statements, financial plans, management contract, etc.). In total, there are 35 files, so no questions will remain unanswered. We are purposely selling without the involvement of real estate agents, as their service is not commensurate with the commission of €46,500, which you could instead use for modernization projects.

Therefore, we would like to receive some personal information from potential buyers: Who are you? What are your plans for the property? How can we contact you? How will you secure financing? Once we have this information, further contact can proceed without delay.

The Summary

Barbarossaplatz, Cologne: Well-maintained 5-room apartment, 118.4 m², 2nd floor, elevator, 2 bathrooms, sauna

Purchase price: €663,040; price per m² of living area: €5,600. Handover: unrented; Property condition: well-maintained; Quality of finish: standard

Service charge: €328; Reserve fund: €298,000; Your share according to the MEA: €17,000

Commission free directly from the owner—please no inquiries from real estate agents.