Haussmannian apartment in an exceptional building in the city center

With its rectilinear town planning extending to the sea, its buildings at right angles stemming from the pragmatic spirit of Auguste Perret and its cultural center, all in curves, imagined by the illustrious Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, the center – city of Le Havre turns out to be an excellent playground for the most talented builders.

This was also still the case and rare old buildings miraculously spared the ravages of war still bear witness to this and offer superb places to live.

This sumptuous 152 m² Carrez apartment, on the third floor of one of the most beautiful buildings in the city, is the perfect example.
At the foot of the sublime facade signed by architect William Cargill at the beginning of the last century, a high wooden door opens onto a large hall giving discreet access to an adorable pleasure garden and a large bicycle storage room, strictly dedicated to co-owners.

An elegant staircase punctuated by its volute balusters leads to the apartment. From the entrance, a Haussmannian atmosphere is essential.
The high ceilings decorated with moldings and rosettes combine with the old parquet floors and the marble fireplaces to offer the precious characteristics of the beautiful bourgeois apartments, unusual in Le Havre.

The undeniable charm of the place operates particularly in the living rooms.
On one side, the living room, extended by a spacious office, benefits from a beautiful light coming from the three high French windows opening onto a narrow running balcony, with a largely unobstructed view of the city.
On the other hand, the dining room has a very original aspect with its astonishing period bow window, dressed in stained glass diffusing a soft light with colored reflections.
Just near these living spaces of around sixty m², the fitted and equipped kitchen of 14 m² takes its ease, while remaining independent.
It is then along a long corridor that there is an attractive bathroom with toilet preceding two cozy bedrooms, isolated from any noise.

For more convenience, the latter share a shower room large enough to accommodate the washing machine and the dryer, this water room having the additional advantage of having, too, an opening to the outside.

But the advantage of this apartment also lies in the fact that it has additional useful areas available.
Indeed, it has two maids’ rooms, respectively 13.5 m² and 10 m², judiciously arranged in two intimate cocoons, located under the attic on the 5th floor and accessible from the apartment by the service staircase. Enough to meet everyone’s needs for independence and isolation.
In addition, with two cellars and two other maids’ bedrooms in the attic, there is no shortage of storage and storage spaces.

A stone’s throw from the Espace Coty, the main shopping center in the city center and a quarter of an hour’s walk from the beach, this apartment has all the qualities necessary to satisfy city dwellers in search of aesthetics, rarity and accessibility to the many activities of the ocean city.