Tasteful friends: Artist's studio, Paris 16th, €1.52M

Absolutely beautiful. However with these huge windows you have little privacy from your neighbours across the courtyard. And as often in Paris, no AC, which must be hell in the summer months. Price is surprisingly reasonable for the area, at €13k psqm, which is just above the Paris average.

Pas moyen, mon ami.

Fuck no, too bright. And look at all those radiators, the insulation must be shit. Take care of those two elements and maybe I'll consider buying it.

The Ishtar Gate hallway is kinda amazing, though.

Yes, R3, I thought it was a great apartment, but having the Ishtar Gate in the hallway tips the balance.

That website has many phenomenal offerings. I looked at apartments to rent—of course they keep all the “deja louer” listings just to taunt you—and the non-Paris prices seem very reasonable but then I don’t understand enough French to know if the listed rent (and the security deposit plus whatever utilities) is the total rent.

That view is... less than ideal. Acceptable for a hotel or an office, but not for an apartment. I'd settle for a much shittier property and location if it meant I didn't have to look at [italic]that[/italic] at all times.

To me, Paris real estate feels like a bargain compared to New York and London. I’m not an expert, but I don’t think you’re getting a 1300sq ft two bedroom in either city’s equivalents of the 16th for that price.

The listing says nothing about an elevator, which will mean there is not one.

I like the view. Even if it's not my ideal Paris view, it's a pleasant view, with some greenery in the courtyard, and the neighbors distant enough that I would't be bothered by what they saw or didn't.

The only way to get a good street view combined with that sort of space and ceiling height and banks of windows is in a formerly industrial building, in a few buildings in Montmarte that I've seen with front-facing artist's studios of double height or nearly, or in a Mansard room with the spaces behind rebuilt as luxury spaces.

Image is from photographer Rafael Metviet who did a great series of the sort.

Wow.

The annual real estate tax is about half what I pay on my crappy nothing-burger suburban townhouse.

(quote] Near the Place de Mexico

Hasn’t that been renamed Place de l’Amérique yet?

"In a confidential address within a perfectly maintained co-ownership with caretaker, this property, bathed in light and imbued with serenity, is subject to the co-ownership regime."

Just for curiosity, does anyone know what this means?

Very roughly speaking, it means it's a condo (the shared spaces in the building are jointly owned by the residents).

[quote]The annual real estate tax is about half what I pay on my crappy nothing-burger suburban townhouse.

Property tax is usually next to nothing in Europe. It was a shock for me the first time I paid it. Governments typically make money by taxing the transfer of property, with both buyer and seller paying. Capital gains may apply depending of length of tenure, profit, whether it is a primary or secondary residence, and whether sale proceeds are flipped into a new primary residence. But it varies by country and within countries.

I love it.

I do wonder about the heat in summertime, however.

How would you get fresh air?

And what direction do those windows face? West or south could mean extra broiling for several months a year.

On the other hand, you could put several potted trees next to those windows they’d grow to shelter you from some of the sun.