Apartment for sale Barcelona Eixample

This spectacular modernist apartment resides at number 52 on Calle Trafalgar in Barcelona, in a catalogued building which dates back to 1875.

Its central location allows its inhabitants to enjoy all the possibilities the city has to offer. Right in the city center near the Born and Gothic area it is also excellently connected by public transport systems.

Located on the second floor and benefits from the afternoon sun towards Calle Trafalgar, and the tranquility and morning sun towards the interior courtyard.

Constructed surface area of 227m2.

Currently the space consists of an entrance hall, six bedrooms, two bathrooms, an open kitchen room and dining room area, a gallery space and two balconies. The apartment is in great condition, and many of its original modernist elements have been well preserved, such as its characteristic Nolla’s mosaic tile floors, its interior and exterior woodwork and joinery, its windows and also its coiffured ceilings.

This is a unique modernist apartment in a catalogue building, which boasts a fantastic central location.

Modernist apartment in a catalogued building from 1875, located between numbers 50 and 52 of Calle Trafalgar. Its location, close to Barcelona’s old town, proves that it was one of the first buildings of the Eixample in Barcelona, just after the city centers old medieval walls were taken down. The building, which has been residential since its construction, consists of a total of seven floors, with a ground floor, a first floor, and five more.

Due to its formal construction characteristics, the building has been catalogued within the ‘Patrimonio del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona’, and is now considered to be a point of urban interest, with protection level C. It has stone pillars with arched openings, and looking from the front it has a symmetrical façade with a central point of focus coinciding with each apartment entrance. The buildings openings all have vertically aligned French windows, a traditional feature of modernist apartments. The windows get gradually smaller as you go up the floors, they each open onto balconies with decorative supports, and wrought iron railings, and this is consistent for all the floors except the first one which features a central balcony design.

The apartment, with a surface area of 227m2, has been designed in accordance with classic modernist buildings within Barcelona’s Eixample: It’s an apartment opening up onto both the street and an interior courtyard, with solid load baring walls within and classic Catalan Vault ceilings. Its exquisite mosaic floors are also noteworthy; they vary in geometric shapes and colours and are another typical feature of buildings of the time. It has impressive three meter high ceilings with intricate artisan cornices throughout.

The interior is organized around a wide central corridor that connects the entrance to the other end of the apartment. Two bedrooms, a living room and a third bedroom/studio area occupy the side of the apartment closest to Calle Trafalgar, while the main day time living area is at the other side, which looks out onto the calm and quiet interior courtyard. This main daytime living area is made up primarily of a large living room/dining room/kitchen, along side an annex gallery space. The apartment, complete with its corridors, its other three bedrooms, its two bathrooms, and a small storage space.

It has a total building area of 227 m2 and can be sold with or without renovation. If the buyer wishes, a renovation with custom material choices can be ordered.

OPTIONS 1 - PRICE: 1 100 000 € in current condition
OPTION 2 - PRICE: € 1,380,000 renovated to the buyers taste