DETAILS

CODE RIF: 2047
TIPE: apartment with balconies overlooking the Cathedral
CONDITION: luxury finishes
POSITION: historic center, two steps from Piazza Duomo
MUNICIPALITY: Piazza del Duomo
PROVINCE: 153
REGION: Tuscany
SIZE: 420 square meters (4,520 square feet)
TOT. N° OF ROOM: 10
BEDROOMS: 4
BATHROOMS: 5
FEATURES: frescoed halls, trompe-l’œil decorations, moldings, solid-wood parquet floors, coffered ceilings, wooden beams, hand-painted doors, elevator, air conditioning, stone frames, ashlar doors, balconies with view over the Cathedral
ANNEX: no
ACCESS: excellent
POOL: no
ELECTRICITY: already connected
WATER: mains water
TELEFHONE: already connected
GAS: municipal network
HEATING: already connected
GARDEN: no, but panoramic balconies
LAND: balconies

DESCRIPTION

APPARTAMENTO DI LUSSO IN VENDITA A FIRENZE, PIAZZA DEL DUOMO

DESCRIPTION OF THE APARTMENT

The apartment (420 sqm – 4,520 sqft, 4 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms) is located on the first floor of the palazzo and can be reached both via a staircase and an elevator. The property, laid around three internal courtyards, was once divided into two independent units which have later been connected to create a single ampler residence.

- Apartment A: entrance hall, ample living room with dining area, kitchen, sitting room, laundry room, guest bathroom and two bedrooms with en-suite bathroom. From the bedroom one has access to a balcony suspended over the underlying road and offering a beautiful view over the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore.

- Apartment B: entrance hall, habitable kitchen, hallway, ample living room with dining area, master bedroom with en-suite bathroom, bedroom and bathroom. From the kitchen and the entrance hall one can exit onto a balcony overlooking the internal courtyard of the palazzo. A second balcony overlooking the Cathedral is accessed from the living room.

The presence of two separate entrances is also ideal if one wants to bring back the previous layout of the property with the two independent apartments.

  FLOOR PLANS OF THE APARTMENT

HISTORY, STATE AND FINISHES

The apartment is located at the noble floor of one of the houses that belonged in the past to the architect Bernardo Buontalenti (1531 – 1608) who, however, never lived in this property himself since he used to live near Palazzo Pitti where he worked as a set designer for the Medici family. The current look of the building can be traced to a restoration of the early 18^th century based on a project by Pietro Paolo Giovannozzi (1658 – 1734), architect and engineer working for the Capitani di Parte Guelfa.

The building is still based on a late-Renaissance template, but one can easily see the reworked features added in the 18^th century. The ground floor features two huge entrance doorways with an ashlar frame and six more openings currently occupied by boutiques and shops. On the piano nobile there are several other windows, all framed in stone, and two balconies. Moving up, the uppermost floors feature the same type of windows but they become simpler and simpler the further they are from the ground.

Inside, the apartment was recently restored and the beautiful finishes have been highlighted. The main hall (formerly a library for the palazzo), in particular, boasts frescoed walls that closely resemble the interiors of a classical building with columns, half-columns, bass-reliefs and vaulted ceilings with painted coffered ceilings. The door frames, the only really tridimensional element, harmonically merge with the nearby faux architectures.

The floorings of the apartment are covered in solid wood parquet, both in the living and sleeping area. The other rooms feature painted vaulted ceilings, decorated wooden beams, coffers painted with floral motives and wooden decorations. Moldings running throughout the halls also double as supports for a led lighting system.

Doors have been specifically crafted by Tuscan artisans respecting the style of the apartment and have been fully hand-painted. Windows are all equipped with double-glazing so that thermal dispersion is reduced to a minimum, and grant excellent acoustic insulation.

A small antenna has been also installed on the roof of the building to improve phone reception inside the apartment.

WHAT TO SEE IN FLORENCE

The apartment, thanks to its central position in the heart of Florence, allows reaching many of the most interesting landmarks in the city on foot. Ranked by distance these are Piazza del Duomo with its incredible cathedral (150 m; 2’), Palazzo Medici (300 m; 4’) and the adjacent Basilica di San Lorenzo decorated by Michelangelo and Brunelleschi (380m; 4’), Piazza della Signoria (750 m; 10’), the church of Santa Croce with the tombs of many Italian artists (850 m; 10’), the church of Santa Maria Novella (900 m; 10’) next to the central station, the beautiful and unique Ponte Vecchio (1.0 km; 12’), the Uffizi Gallery (1.0 km; 13’), the imposing Medicean Fortezza da Basso (1.2 km; 12’), the impressive Palazzo Pitti (1.4 km; 15’), the church of Santo Spirito in Oltrarno (1.5 km; 15’) and finally the unique and wonderful panoramic terrace of Piazzale Michelangelo (2.2 km; 20’).

What’s more, the many shops and boutiques in the historic center of Florence can be easily reached in a few minutes’ walk.

GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION