This property is located in historic town Greiz, which is called the pearl of the Vogtland region in Thuringia, the green lung state of Germany. Greiz was built in 1209. It is its 800 years anniversary in 2009. There is an Upper castle (1209) and a Down castle (1564), and a summer palace as residence of Reuss family until 1927. It is surrounded by density wood hills and slopes. It is 29 miles from international airport, Leipzig/Altenburg. The travelling time is less than an hour through beautiful natural landscape with the convenience of nearby major cities and easy connection to major international cities. It just takes 1 hour 20 minute flight journey from London Stansted airport to Altenburg. The property is 500 meters from the town centre of Greiz. This stunningly beautiful Neo-classical mansion was built in 1894 as the family home of the richest businessman and entrepreneur, the owner of a textile factory. There are two main floors, ground floor and first floor. In addition, there are a servant floor on the second floor, a cellar (basement) underneath the entire building and an attic on the top of the building. Each floor is with approximately 400 m2 space, the total living space from ground floor to 2nd floor is 1141 m2. The total plot of land is 2854 m2, comprising a large rear garden with trees. The house is ideally south facing, benefiting from enormous sunshine in winter and in summer it keeps cool by unusually thick brick walls and 4-meter high ceiling. The interior of the building is in a very good condition and its original charm and characters have been carefully preserved and maintained. Its originalities include: 1) the magnificent wood craft on the ceilings of 1st and 2nd floor central halls (80.60 m2 and 71.80 m2 respectively) and other two big rooms (36.70 m2 each); the wood craft wall panels; main door and other doors; 2) the artistically designed stained glass windows; 3) beautiful ornamental moulding ceilings; 4) door handles: gilded and horn/bronzed; window handles: gilded and ivory; hinges: gilded; decorative metal pieces on the window frame: gilded; 5) a magnificent fireplace; 6) parquet wooden floor and the mosaic style tile floor; 7) the stair lobby is on the west side of the house with engraved steel handrail. There are 17 rooms/areas on the ground floor, including a stair lobby (24.70 m2), a grand central hall (80.60 m2), a changing room with stained glass windows and doors (7.50 m2), a grand living room (49.30 m2), 6 big rooms, size ranges from 18.20 to 36.70 m2, a winter garden (conservatory, 29.8 m2), a bathroom (23.60 m2) and two toilets. There is a similar layout on first floor: a central hall, a changing room with stained glass windows and doors, a grand living room with a balcony, 6 other big rooms, a winter garden (conservatory), a huge kitchen (19.20 m2) and two toilets. There are about 10 rooms on the second floor. The major part of the exterior of the building is in a good condition with a new roof laid in late 90s. The foundation of the house was built using granite stone and façade by sand stone. The whole building was built by red bricks, which look amazingly fresh and bright. The house needs partial renovation. Since it is a historical monumental building, it is eligible for obtaining Renovation Fund to cover over 50% renovation cost from German government. The first stage of the fund application has been approved by Greiz Town Council.

Region: Greiz (Kreis) (Germany)

situation near to: Gera, 20 miles, orientation south-west, situation flat, view nice view
distances neighbours: 50 m, shops: 40 m, school: 500 m, big city: Leipzig, 60 miles, leisures areas: 500 m
land old trees, flowers
ground floor 17 rooms/areas in 402 m2
floor(s) 1st floor: 16 rooms/areas in 369 m2 2nd floor: 10 rooms in 370 m2 attic: 400 m2 basement: 400 m2
equipment telephone, electricity, gas gas connection, water main connection, used waters main sewer, heating: gas central heating, fireplace: one
condition inhabitable but needs renovation
possible use family home, hotel, restaurant, office
buying conditions straightaway
disadvantages none
advantages located within a beautiful town center, excellent structure and condition, close to all amenities
summary Unique, magnificent mansion in historic town of Greiz. It is a very rare property seen in today?s market.

rooms: 40 living space app. 1.141m2 land surface/app. m2: 2.854m2

Price: 320.000,00 € 288.877,00 £ 482.655,00 $
Price plus additional 3.57% agency fee (incl. VAT) for the buyer.
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