11 bedroom House for sale with countryside view with Income Potential in Saint Maximin La Sainte Baume, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur
The property features some lovely old features (terracotta floor tiles, exposed beams, etc. ) and is equipped with a wood-burning stove in the adjoining caretaker's cottage and a heat-storing electric convector heater, traditional electric convector heaters and an open fireplace in the main house.
It requires renovation works, including bringing the septic tank up to standard, which is currently undersized; the roof, although it is not currently leaking; the electricity; and bringing the kitchen and bathrooms up to date.
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The property features some lovely old features (terracotta floor tiles, exposed beams, etc. ) and is equipped with a wood-burning stove in the adjoining caretaker's cottage and a heat-storing electric convector heater, traditional electric convector heaters and an open fireplace in the main house.
It requires renovation works, including bringing the septic tank up to standard, which is currently undersized; the roof, although it is not currently leaking; the electricity; and bringing the kitchen and bathrooms up to date.
The grounds are full of treasures, including dry-stone ruins, a tunnel and even a dolls' house for the children. It benefits from a borehole and canal water.
The motorway and all amenities are just a few minutes away,
Aix-en-Provence is just 1/2 hour away.
Carrez habitable surface and floor surface in m2 :
Ground floor : Hall (5.36), living room (20.63), hall 2 (11.51), dining room (17), kitchen (7.43), corridor (6), back kitchen (21.55), small living room (17.66), laundry room (3.9), WC (1.3), pantry (2), long walk in cupboard (4), under stairs cupboard (2), spacious living room (25.16), Eastern staircase (2.7) 1/2 floor : Landing (2.44), WC 2 (1).
2nd floor : Northern staircase (1.9), part 2 Eastern staircase (2.8), corridor (4.9), bedroom (18.35), walk in wardrobe (3.8), bathroom (4.5), bedroom 2 (20.83), dressing bedroom 2 (5.39), bathroom 2 (9.19), bedroom 3 (12.5), corridor 2 (11.82)
Ground floor western staircase (4.56), 2nd floor : corridor 3 (13.83), WC 3 (2.1), bathroom 3 (2.83), bedroom 4 (11.7), bedroom 5 (15.5), bedroom 6 (13.9), bedroom 7 (14.7), bedroom 8 (11.6), access staircase to ground floor flat (2.15)
Ground floor : Corridor 4 (3.2), bedroom 9 (18.5), bathroom 4 (3.9), living room (26.8), kitchen 2 (9.55), WC 4 (1.4).
2nd floor : Staircase (1.7)
3rd floor : Study (24.15), library (31.26), bedroom 10 (9), bedroom 11 (26.3), bedroom 12 (18.65), WC and shower (5.5).
Total Carrez surface: 504.59 m2.
Total floor surface : 520.40 m2.
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