A quiet 3-room apartment with it’s own private terrace overlooking a beautiful private courtyard for sale in a prominent medieval building near St. Nicholas Church. The windows of the apartment offer beautiful views of the private well-kept courtyard and the historic Lühike Jalg Street with it’s famous steps that takes you to Toompea.
The sale price of the apartment includes all the furniture, appliances and equipment.
This authentic split-level apartment is located in the renovated historic Michel Sittow House on Lühike Jalg and Rataskaevu Streets. The first records of the building date back to the beginning of the 15th century. Michel Sittow, who inherited the property from his father in 1518, was a famous Renaissance painter born in Tallinn, and the facade of the house is decorated with a bas-relief dedicated to him.
APARTMENT
The layout of the apartment is through two floors. There is an entrance hall on the ground floor; pleasantly spacious and bright living room with fireplace; a slightly separate kitchen with access to a terrace overlooking the private courtyard; a children’s bedroom with a separate shower room and a separate guest toilet.
An elegant wooden staircase takes you to the second floor, where you will find a master bedroom with a large wardrobe and a bathroom with double basins, a cast-iron bathtub, shower and a spacious sauna.
The apartment is very bright and airy due to high ceilings and large windows. The building is extremely safe with only three other neighbors sharing the common area. The flooring throughout is of high-quality natural herringbone oak wood parquet. Many of the walls throughout the apartment have exposed brick and limestone which greatly adds to the character of the apartment. The apartment presently has two bedrooms but can easily be converted to a three bedroom apartment if required.
The sale price includes all furniture, appliances and equipment.
According to the land register, the total area of the apartment is 130.7 m², of which 13.2 m² is the terrace on the courtyard side. The heated area of the dwelling is thus 117.5 m².
BUILDING
The prominent historic building with just four apartments was completely renovated in 2005 and in 2015, the owners did further extensive renovations. The Lühike Jalg building sits alongside the Rataskaevu buildings which surround the private courtyard.
The courtyard, which closes with secure metal gates has it’s own gardener who carefully maintains the flowers and shrubs throughout the seasons. The courtyard has patio furniture, it’s own barbecue facilities, a seating area, bicycle racks, a lovely children’s playground and friendly neighbours.
The apartment buildings have a total of twenty two apartments which are cared for by an active management company and active apartment association.