At the corner of Raua and Vase streets stands a four-storey stone building from 1940. The top-floor apartment offers something you simply won’t find in a new development: truly high ceilings, the quiet that only stone walls can create, and that particular Kadriorg feeling — where the city surrounds you, but never overwhelms.
The layout is thoughtful and time-tested: a spacious entrance hall, an open-plan kitchen-living room, a separate bedroom, a WC and shower room, and an oval balcony facing Raua street. The windows and balcony face the evening sun. Built-in wall cabinets keep the home in order even when life gets busy: a generous wardrobe in the bedroom and built-in cupboards in the hallway. The living room features an original fireplace — restoring it would be the most natural and beautiful detail this home could have.
The location speaks for itself. Tallinn University is just across the courtyard, Kadriorg Park and the sea are within walking distance, and the city centre is ten minutes away. The Raua neighbourhood is an architecturally protected heritage area in Tallinn — glass-and-steel boxes don’t get built here.
The building is in good condition. In 2018 it underwent a thorough facade renovation, during which all apartment balconies were also renewed. In 2019, a new apartment building — Raua 28 — was constructed directly adjacent to Raua 26, in the course of which the end wall of Raua 26, which is also the exterior wall of the bedroom, was additionally insulated. The thick stone walls regulate temperature naturally: warm in winter, cool in summer, with no extra equipment needed. The building has central heating, and mains gas is also available. The stairwell is well-maintained and secured, with a storage unit in the basement.
The apartment is for those who value a historically significant stone building and a location that has no equal. Properties like this come to market in this neighbourhood very rarely.
The apartment is vacant. Handover by agreement. Call me and let’s arrange a viewing.