Apartment with a garden

Buying an apartment with a garden
A little corner of greenery between four walls bringing a breath of fresh air in the heart of the city. Having garden access undoubtedly adds value to any apartment. These are rare and highly sought-after properties where every feature is desirable !

Growing cherry tomatoes or radishes, positioning a sun lounger to make the most of the rays, learning how to make compost, playing table tennis after school… An apartment with outdoor space opens up many possibilities and broadens your options. There’s no doubt that having a garden appeals as much to young couples delighted to have an outside space in which to enjoy a drink beneath the stars as it does to families who can enjoy open-air life in complete safety.

Paradoxically, it’s precisely where a garden would be most useful that outside space is scarcest. It’s an unfortunate fact that the density of city centres has squeezed out so many private gardens. Nevertheless, some are still to be found in the form of ground floor gardens or inner courtyards. Some buildings are built around small courtyards, which may be paved or planted. In Paris, you’ll find them in the 10th and 11th arrondissements of the city. Although ground floor apartments are often not a buyer’s first choice, because they are sometimes wrongly accused of being deprived of sunlight, some are garden apartments. So perhaps a ground floor flat with flowers outside the door could be your dream home?
The opportunity to bring outside inside with a garden apartment
A three-bedroom apartment with a 100 m2 tree-lined garden that’s exclusively yours. A 160 m2 loft apartment in a former private mansion with a 60 m2 private garden, or an architect-renovated apartment opening onto an 80 m2 terrace extended by a large garden… It’s not only ground floor apartments that give you the opportunity to enjoy the garden; apartments in private mansions can also offer a similar asset. Divided into multiple apartments, they often have private access to a garden adjacent to the property.

Depending on your desires and needs, you could opt for a property with a landscaped communal garden or a private outdoor space of your own.