Property Code: 7-705. Most apartments end where the balcony door begins.
This one, essentially, begins there. On the 5th and top floor of a 1975 building in Neapoli Lycabettus, a renovated top-floor apartment of 115 sq.m. opens onto approximately 90 sq.m. of exclusive-use terrace.
Almost another apartment in surface.
Only instead of walls it has horizon. From here Athens does not appear as a small strip between two apartment buildings.
The view opens panoramically over the city, while Lycabettus lies within the daily visual field of the home.
And this is perhaps the greatest luxury of a penthouse in the centre: to live inside Athens without feeling that Athens closes in around you.
The terrace is not merely large.
It is large enough to acquire different uses at the same time.
Outdoor dining.
Sitting area.
Mediterranean planting.
Reading space.
A large table for friends.
Or simply enough free space so that it does not need to be filled with anything. With south-easterly orientation, openness and light, it becomes an essential part of living and not the typical “large terrace” of a listing.
Inside, the home functions as a complete three-bedroom residence.
The large living room retains the marble of Athenian architecture of the era, as does the kitchen, while in the bedrooms the flooring changes to wood. There are three bedrooms, one organised as a master with its own en-suite bathroom and shower.
In total the residence has two full bathrooms, both with showers, as well as a separate WC — a layout that makes a real difference to the daily life of a family or more people. In the bathrooms the renovation differentiates the materiality with polished concrete (microcement), creating a more contemporary continuity in relation to the marble and wood of the remaining spaces.
There is also a dedicated space for washing machine and dryer in the room/area that leads towards the WC, so that laundry does not occupy part of the bathroom or kitchen.
Ιn a top-floor apartment, renovation should not stop at the cabinets and colours.
Here waterproofing and thermal insulation have been carried out, both around the perimeter and on the roof terrace — interventions particularly essential for a top-floor residence. The windows have been replaced with energy-efficient aluminium Europa units and double glazing.
Insect screens are not present today; should they constitute a necessary condition for the next tenant, the possibility of installing them can be explored. There are also a security entrance door, a solar water heater and a lift.
Heating is central oil, while the energy rating of the property is C.
Common expenses are calculated at approximately €50 per month, excluding the heating charge during the winter months.
Pets are allowed.
And as regards the location?
Not exactly Kolonaki.
Not exactly Exarcheia.
Not Alexandras.
And not simply “near Lycabettus”. Neapoli Lycabettus.
One of those Athenian neighbourhoods that have value precisely because they lie between different versions of the city.
Towards one side, Lycabettus and Kolonaki.
Towards the other, Neapoli and Exarcheia.
Further north, Alexandras Avenue and its connections with the rest of Athens.
You go down towards the city when you want it.
And you return to the 5th when you want to look at it from above.
This is exactly what is not captured in the “5th floor” of a search filter.115 sq.m. of internal living.
90 sq.m. of exclusive outdoor life.
Three bedrooms so that the office does not need to become a bedroom.
Two bathrooms and a WC so that a home of more people truly functions.
Insulation where it matters most, on the top floor.
And a terrace that does not ask to be called “large”.
It is enough to step outside.
Rent today through PANTOU REALTORS.115 SQ.M. TO LIVE IN.
90 SQ.M. TO LIVE OUTSIDE.
AND ATHENS, ALL AROUND YOU.
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