Description
Elegant Canal-side Office with Flexible Living for sale in Mechelen City Center
The PropertyThis distinguished canal-side Lord House is an exceptional opportunity for a successful executive seeking a versatile showcase presence in Mechelen’s vibrant heart. This magnificent spacious 7-level townhouse with spiral staircase features a characterful ±1,000 m2 with spectacular ±235 m2 garden terrace providing flexibility in grand city-center style. Perfectly suited for officing over 30 staff plus elegant living for the company’s key executives &/or guests. Area use is easily customizable by furniture changes & easy renovation, plus has ample expansion areas to customize later as your needs evolve. As a business executive, you will intuitively understand the benefits of acquiring the clean patrimony company owning this unique heirloom property.Location Ideal for Work & PleasureAn ideal office & living setting: tranquil yet strategically positioned on River Dijle’s exclusive portion surrounded by historic façades with breathtaking water views. Thiscombination of serenity, safety & immediate proximity to urban amenities makes it an ideal location for businesses seeking prestige & accessibility, both locally & internationally, using the 11-minute Mechelen-to-BRU Airport Express train.A Happy TeamThe combination of culture, vibrancy & flexibility here is for leaders of an enterprise that want to differentiate themselves on the local & international stage. World-class staff have their pick of where they can work. This magnificent property in its sublime setting & location will pay for itself in company culture & staff retention.Commercial infrastructure within an elegant buildingThis gem’s architecture hides impressive infrastructure: a 96-port building-wide highspeed wired local area network, a wireless-mesh, a secure-access air-conditioned server room with 3 professional server racks, cross patch for digital & analog devices, battery-backed phone-switch for secure on-site wired private communication and security / access system with redundancy.The high-capacity commercial-grade power grid is pre-wired for expansion. A separate redundant grid for essential equipment exists. So, you are pre-wired for expansion &future mission-critical needs: high-reliability servers, gym-sauna-spa-pool-wellness center, advanced medical equipment, etc.Entertainment & Team Building ScopeYour clients & team will be impressed with many options for any occasion & event: spontaneous or formal; large or intimate. Hold a private banquet for one or many in a magnificent in-house room. Share a wine inthe historic wine cellar or drinks in its private funky bar. Enjoy nature in a spectacular urban setting. Bring sunglasses to entertain on the immense lush sun-drenched private garden terrace. At night everyone loves themagically-lit views of St. Rombouts Cathedral tower & more, which any Michelin-star restaurant would love to possess.Feel like going out? Stroll along the canal for a minute to some of the best restaurants & wine bars in Europe: Paris cuisine at affordable Mechelen prices.
Building
Type of property
Commercial
Subtype
Office building
Surface
925 m²
Terrain
Plot size
410 m²
Most recent urban destination
Residential area with a cult., hist. and/or aesthetic value
Layout
Number of bedrooms
0
Number of bathrooms
4
Number of toilets
0
Energy
EPC score (kWh/(m² years))
498
EPC label
E
Unique code EPC
2224268-RES-1
Urban planning
Building permit
No
Pre-emption right
Yes
G-score (building score)
B (small risk of flooding under climate change sc2050)