Description
Rare Canal-side Lord House in Elegant Mechelen City-Center
The PropertyThis stately Lord House is a rare find on many levels, from its grand historical features to its AAA location and versatility. Its magnificent 7-levels boast a characterful ±1,000 m2 with spectacular views from front & back, including a sun-drenched ±235 m2 garden terrace. You will have an unparalleled large estate in the heart of the city. It’s ready to enjoy now plus has ample expansion areas if desires grow.The Location Centrally located on River Dijle, the breathtaking water setting on a charming tree-lined park with numerous historic facades ensures a peaceful living experience. Despite this tranquility, everything the vibrant city center has to offer is just steps away: cozy bars, delightful restaurants, impressive historical monuments & more. Those loving travel will appreciate the 11-minute Mechelen-to-Airport Express train for easy international access.Historic Ground FloorImpressive ceiling heights, decorative moldings & ornate marble fireplaces all speak to the building’s rich history. The elegant entrance hall with sweeping staircase & classic tiled floor leads to a large formal salon with adjacent rooms for private offices, libraries, art collections, personal assistants, and/or separate guest accommodation. A reception room off the portico is currently used as an interior winter garden.Versatile Ballroom ComplexFollow the art gallery hallway to a spacious, light-filled multifunctional ballroom with a bar, its own kitchen & support rooms. Great for hosting events: wine tastings, club meetings, art exhibits, music recitals, book readings, parties, theatre performances & movie screenings. It could become an amazing pool-spa-sauna-gym-wellness center, grand dining hall with gourmet professional kitchen, art-sculpture-pottery studio, games room, in-home movie theatre or some combination.This complex hosted a dance school & later a film studio for 25 artists with a secure server room supporting a 96-port building-wide network, phone & security systems.First Floor LivingA second grand salon for dining & entertaining overlooking the water shares the same authentic character features and benefits from abundant daylight. Through ornate interior doors, it adjoins another sun-filled large suite featuring decorative ceiling moldings, a marble fireplace mantel, and expansive windows, currently a stunning art-filled private office with adjoining file room.7+ Bedrooms-Flexrooms & MoreThe first floor also houses 2 full-sized bedrooms adjoining the garden terrace, each characterized by high ceilings and stately marble fireplace mantels, one wired as a media room. The second floor offers 5+ more rooms that can be flexibly used as bedrooms, guest rooms, view offices, art studios, meditation, yoga, hobbies, storage, etc. with access to an immense 2-level CASCO attic large enough to be a separate apartment or spectacular sky lounge with panoramic Dijle & monument views.Garden TerraceThe crowning feature of this extraordinary property is the elevated ±235 m2 lush terrace garden, offering stunning views including St. Rombouts Cathedral tower. Bringsunglasses to enjoy this immense sun-drenched secret garden. Serve drinks from your own private wine cellar below.At night everyone loves the magically-lit monument views, which any Michelin-star restaurant would love to possess. Great for any occasion & event: spontaneous orformal; large or intimate.Long-term Ownership Format Already SetupThis unique heirloom property resides within its own dedicated patrimony company. This provides long-term holding flexibility for a diverse multi-generation family desiring an Urban Estate, or friends that wish to combine their resources to enjoy their own shared grand co-living, allowing members to flexibly enter & exit residency without a Notaris. Contact us to see if this rare patrimony company is right for you.Historical property in a patrimony companyThis unique heirloom property resides within its own dedicated patrimony company. This provides long-term holding flexibility for a diverse multi-generation family desiring an Urban Estate, or friends that wish to combine their resources to enjoy their own shared grand co-living, allowing members to flexibly enter & exit residency without a Notaris.
Building
Type of property
House
Subtype
Villa
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
7
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)