A renovated three-room apartment in the historic heart of the 7th

The Esplanade des Invalides — the 7th at its most classical

Few addresses in Paris carry the weight of the Esplanade des Invalides. The great lawn runs from the golden dome of Les Invalides down to the Pont Alexandre III and the Seine, framed by stone buildings that have barely changed since the 18th century. This is the quiet, residential 7th: the rue Saint-Dominique and the rue Cler for daily life, the Musée Rodin and the Musée d’Orsay a short walk away, Saint-Germain-des-Prés within reach on foot.

Apartments on the Esplanade rarely come to market, and when they do they are usually dated and need a full renovation — with the delays, the co-ownership approvals and the energy-rating issues that come with it.

Renovated, redesigned, ready to move into

This apartment has already been through that process. It sits on the fourth floor of a fine building with a concierge, and has been entirely redesigned by an interior architect: open living space with a fitted kitchen, period fireplaces, solid wood floors, tall windows with wrought-iron balconettes, and contemporary bathrooms. The renovation is covered by a ten-year guarantee, and the renovator commits to a minimum D energy rating — which keeps the apartment fully lettable under current French rules.

The photographs show the standard of renovation in the building. Exact plans and surface for this three-room apartment are available on request.

A note from Sébastien Salin

For a buyer based abroad, the hardest part of buying in the 7th is rarely the price — it is the renovation: finding the right architect, getting the co-ownership to agree, managing works from thousands of kilometres away, and making sure the result meets the energy rules for letting. Here all of that is done, guaranteed for ten years, and you can move in or let it straight away. This is an older building, so notary fees are the standard 8.5–9%. The apartment is currently under option; options do lapse, and I also have access to comparable apartments in the 7th that are not publicly listed.