Set on the slope in the midst of vineyards at the end of an access road closed to through-traffic for the use of residents only, this country-style villa benefits from a superb vantage point enjoying optimal sunshine, peaceful surroundings, and amazing views over the lake and the town of Rapperswil extending as far as the distant mountains. Schools, the bus stop, and rail station are all reachable within 10-15 minutes’ walk. This patrician residence, with its stone window casements and valuable roof tiled in the beaver-tail pattern, presents three individual units of accommodation together with four separate internal garages with direct access to building. The generously proportioned, beautifully maintained and extensively modernized villa in the traditional, country-house style d
...read moreates from 1965 and comes with plenty of exterior space, with the main residence arranged over three storeys extending to 430m2 of floor area. A second unit on the uppermost floor, conceived as guest apartment, has a separate entrance, its own kitchen, a living / dining room, as well three bedrooms, a bathroom, and a balcony, while at ground floor level there is a further apartment, including outside patio, envisaged as staff quarters. The property is set in an exquisitely landscaped garden with a beautiful stock of shrubs and valuable mature trees, its own small vineyard, and several fountains. Diverse terraces and seating areas plus a garden pavilion provide magnificent outdoor space. All floors of the building are accessible by lift from the garage. The technical installations and infrastructure, and the pool maintenance system in particular, are in need of some attention. The two additional units that are integrated into this property afford enormous flexibility according to phase of life: whether retained as guest and staff accommodation as originally intended, adapted for use as combined living and working space, or with one or both of the apartments occupied by children or grandparents – this prospect provides numerous options!
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