Magnificent Renovated Wine Cellar With..

A magnificent very large stone building, former wine cave from the 1850's, lovingly restored and converted into a stone masons and sculpturers premises with work shops, a showroom and nice living quarters, ready to enlarge and complete as 2 houses with excellent potential for continued business activity in the existing work shops and a driveway with garden of 562 m2.

Property features:

Some renovation

Commercial

Immediately habitable

City/town/village centre

Includes one or more Gites

House

Property Details:

Lively village, steeped in history, with all shops and schools at only 5 minutes from Trebes, 10 minutes to Carcassonne and the A9 motorway, 15 minutes to the airport and 1 h from beaches.)

A magnificent very large stone building, former wine cave from the 1850's, lovingly restored and converted into a stone masons and sculpturers premises with work shops, a showroom and nice living quarters, ready to enlarge and complete as 2 houses with excellent potential for continued business activity in the existing work shops and a driveway with garden of 562 m2.
The building comprises of 798 m2 lower ground floor level work shop premises and a further 738 m2 on the 1st ground floor level, divided into a showroom with offices, a finishing work shop, a south-facing terrace and and a lovely home, with potential to enlarge in several ways.
The property holds a prominent position in the village, yet entirely private on it's own south-facing plot with a private driveway, terrace and garden and retains beautiful, old and new characteristics, in stone, a water feature, everything sculptured and carved with exquisite attention to detail, respecting the building and the craft.The building and the plot is split over two levels,with an ascending driveway and garden along the side of the building, totaling 1536 m2 interior space, currently divided as follows, with the enormous potential to change and enlarge, creating unusual and spacious living spaces.

Ground = Large entrance into the front of the workshop of 798 m2 in total, comprising of a section (easily 8 meters from floor to ceiling) about 100 m2 extending into additional work areas of roughly 738 m2 (13.5 meters wide and 3 meter high ceilings) + internal access to1st ground floor level has already been created and provisions in place to create lower ground floor living space for the enlarged house + showroom of 61 m2 with iron framed glass doors and 2 rear offices of 23 m2 each + a further room of 70 m2, currently with a wc and utility area + the showroom gives onto the southfacing terrace + the intention was to complete the showroom and offices with room of 70 m2 into a house + stone work, arches and windows have been meticulously restored, repaired and replaced, in such a manner, that they retain the beautiful and rare craftsmanship of traditional stone masons and are not easily detected.

Finishing workshop = 120 m2 divided into two rooms of 47 m2 and 73 m2, with rare stone arches and openings, ready to extend to the house, enlarging said house and creating a beautiful and spacious home + the space below this workshop, would also ideally become part of the house, with interior stairs and windows in place.

House = Entrance hall of 12 m2 + lounge of 34 m2 with fireplace + library of 14.5 m2 + fitted kitchen of 9.4 m2 + bathroom of 4.2 m2 (bathtub and wc, place for a basin) + corridor of 13 m2 with access to the finishing workshop + bedroom of 16 m2 + the house boasts stone arches and alcoves and high ceilings with large windows and a south-facing aspect.

Exterior = A private driveway with gates and garden of 592 m2 to the side of the building (73meters long) southfacing, with ample space for parking and planting with a lovely terrace of 60 m2 with nice views and a charming water feature.

Sundry = Fireplace and electric heating + double glazed windows in the house and showroom + mains water and sewage + broadband + annual property tax about 1045 E + possibility for 2 houses + business premises / studios + all floors are poured concrete (30 years ago) + electricity, plumbing etc done + potential to convert into multiple apartments with revenues + habitable immediately.

A stunning and unusual building, a rare find, the conversion conceived with an artistic eye, respecting the building and the materials with superb vision and an architects planning, never daunted by the volumes. What would have been a 'Grand Design' venture in France, nearly complete !

About Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc-Roussillon is that privileged part of France which spans the Mediterranean from the Pyrenees of Spain through to the far banks of the Rhone river where Provence stretches to the Italian border. Since 2016 it has become part of the larger region of France named Occitanie.

The area offers a very diverse landscape with the Pyrenees mountains to the west and the marshlands of Camargue to the east with long stretches of sandy beaches in between. Whatever you are looking for when you search for French property it is likely that you will find it in this area. Much of the coastal property for sale is modern apartments but if you are looking for something more traditional then there is an abundance of inexpensive village properties within 30 minutes of the coast or more expensive stone farmhouses and cottages in the hills behind the coastal strip.

The whole area is full of magic and mystery from the splendours of medieval Carcasonne to the castles of the Cathars in Aude and the annual meeting place of the Romanies at Stes Maries de la Mer in Herault. It is also not short of culture either. In Pyrenees Oreintales there are lots of charming little harbours which were the haunt of many famous artists including Picasso, Cezanne, Matisse and Charles Rennie Macintosh. Maybe if you are looking for a picture for your new house in Languedoc-Rousillon you can take out your paints and be inspired by the artists who got their brushes out before you.

Not only does this region boast coast, mountains, castles and culture but it also has the Canal du Midi winding its way through the vineyards to the sea at Sete. There are also heather covered hills, enormous lakes and spectacular gorges. If you are looking for a property in Languedoc-Roussillon you will be spoilt for choice of landscape.

Another major attraction of the area is the climate. With 300 days of sunshine a<

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