Boulevard Montfleury

It is just one minute from the Rue d’Antibes. The lovely old and very well maintained building is in a garden on Boulevard Montfleury, set well back from Rue Republique, and a block before the new square with the fountains (Place Commandant Maria). The area is upgrading rapidly because of its proximity to the centre of Cannes and the beaches of the Croisette. We can see and witness the changes long promised by the City and the State in key areas of town (Palm Beach being another).  The area comprises a core of gracious 19th and early 20th century buildings interspersed with newer apartment blocks. This particular early and very attractive Bourgeois building is only 3 floors high (ground plus two), in a light and bright garden with well established lawns, palms and an array of plants.

The charming elderly couple who are selling told me they have lived there since 1956! They did not say so but I suspect that Madame who is hunched now, and Monsieur who walks with a stick are finding the apartment too big to manage and the stairs to the second floor (no lift) too great a challenge as they grow older. The stairs are wide and gentle as they were in those days, but still must be tiring in your 80’s, especially carrying the shopping!

The apartment comprises a large living room overlooking the gardens through two large windows which are recently and well double glazed. The ceilings are high, and the walls are at least half a meter thick throughout the apartment. Amazing to see. There are two very large bedrooms, the main one overlooking the garden (west), and the second bedroom looking south towards but not hemmed in by facing buildings. The kitchen is large enough that they have a dining table in there, a bathroom and separate toilet. There is a deep storage area adjacent to the bathroom and it could easily become a second shower room because the plumbing is right there.

The apartment is immaculate, but really needs a complete modernisation. All walls, ceilings, bathrooms and the kitchen need renovating. The floors are original and should be preserved, and the double glazing is done.

It is so close to town that it will work as a conference and short term rental unit, could be a lovely main or second home for people wishing to be right in Cannes, but would also be a perfect long term rental unit if preferred. All options are open. The large cellar is on the ground floor, and the garage straight off the side street, with electric doors and a pedestrian door directly into the property from the front of the garage.