This
apartment occupies an entire floor of White Walls, the 17-storey tower Jean
Nouvel designed beside Eleftheria Square. The tower won Best Tall Building in
Europe from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in 2016. The home
has about 290 m² of internal space, a 33 m² covered veranda, and a 28 m²
private yard. Floor-to-ceiling
glazing gives a 180-degree view across the city to the Venetian walls and the
mountains beyond. The open-plan living and dining room runs into a kitchen with
a large island and a breakfast area, and both open onto the back garden.
The apartment
runs on an integrated home automation system Crestron. Wall panels and a phone
app control lighting scenes, air conditioning and underfloor heating by zone,
motorised blinds and curtains, audio and TV system with independent video
intercom at the entrance to the building, internal cameras and an alarm system.
Underfloor heating and central air conditioning cover every room.
The bedrooms
sit in their own wings. The corner primary suite has a walk-in dressing room
and a marble bathroom. Two further bedrooms are served by two more marble
bathrooms, and a guest marble cloakroom is off the living area. At the centre of the plan, a
glass-lined wall looks onto a planted inner courtyard and opens to a private
loggia.
An area in
the wings has its own windows, blinds, and space for a desk and a sofa. It
works as a study or family room today and can be converted as a fourth bedroom
when a family needs one. The
sale includes three parking spaces in the underground car park, and a private
storage room. The building has a 24-hour concierge and security.
The
Presidential Palace, the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, the
government ministries, and the Central Bank of Cyprus are all in Nicosia, and
so are most foreign embassies and high commissions. From White Walls, Makarios
Avenue and the business district are a short walk away, and the ministries are
a few minutes by car. The shops and cafés of Stasikratous Street are at the
door. Zaha Hadid′s Eleftheria Square leads down to the moat park below the
Venetian walls and into the old town, and the Municipal Gardens are opposite.
Larnaca airport is about 45 minutes by car. International schools including the
English School and the American Academy and established and recognised
Universities are all in Nicosia.
