florence - boutique hotel in renaissance palazzo for sale near san lorenzo

Florence, TU 50100

In the heart of Florence, a short distance from the better-known monuments of the city, prestigious Renaissant palazzo with boutique hotel.
Easily reached, the building is located along one of the most renowned street of Florence, with direct view over the domes of San Lorenzo and Santa Maria del Fiore. The location grants easy access to the citys monuments and the Santa Maria Novella train station. From here one can quickly reach several towns of Tuscany: the wine-city of Greve in Chianti (28km; 35), the turreted San Gimignano (62km; 1h 10), Lucca with its imposing fortifications (76km; 1h 10), Arezzo (77km; 1h 5), the Etruscan Volterra (82km; 1h 30), the medieval Siena (83km; 1h 20), Montalcino with its famous wine (116km; 1h 50) and the papal Pienza (117km; 1h 40).
The most useful airports to reach the property are Firenze Vespucci (8km; 25), Pisa Galilei (82km; 1h 15), Bologna Marconi (105km; 1h 25), Perugia San Francesco (160km; 1h 55), Roma Ciampino (288km; 3h) and Roma Fiumicino (303km; 3h 5).


WHAT TO SEE IN FLORENCE
The palazzo is located two steps away from theBasilica di San Lorenzo(100m; 1) andPiazza del Duomo(400m; 5). From here, other monuments of the historic centre are quickly reached.Palazzo Vecchio, heart of the communal power of Florence during Middle Ages (550m; 7), theGalleria degli Uffizi(750m; 10), the gothic church ofSanta Maria Novellawith its Renaissant faade by Leon Battista Alberti (500m; 6), the uniquePonte Vecchio(750m; 10) andPalazzo Pitti, residence of Medici first and Lorena then (1,2km; 15).


DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING
This beautiful palazzo is laid over seven floors and currently houses fifteen units in total with apartments, shops, storage rooms and technical rooms.
- Basement: ample cellar and storage rooms;
- Ground floor: leather shop (60 sqm 464 sqft), a beauty salon with storage room (172 sqm 1,851 sqft) and an ample storage rooms currently rented out (130 sqm 1,399 sqft);
- Mezzanine floor: machine room for the elevator;
- First floor: apartment N1 (240 sqm 2,582 sqft), apartment N2 (330 sqm 3,551 sqft) and reception for the guests;
- Second floor: apartment N3 (100 sqm 1,076 sqft), apartment N4 (180 sqm 1,937 sqft + loggia on the upper floor), apartment N5 (50 sqm 538 sqft), apartment N6 (145 sqm 1,560 sqft, to be restored);
- Third floor: apartment N7 (30 sqm 323 sqft, to be restored);
- Fourth floor: apartment N8 (60 sqm 645 sqft) and apartment N9 (155 sqm 1,668 sqft).

The common areas of the building include several terraces and loggias, the staircases connecting the floors with the beautiful hallways, a stunning courtyard at the center of the building (with a covered walkway running around) and a few smaller courtyards connected to the various units.


STATE AND FINISHES
The palazzo is a typically Florentine Renaissant building, with plastered walls over which pietra serena decorations stand out. The top floors are decorated with arched windows and at the center of the faade is located the coat of arms of the family which ordered the construction of the palazzo. The internal courtyard boasts two covered loggias with rib vaults and pietra serena columns topped by Corinthian capitals.
Interior are richly decorated with frescoes commissioned over the years by several owners. On the ground floor, the 16th-century origin of the building is more than evident with Renaissant grotesque decorations, while the first floor (piano nobile) gives away its 19th-centuryrenovation.


USE AND POTENTIAL USES
The palazzo, historically very important and interesting, is perfect for anyone looking for a prestigious building in the historic centre of one of the most beautiful cities of the world. The presence of numerous units in the building, other than the already working boutique hotel, would allow increasing the income obtainable through renting. One of the apartments could also be used as a private residence by the owners.


CLOSEST CITIES AND TOWNS
Florence. Greve in Chianti (28km; 35), San Gimignano (62km; 1h 10), Lucca (76km; 1h 10), Arezzo (77km, 1h 5), Volterra (82km; 1h 30), Siena (83km; 1h 20), Montalcino (116km; 1h 50), Pienza (117km; 1h 40)


CLOSEST AIRPORTS
Firenze Vespucci (8km; 25), Pisa Galilei (82km; 1h 15), Bologna Marconi (105km; 1h 25), Perugia San Francesco (160km; 1h 55), Roma Ciampino (288km; 3h), Roma Fiumicino (303km; 3h 5)