Pick Your Favorite Pied-à-Terre in Paris

Saint-Germain-des-Prés | $445,000 (€390,000)

A sunny studio on the Left Bank

This studio unit on the top floor of a seven-story, 46-unit building from 1750 is reachable by elevator. Its west-facing windows have views of the building’s courtyard and surrounding rooftops. A renovation, including new windows, was completed about 10 years ago, and the space was refreshed again two years ago.

Saint-Germain-des-Prés, a coveted Left Bank neighborhood in Paris’s Sixth Arrondissement, is dense with galleries, restaurants and some of the city’s most expensive real estate. This apartment is near Les Deux Magots and Café de Flore, two legendary neighborhood hot spots. Several metro stops are nearby, and the Luxembourg Gardens are a short walk. The building is about 20 miles southeast of Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport.

Size: 215 square feet

Price per square foot: $2,070

Indoors: The door opens to a small foyer with a closet. The studio’s primary room has hardwood floors and two double windows with ornamental railings, which overlook the courtyard. This space fits a sofa, a console table under the wall-mounted television and a table for two. A door leads to the corner kitchen, with tile floors, black cabinets, a slate colored backsplash, wood counters and a combination washer and dryer. The bathroom, off the living room, has a shower.

Outdoor space: The building has a private courtyard paved with stone. Storage is available in the basement.

Third Arrondissement | $525,000 (€460,000)

An 18th-century triplex with private outdoor space

This slender three-level apartment, renovated in 2022, is one of 13 flats in an 18th-century building in Paris’s buzzing Third Arrondissement. The home’s outdoor spaces, along with its period charm and location in the heart of the city, are its key features.

The ever trendy Lower Marais, which is loaded with history, French fashion boutiques and lauded falafel shops, is a short walk from the property. This residence is just north of those touristy streets, in a residential area with scattered shops, small businesses and restaurants. The nearest metro stops are Temple, République and Arts et Métiers. Paris-Charles de Gaulle is about 17 miles northeast.

Size: 387 square feet

Price per square foot: $1,355

Indoors: The home’s entrance is accessible through the building’s private courtyard. The ground floor contains the kitchen and a dining corner with a table for two. Under the stairs, a cozy nook currently outfitted with a giant pillow serves as a reading or nap spot. The kitchen, tucked along one wall, has white cabinets and wood counters. Upstairs, windows brighten the narrow living room, which has a sofa and a bookshelf. On the basement level, a bed is tucked beneath arched walls. Two small niches add storage. A bathroom with a shower and a vanity with a vessel sink is on this floor. Floors throughout are bamboo, and recessed lights offer an alternative to plug-in lamps.

Outdoor space: The building has a courtyard shared by its residents. Part of the courtyard is set aside as private space for this apartment.

Costs: Annual property taxes are $600 (€525). Condominium fees are around $685 (€600) a year.

Contact: Charlotte Fauconnier | Espaces Atypique

Porte de Saint-Cloud | $433,000 (€380,000)

A furnished one-bedroom apartment in the 16th arrondissement

This one-bedroom apartment is on the seventh floor of a building that dates to the early 20th century. It is being offered furnished and has a balcony, elevator access and built-in shelving.

Porte de Saint-Cloud is an upscale neighborhood in the 16th Arrondissement of southwestern Paris. A busy avenue with cafes and stores is at the end of the block. The center of the Bois de Boulogne, a green space more than twice the size of Central Park, is about 10 minutes by car, and the River Seine is about 10 minutes on foot. The nearest metro stops are Exelmans and Porte de Saint-Cloud. Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport is about 22 miles northwest.

Size: 328 square feet

Price per square foot: $1,320

Indoors: An elevator leads to the living room, which has original oak floors, crisp white walls and a narrow built-in bookshelf. The living room is furnished with a blue sofa and several side tables. The bedroom has a twin captain’s bed, a night stand fashioned out of a locker and an industrial-style desk. Built-in shelves offer additional storage. Off the bedroom, the black-and-white bathroom has a shower and subway tiles. The kitchen, in matching black and white, has a table for two, a dishwasher, a laundry machine, a Rosières stove and an espresso machine, all included.

Outdoor space: The roughly 55-square-foot balcony, reachable through French windows in both the living room and bedroom, overlooks the street. The building’s cellar provides extra storage. Residents can access its landscaped courtyard.

Costs: Annual property taxes are around $1,340 (€1,176). Annual condominium fees are around $1,940 (€1,700).

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