five covetable homes in Berlin

five covetable homes in Berlin

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Apartment, Charlottenburg, €4.095mn

What An apartment in a new town house development. It has five bedrooms and three bathrooms, and a lift, dressing-room, gym and sauna.

Where On Knesebeckstraße, a leafy street in Charlottenburg. It is a four-minute walk to the Ernst-Reuter-Platz metro station and a 16-minute walk to the Tiergarten.

Why The property has a loggia and shared garden, as well as balconies on the second and third floors.

Who Knight Frank

A living and dining area in a luxury home or apartment. On the left are large floor-to-ceiling windows. In the foreground, there is a beige sofa with soft cushions. At the back is a raised dining area accessible by a few steps

Penthouse, Mitte, €7.2mn 

What A penthouse in the Palais Varnhagen, a David Chipperfield-designed building completed in 2016. With direct lift access, the apartment has two en-suite bedrooms, one of which has a steam room and sauna. 

Where In the central borough of Berlin Mitte, just off Friedrichstraße, one of Berlin’s key shopping streets. The Brandenburg gate is a 12-minute walk away, with the Tiergarten park just beyond. 

Why A 60 sq metre roof terrace with panoramic views of the city. 

Who Berlin Sotheby’s International Realty

A stone staircase, bordered by greenery and flowering shrubs, leads up through a villa

Villa, Grunewald, €13mn 

What A listed villa with 23 rooms — including 7 bedrooms — spread across 1,200 sq metres of living space. Period features include ornate decorative ceilings and a turret. 

Where In Grunewald, a residential area to the south west of Berlin. Known as the city’s greenest neighbourhood, the vast Grunewald forest is about a 20-minute walk away.

Why The property backs on to lake Hubertussee and has its own private pier. 

Who Knight Frank

Penthouse, Wilmersdorf, €4.8mn 

What A 300 sq metres open-plan penthouse with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. As well as the main roof terrace, there are two additional terraces one of which has an adjoining sauna. 

Where In Wilmersdorf, an area in West Berlin. Lake Fennsee and Volkspark Wilmersdorf are about a 20-minute walk. The closest metro, Güntzelstraße (serviced by the U9 line), is a 9-minute walk. 

Why The striking loft-style architecture was designed by Swen Burgheim, with sloping walls and double-height ceilings. 

Who Savills

The facade of a multi-story building painted a light, clean white. A few trees and parked cars line the street in front

Apartment, Charlottenburg, €5.5mn 

What A one-bedroom apartment with approximately 400 sq metres of living space spread across the entire third floor of a historic building. Renovated in 2020, it has a Boffi-fitted, open-plan kitchen, a gym and a library with a balcony. 

Where In Charlottenberg on a quiet side street off Kurfürstendamm — the so-called Champs Elysée of Berlin. 

Why The property has two balconies, one of which is accessed via a walk-in dressing-room off the master bedroom.  

Who Savills & Berlin Sotheby’s International Realty

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