Apartment Wish List
A bit unrealistic, I know, but here's my wish list. I'm willing to compromise of course! But it was fun to think about it and put it on digital paper. So now you know what I'm looking for, more or less, and so do I.
UPDATE: My wish list needs an update! I want the apartment to be on the 1st or 2nd floor. I get confused because 1st and 2nd floor here is 2nd and 3rd floor in US terms. ;) I want to also mention that I'd love a guest half bathroom and a speisekammer which is like a little pantry room off of the kitchen for storing things like foods, a broom/mop, etc.
Comments
Your wish list is a great idea. You know what you want and that's the main thing. Lists are always good and the best thing is ticking off all the things you have achieved or partially achieved so hopefully you will find a lovely apartment that fills or near fills all your wishes :)
All things nice...
Well done.
By the way, most of your criteria were my criteria! One of the areas I compromised on was square metres. I thought I wanted the same as you but in the end we got 125 sq m, but the layout was so good that it didn't matter. HTH and good luck in the hunt.
I like your wish list. I also had one, and now I am in a great apartment.
I knew I would have to compromise on some things and made a pact with myself that I would only give up two of my wishes. In the end we found a wonderful apartment, although the bathroom has no window (something I hate, and I had "bathroom window" on my list). And we don´t have nice old windowframes, that I had wished for, as the old ones were replaced before we bought our place. But I scored 6 out of 8, so I am very content.
One thing on your list seems unrealistic to me: The size you are looking for! Apartments with more than 140 squaremeters are rare, and usually a place that size has 6+ rooms and is very expensive. I think you will probably have to settle for 115-140qm! The average german "4- Zimmer-Altbau" has about 110qm.
But I am SURE that you will find your dream place!
-1 closed bedroom, 55-75 sq.meters
-proper oven (apparently lots of places just have a microwave with grill function)
-washing machine (no laundromat trips for me!)
-in the de Pijp or Jordaan districts
-balcony or shared courtyard (not sure how likely this one is to happen)
-nice bathtub (and shower)
-NOT basement or ground floor
-bright and high-ceilinged
-wood floors
-unfurnished (most places for expats are furnished)
-within budget of course!
love your wishlist! I keep my fingers crossed for your search, but please don't be put off, if it takes some time to find the right apartment. We searched 3 months (nonstop, I had not started to work back then) and looked at more than 70 offers until we found our place. And still we had to make minor compromises.
Another point I would add to the wish list: nice neighbors. My friends just had to leave a fantastic apartment (Vienna), because the next neighbor was constantly making trouble. Not always easy to find out beforehand, yet you can try.
All the best - your wish list resembles mine, except that I would go with 3-4 rooms, or even 3 2/2 (half rooms are such a treat - smaller than "normal" rooms, but simply the kind of extra space that comes in handy.
Good luck!
Cancale
Oh and to the other Anon (or maybe you are the same one, can you comment with a name next time so I can address you properly?), I saw that one but it's too far from my neighborhood. It says "List" but I think that's not really the case. I mapped it out and it's on the other side of the forest from me.
xo
Melis
By the way, would you PLEASE tell me what kind of camera you have? I love the pictures you take!
There are not many apartment with 180 m2 or bigger in german cities and if so they cost usually more then 1700 Euro plus phone, electrcity...