On the hills of Chianti, not far from Panzano in Chianti, this stone country house is an excellent investment opportunity for anyone looking for a property to be restored and adapted to specific needs. In good structural shape, the building (594 sqm) is currently split into four apartments (8 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms), but it could be transformed into a beautiful private home. Two outbuildings (231 sqm) to be restored and 9,700 sqm of garden complete the property.

It is interesting to note how this is one of the last, few country houses to be restored in the area of Panzano, providing great freedom to buyers on how to reshape the property.

The property is midway between Florence and Siena and basic services are available just 3 km away from the house. The towns and cities of Tuscany are also very easy to reach by car (Castellina in Chianti, San Casciano in Val di Pesa, San Gimignano, Florence, Siena…).

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDINGS
The country house (594 sqm – 6,392 sqft, 8 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms) is laid over three floors and is currently split into four independent apartments. The shared areas include a beautiful vaulted cellar (44 sqm – 474 sqft) and a storage room on the ground floor (13 sqm – 140 sqft). On the side of the country house is a canopy with an oven, ideal for an outdoor dining area.
Apartment A (152 sqm – 1,635 sqft, 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom) is laid over ground and first floor. On the lower level, the main door opens into the spacious living room and from here, through a corridor, one gets to the dining area with the kitchen and a small closet. A staircase from the living room leads to the sleeping area on the upper level, made up of three bedrooms, reading room and bathroom.
Apartment B (227 sqm – 2,442 sqft, 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms) features and independent access from the ground floor, with a staircase leading up to the first floor. Here, a small hallway opens into the living room with fireplace, porch and terrace. Back to the hallway, two other doors lead into the kitchen, a bathroom and two bedrooms. From the living room, a staircase leads further up into the master bedroom with its own private terrace and bathroom.
Apartment C (55 sqm – 593 sqft, 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom) is a cozy two-room unit on the ground floor. From the small entrance room one can enter the bathroom and the living area on the right, the bedroom on the left.
Apartment D (103 sqm – 1,108 sqft, 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom) is again on the ground floor and is made up of an ample living are with open-plan kitchen that opens into the beautiful porch. From the living room a door opens into the bedroom with bathroom, also accessible from outside.

An agricultural outbuilding (211 sqm – 2,270 sqft), laid over two floors, houses several ample rooms currently used as storages and vehicle shelters.

Not far from the country house is a convenient garage (20 sqm – 215 sqft) where a car can easily be sheltered.

STATE AND FINISHES
The building, a typical Tuscan country house, was partially restored a few years back in a few spots but at the moment is in need of a total renovation and restoration. Some parts haven’t been used for many years and are non inhabitable as they are. As for finishes, the house still boasts all those features that make the Tuscan countryside so unique and characteristic, such as wooden beams, brick arches, terracotta floors, stone walls…

EXTERIORS
The country house is surrounded by 9,700 square meters of land (2.4 acres), in the past landscaped into a garden. A general cleaning and recovery of several parts is needed but with some work a beautiful garden could be created, from which to enjoy the beautiful view over the Chianti hills and the characteristic medieval town nearby.

USE AND POTENTIAL USES
The house is currently split into apartments. This makes it very suitable either to start an accommodation business or to use the building as a private house for numerous families, since each apartment has independent access and enjoys good privacy. Alternatively, since works are nonetheless necessary to inhabit the building, it would be pretty easy to join the units back together into a single, ample countryside home.