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    Realengracht 27x4.4Meter   1bedroom
    Muselaer 25x5 meters   2bedrooms
    Watergruwel 19M studio  For Sale TeKoop
                   
    245,000 Euros

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   €1,500* per month excluding utilities + local taxes

This view of the ship is partly obscured by the large [17X4.5 meter] floating garden boat. But you can see the large size of her, and the big trees above, and the wide expanse of the Realengracht canal; luxuriously spacious yet still in the center of Amsterdam.

This a premium location; a quiet, prosperous, and friendly neighborhood in the Centrum of Amsterdam, opposite PrinsenIsland. There is no through traffic on the street, and little water traffic compared to the inner ring canals.

As well as the houseboat, you get the use of the garden, a Dutch "Dekshuit" or deck-vessel. It's a plain yet attractive steel pontoon, on which we have planted flowers and small trees in large pots; there is a lot of bamboo. It's featured in the coffee table book "Amsterdam from the water". It has an automatic watering system, so you don't have to worry about the plants.

The boat is large, at 27 meters long. All of the boat is used as living space; there is no machine room any more.
There is only 1 bedroom [for a couple] with a very large bed. There's a lot of storage space, a large living room, full bath and separate toilet, washing machine, central heating, and double glazing. The interior is finished to a high standard, with hardwood floor throughout, white walls and dark hardwood trim. A large TV slides out of a fitted cupboard when you want to see it, and is hidden when you don't. Most of the interior is a single very spacious room, there is a separate space for laundry and storage, with 32 large built in drawers.
The boat has city gas, water, and electricity. It is rented fully furnished. Broadband can be connected via the TV cable at an extra charge, or you can easily arrange your own account through your phone connection. It is possible [by prior arrangement] to lower large objects into the boat, a grand piano for instance. This is a very large and comfortable boat, a prestige residence, a place you'll feel proud to call home.
We've just installed extra insulation and a new high-efficiency condensing boiler / central heating unit, to keep the energy bills as low as possible.
The kitchen has a new stove and oven.
The ship has just come back from scheduled maintenance at drydock, and won't need to go again for 3 years [2011].
If you use Google earth, enter this into the search box;  52°23'13.56"N 4°53'19.14"E


Excellent road access to the center of town and the ring highway. Good pubic transport links too.

*This is the "Spirit of 2009" recession rate.
 In the unlikely event of swift economic recovery, the price will revert to the "Optimism of 2007" rate on the next contract.

More photos; kitchen + bed   living room   bathroom    garden

 
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