Karl Lagerfeld’s Home on the Seine in Paris to Sell at Auction This Month

The minimalist Paris apartment that was the home and studio of the late fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld is headed to auction later this month with a starting price of €5.3 million (US$5.77 million).

Nestled in the heart of the Saint-Thomas d’Aquin district, on the city’s Left Bank, the roughly 2,800-square-foot spread will go under the hammer on March 26 at the city’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, according to a news release from the Paris Notaires Services, which plays an essential role in French real estate transactions.

The apartment is on Quai Voltaire, a Seine-front street, and within a historic building dating from 1694 that belies the contemporary home inside that was Lagerfeld’s until his death in 2019 at the age of 85.

He told the New Yorker in 2007 , as he was moving into the property, that living there would be “like floating in your own spaceship over a very civilised past.”

The home has a stainless steel kitchen.
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Located on the third floor, the apartment has a sprawling living room with a panoramic view of the Seine, polished concrete floors, and walls of towering glass bookshelves that once held the designer’s vast collection of books.

The avant-garde space “embodies Lagerfeld’s visionary aesthetic,” with an “ambiance that is both luxurious and design-oriented,” the news release said.

Elsewhere in the achromatic home is a bedroom overlooking a courtyard, a dressing room, a shower room, a bathroom and a professional-looking stainless steel kitchen.

The entire home, including the bathroom, has a modern aesthetic.
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The auction “represents a rare opportunity to acquire a part of the history of fashion and of French cultural heritage,” according to Paris Notaires Services.

Much of the furniture and art that one filled the apartment has been sold at auction across a series of Sotheby’s sales .

With his iconic signature style of black sunglasses, fingerless gloves and high-starched collars, Lagerfeld was the long-time creative director of Chanel and creator of his own eponymous fashion label.

The apartment’s giant living room has polished concrete floors and walls of glass bookshelves. MEDIACORP

A 120-acre property 35 miles outside of Nashville, Tennessee, is selling off market for $30 million, making it the second-most-expensive home for sale in the state.

Located in Franklin, about 20 minutes from downtown, Cortina Farms is both a private residence and an event venue, which charges up to $56,000 to rent for the day, according to Compass, which is marketing the pocket listing. Erin Krueger holds the listing.

The only residence on the open market with a higher price in Tennessee is another Franklin property, which spans 749 acres and is asking $37.5 million.

Cortina Farms takes design inspiration from the Italian countryside, with stonework heavily featured around the verdant grounds.

The main house, with a stone exterior and a shingled roof, has approximately 2,500 square feet of living space, with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Outside, there’s a covered back porch, an outdoor grill, a pool and a hot tub. There are also two guest apartments off the main house, each with a bedroom and a full bathroom.

In addition to its event business opportunities, the property is also designed for an equestrian, with two barns featuring a total of 12 stalls. Near the stables are four large fenced pastures that equal about 10 acres.

Other amenities include a wellness center, a party barn with a catering kitchen, an amphitheater, two lakes stocked with bass and catfish, and a helipad. Scenic trails for walking, running or ATV riding meander throughout the property past creeks, mature trees and waterfalls, according to information provided by Compass.

The property last traded hands in 2021 for $9 million, records on PropertyShark show. The owners weren’t available for comment.

The Nashville metro area has become a luxury real estate hot spot over the past few years, largely attracting people from Los Angeles as well as other out-of-state buyers looking for properties with a large amount of acreage.

Karl Lagerfeld’s Home on the Seine in Paris to Sell at Auction This Month

The apartment, located in a Louis XIV-era building on the Left Bank, belonged to the fashion designer for more than a decade until his death in 2019

$30 Million Nashville-Area Estate Quietly Looks for a Buyer.