Arosa | 2.88 million Swiss francs ($3.33 million)
A three-bedroom bespoke apartment with mountain views
This three-bedroom apartment with custom-designed furnishings and other touches is on the third floor of a 18-unit building from 2012 in Arosa, a ski resort town 92 miles southeast of Zurich and 42 miles south of the principality of Liechtenstein.
Arosa, a municipality with a year-round population of about 3,100, is in the eastern Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2013, it was connected to the Lenzerheide ski area by cable car, creating a larger resort that offers reciprocal skiing passes. Part of the Plessur Alps, Arosa, at 5,823 feet elevation, is surrounded by major mountain peaks such as Aroser Rothorn and Lenzerhorn. Obersee lake is a major attraction, and six miles north is the Langwieser Viaduct, completed in 1914 and named as a Swiss heritage site. At 203 feet high, it was the world’s first railway bridge to be constructed of reinforced concrete.
Size: 1,528 square feet
Price per square foot: $2,168
Indoors: The three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment is built on one level, with all rooms having floor-to-ceiling windows or sliding glass doors that access the south-facing terrace. A foyer hallway leads to the living space, with the kitchen and dining space set off. Reclaimed wood is a theme throughout the rooms, as either partial paneling or finishes and trims around doors and entryways. The kitchen has an island outfitted with integrated appliances, sleek contemporary cabinetry and stone counters. Oak parquet floors have built-in under-floor heating. The window treatments and furniture were custom designed for the space and are included in the sale. The primary bedroom is carpeted.
Outdoors: The 786-square-foot terrace offers village and mountain views. The building offers two underground garage parking spots at 45,000 Swiss francs each.
Costs: 6,000 Swiss francs ($6,860) in annual taxes and homeowner fees
Contact: Francesco Sax, Engel & Völkers Chur, +41-81-250-55-85
Verbier | 5.24 million Swiss francs ($6.07 million)
A four-bedroom Alpine loft a stone’s throw from the slopes
This second-floor, loft-style apartment near the Moulins ski slope combines Alpine rusticity and sophistication with access to some of Europe’s top off-piste skiing and winter resort nightlife. It is the primary resort of the 4 Vallées ski area, popular with celebrities and royalty.
Verbier is an Alpine village in the Valais Canton of southwestern Switzerland. About 100 miles southeast of Geneva by way of Lac Léman’s northern edge, it is at the apex of a triangle connecting Switzerland, France and Italy. A cable car from Verbier transcends Mont Fort, the highest peak in the 4 Valleys, offering views of Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn. Though best known for its world-class skiing, Verbier is also a popular region for hiking and cycling thanks to natural sites such as the Val de Bagnes, a valley in the Entremont District.
Size: 2,411 square feet
Price per square foot: $2,486
Indoors: Originally built in 1969, this four-bedroom loft, one of eight in the building, is undergoing renovation; the buyer can choose finishings to their liking. Warm rustic wood is the theme in the interior. The living room, dining area and kitchen share an open floor plan and are visually united by exposed wood beams and wide-plank hardwood floors, a style that repeats throughout the apartment. The living room is anchored by a large L-shaped wooden piece with built-in shelving that frames a sofa. Built-in shelving also adorns a living room wall with space for a television. The open kitchen has a wood-plank ceiling and is divided from the dining area by a tiered island with storage below. A wall of windows opens to a wide balcony.
Three of the four bedrooms have an en suite bathroom, and the primary bedroom has a dressing room and doors that open to the balcony. The apartment comes with two parking spaces and a ski storage room.
Outdoors: Three south-facing balconies offer mountain views. The main balcony, accessed from the common rooms, covers 214 square feet.
Costs: Annual taxes and homeowner fees total 9,000 Swiss francs ($10,300)
Contact: Anne Corthay, Besson Immobilier, +41-27-775-30-62
Randogne | 1.37 million Swiss francs ($1.58 million)
A penthouse duplex apartment in a chalet-style building from 2008
This four-bedroom, four-bath duplex apartment is on the fourth and fifth levels of a 12-unit chalet-style building in Randogne, a former municipality in the canton of Valais, in southern Switzerland.
Randogne is one of four municipalities that in 2017 merged to become the new municipality of Crans-Montana, notably home to the Matterhorn mountain, on the Swiss-Italian border. The official languages of Valais are French and German, but French is dominant in this part of the region, and English is widely spoken in resort areas such as Crans-Montana.
Best known as a ski resort, with an elevation of 10,423 feet, Crans-Montana is 117 miles east of Geneva and sits on the southern edge of Gruyère Pays-d’Enhaut Regional Natural Park. The area is served by a historic funicular railway from the Sierre district to Crans-Montana, known for a 2.7-mile-long section said to be the longest in the world. The closest airports are in Geneva and Bern, which is two hours north.
Size: 1,755 square feet
Price per square foot: $898
Indoors: The third-floor level of this penthouse duplex has under-floor heating and an open format that combines the living and dining areas and the kitchen, separated by a long counter that seats up to five. The living room has built-in, glass-front cabinets.
The long, narrow kitchen offers generous storage and work space, and integrated stainless steel appliances. This level includes two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a laundry room, and features ceilings of nearly 20 feet. Two sets of floor-to-ceiling glass doors open to a balcony.
A curved, floating wooden staircase leads up to the fourth level, which houses two bedrooms (one with a skylight) and two bathrooms. The apartment includes a private elevator, a wine cellar and a private indoor parking space.
Outdoors: The balcony, accessed from the kitchen and living room, offers views of snow-capped Alps. The apartment comes with two private parking spaces, one of which is indoors, a wine cellar and a storage room.
Costs: Annual property taxes and homeowner fees total 7,400 Swiss francs ($8,500)
Contact: Marieke Amacker, Engel & Völkers Zermatt, +41 27 966 06 76
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