Manifattura Tabacchi | Zenit 04, 35 Via Delle Cascine, Firenze, Italy

Stunning two bedroom ground floor apartment with private terrace within visionary regeneration of a 1930s tobacco factory

Transformed by architects Quincoces-Dragò & Partners, the original Zenit building dates from 1938 and now combines spacious residences with office areas. Apartment 04 is a two bedroom ground floor apartment with a private terrace. Given the building's industrial features, the apartment is spread over two levels, making use of the generous ceiling height. The kitchen/dining/living area leads out to a private terrace of 36 sqm.

Formerly a tobacco factory designed by the celebrated Pier Luigi Nervi, Manifattura Tabbachi constitutes a unique community situated within 2.5km of central Florence. This iconic historic setting comprises 110,000 sqm of both original and newly constructed buildings. Residents benefit from a wide range of amenity spaces, including a rooftop garden with views over Florence, a fitness space, bicycle lab and pet area. The scheme is also home to the Polimoda fashion design school, ateliers and laboratories, offices, cultural spaces, halls of residence, a hotel, a theatre, a hotel and a kindergarten, bringing an entire district to life and creating a new cultural destination within its own right.

The selection of one to four bedroom apartments have a wide range of floorplans and each building within the scheme offers a distinctive interior design concept.

Location

Located just a few kilometres northwest of Florence's city centre, Manifattura Tabacchi is in the heart of a lively neighbourhood offering a theatre, a plethora of shops and traditional restaurants, with a farmers market and tennis club all within walking distance.

Public transport connections to the centre of Florence (2.5km), Santa Maria Novella station (2.4km) and the airport (4km) are excellent, with a bus stop and new electric tramway situated just in front of the main entrance.