This 3.5-room apartment in Basel (4052) offers 86 m² of living space. Rent: CHF 2,510/month. Cooperative: Eisenbahner-Baugenossenschaft beider Basel (EBG).

The cooperative seeks open, communicative residents who appreciate tolerant coexistence and an intergenerational mix and who wish to contribute to communal life.

Tenancy conditions

• Before moving in, a rent deposit of three months' rent must be paid into a tenant deposit account. This amount will be converted into cooperative capital at a later date; deposit insurance is not accepted.
• Keeping dogs is not permitted in the housing estates. Apartment cats are allowed; installing a cat net requires prior approval.

Location

The property is located in the Lehenmatt quarter, directly at the Birs, which is used in summer for swimming and for walks to the Birsköpfli and the Rhine. Bus lines 36 and 37 provide connections towards St. Jakob and Breite. Local shopping includes a Spar neighbourhood shop at the corner and a newly opened Migros branch on Lehenmattstrasse.

Building

The building is part of the cooperative settlement on Birs-, Lehenmatt- and Redingstrasse. The Lehenmatt new build was constructed as a modern timber structure; only the ground floor plinth and stair cores are concrete. The six-storey building is about 80 metres long. In total, 48 apartments and various communal areas are provided.

On the ground floor there is a hobby workshop and a neighbourhood meeting room available to all residents. The attic floor offers communal terraces for recreation. At the rear of the property there is a large inner courtyard designed as a planted island with seating and a playground.

The apartment

The 3.5-room apartments are located on the 2nd to 6th floors and include the following features:

• Open kitchen combined with living and dining area
• Modern kitchen with ceramic hob and light-grey ceramic worktop
• Flooring: anhydrite seamless beige with underfloor heating
• Walls: painted white with textured wallpaper (Raufaser)
• Ceiling: spruce/fir wood, natural with UV protection
• Two bathrooms: one with shower/WC and one with bath/WC
• Cellar compartment
• Lift
• Balcony
• Shared use: laundry room, drying room, general communal rooms
• Optional: private washer-dryer tower possible for an additional charge

The apartment will be ready for occupancy in September/October. The photos are of a representative show apartment.