Single house for sale - 8762 Schwanden GL, Hauptstrasse 85

Characterful house part with beautiful, classic elements inside. Part of a multi-family row house. Initially a lot of design freedom, then a lot of space. A charming house for singles, couples, or small families who want to spend holidays in the southern Glarnerland or live here permanently.

Schwanden has become a typical Glarner industrial village over time, but has remained a pretty settlement with a lot of quality of life. Located at the confluence of Linth and Sernf and surrounded by striking mountains, near the Klöntalersee, which resembles a Scandinavian fjord, the family-friendly winter sports resort Elm, Glarus, the smallest capital of Switzerland, the car-free Braunwald, the Klausen Pass, the UNESCO World Heritage Site Glarner main thrust: Live where others want to vacation.

Everything looks very rural and everywhere you can see well-kept, renovated properties or tasteful new buildings. The Glarus South region offers living space, jobs, and an interesting local recreation area. The relative proximity to the Zurich metropolitan area allows for commuting to work, a high quality of life, and relaxing leisure activities speak for living here.

The compact village center shows that the place was originally a mountain farming cluster village. This part of the settlement is so worth seeing that it is listed in the federal inventory of protected localities of regional significance. A diverse residential area: Narrow, winding streets open up the settlement part, there are stately row houses with curved gables and modest properties of small farmers. The buildings stand at irregular intervals, mostly they are close together and form rows or are combined into double or triple houses. The property for sale is part of a quadruple house.

The raised ground floor accommodates a living kitchen, a bathroom with shower, and a separate toilet. Above, on the upper floor, a first room, with a partially open partition wall. In the attic, a second, large room. There is also access to the roof terrace. In the basement, a spacious cellar, a second house entrance, and as a special feature: a shop with a display window.

Roof, facade, windows, and doors were renovated in the 1990s and are in good condition. The house has many beautiful, classic elements: Particularly worth preserving are the plank floors with an impressive patina, the coffered ceilings and walls. It was planned to rebuild the kitchen and bathroom, have the painting work done, and upgrade the electrical installations, but the renovations were not fully completed, life got in the way.

The property can remain a holiday home, as a cozy starting point for sporting activities, in a special area with quality of life and high recreational value. Or one lives here permanently - this building is an affordable, charming home for many: singles, couples, families. Ideal for those who enjoy doing craft work.

We look forward to your contact and are happy to provide you with the sales documents without obligation.