Living in the Colonia Tower

Property description:
The apartment is located in the Axa high-rise building/Colonia Tower on the highly sought-after, quiet and sunny side of the Rhine on the corner facing south (east) and offers a fantastic panoramic view of Cologne Cathedral with Hohenzollern Bridge, the Zoo Bridge with cable car and Flora as well as on and across the Rhine to Mühlheim.

The apartment was renovated in 2019 and the bathroom and guest toilet were completely renewed. The hallway, living and dining area as well as the bedroom are tiled in bright, high-quality ceramics and also newly tiled. The apartment is in a renovated and ready-to-move-in condition.

The 2.5 room apartment has a good layout with a living/dining area of almost 40 m2. It is suitable for use both as a single and as a couple. The space is divided into an extremely spacious living room with separate dining area, open kitchen with storage room and a spacious bedroom. The bathroom and guest WC (completely renovated in 2019) are separated from the living area by a glazed hallway. The wrap-around balcony around the corner, only 50% of which is included in the living space, extends across the entire front of the apartment and can be accessed from the living room, dining area and bedroom.

The highlight of the apartment is undoubtedly the special panoramic view over and especially of the Rhine, which can be enjoyed from the sunny balcony as well as from the bedroom and living room, as the apartment is not too high up and therefore benefits from a much gentler, flatter angle of view downwards - in contrast to the apartments on the top floors. Added to this is a very sheltered location from wind and noise on the south corner of the house, which is often sorely missed in other units on the corners of the house.

The apartment has a dry, locked cellar room (approx. 5 m²) on the first floor. The apartment also has 2 bicycle rooms, 2 laundry rooms with coin-operated washing machines and dryers, a swimming pool, sauna and fitness room. The practical parking space in the parking garage is rented with the apartment.

The micro-location:
The Colonia Tower, clearly visible from the Zoobrücke bridge, on the Riehler Rheinauen, is a dominant urban feature in the north of Cologne in an exposed panoramic location in the middle of a green and undeveloped environment that is popular for sports and leisure activities. The extensive green spaces along the Rhine are right on the doorstep and offer a variety of opportunities to linger or picnic, as well as plenty of walking paths for sports enthusiasts or strollers.

The attractiveness of this residential area is further enhanced by its relative proximity to the city center. It is only two and a half kilometers along the banks of the Rhine to Cologne Central Station, which you can reach by bike, for example, in 10-12 minutes and enjoy one of the best Rhine panoramas in all of Cologne. While the southern, urban area of Cologne is relatively densely built-up, the residents of Axa/Colonia-Haus benefit from the unbeatable combination of an idyllic natural setting and a residential location close to the city center.

The nearest train stop on line 18 is just 250 meters away on foot and offers a fast connection to the center of Cologne (just 5 minutes to the cathedral) with various transfer options to other lines and trains at Cologne Central Station or, on the right bank of the Rhine, via Mühlheim station.

The Riehl district:
Riehl borders the center of Cologne to the south and the Rhine to the east. To the west, behind Amsterdamer Strasse, is the district of Nippes. The local residential areas are rated as good to very good and enjoy a high level of attractiveness and demand on the housing market.

The streetscape is clean and very well maintained. The development around Flora and Zoo is primarily dominated by 4-5 storey apartment buildings, many of which date back to the Wilhelminian era with their typical stucco façades. In contrast, the eastern part of Riehl around the Axa-Colonia building on the banks of the Rhine offers an attractive contrast in terms of building height and modern architecture. Riehl's residential streets are embedded in and surrounded by a whole series of green spaces and recreational areas: Botanical Garden, Flora, Zoo, Rheinauen, Sculpture Park, Nordpark, Riehler Heimstätten. More than a quarter of the Riehl area is parkland and green spaces, guaranteeing a high quality of living.

Riehl has its own small town center, which is very popular with the residents of the district and is often used for their daily needs. It offers a good selection of restaurants as well as a pleasantly wide range of stores and infrastructure such as a supermarket, weekly market, bakeries, hairdressers, opticians, banks, pharmacies, bookshops, fashion boutiques etc.