Anyone who’s walked around the Principality in the last few years will have noticed several new developments. Monaco’s most recent properties are strikingly contemporary, embellishing a skyline dominated by 1970s buildings like invitations to a life of 21st century luxury.
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Monaco’s Le Stella Complex Embodies 21st Century Luxury
Less has been said about Le Stella. The magnificent white structure built on a corner plot in the vibrant Condamine district is immediately recognisable because of the undulating bands of concrete that wrap around its facade like ribbons. Daylight plays on the curves and apertures of the facade, giving it a rippling effect.
Monaco-born Alexandre Giraldi and Frenchman Jean-Pierre Lott were the architects behind this most mesmerising of new developments Monaco offers to home-hunters.
The complex, which was completed in 2018, is composed of two villas and two residential blocks, which rise to 39 metres from a common base.
Luxury Villas and Apartments
Le Stella’s lower floors house retail and office space and a school. In the summer of 2019, the International University of Monaco will leave its premises in Fontvieille and take over 2000m2 of the building.
The higher levels comprise 99 apartments, mostly duplexes, which are split between two buildings. The apartments face Port Hercules and their rear rooms offer views of the Prince’s Palace on the Rock.
Bathed in daylight, the elegant duplexes have between one and three bedrooms and tall sliding windows. Each floor has a loggia, which extends the living space. The first floor of a typical one-bedroom duplex (priced at more than 4 million euros) is composed of an entrance hall with in-built cupboards, a guest toilet and a fitted kitchen opening onto a spacious living room. The second floor comprises a bedroom that opens onto the loggia, a large bathroom and a back room that offers different possibilities. Residents can enjoy a fitness area and have a 24/7 concierge service at their disposal. The luxurious villas (rarities in Monaco) come with indoor cinemas, saunas and swimming pools.
All the properties in Le Stella have tasteful fixtures and fittings, underfloor heating, air-conditioning and underground parking spaces.
With its new developments, Monaco has changed and will continue to do so. The bold, creative design of Le Stella writes a new page in the city-state’s architectural history, while its apartments tick all the boxes for anyone looking for a sophisticated and refined living environment.
