€ 845,000
Apartment for sale in Prosperidad, Madrid city, Madrid
- 101 m2
- 2
- 2
Description
We present this unique property located on the ninth floor of Torres Blancas, one of Madrid's most iconic and recognizable residential buildings, situated on Avenida de América. Its height and privileged position provide the home with spectacular open views over the city and exceptional luminosity, turning every room into a magnificent viewpoint over Madrid.
The apartment features two bedrooms and two bathrooms, an independent kitchen, and a spacious living area divided into a living room, dining room, and sitting area. Its different spaces enjoy impressive views of the city, one of the property's greatest attractions. The apartment is in good condition, although it offers extraordinary renovation potential: a comprehensive update would allow for a reinterpretation of its spaces to create a truly exclusive home, combining contemporary design with the unique character of one of the capital's greatest architectural icons. The property also includes a storage room.
Torres Blancas was designed in 1961 by the prestigious architect Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza and built during the 1960s. Considered a masterpiece of Spanish organic architecture, its design broke away from traditional residential building patterns of the era. Sáenz de Oiza envisioned a construction that grew organically, almost like a tree, replacing the conventional system of pillars and beams with an innovative structure of load-bearing concrete walls, creating its characteristic curved shapes and terraces. The result was a new way of understanding high-rise living, where architecture, structure, and living spaces were integrated into a single concept. The project subsequently received the European Excellence Award in 1974.
One of the building's most extraordinary elements is precisely its common areas and elevated spaces. The original design of Torres Blancas incorporated areas dedicated to social and community life, culminating in a spectacular rooftop with a swimming pool, offering impressive 360º panoramic views over the entire city and the Madrid mountain range. An exceptional space that reinforces the visionary character with which the building was conceived, remaining, decades after its construction, one of its greatest distinguishing features.
Its location is equally privileged. On Avenida de América, within the established neighborhood of Prosperidad and the Chamartín district, it enjoys excellent transport links to the center of Madrid and an especially convenient connection to the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport and the city's main exit routes. The surrounding area also offers a complete infrastructure of shops, restaurants, schools, services, and public transport, as well as proximity to well-established areas such as the López de Hoyos corridor, Príncipe de Vergara, and the Salamanca neighborhood.
A property that is hard to replicate for those looking for more than just a home: the opportunity to create an exceptional living space within an authentic piece of Madrid's architectural history, with spectacular views and all the potential to become, through a thoughtful renovation, one of the most distinctive residences in the area.
Can you imagine living here?
Features
- Apartment
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Build Size: 101 m2
- Energy Certificate (Consumption): E
- Energy Certificate (Emissions): E