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Escudellers · In the heart of the Gothic Quarter

A rooftop penthouse

Two bedrooms and two bathrooms over 100 m², crowned by an 81 m² private roof terrace with pergola and a jacuzzi, installed on completion. The whole fifth floor of a five-home building, and the roof above it belongs to this apartment alone — not shared, not a rota. Lift opening into the flat. Renovated 2020.

100 m²Interior (útil)
81 m²Private rooftop
2 / 2Bed / Bath
5thPenthouse floor
€725,000Guide price
Straight answers

Three things that make this one different.

Fifth floor, five homes, one keyed lift.

The street is loud. You are not on it. Top of the building, dual aspect north-west and south-east with cross ventilation, four neighbours in total, and a lift that opens into the apartment. Come and view it at nine on a Friday — we'd rather you decide then than later.

A 2020 renovation on one aerothermal system.

Heating, cooling and domestic hot water all run off it. Fully electric throughout — no gas, no boiler, no flue, nothing left to replace. Energy rating B: 42 kWh/m² a year consumption, 7 kg CO₂/m² a year emissions.

81 m² of roof nobody can build again.

Private and exclusive to this apartment — not shared, not a rota, no one else holds a key. In a medieval quarter with four-metre streets and heritage-protected rooflines, permission for another one is not slow to obtain. It is not obtainable.

Floor plan, nota simple, energy certificate, community accounts and the inventory — all of it, before you tell us anything but where to send it.

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What "penthouse" means at this address

81 m² of private roof. Nobody else holds a key.

Fifth floor of a five-home building, and the roof above it is exclusive to this apartment — not communal, not shared, not booked by rota. Decked across two levels and screened on every neighbouring side: a pergola over the lounge, a dining table and built-in benches. The jacuzzi position is built and serviced — structure, water, drainage and power all run to it — and a brand-new jacuzzi is installed on completion, included in the price. You don't inherit someone else's. You get a new one, fitted before you take the keys.

There are perhaps a few hundred genuinely private roof terraces in the Gothic Quarter. The rooflines are heritage-protected, the streets are four metres wide, and no one is issuing permission to make another one. That number goes down from here, never up.

Barcelona Cathedral seen from the rooftop terrace And from the same deck, the lantern spire and bell towers of the Catedral de Barcelona — photographed, not rendered.
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The property

Renovated 2020. Move in as it is.

Living room with original timber beams, corner sofa and shuttered balcony doors
Living — original beams, balcony doors
Rooftop terrace with pergola, dining table and built-in bench seating
The private rooftop — pergola, dining, built-in seating
Open-plan white kitchen with breakfast stools under timber beams
Kitchen — open plan
Principal bedroom with balcony and shuttered window
Principal bedroom
Bathroom with walk-in rain shower and graphic cement floor tiles
Bathroom — walk-in shower
The jacuzzi position on the rooftop deck, screened on all sides — the unit is installed on completion as part of the sale
The jacuzzi — installed on completion, included
Living and kitchen seen together under the restored beam ceiling
Living & kitchen
Second bedroom, styled, with framed prints and bedside lighting
Second bedroom
Full-height fitted wardrobes running the length of the bedroom wall
Fitted storage, wall to wall
Steps up to the upper level of the rooftop terrace
Terrace — upper level
Room by room

Open any line for the detail and the photograph.

Rooftop terrace with pergola, dining table and built-in bench seating

81 m² on two levels, exclusive to this apartment — composite decking, covered pergola over the lounge, dining area and built-in bench seating, screened on every neighbouring side. The jacuzzi position is built and serviced — structure, water, drainage and power already run to it — and a new jacuzzi is installed on completion, included in the price. Nobody else in the building has access to the roof.

Living room with original timber beams, corner sofa and shuttered balcony doors

Open reception under original timber beams with oak floors and shuttered balcony doors. Living, dining and kitchen share one continuous, light-filled volume.

Open-plan white kitchen with breakfast stools under timber beams

Handleless, fully integrated, with an island and breakfast bar. Induction hob, built-in oven, integrated fridge-freezer, dishwasher and microwave. Ready to cook in from day one.

Principal bedroom with balcony and shuttered window

Both with full-height fitted wardrobes and generous natural light. The principal opens to its own balcony; the second is a quiet room set to the interior.

Bathroom with walk-in rain shower and graphic cement floor tiles

One en-suite. White tile over graphic cement floors, matte-black fittings, walk-in rain showers behind frameless glass.

Second bedroom, styled, with framed prints and bedside lighting

The apartment is sold with its contents — the furniture, beds, fridge-freezer, hob and oven you see in these photographs stay with it. A written inventory goes out with the dossier and is annexed to the contract, so what is included is a document rather than an understanding.

Steps up to the upper level of the rooftop terrace

Five homes, one per floor, fully renovated and completed 2020. Keyed private lift opening directly into the apartment. Video intercom with camera, and an alarm system. Nota simple, cédula d'habitabilitat and energy performance certificate are all available on request.

Living and kitchen seen together under the restored beam ceiling

Dual aspect — north-west principal, south-east secondary — so the apartment takes light from two sides and ventilates across. Rare in the Gothic Quarter, where most flats face one way into a narrow street.

Aerothermal heating, cooling and domestic hot water on one system. Fully electric installation throughout — no gas, no boiler, no flue. Energy rating B: 42 kWh/m²/yr consumption, 7 kg CO₂/m²/yr emissions.

Barcelona Cathedral seen from the rooftop terrace

Plaça Reial and La Rambla at the end of the street. La Boqueria market, Port Vell and Maremagnum within a short walk, and the waterfront a few minutes further on foot.

The full dossier has the floor plan, the nota simple, the energy certificate and the inventory of what stays with the apartment. It goes out before we ask you for anything.

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What it costs to hold

Two fixed charges.

That is the whole of it. Five homes share the building's costs, the renovation is five years old, and the entire property runs on one aerothermal system for heating, cooling and hot water — fully electric, no gas, no boiler to replace.

€94.17 / month Community fee 2026
€539.28 / year IBI property tax 2026 · Ajuntament de Barcelona

That is the community fee and the council tax — the two charges you cannot avoid. Both figures are the 2026 amounts and are subject to change by the community of owners and by the Ajuntament respectively. Your own electricity, water and home insurance sit on top, as they would anywhere. Ask us for the last two years of community minutes and the current position on any special levy; they go out with the dossier, unedited.

Energy certificate Rating B · 42 kWh/m² per year consumption · 7 kg CO₂/m² per year emissions

Come and see it at nine on a Friday.

We would rather you judged the street at its loudest and the terrace at its best on the same visit. Viewings are in person, by appointment, and the documents go out beforehand so you arrive already knowing what you are looking at.

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Everything goes out before we ask you for anything. If it isn't right for you, you'll be able to tell from the documents rather than from a viewing.

  • Full photographic dossier, English and Spanish
  • Floor plans, interior and rooftop
  • Nota simple
  • Energy performance certificate
  • Community accounts and annual IBI
  • Direct line for viewings

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