14 Foch
property details
for a Hub House co-operative coliving project

Environment ✧ pleasant town centre with riverfront and wonderful countryside on doorstep

Services ✧ everything

Access ✧ hourly bus to station 45mins, 1h45 Toulouse (last 7:30pm, +45mins airport), 6h Barcelona, 7h Paris (few; or night)

Area ✧ next to gym and the aquatic centre with sauna, jacuzzi and hamman; tennis 5mins
✦ bakery and local foods shops next door
✦ nighttrain is only decent to Foix with a pickup (40mins) probably combined with market day and lunch out (Fri thus Thu night travel), or at Pamiers which is bigger (1h) and on Sat (Fri night travel), otherwise either Foix or to Toulouse involves a 2h+ wait for the train/bus
✦ Foix is the only other small town, 40mins drive/1h bus (last
✦ hilltop hamlet with tapas cafe/bar 30mins walk/10mins bike
✦ various paths, both riverside and into wooded hills start 10mins away for easy +300m climbs, reaching 1200m in 1h45; mountain hikes about 30mins drive reaching 2200m
✦ horse riding 10mins drive; kayak 20mins drive/35 bus
✦ 10mins bike to 45km/2h30 greenway to Foix; 475km of marked MTB routes
✦ very stable climate being set back in hills, good amount of sun and minimal cloud cover all year

Property ✧ down from 72, presumably after failed sale
✦ small so satellite only; potential 280 usable and 300 with conservatory
✦ on a moderate road serving a half dozen villages but quiet behind
✦ already sold once but back due to credit refusal
✦ partly usable, only minimal interior work for core facilities, though garden doors need replacing, windows appear ok are somewhat recent double-glazed PVC; full function will require effort and would disrupt as requires rear access up stairs which would limit how construction could be acheived
✦ great little south exposed garden behind with steps up to small clifftop having 15–20m2 of terrace and 1/2 trees; as the town has no public gardens this is important
✦ ground floor ~60m2 has no rear access, garden is on 1st, but large south garage and frontdoor, would be casual coworking and probably a cinema-lounge area at the back plus bikes
✦ 1st floor ~75m2, would be kitchen-dining also with a bar work area for when lounge is in use; would open into a conservatory at back having additional workspace and semi-outdoor dining; would likely have a small WC/showeroom for overflow use as 2nd would have limited space with 7 beds needing bathrooms
✦ 2nd ~75m2 would accommodate 4 rooms, 2 ensuite, plus 1-2 shared bathrooms
✦ attic ~30m2 is low at edges with only about 6m usable depth and 5.5m width; would accommodate 5 pods around edges with some new skylights
✦ interestingly the clifftop adjoins an unsold (or not for sale) 800m2 plot though likely expensive as suitable for new build (circa 35k)
✦ potential to rebuild multi-storey sheds at end of garden for additional spaces, min 35m2 ground with at least half this on 1st, probably thus 2 microstudios and an ensuite; this would be connected to the building via a 9.5m long by 2.5m conservatory suitable for both desks and sofas, opening onto 70m2 of remaining garden, and adding another small terrace over a studio having great south exposure; would likely also include firepit, sauna and plunge pool
✦ min 4 rooms, 5 pods; goal 7 rooms, 5 pods for max 14 people
✦ the roof tiles do need cleaning and relaying though this is not a major task and could be deferred
✦ tax likely under €1500/yr