La Ferme de St Jean D'Esterel, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur, France

The Farm previously owned by the Renault family and buildings thereon offer a superb redevelopment opportunity to develop a private estate only 10 Minutes from the beach at Mandelieu. The property is situated: - 23 kilometers from Fréjus - 13 kilometers from Cannes - 10 kilometers from Mandelieu-Cannes Airport - 35 kilometers from Nice airport. There are two golf courses nearby (Golf Club de Cannes Mandelieu and Riviera Golf club), also the Marina, the beaches at less than 10 minutes 'drive. The houses are facing south. The land goes all around the houses, and down to a river with many trees around. There is really a lot of character and a great atmosphere. There is a very large, flat area of land just below the houses. The position is very good. The property is situated in a spectacular setting of 10 hectares (25 acres) listed in the Cadastre of Town Hall as being Section CR, No 112 overlooking meadows and woodland. It is entirely surrounded by the 'Forêt nationale' which is a protected area and nature reserve. The land slopes gently downwards from the principal house over a meadow to the river which forms the southern boundary. There is a natural lake to the south west of the house in the woods. The entire property faces south and is bathed in sunshine with spectacular views of the Esterel mountains. There is no similar property in the area so close to Cannes and the international airport. The location of the property is exceptional The first detailed plan vastly increases the 'habitable' area by linking the two main buildings with terraces, a swimming-pool, Japanese garden and courtyards. This plan meets the basic family residential/holiday 'clientele' requirements in the south of France for privacy and security overall with spacious and luxurious principal accommodation and separate accommodation and leisure areas for guests and other family members on holiday. Other possible development alternatives are i) to convert the larger/higher building into a games/swimming-pool/spa complex with accommodation or ii) to convert the larger/higher building into guest accommodation with stables alongside. There is a demand for stabling for horse people in this area and no residences with private stabling. The local livery facilities are full and this property is surrounded by thousands of hectares of protected forest for riding. All the buildings are down a long exclusive driveway so there is no traffic noise. There are no other buildings in view even in the distance. The NOF (National Office of Forest) has confirmed that a large swimming pool was historically on site in the meadow and the Company has the 'right' to construct another substantial swimming pool. This would be important if the plot was divided and separate pools were required.