LA PIANISTA is a 100-year old Merida, Centro, colonial house with the original structure, including roof and ceilings, completely restored and modernized by the owner in 2007.
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ON TWO LEVELS: on the ground floor is the entrance hall, a 400 square foot living room, a dining room, kitchen, and terrace.  There is also a garden, swimming pool with waterfall, outdoor shower, bathroom and bodega [laundry, pool filter machinery, and storage].  A beautiful polished "marmol blanco Bellagio stone floor," with its border of Ticul stone, covers the entire downstairs.

A 30 foot ceiling staircase with a full length window leads to the upper floor with the master bedroom, a bedroom terrace overlooking the garden and pool, a large sky-lighted walk-in closet, and a luxury bathroom overlooking its garden terrace.  The materials on this level are polished white cement, Ticul stone, travertine, and mahogany.

A second/third bedroom can easily be added on the second level, placed across from the master bathroom and its terrace.  It could have a separate entrance from the entrance hall.  And, if desired, the kitchen terrace can be glass-enclosed and air conditioned for only 1500.

IN GENERAL
All wiring and plumbing replaced and updated to US standards, both interior and
exterior.
Plumbing for washer and dryer
All rooms have split-unit air conditioning and ceiling fans.
The pool is fully mechanized
Garden bathroom and an outdoor pool shower
High walls around the property provide complete privacy and total security
Pool with Pentair filter, pool lamp, and transformer
Two telephone lines and TV and high-speed internet cable outlets
Automatic water pump system
Dimmers on all lamp fixtures
New water tank  and cistern
All roofs double waterproofed
2 blocks to a hardware store, Mom & Pop and a beer store.
Seller will assist in changing water and electrical accounts
All taxes paid
Parking:  There is parking on the street in front of the house at all times - even though the house is only 3 blocks from the center of all Merida's activity - and also locked and secure parking for long-term, overnight, or whatever you want close by.  I pay USD 30 a month for mine and it has a full-time concierge. Usually, the only parking inside a house in the historic center is in the huge old mansions that had carriage entrances. A lot more money!
MERIDA:  

In the list of the "top 5 foreign cities in which to invest in properties or to retire" Forbes magazine, 2005

"You are going through cobblestone streets downtown, passing mansion after mansion, and it's the safest, cleanest, city in Mexico.  Not to mention the fact that Merida offers a vibrant European-flavored cultural scene, with a sizeable expat community that frequents it's galleries, cutting-edge restaurants, and a turn-of-the-century ballet, symphony, and opera house." Robb Report, June/July 2007

LA PIANISTA NOTE:  Depending on the selling price, the owner will outfit the kitchen and laundry room according to the buyer's taste, and will help or do any changes to the design that is requested. And the furniture can be included depending on the final purchase price.

A second/third bedroom with bathroom can easily be added on the second level, placed across from the master bathroom and its terrace [from where the photo was taken].  It could have a separate access from the entrance hall downstairs.  And, if desired, the kitchen terrace can be glass-enclosed and air-conditioned, as the kitchen is, for very little cost.  

Parking:  There is parking on the street in front