In Monza Centre, San Biagio area and in the immediate vicinity of the Royal Palace, just 15 minutes by car from the center of Milan and conveniently connected to it by public transport, there is for sale a portion of Villa Keller, an Italian historical monument, as well as one of the most beautiful noble buildings of the 18th century.
It is a prestigious residence of considerable historical and artistic importance as a palace hosting illustrious historical figures and a hub for the connections of artists and painters.
Built at the request of the Marquise Giustini Lambertenghi Recalcati in 1721, the late-baroque construction took on a neoclassical appearance between the 19th and 19th centuries with the intervention of the architect Giuseppe Piermarini, who used the villa in question as an artistic reference model for the construction of the almost contemporary Royal Palace of Monza.
Throughout history there have been multiple ownerships: in 1865 the Melzi family; in 1801 Prince Alfonso Serafino of Porcia and subsequently the heirs Countess Eugenia Vimercati Sanseverino Attendolo Bolognini and Duchess Eugenia Attendolo Bolognini Litta; in 1885 Robert Keller[, a textile industrialist originally from Zurich who renamed the property with his family name.
Each successive owner throughout history was responsible for extensions and modifications which made the property increasingly prestigious until the current split into 8 private residential units which remain fully protected by the Architectural Restraint of the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage.
Today Villa Keller is inserted in an elegant condominium context with full time concierge service.
The split which is the subject of the sale brings with it the pride of having hosted Archduke Ferdinand of Austria while the works for the construction of the Royal Villa were underway. The seminato floors (attributed to the same craftsmen who worked at the same time in Villa Reale), the frescoes, executed under the superintendence of the architect Giocondo Albertolli, the boiserie, the stuccos, the doors and the components are still well preserved and of the highest quality. made of lacquered wood.
The real estate portion is distributed over two levels of approximately 600 square meters in total and represents the largest percentage of the entire villa.
The ground floor of the house is composed of three entrances, one of which is the main one with a room of 60 m2 and three others with frescoes, respectively of 60 m2, 90 m2 with two columns and 40 m2 with fireplace, the latter currently used as a study. The lower level is completed by the eat-in kitchen and multi-services. An internal staircase leads to the cellar with brick vaults and the two garages while through a large stone staircase with wrought iron and brass railing decorated with floral motifs (belonging to the Empire period) leads to the main floor. Right on the highest level there are 2 areas which are united but can be lived separately: a large one which opens onto the front staircase with a master bedroom of approximately 50 m2 equipped with a fully frescoed en suite bathroom as well as a sleeping area with four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Five small balconies overlook the garden surrounding the house.
- a small one usable as a 60m2 two-room apartment with kitchen, corridor, lounge, bedroom and bathroom, ideal for hosting a second family unit or domestic workers.
Both levels have multiple possibility of dividing spaces with the possibility of obtaining multiple distinct units. In this regard, the superintendency of cultural heritage leaves room for the demanding housing of the private individual although requiring the protection of the assets.
Entering those walls today means taking a leap into a black and white past and imagining the festive receptions or banquets of hunt in which the King of Italy Vittorio Emanuele II also participated as a guest. The most recent scenes of at
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