Property / Zürich
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One of Switzerland’s smartest property firms helped improve a once-unloved stretch of Zürich. Now Ledermann has tackled its most ambitious project – developers everywhere take note.
Anyone looking for a chic yet understated new address in Zürich would do well to start their search in Seefeld. The area – a narrow strip of the city running along the eastern bank of Lake Zürich – is close to the centre of town but feels a long way from the hubbub; it’s well connected to public transport and has some of the city’s best restaurants, bars and cafés. Most importantly, it has some of the smartest apartments to be found anywhere in Zürich.
As recently as 20 years ago Seefeld was a virtual no-go area, blighted by drug addicts, crime and…