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$499,000
Set along a quiet stretch of Luna Street in Old San Juan, just a block and a half from Plaza de Armas and immediately adjacent to La Cochera, this beautifully preserved historic ruin offers something increasingly rare: authenticity, history, and presence. Originally built as a three-story townhouse, the structure reveals itself in layers: aged masonry, rhythm of arches, and a depth that unfolds gradually from the street, drawing you inward. Inside, the atmosphere is unexpectedly still, almost reverent. Sunlight filters through the open volume where floors and roof once stood, illuminating textures shaped by time. Trailing vines, weathered plaster, exposed beams. The original courtyard opens dramatically upward, revealing the full height of the structure, while remnants of the staircase and upper levels remain visible, offering a striking sense of verticality and proportion. A space that holds memory, where architecture and nature have quietly intertwined. For those who understand it, the opportunity is clear. The current owner has commissioned architectural plans for a three-story residence, designed in keeping with the property’s proportions and townhouse scale. Set within one of the most desirable and walkable pockets of Old San Juan, this is a project defined not by what is missing, but by what can be brought back, with intention, with respect, and with vision.
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