In Madrid's Retiro neighbourhood, this 871 m² ground-floor residence stands within La Moraleja, a distinguished enclave known for its architectural coherence and landscaped grounds. The property benefits from excellent natural light and an exterior orientation that defines the character of the home throughout the day. The spatial arrangement unfolds across generous proportions, with six bedrooms and seven bathrooms distributed to balance communal and private spaces. The ground-floor positioning allows direct access to the surrounding gardens and outdoor areas, creating a fluid relationship between interior and exterior. The home has been maintained in good condition, preserving the quality of its finishes while allowing for contemporary personalization.
La moraleja
La Moraleja is technically not Madrid — it sits in the municipality of Alcobendas, about 15 km north of the city via the A-1 motorway — but it functions as the international corporate family's default answer to "where do we live while our kids go to school in English?" The district is a collection of gated residential estates developed from the 1970s onward, with villas on 1,000–5,000 m² plots, private gardens, pools, and the highest concentration of English- and other foreign-language international schools in all of Spain (ICS, Runnymede, King's College, Brewster, Colegio Base, the Lycée Français Saint-Exupéry campus — all within 1 km of each other). It is suburban in the American sense, not the Spanish: you drive everywhere, the streets are leafy, and the social fabric runs through the school gates and the Club de Campo La Moraleja golf clubhouse.