Alain Delon’s Paris Triplex Back on Market — 3.20m Ceilings, Versailles Parquet, Spectacular Views
The triplex at 42 avenue du Président-Kennedy in Paris’s 16th arrondissement — once home to alain delon and Romy Schneider — is being offered for sale, sitting above the Seine with terraces that look toward the Eiffel Tower, the Sacré-Cœur and the Butte Montmartre. Spanning seven to nine, the 780 m² residence presents 3. 20 m ceilings, Versailles parquet and Art Deco influences across three levels. The building’s cinematic history and objects tied to the couple help explain why alain delon’s residency remains central to the apartment’s appeal.
Alain Delon: the triplex above the Seine
The apartment’s fame comes directly from its residents: alain delon and Romy Schneider moved into the triplex after their meeting on the set of the 1958 film Christine directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit. Romy Schneider, then 20, chose her co-star from a photograph; an arranged first meeting at Orly began awkwardly, with a bouquet from alain delon and a hesitant start that became a defining romance. The couple later settled into the triplex above the Seine, and the building’s identity has been inseparable from their story ever since.
Immediate reactions
Alain Delon, actor, expressed a private memory about the couple’s early public moments when he later reflected on their Cannes appearance, saying, “It was the most beautiful day of my life. ” Paris Ouest Sotheby’s International Realty, the real estate agency that previously handled the listing, described the address as “already mythical, ” highlighting the view of the Seine, the Eiffel Tower and the Sacré-Cœur and stressing the property’s blend of history and contemporary amenities.
Residence of scale, craft and collection
The triplex runs across the seventh through ninth floors and is noted for large volumes and period detail: 3. 20 m ceilings, Versailles parquet and pervasive Art Deco influence. Each level has its own terrace; the two suites on the seventh floor sit face-to-face with the Eiffel Tower. The residence includes dedicated wellness features — a gym, a sauna and a hammam — and once housed a significant collection of bronzes by Rembrandt Bugatti. When the property was entrusted to a luxury real estate agency in 2012 (ET), the asking price reached a record 46 million euros for the time.
What’s next for the property and legacy
Buyers will weigh the residence’s scale and finishes alongside its provenance: alain delon’s long association with the building, his later life there with partners including Mireille Darc and then Nathalie — the mother of his son Anthony and the only woman he married — and material traces left in the apartment. In 2019 (ET) alain delon opened the doors to television teams for a report that captured personal objects and books devoted to Romy, underscoring how memory and market value intersect. Aligned with that history, the property’s next steps will include renewed marketing and a potential change of ownership that will test how Paris’s luxury market prices legendary provenance; the timeline for sale activity is expected to unfold in the coming months following the relisting and estate preparations after alain delon’s death on 18 August 2024 (ET).
