Medieval storage transformed into cosy refuge right in the middle of Riga.

Apartment is located in a quiet part of the old town, but at the same time not far from all of the Old Riga entertainment and recreational destinations.
The views from the apartment allow you to observe a surviving section of a medieval fortification wall that has been restored in 80ties, St. Jacobs Church, small, but enlightened fragment of Saeima (Latvian Parlament), Dome Cathedral, depending on wich way you lookout.
For centuries the space was used as an attic warehouse with built-in wooden lifting wheel for moving goods up and down. It has been refurbished in 90ties into a three-bedroom living space but has kept the rustic character of an original warehouse.

Historically building belonged to a land property with 6 residential buildings constructed in the 14-19 century. Of which the 14th century stone building with our attic apartment is the only one that survived from the medieval Russian trade settlement. In 1537 when it re-appeared in Riga real estate book entries, it was marked as Ernst van Mengden's residential building. Mengdens (German: von Mengden) is an ancient Baltic German family known in Livonia since the 15th century and was recorded in Vidzeme and Estonia Knighthood's matricula.