$1.3 Million Homes Near Zurich

New York Times

14-03-2025

Dietikon | $1.39 million (1.225 million Swiss francs)
This two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment occupies the top floor of Herbscht Huus (or autumn house), one of four identical three-story buildings named for the seasons, in Dietikon, a city eight miles west of Zurich. The complex was constructed in 1997.
The nearby Dietikon train station allows travelers to dispatch luggage for day-of-flight pickup to Zurich Airport, 12 miles east. Bruno Weber Park, a five-acre outdoor gallery of mythical creatures designed by the eponymous Dietikon-born artist, is just west of the complex.
Size: 1,033 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,345
Indoors: The apartment's open-plan living and dining area features a sloped ceiling and hardwood floors. A sleek metal Swedish stove heats the space. The windowed open kitchen, just behind the dining area, includes tiled floors, bright wood cabinetry and a sand-colored island with a glossy finish.
One of the two bedrooms, which the sellers used as an office, has a sloped ceiling. The other features a large window. Both have hardwood floors. One bathroom has checkerboard tiles and a stand-alone marble sink, while the other includes a bidet and houses the washer/dryer. Cabinets are concealed behind the room's bold floral wall treatments.
Outdoor space: The unit's partially covered, 242-square-foot terrace overlooks Dietikon's dense forest, which is popular with hikers. A common area for residents of the four-building complex includes a pool and table tennis. The sale includes two underground parking spaces.
Costs: In Switzerland, the federal law known as Lex Koller generally requires foreign buyers to obtain authorization from the appropriate cantonal authority in order to legally purchase property. Property tax varies by canton, and is not imposed in Zurich canton. Property owners do pay the eigenmietwert, an annual figure based on 'imputed rental value,' or what a homeowner would earn if their home was rented out.
Contact: Ladina Tresch |Engel & Völkers Limmattal | [phone]
Dottikon | $1.3 million (1.15 million Swiss francs)
This two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment is in Dottikon, a village of about 4,000 residents in Aargau canton, about 22 miles west of Zurich. From the nearby Dottikon-Dintikon train station, the Swiss Federal Railway reaches Zurich in 13 minutes and offers connecting trips throughout Europe. The A1 highway, which links to cities including Zurich and Bern, is about four miles from the home. The three-floor elevator building includes five apartments.
The Rosen-Huber Garden Center, a 140-year-old Dottikon fixture famed for cultivating more than 800 types of roses, is less than a mile from the apartment, as is the local branch of Swiss supermarket chain Coop. Al Camino, a restaurant specializing in beechwood-grilled meat and fish, is around the corner. Schulhaus Hübel, a public primary school, is about a 10-minute walk.
Size: 1,388 square feet
Price per square foot: $935
Indoors: The owner's family were the first occupants of this apartment when it was completed in 2010. They customized it with red lacquer cabinets in the kitchen and bathrooms, and slate floor tiles throughout. The kitchen features appliances by the Swiss manufacturer V-Zug. A broad wall of textured wood divides the kitchen from the apartment's entryway, and conceals closet and storage space. The kitchen faces an open-plan living/dining area.
One bedroom has closets hidden behind patterned wood panels. A similar wood motif repeats in the second bedroom's doorway. The apartment's primary bathroom includes a Finnish sauna, bathtub, stand-alone shower and glossy red cabinetry.
The sale also includes a 120-square-foot underground space for additional storage. Furniture is available by separate negotiation.
Outdoor space: At 2,012 square feet, the wraparound terrace is larger than the apartment's interior. The terrace is made of a durable wood-stone composite and overlooks the forest, nearby homes and the village center. There are walkouts from the living room and both bedrooms.
The sale includes three parking spaces in the building's underground garage.
Costs: Property taxes in Aargau canton are 0.2 percent of the property's estimated value.
Contact: Christian Kuhwald | Zurich Sotheby's International Realty | [phone]
Niederwil | $1.3 million (CHF 1.15 million)
This semidetached house from 2008 is in Niederwil, a tiny village in the Andelfingen district of Zurich canton. About 22 miles north of Zurich's city center, Niederwil is part of the lushly forested Zürcher Weinland, or Zurich wine country, known for Riesling and Grüner Veltliner varietals. Team-Grab, a small vineyard with a shop and tasting room, is about two miles northwest of the house.
The Thur river runs through Andelfingen, home to several working farms with their own markets. The landscape is dotted with stone and wood farmhouses typical of the region. Andelfingen's attractions include a castle and lavishly landscaped park dating to 1740. Rhine Falls, Europe's largest waterfall, is about 10 miles north. Zurich Airport is about 21 miles southwest of Andelfingen.
Size: 1,550 square feet
Price per square foot: $838
Indoors: The sellers gut-renovated the two-bedroom, two-bathroom home when they bought it in 2014. The entry hallway features custom-built closets, beamed ceilings and gray floor tiles, along with a built-in wine refrigerator. A full bathroom and small laundry room are off the entryway. A short staircase leads up to the windowed bedrooms, one of which features vaulted ceilings. There's bathroom with a skylight and black tile on this floor.
The third floor includes the open-plan living/dining areas and a compact kitchen, whose stainless steel countertops offset hardwood floors and beamed while ceilings. The kitchen includes an induction cooktop and ample storage. Under-floor heating throughout the house uses a heat-pump system. There is also a wood stove in the living room.
Outdoor space: The yellow house, with its peaked brown roof, sits on a 0.08-acre lot. A hot tub and a partially covered deck take up much of the backyard. Along with fruit trees in back, there is a small garden shed. Because the house is built on a slope, the walkout to the backyard is in the kitchen. The home's parking garage has space for two cars.
Costs: There are no property taxes in Zurich canton.
Contact: Andrea Atzenweiler, Engel & Völkers Frauenfeld, [phone], engelvoelkers.com