This spectacular, riverside Penthouse with Two Terraces on the Yanuncay River gives you something extraordinarily hard to find in Cuenca: a spectacular riverfront penthouse with approximately 175 m² (1,884 sq. ft.) of exclusive-use terraces in addition to 172.70 m² (1,859 sq. ft.) of interior living space, with three bedrooms, 3.5 baths, two parking spaces, a storage unit, and protected views across the Yanuncay River and linear park on one side and toward the mountains and Cajas on the other. The building also has a full-building generator to keep life running during power outages. Built in 2023, this apartment is designed for anyone who came to Cuenca dreaming of a true indoor/outdoor lifestyle.

Step off the elevator—which opens directly into your apartment with secure card access—and you'll immediately understand what makes this home different.

The heart of the penthouse is one large, open social space encompassing the kitchen, dining, and living areas, all surrounded by light. The contemporary kitchen has a large quartz-topped island where friends can pull up a chair while you cook, plenty of workspace and storage, and an easy connection to the dining area. But chances are your eyes will go straight past all of it to the wall of glass and the river beyond.

Open those glass doors, and the distinction between indoors and outdoors virtually disappears.

Suddenly your living room becomes part of an enormous covered terrace overlooking the Yanuncay River, tall eucalyptus trees, and the green linear park below. Because the river and public park occupy the land directly in front of the building, this isn't a view you're waiting for someone to build over. The walking and cycling path is right outside your building, ready for a morning walk, an afternoon bike ride or an evening stroll along the river.

And the terrace itself is made for actually living on, not simply stepping outside to admire the view.

There's room for a full outdoor dining area as well as comfortable sofas and chairs, making it easy to imagine long lunches with friends that somehow turn into cocktails at sunset. A partially covered glass roof lets you enjoy the space through Cuenca's changing weather, while the brick wall along one side incorporates an outdoor kitchen and BBQ area with its own counter and sink. At the far end, the plumbing is already in place should you decide that watching the river from your own Jacuzzi sounds like a particularly good way to end the day.

Then walk back through the apartment, and you'll discover the surprise: there's another terrace on the other side.

All three bedrooms open toward this rear terrace, giving the private side of the penthouse an entirely different outlook toward the mountains and the Cajas. This terrace is completely covered by a glass roof and also contains the enclosed laundry area, with a full-size washer and dryer.

The primary suite takes advantage of those mountain views through a large window and gives you the space you'd expect in a penthouse, including a separate dressing room and an en-suite bathroom with double vanity. Double-glazed windows help make the apartment remarkably quiet, especially impressive for a home in the city.

The two additional bedrooms each have their own en-suite bathroom as well, making this a particularly comfortable home for visiting family and friends. One could also become the kind of office or library you might actually enjoy spending time in, with the terrace just outside when it's time to close the laptop. A separate powder room means guests never need to use the private bedroom baths.

Practical details have been thought through, too. The penthouse includes two covered parking spaces and a separate storage room. A third parking space may be available separately. The condominium is walled and gated, with facial-recognition entry, and the building has its own generator, transformer and water cistern as well as centralized gas.

Monthly alícuotas for the apartment, two parking spaces, and a storage room are approximately $181, with metered gas and electricity for the building generally adding approximately $11 to $15 per month.

There is one important technical detail buyers should understand about those extraordinary terraces. Together they measure approximately 175 m² and are for the exclusive use of this penthouse, but they are not recorded as private area in the condominium's Declaratoria de Propiedad Horizontal. Therefore, they are not included in the official 172.70 m² property area. We will, of course, make all documentation concerning the terraces available to serious buyers.

But paperwork doesn't convey what the photographs do.

You can have breakfast looking toward the mountains, spend the afternoon reading beside the river, invite friends for dinner outside, walk downstairs and be on the Yanuncay path in minutes, then come home and open an entire wall of your living room to the evening air.

That's the lifestyle offered by this Penthouse with Two Terraces on the Yanuncay River, priced at $390,000.