isn’t known for waterfront estates—but this bucolic grande dame changes that. On the quiet shores of Waldsee (“Forest Lake”) in the posh Zehlendorf area, about 8.5 miles southeast of the city’s central Potsdamer Platz, sits a villa with more than a century of history, a family legacy that’s come full circle, and even a few hidden artworks discovered during its restoration. Set on just over half an acre of gardens that slope directly to the water and listed with DDRE Global for €23.8 million (about ), the six-bedroom home is one of the city’s only private lakefront residences.

Built for industrialist Dr. Gustav Winkler between 1916 and 1919 by the influential designer and architect Paul Renner, who is perhaps best known for creating the Futura typeface, the house has hosted some of ’s lea

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