I thought from reading the website the apartment was in a typical (what's typical I guess?) Parisian street but the immediate area at street level is all wholesale textile warehouses and not much more. Rue de Nil, a great foodie enclave about four blocks away, would have been great!
The apartment had plenty of light and lovely exposed beams reflecting its age and similarly the stairs are of the same era - however tricky in their steep and uneven way. The old building could do with some love particularly in the entry off the street and the stairs which were messy and grimy.
The owners were most helpful pre-stay and left me, as a long term guest, some appreciated wine and goodies on my arrival.