Pascal met me to let me into the apartment and show me how the gate and door security system works (nothing complicated), and show me around the nice apartment, which was just as described: the view from the balcony is spectacular. The neighborhood is pleasant, with several bakeries and restaurants- more than I could check out on my brief stay, but the bakery nearby on Rue de Belleville with the nice semolina flat breads was great, and there's an excellent fancy cheese shop down the hill just outside the Jourdain Metro stop.