2 bed Flat For Sale £785,000
This bright two-bedroom apartment forms part of Principal Lofts, a late-Victorian school conversion located between Lower Clapton and Homerton. It has been sensitively redesigned by the current owners with a view to maximising the light and volume of the sizeable space. A cleverly conceived layout, which includes two mezzanine levels, capitalises on the apartment’s high ceilings and large Victorian schoolhouse windows to fantastic effect.
The Tour
Principal Lofts sits within its own communal grounds, surrounded by a high perimeter wall with electric entry gates. Entry to the apartment is gained is on the first floor of the building. The current owners have created storage space underneath the stairs and to one side of the entrance hall; to the other side is a brand new bathroom with deep-green walls.
The recent modern intervention sits comfortably alongside the older, original aspects of the building, such as the exposed brick walls. The main living spaces open up beneath double-height ceilings, with engineered oak floorboards running underfoot and a large original sash window on the western aspect that bathes the plan in natural light. The dining area occupies the middle of this space – an excellent area for entertaining, thanks to its impressive double-height ceilings. To one side, there is a brand new contemporary kitchen and breakfast bar with marble worktops.
A curved wall runs along one aspect of the open-plan room, providing access to the main bedroom and the guest bedroom. Both of these generously sized rooms have Victorian sash windows with secondary glazing, and the main bedroom also has built-in wardrobes.
Perhaps the most ingenious feature of the apartment is the two mezzanine levels which sit on either side of the first-floor dining room. The smaller mezzanine is accessed via a ladder to one side of the kitchen and is home to a flexible space that the current owners use alternately as a study and a snug. Opposite is a much larger mezzanine level, accessed via a staircase. This space contains a full-sized living area, and has steel wire balustrades that allow natural light to flow down into the open-plan spaces below.
Outdoor Space
The grounds of Principal Lofts are gated and the buildings surrounded by communal gardens with well-maintained sections of lawn, planted with mature trees and home to secure bike storage units.
The apartment comes with an allocated private parking space.
The Area
The building is excellently located just off Chatsworth Road, an increasingly popular developing area of east London. As well as a sophisticated collection of shops, cafes and pubs, the street gives way on Sunday to a weekly weekend market with a tantalising mix of food stalls. The green spaces of the Olympic Park, Victoria Park and Hackney Downs are all a short walk away.
Homerton is the nearest station, running London Overground services to Highbury & Islington (Victoria Line) in one direction, and Stratford (Jubilee Line) in the other. There is a car park with allocated parking.
Tenure: Leasehold
Lease Length: Approx. 104 years remaining
Service Charge: Approx. £1,809 per annum (includes buildings insurance, management charges, repairs to shared areas and the outside of the building, cleaning services, storage unit and bike store, maintenance of the communal garden and a provision for the sinking fund)
Ground Rent: Approx. £300 per annum
Parking: The apartment comes with an allocated private parking space.
Council Tax Band: E
The Tour
Principal Lofts sits within its own communal grounds, surrounded by a high perimeter wall with electric entry gates. Entry to the apartment is gained is on the first floor of the building. The current owners have created storage space underneath the stairs and to one side of the entrance hall; to the other side is a brand new bathroom with deep-green walls.
The recent modern intervention sits comfortably alongside the older, original aspects of the building, such as the exposed brick walls. The main living spaces open up beneath double-height ceilings, with engineered oak floorboards running underfoot and a large original sash window on the western aspect that bathes the plan in natural light. The dining area occupies the middle of this space – an excellent area for entertaining, thanks to its impressive double-height ceilings. To one side, there is a brand new contemporary kitchen and breakfast bar with marble worktops.
A curved wall runs along one aspect of the open-plan room, providing access to the main bedroom and the guest bedroom. Both of these generously sized rooms have Victorian sash windows with secondary glazing, and the main bedroom also has built-in wardrobes.
Perhaps the most ingenious feature of the apartment is the two mezzanine levels which sit on either side of the first-floor dining room. The smaller mezzanine is accessed via a ladder to one side of the kitchen and is home to a flexible space that the current owners use alternately as a study and a snug. Opposite is a much larger mezzanine level, accessed via a staircase. This space contains a full-sized living area, and has steel wire balustrades that allow natural light to flow down into the open-plan spaces below.
Outdoor Space
The grounds of Principal Lofts are gated and the buildings surrounded by communal gardens with well-maintained sections of lawn, planted with mature trees and home to secure bike storage units.
The apartment comes with an allocated private parking space.
The Area
The building is excellently located just off Chatsworth Road, an increasingly popular developing area of east London. As well as a sophisticated collection of shops, cafes and pubs, the street gives way on Sunday to a weekly weekend market with a tantalising mix of food stalls. The green spaces of the Olympic Park, Victoria Park and Hackney Downs are all a short walk away.
Homerton is the nearest station, running London Overground services to Highbury & Islington (Victoria Line) in one direction, and Stratford (Jubilee Line) in the other. There is a car park with allocated parking.
Tenure: Leasehold
Lease Length: Approx. 104 years remaining
Service Charge: Approx. £1,809 per annum (includes buildings insurance, management charges, repairs to shared areas and the outside of the building, cleaning services, storage unit and bike store, maintenance of the communal garden and a provision for the sinking fund)
Ground Rent: Approx. £300 per annum
Parking: The apartment comes with an allocated private parking space.
Council Tax Band: E
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