2 bed Flat For Sale £620,000
St. Leonards Place, York, North Yorkshire, YO1

An impressive first floor apartment within an iconic city building offering wonderful views

Description

This sophisticated, first floor apartment offers wonderful accommodation situated within the recently restored Regency crescent, completed in 2017.

A good sized hallway welcomes you into the apartment and leads through to the open plan kitchen and living area, with wonderful ceiling height complete with full-length sash windows with views towards King’s Manor and the city walls. At one end of the room is a modern kitchen complete with a breakfast bar and a stone fireplace.

The principal bedroom, to the front of the building, offers views towards the historic York Theatre Royal and York Minster through original sash windows and shutters. The bedroom benefits from a superb en suite shower room.

The second bedroom, also complete with views to the theatre and York Minster via the full-length original sash windows with shutters. The modern bathroom with underfloor heating is located at the end of the hallway.

There is an allocated parking space provided with this property accessed via a controlled electric gate, alongside a separate cycle storage.

Location

This is an iconic building situated within York’s cultural heart, being neighbours of the York Theatre Royal, York Art Gallery and York Explore.

The development is ideally placed for the historic Minster and the vibrancy and vitality of the city centre, with its array of independent shops, national brands, restaurants, coffee shops and amenities.

The Museum Gardens lies immediately to the west of the crescent, set in the magnificent surroundings of the ruins of St Mary’s Abbey. Along with the award winning The Star Inn the City by Andrew Pern and the Michelin-starred restaurant, Roots, by Tommy Banks there is also Skosh by Neil Bentinck which also boasts a Michelin-star, positioned on popular Micklegate, all three within very close proximity to the apartment.

Located beside the River Ouse is York City Rowing Club (less than half a mile), York Pilates Space and The Perky Peacock, a cosy café in a medieval tower. Further along is Rowntree Park (about one mile) with café, a playground and tennis and basketball courts.

York railway station is about half a mile away and offers regular services to major cities including Manchester, Edinburgh and London with some journeys taking less than two hours to Kings Cross. The A64 ring road is about three miles from the city centre giving access to Leeds, the A1(M) and the wider motorway.

The city offers a diverse range of primary and secondary schools including Scarcroft Primary School (Academy), All Saints RC School (Ofsted Outstanding 2016) and Millthorpe School (Academy). Independent schools on offer are The Mount, St Peter's and Bootham.

Please note all distances and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 843 sq ft
Leasehold with approximately 244 years remaining.


Additional Info

York City Council - Band F