1 bed Flat For Sale £147,500
The Foister Building, Charles Street, Leicester

A spacious, immaculately maintained one bedroom apartment located on the second floor of this highly regarded conversion, retaining many features of the original hosiery factory building including tall ceiling heights, exposed brick walls and steel beams.

Location - Known originally as The Cherub Building (eventually renamed after the family who provided so much employment for the local community) the building has been a landmark of Leicester for most of the last century and was the home of Arthur Foister & Sons from the 1930s until the millennium when it was converted (in 2001) into stylish apartments arranged around a glass-roofed centrepiece atrium with a water feature.

Situated in the heart of the city centre on Charles Street, the building is very convenient for the professional quarters and mainline railway station (offering mainline access into London St. Pancras in just over one hour), the cultural quarter including Curve Theatre and Phoenix Square Cinema and an abundance of restaurants, bars and shopping amenities.

Accommodation - The property is entered via a communal entrance hall with a CCTV and digital entry system, housing the stairs and lift to all floors. On the second floor, the apartment is entered via a solid wood front door into a private entrance hall with cherry wood flooring and halogen down spotlights. The double bedroom enjoys an abundance of light by virtue of two double glazed windows and has built-in part mirrored wardrobes, a cast iron radiator, exposed brickwork, steel beams and an en-suite bathroom providing a low flush WC, a pedestal wash hand basin with mirror and light above, a shower/bath with a curved glass screen and Mira thermostatic shower, a heated ladder style towel rail, halogen down spotlights, part tiled and part exposed brick walls, vinyl flooring. A cloakroom/utility room provides a low flush WC and pedestal wash hand basin, plumbing and space for an automatic washing machine, has worktop space and houses the electric pressurised heating system. A small study enjoys built-in shelving.

The stunning open plan living area has exposed brickwork, two double glazed multi-pane windows flooding the room with natural light and enhancing the tall ceiling height and exposed steelwork, two cast iron radiators, cherry wood flooring and is open to the kitchen, boasting an excellent range of birchwood base level units and drawers, frosted glazed eye level cabinets, ample preparation surfaces, tiled splashbacks, a stainless steel sink and drainer unit with mixer tap over, integrated appliances include a stainless steel oven with four-ring gas hob and with stainless steel chimney extractor unit above, fridge, freezer and dishwasher, halogen down spotlights and vinyl flooring.

Outside - The property enjoys one, secure allocated underground parking space.

Lease Details - Please be advised that whilst we make every effort to ensure that these lease details are correct, these are subject to change, must not be relied upon and MUST be verified by potential Purchaser's Solicitor.

Lease Term : 125 years from 2001
Ground Rent : £125 per annum
Service Charge : Approximately £1,600 per annum
Buildings Insurance: Approximately £331 per annum
Management Company : Butlins

Details supplied by vendor 9th August 2023.

Tenure & Council Tax - Tenure: Leasehold
Local Authority: Leicester City Council
Tax Band: C