The industrial history of London is up for grabs for one lucky homeowner with this new flat listed on Zoopla this week by Urban Spaces. This mezzanine style one bedroom flat was once a Chart Street haberdashery built in 1825 to tailor the distinguished gentleman around the London area.
A cornerstone for the East End’s furniture trades during the heyday of the mid-19th to mid-20th century. It was later acquired by the London College of Furniture and used as a space for teaching and furniture production for over a century.
With the feel of a New York-style loft apartment, this one bedroom property has an open-plan kitchen and reception area, with bathroom and master bedroom all on the first floor of the property. Go up a flight of stairs off the reception area though, and a mezzanine style second level is available as a small home office space or, for those who don’t mind sleeping in the same room as someone else, a smaller bedroom area.
At £775,000 the property is certainly one of the pricier on the market, but with a wealth of bars, restaurants and boutique retailers in the surrounding locale and Covent Garden only a short distance away, the history of the property is only beaten by its location, location, location.
Property Summary
Location: Hoffman Square, Shoreditch | Price: £775,000 | Tax Band: E | Estate Agents: Urban Spaces | Contact Number: 02081 152007
1. The open plan kitchen/lounge may evoke feelings of visiting one of the members of the Friends group, who constantly used to visit Monica and Rachel’s apartment
2. Another angle of the reception room, demonstrating that despite a lack of cupboards, the intuitive can find space in the most unlikely of places
3. Though not the biggest kitchen space in terms of open plan kitchen/lounge set ups, the kitchen here contains everything a young professional would need if eating out at Covent Garden is not an option
4. The second floor mezzanine space overlooks guests sat in the open plan kitchen/lounge, and benefits from the natural light from the large windows in the flat