About the property
Key features
- Superb one bedroom first floor loft-style apartment
- prime city location close to the Cultural Quarter & railway station
- allocated undercroft parking space
- impressive ceiling heights and exposed brickwork
- original Canadian maple flooring
- spacious open plan living/dining kitchen
- contemporary kitchen with granite preparation surfaces
- mezzanine study/storage area with vaulted ceiling
- EPC - B
Material information
Property description
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£150.0 per year
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ASK AGENT
Annual Service Charge An estate's shared area expenses, such as building insurance, lighting, cleaning, and maintenance, are typically covered by a periodic payment that is commonly made on a yearly basis. Read our glossary page
£1800.0
Length of Lease The duration of time you have acquired the leasehold, or the right to reside in a property. Read our glossary page
97 years left
A spacious and well presented one bedroom apartment located on the first floor of the highly sought-after former Pick Knitwear Factory, an iconic building retaining many original features and enjoying tall ceiling heights, exposed brickwork, original solid Canadian maple flooring and large re-glazed steel framed windows.
Location
This landmark building was converted over 20 years ago and is still considered the flagship; the first real factory conversion to boast "New York style" loft apartments. Located in the heart of Leicester city centre, the area provides excellent access to the Professional Quarters and mainline railway station with links to London St Pancras, along with the Cultural Quarter which includes Curve Theatre and The Phoenix Square Cinema, along with an abundance of restaurants and shopping facilities.
Accommodation
The building is entered via a communal entrance hall housing postboxes, stairs and lifts to all floors The apartment itself is entered via a solid wood front door into an entrance hall with maple flooring, a hi-line radiator and a walk-in cloaks cupboard.
The superb and spacious open plan living area has maple flooring, a contemporary radiator, a large window providing an abundance of natural light and is open to the kitchen, which boasts an excellent range of stainless steel eye and base level units with granite preparation surfaces, tiled splashbacks and a circular stainless steel sink with mixer tap over. Integrated appliances include a stainless steel dishwasher and an electric oven with Smeg five-ring gas hob and stainless steel /glass extractor unit above whilst there is also space for a washing machine and fridge-freezer.
A steel staircase leads from the living area to a mezzanine storage deck/study area with a vaulted ceiling and built-in cupboards to the rear.
The bedroom is a spacious double with plenty of natural light provided by a large window and a glass block feature, a large wardrobe and further storage cupboard.
The bathroom is a good size and provides a panelled bath, a step upto a separate shower enclosure, a pedestal wash hand basin and low flush WC. There is a glass block feature, part tiled walls, inset ceiling spotlights, a chrome heated towel rail and maple flooring.
Parking
The apartment has one allocated, undercroft parking space.
Lease information
Whilst we make every effort to ensure these details are correct, these are subject to change, must not be relied upon & MUST be verified by potential Purchaser's Solicitor.
Tenure: Leasehold.
Lease Term: 125 years from 1999.
Ground Rent: £150 per annum (paid to Leonard Trust Ltd).
Service charge : £1,800 per annum (paid to Butlins Plc).
Other Information
Listed Status: None.
Conservation Area: None.
Local Authority: Leicester City Council, Tax Band: C.
Services: Offered to the market with all mains services and gas-fired central heating.
Broadband to the property: FTTC, 60 - 72mbps.
Wayleaves, Rights of Way, Covenants: None out of the ordinary for an apartment block.
Accessibility issues : This is a first floor apartment, there is lift access.
Cladding: None our Clients are aware of.
Planning issues: None our Clients are aware of.
Note to Prospective Purchasers
As a regulated profession, and in accordance with the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, we are legally required to carry out due diligence checks on all purchasers to verify their identity. A non-refundable administration fee of £60 plus VAT per purchaser is payable upon an offer being accepted. This fee covers the cost of compliance procedures, including Anti-Money Laundering and identity verification checks. These checks are completed to meet our obligations under Anti Money Laundering Regulations (AML) and are a legal requirement.
