David Maslen Estate Agents: A cut above
Stylish new apartments by Preston Park with a tasty twist in the tale from David Maslen Estate Agents
There was a time in England when people built blocks of stylish apartments in which a number of services would be present. A post office, a bank and most interestingly a restaurant and bar. It would be possible to dine in the restaurant or even have them deliver dinner to your apartment. Style was everything along with comfort and ease.
That kind of service is pretty much a thing of the past now with very few examples left, but here we have something that might offer a contemporary twist on that old idea.
The Preston Park Tavern was Brighton’s first true gastro-pub. It opened about seven years ago and very soon was receiving accolades and building a loyal client base who loved their new style of dining and eating out.
Now the owners have redeveloped the space above the venue into a group of stylish modern flats and studios. Retaining much of the original character of the building, these modern apartments have also been designed to reflect the best in simple modern design with sleek kitchens, fabulous bathrooms, carpeted bedrooms and solid wood floors.
With a busy food venue below you might wonder if it would be noisy but no worries there as they have invested a large amount of money in installing a state-of-the-art sound insulation system. Quiet is most definitely assured.
The location, just south of Fiveways, is in one of the city’s most sought-after residential areas, close to Preston Park and with easy transport links and good parking and the local schools are thought to be amongst the very best the city has to offer.
The late Victorian building was built on a fairly grand scale so the apartments have good sized rooms and the studios have been designed to offer compact stylish accommodation.
They are reached by a wide external staircase at the side of the building and there is a full entry-phone system. Once inside you can start to see how well the architects and designers have utilised all of the available space. Inside the apartments they have taken into account that everyone needs storage space and there is plenty of it.
The décor is crisp white, the kitchens have beautiful tiling and wooden work surfaces. In the two-bedroom apartment the living space is cleverly divided to offer a sense of openness whilst at the same time giving the full sense of being two rooms, living and dining and cooking. It’s cleverly done and very attractive.
There are five units in total, one two-bedroom apartment, two one-bedroom apartments and two studios. With such an attractive location, and prices that for this area of the city are very appealing, it is easy to imagine living here and being drawn downstairs to dine in what is still one of Brighton’s most popular restaurants – the Preston Park Tavern has been awarded the accolade of the UK’s Most Sustainable Pub of the Year for 2013!
•Two bedroom apartment: £235,000
•One bedroom apartment: £175,000
•One bedroom apartment: £155,000
•Studio: £130,000
•Studio: £99,000
For full details call David Maslen Estate Agents
Fiveways Office 01273 566 777
www.maslen.co.uk
