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FOR SALE – A THREE STOREY CITY CENTRE PENTHOUSE PROPERTY WITH A SPLASH OF 007 STYLE - August 2007
City-lovers with a taste for the high life, a love of entertaining and who want a property that will amaze friends and colleagues with its sleek glamorous style need look no further than 112 King Edwards Wharf. Offering luxury, New York loft-style living with cool, contemporary interiors and an unexpected hidden twist, this unique penthouse apartment is bound to impress.
Situated over three floors, including a 400 square foot attic, the loft apartment is located at King Edwards Wharf, an exclusive development situated off Sheepcote Street in the heart of Birmingham’s Convention Quarter. Boasting canalside views, it is within walking distance of the International Convention Centre and Symphony Hall, the wine bars and restaurants of Brindley place and the designer shopping at the Mailbox.
It is currently owned by Daniel Laurence, a 32-year-old company director who runs his own business making stickers for school children. Over the last two years, Daniel has sold a 60% stake in School Stickers for £1.4m to venture capitalists Bridges Community Ventures.
His spare time has seen the successful design and redevelopment of several other city centre apartments and he is now selling his latest and most ambitious project at King Edwards Wharf. After purchasing the apartment in 2005, Daniel has spent the last two years painstakingly creating a living space with a difference but now wishes to sell because he has set his sights and heart on another penthouse apartment in the heart of the city.
Extravagant living and exclusive features are everywhere in this stunning apartment which boasts, amongst other things, a secret room hidden behind a bookshelf, a dining area for twelve people plus three ovens in order to successfully entertain so many guests and a £20,000 Bang & Olufsen sound system.
On sale for offers in the region of £875,000, Daniel’s apartment successfully integrates high-end technology and modern, luxury living with a Grade II listed façade and beautiful canalside views.
The interior exudes elegance and flair, and with air-conditioning and under-floor heating throughout, Daniel’s apartment is the height of comfort. It includes a spacious living area with huge floor to ceiling windows and a balcony, three bedrooms with luxury en-suite facilities, a dining room to seat twelve people, a contemporary fitted kitchen with its aforementioned three ovens, a dark and cosy nook to enjoy those quieter moments and a communications and utility room, as well as access to attic storage space and two underground car park spaces.
The study boasts canal views, whilst there is also a fully-equipped gymnasium and a secret James Bond-esque hidden room behind a bookcase. It could have been a six bedroom place but with the extra space set aside for modern living, there is none of the usual storage problem associated with city centre apartments.
An airy and welcoming apartment, the ceiling height in the front room is a staggering 14 feet whilst the dining room ceiling stands at 22 feet.
The latest technology sits beautifully with glamorous interiors, each room is connected with an intercom system and the same system can open and close the blinds in every room and adjust or dim the lighting. The result of this smart technology is that the apartment has its own communications room – similar to that you might have seen in an office.
Diane Woolaston of Maguire Jackson, the city centre specialist estate agents who are responsible for the sale of the apartment, thinks it is one of the most unique apartments she has come across in Birmingham recently.
Commenting on the property, she says, “Daniel has created a truly beautiful penthouse. The sheer size, calibre and spec of it represents fabulous value for money that you’d never find in London or many of our other larger cities.
“It really is one of those properties that not only has to be seen to be believed, but inspected to appreciate its innovative features and impressive design.”
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