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  • Domesticity Above A Canal

    Domesticity Above A Canal

    Conversion of “one of Europe’s first purpose-built office blocks” for sale; £3.5 million Grade II* listed Georgian house in Bath literally straddles a canal

     

    Some people dream of living beside a lake or a river, but a Grade II* listed detached property recently placed on the market in Bath gives anyone with £3.5 million ($4.2 million, €4.5 million or درهم16.6 million) to spare the opportunity to literally live above a man-made waterway.

     

    Cleveland House – originally known as Canal House – stands on top of a bridge and tunnel that straddles the Kennet & Avon Canal and in spite of being built as “one of Europe’s first purpose-built office blocks” has a look that is very much “Georgian domestic”. The limestone ashlar, three-storey building was constructed to the designs of one of Bath’s greatest architects, John Pinch the Elder (1769 – 1827), between 1817 and 1820 and served as the canal’s management headquarters until 1864.

     

    Converted next to residential usage and then requisitioned for government use in 1939, the building again reverted to office usage. A property developer named Trevor Osborne then acquired it and commenced a transformation into what is described as “a truly exceptional Bath residence” in 2015.

     

    Aside from 7,218 square foot of accommodation, including 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, what makes Cleveland House truly remarkable are its entertaining spaces. The 30-foot long former company boardroom, complete with a 20-foot high newly repainted domed ceiling, is now the house’s drawing room and in addition there is a formal dining room and a library. Whilst a fully prepared cinema room and wine cellars are housed in the basement, other points of note are a large, newly built family room, a first floor roof terrace and garaging for four cars.

     

    Cleveland House is offered by Carter Jonas.

     

    Domesticity on a Canal – Grade II* listed Cleveland House, Sydney Road, Bath, BA2 6NR – For sale for £3.5 million ($4.2 million, €4.5 million or درهم16.6 million) through Carter Jonas – Formerly known as Canal House and originally offices of Kennet & Avon Canal Company.Domesticity on a Canal – Grade II* listed Cleveland House, Sydney Road, Bath, BA2 6NR – For sale for £3.5 million ($4.2 million, €4.5 million or درهم16.6 million) through Carter Jonas – Formerly known as Canal House and originally offices of Kennet & Avon Canal Company.Domesticity on a Canal – Grade II* listed Cleveland House, Sydney Road, Bath, BA2 6NR – For sale for £3.5 million ($4.2 million, €4.5 million or درهم16.6 million) through Carter Jonas – Formerly known as Canal House and originally offices of Kennet & Avon Canal Company. Domesticity on a Canal – Grade II* listed Cleveland House, Sydney Road, Bath, BA2 6NR – For sale for £3.5 million ($4.2 million, €4.5 million or درهم16.6 million) through Carter Jonas – Formerly known as Canal House and originally offices of Kennet & Avon Canal Company.Domesticity on a Canal – Grade II* listed Cleveland House, Sydney Road, Bath, BA2 6NR – For sale for £3.5 million ($4.2 million, €4.5 million or درهم16.6 million) through Carter Jonas – Formerly known as Canal House and originally offices of Kennet & Avon Canal Company. Domesticity on a Canal – Grade II* listed Cleveland House, Sydney Road, Bath, BA2 6NR – For sale for £3.5 million ($4.2 million, €4.5 million or درهم16.6 million) through Carter Jonas – Formerly known as Canal House and originally offices of Kennet & Avon Canal Company. Domesticity on a Canal – Grade II* listed Cleveland House, Sydney Road, Bath, BA2 6NR – For sale for £3.5 million ($4.2 million, €4.5 million or درهم16.6 million) through Carter Jonas – Formerly known as Canal House and originally offices of Kennet & Avon Canal Company.Domesticity on a Canal – Grade II* listed Cleveland House, Sydney Road, Bath, BA2 6NR – For sale for £3.5 million ($4.2 million, €4.5 million or درهم16.6 million) through Carter Jonas – Formerly known as Canal House and originally offices of Kennet & Avon Canal Company. Domesticity on a Canal – Grade II* listed Cleveland House, Sydney Road, Bath, BA2 6NR – For sale for £3.5 million ($4.2 million, €4.5 million or درهم16.6 million) through Carter Jonas – Formerly known as Canal House and originally offices of Kennet & Avon Canal Company.Domesticity on a Canal – Grade II* listed Cleveland House, Sydney Road, Bath, BA2 6NR – For sale for £3.5 million ($4.2 million, €4.5 million or درهم16.6 million) through Carter Jonas – Formerly known as Canal House and originally offices of Kennet & Avon Canal Company. Domesticity on a Canal – Grade II* listed Cleveland House, Sydney Road, Bath, BA2 6NR – For sale for £3.5 million ($4.2 million, €4.5 million or درهم16.6 million) through Carter Jonas – Formerly known as Canal House and originally offices of Kennet & Avon Canal Company.

  • Gone is the Garage

    Gone is the Garage

    Purpose-built Upper East Side, NYC Beaux Arts garage reduced in price by 41%; it will still cost around £40 million to buy and turn into a vast single family residence

     

    Purpose built in 1906 to house the cars of wealthy (but not quite so wealthy enough to have their own carriage houses) Upper Eastsiders, 177 – 179 East 73rd Street in New York is a five-storey Beaux Arts structure that is described as “unusually sophisticated”.

     

    Reduced from a completely unrealistic £39.8 million ($50 million, €47 million or درهم183.6 million) when first marketed in 2015 to £23.5 million ($29.5 million, €27.7 million or درهم108.4 million) today, estimates put the cost of converting the building to a single townhouse at upto £15.9 million ($20 million, €18.8 million or درهم73.5 million).

     

    Featuring a granite and limestone façade, 177 – 179 East 73rd Street has ceiling heights that range from 12’7” to 17’, is 40’ wide and provides 17,232 square foot of internal space. Though plans have been drawn up to turn it into a vast 8-beroom residence complete with a 8-car garage, basketball court and home cinema, rival agent Jed Garfield of Leslie J. Garfield, told The Real Deal: “I think it’s still overpriced. The only surprising thing is that they’re now willing to sell it at [closer to] market price” late last week.

     

    The building – which remains in use as a UES garage – is listed by Carrie Chiang of Corcoran and is described as “just waiting to undergo a metamorphosis in the hands of a discerning buyer”.

     

    Image shows 177 – 179 East 73rd Street in 1906, 2017 and a rendering as a single family residence (left to right).

     

  • High & Low

    High & Low

    “Penthouse to rival any other penthouse in the world” in converted brewery next to Tower Bridge for sale for £12.5 million

     

    Described as “a penthouse to rival any other penthouse in the world” despite its somewhat pedestrian decoration, a £12.5 million ($15.7 million, €14.7 million or درهم57.6 million) five floor apartment next to Tower Bridge is currently for sale.

     

    Situated within the former Anchor Brewhouse, a building that formerly housed the Courage Brewery, ‘The High Command’ penthouse includes 4,286 square foot of internal space and 1,203 square foot of terraces. It has a private internal lift and as well as featuring 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, comes with a gazebo, a domed rotunda with a gallery, 6 terraces and 4 private parking spaces.

     

    On the market periodically since February 2015 with Knight Frank and Cluttons, ‘The High Command’ enjoys views across the City of London to the north and Canary Wharf to the east.

     

    High & Low – The High Command Penthouse and The Riverside, Anchor Brewhouse, Malt Mill, 50 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2LY – The High Command: £12.5 million ($15.7 million, €14.7 million or درهم57.6 million) through Knight Frank and Cluttons – The Riverside: £6 million ($7.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم27.6 million) through Knight Frank
    ‘The High Command’ is described as being “designed to picture frame’ the various aspects of Tower Bridge”
    High & Low – The High Command Penthouse and The Riverside, Anchor Brewhouse, Malt Mill, 50 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2LY – The High Command: £12.5 million ($15.7 million, €14.7 million or درهم57.6 million) through Knight Frank and Cluttons – The Riverside: £6 million ($7.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم27.6 million) through Knight Frank
    The building at night with ‘The High Command’ highlighted
    High & Low – The High Command Penthouse and The Riverside, Anchor Brewhouse, Malt Mill, 50 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2LY – The High Command: £12.5 million ($15.7 million, €14.7 million or درهم57.6 million) through Knight Frank and Cluttons – The Riverside: £6 million ($7.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم27.6 million) through Knight Frank
    ‘The Riverside’ is situated on the ground and basement levels of the building and is offered for £6 million

     

    Buyers with a slightly more limited budget have the option of purchasing a ground and basement flat in the building. ‘The Riverside’, a 3-bedroom apartment, is offered for £6 million ($7.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم27.6 million) by Knight Frank.

     

    High & Low – The High Command Penthouse and The Riverside, Anchor Brewhouse, Malt Mill, 50 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2LY – The High Command: £12.5 million ($15.7 million, €14.7 million or درهم57.6 million) through Knight Frank and Cluttons – The Riverside: £6 million ($7.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم27.6 million) through Knight FrankHigh & Low – The High Command Penthouse and The Riverside, Anchor Brewhouse, Malt Mill, 50 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2LY – The High Command: £12.5 million ($15.7 million, €14.7 million or درهم57.6 million) through Knight Frank and Cluttons – The Riverside: £6 million ($7.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم27.6 million) through Knight FrankHigh & Low – The High Command Penthouse and The Riverside, Anchor Brewhouse, Malt Mill, 50 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2LY – The High Command: £12.5 million ($15.7 million, €14.7 million or درهم57.6 million) through Knight Frank and Cluttons – The Riverside: £6 million ($7.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم27.6 million) through Knight FrankHigh & Low – The High Command Penthouse and The Riverside, Anchor Brewhouse, Malt Mill, 50 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2LY – The High Command: £12.5 million ($15.7 million, €14.7 million or درهم57.6 million) through Knight Frank and Cluttons – The Riverside: £6 million ($7.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم27.6 million) through Knight FrankHigh & Low – The High Command Penthouse and The Riverside, Anchor Brewhouse, Malt Mill, 50 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2LY – The High Command: £12.5 million ($15.7 million, €14.7 million or درهم57.6 million) through Knight Frank and Cluttons – The Riverside: £6 million ($7.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم27.6 million) through Knight Frank High & Low – The High Command Penthouse and The Riverside, Anchor Brewhouse, Malt Mill, 50 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2LY – The High Command: £12.5 million ($15.7 million, €14.7 million or درهم57.6 million) through Knight Frank and Cluttons – The Riverside: £6 million ($7.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم27.6 million) through Knight Frank High & Low – The High Command Penthouse and The Riverside, Anchor Brewhouse, Malt Mill, 50 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2LY – The High Command: £12.5 million ($15.7 million, €14.7 million or درهم57.6 million) through Knight Frank and Cluttons – The Riverside: £6 million ($7.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم27.6 million) through Knight Frank High & Low – The High Command Penthouse and The Riverside, Anchor Brewhouse, Malt Mill, 50 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2LY – The High Command: £12.5 million ($15.7 million, €14.7 million or درهم57.6 million) through Knight Frank and Cluttons – The Riverside: £6 million ($7.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم27.6 million) through Knight FrankHigh & Low – The High Command Penthouse and The Riverside, Anchor Brewhouse, Malt Mill, 50 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2LY – The High Command: £12.5 million ($15.7 million, €14.7 million or درهم57.6 million) through Knight Frank and Cluttons – The Riverside: £6 million ($7.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم27.6 million) through Knight FrankHigh & Low – The High Command Penthouse and The Riverside, Anchor Brewhouse, Malt Mill, 50 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2LY – The High Command: £12.5 million ($15.7 million, €14.7 million or درهم57.6 million) through Knight Frank and Cluttons – The Riverside: £6 million ($7.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم27.6 million) through Knight FrankHigh & Low – The High Command Penthouse and The Riverside, Anchor Brewhouse, Malt Mill, 50 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2LY – The High Command: £12.5 million ($15.7 million, €14.7 million or درهم57.6 million) through Knight Frank and Cluttons – The Riverside: £6 million ($7.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم27.6 million) through Knight FrankHigh & Low – The High Command Penthouse and The Riverside, Anchor Brewhouse, Malt Mill, 50 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2LY – The High Command: £12.5 million ($15.7 million, €14.7 million or درهم57.6 million) through Knight Frank and Cluttons – The Riverside: £6 million ($7.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم27.6 million) through Knight Frank High & Low – The High Command Penthouse and The Riverside, Anchor Brewhouse, Malt Mill, 50 Shad Thames, London, SE1 2LY – The High Command: £12.5 million ($15.7 million, €14.7 million or درهم57.6 million) through Knight Frank and Cluttons – The Riverside: £6 million ($7.5 million, €7.1 million or درهم27.6 million) through Knight Frank

  • Witchfinders and Watermills

    Witchfinders and Watermills

    Picturesque watermill used in ‘The Witchfinder General’ and ‘Dad’s Army’ for sale

     

    Witches and water don’t have an affinity – with dunking being a common form of punishment for suspects in the 16th and 17th centuries – and at The Watermill on the River Black Bourn at Ixworth in Suffolk, just such activity occurred in the 1968 film The Witchfinder General.

     

    The Watermill, which is now for sale for £1 million ($1.3 million, €1.2 million or درهم4.6 milllion) through Savills, was also a location in the popular BBC series Dad’s Army and of this property, which until recently was used as a holiday rental, the corporation’s Martha Kearney once remarked: “I can’t think of a more enchanted summer evening than sitting outside the Mill, gazing across the water lilies on the pond to the beautiful island beyond”.

     

    Witchfinder’s and Watermills – The Watermill, Thetford Road, Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2JN – For sale for £1 million ($1.3 million, €1.2 million or درهم4.6 milllion) through Savills and used in The Witchfinder General and Dad’s Army
    The Watermill prior to renovation

     

    A working mill from 1800 until 1946, the 5,848 square foot, three floor building comes with detailed restrictions about how it could be altered given it is Grade II* listed but currently provides 3 reception rooms, 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

     

    Previously rented from £1,450 to £3,000 per week depending on season, The Watermill is situated on a three acre plot that includes a picturesque lily-covered mill pond with island and mill race. An outbuilding has lapsed planning permission for conversion into ancillary accommodation whilst the former mill itself retains much of its original machinery.

     

    Witchfinder’s and Watermills – The Watermill, Thetford Road, Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2JN – For sale for £1 million ($1.3 million, €1.2 million or درهم4.6 milllion) through Savills and used in The Witchfinder General and Dad’s ArmyWitchfinder’s and Watermills – The Watermill, Thetford Road, Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2JN – For sale for £1 million ($1.3 million, €1.2 million or درهم4.6 milllion) through Savills and used in The Witchfinder General and Dad’s ArmyWitchfinder’s and Watermills – The Watermill, Thetford Road, Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2JN – For sale for £1 million ($1.3 million, €1.2 million or درهم4.6 milllion) through Savills and used in The Witchfinder General and Dad’s ArmyWitchfinder’s and Watermills – The Watermill, Thetford Road, Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2JN – For sale for £1 million ($1.3 million, €1.2 million or درهم4.6 milllion) through Savills and used in The Witchfinder General and Dad’s ArmyWitchfinder’s and Watermills – The Watermill, Thetford Road, Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2JN – For sale for £1 million ($1.3 million, €1.2 million or درهم4.6 milllion) through Savills and used in The Witchfinder General and Dad’s Army Witchfinder’s and Watermills – The Watermill, Thetford Road, Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2JN – For sale for £1 million ($1.3 million, €1.2 million or درهم4.6 milllion) through Savills and used in The Witchfinder General and Dad’s Army Witchfinder’s and Watermills – The Watermill, Thetford Road, Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2JN – For sale for £1 million ($1.3 million, €1.2 million or درهم4.6 milllion) through Savills and used in The Witchfinder General and Dad’s ArmyWitchfinder’s and Watermills – The Watermill, Thetford Road, Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2JN – For sale for £1 million ($1.3 million, €1.2 million or درهم4.6 milllion) through Savills and used in The Witchfinder General and Dad’s ArmyWitchfinder’s and Watermills – The Watermill, Thetford Road, Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2JN – For sale for £1 million ($1.3 million, €1.2 million or درهم4.6 milllion) through Savills and used in The Witchfinder General and Dad’s ArmyWitchfinder’s and Watermills – The Watermill, Thetford Road, Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2JN – For sale for £1 million ($1.3 million, €1.2 million or درهم4.6 milllion) through Savills and used in The Witchfinder General and Dad’s ArmyWitchfinder’s and Watermills – The Watermill, Thetford Road, Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2JN – For sale for £1 million ($1.3 million, €1.2 million or درهم4.6 milllion) through Savills and used in The Witchfinder General and Dad’s ArmyWitchfinder’s and Watermills – The Watermill, Thetford Road, Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2JN – For sale for £1 million ($1.3 million, €1.2 million or درهم4.6 milllion) through Savills and used in The Witchfinder General and Dad’s Army

  • Balancing Bedrooms

    Balancing Bedrooms

    Converted Hampshire coach house for sale; it extends to 6,222 square foot but has just two bedrooms

     

    A 6,222 square foot Hampshire coach house that was converted to a residential dwelling in 1987 is for sale for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million).

     

    Hildon House at Broughton is Grade II listed and though vast in terms of its total size provides just two bedroom suites. The house, instead, is primarily comprised of six entertaining spaces and two kitchens and is presented in a modern style internally.

     

    Standing in 18.99 acres of parkland that formerly belonged to Rose Hill, the long since demolished house the coach house served, the three-floor building is set around a courtyard. It comes with a one bedroom annexe, clock tower, outdoor swimming pool and carport.

     

    Knight Frank are the sole selling agents.

     

    Balancing Bedrooms – Hildon House, Beech Tree Walk, Broughton, Test Valley, Hampshire, SO20 8DQ – For sale through Knight Frank for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) – Former coach house to Rose HillBalancing Bedrooms – Hildon House, Beech Tree Walk, Broughton, Test Valley, Hampshire, SO20 8DQ – For sale through Knight Frank for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) – Former coach house to Rose HillBalancing Bedrooms – Hildon House, Beech Tree Walk, Broughton, Test Valley, Hampshire, SO20 8DQ – For sale through Knight Frank for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) – Former coach house to Rose HillBalancing Bedrooms – Hildon House, Beech Tree Walk, Broughton, Test Valley, Hampshire, SO20 8DQ – For sale through Knight Frank for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) – Former coach house to Rose HillBalancing Bedrooms – Hildon House, Beech Tree Walk, Broughton, Test Valley, Hampshire, SO20 8DQ – For sale through Knight Frank for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) – Former coach house to Rose HillBalancing Bedrooms – Hildon House, Beech Tree Walk, Broughton, Test Valley, Hampshire, SO20 8DQ – For sale through Knight Frank for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) – Former coach house to Rose HillBalancing Bedrooms – Hildon House, Beech Tree Walk, Broughton, Test Valley, Hampshire, SO20 8DQ – For sale through Knight Frank for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) – Former coach house to Rose HillBalancing Bedrooms – Hildon House, Beech Tree Walk, Broughton, Test Valley, Hampshire, SO20 8DQ – For sale through Knight Frank for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) – Former coach house to Rose Hill Balancing Bedrooms – Hildon House, Beech Tree Walk, Broughton, Test Valley, Hampshire, SO20 8DQ – For sale through Knight Frank for £2.5 million ($3.1 million, €2.9 million or درهم11.4 million) – Former coach house to Rose Hill

  • Trump Gold

    Trump Gold

    Horrific £27.6 million apartment in Trump International Tower is struggling to sell; in this case its not the links to the POTUS that is the cause, it’s simply revoltingly decorated

     

    “Don’t let the opulence distract you”, suggest the many agents marketing what could be quite possibly the gaudiest apartment at One Central Park West – AKA ‘Trump International Hotel and Tower’ – in New York. If they’d been honest, they’d have said something completely different and that would be: “This place is truly horrific”.

     

    Originally priced at £32 million ($40 million, €37.6 million or درهم146.9 million) when first placed on the market in May 2016, apartment #47BC within the 44-floor tower has recently been reduced to £27.6 million ($34.5 million, €32.4 million or درهم126.7 million). The 6,360 square foot, 6 bedroom gold-leafed, marble-floored monstrosity admittedly enjoys “extraordinary views” of Central Park but comes with bathrooms so over-the-top that even Liberace would have blushed.

     

    Trump International Tower itself was originally built between 1968 and 1970 and converted to a mix of hotel and residential space by Donald Trump between 1995 and 1997. The 583-foot tall, Thomas E. Stanley designed building featured in the 2011 comedy crime film Tower Heist and has a 30-foot wide silver globe to the front of it.

     

    Knight Frank and Douglas Elliman are amongst the tribe of agents attempting to sell what they describe as a “Central Park West sprawling gem”. It was last sold in 2008 to an anonymous entity named Daisho Development USA, Inc. They paid $26 million (the equivalent of £23.4 million, $29.3 million, €27.5 million or درهم107.6 million today) for the vast 14-room space.

     

    Trump Gold – Gaudy apartment #47BC, Trump International Hotel and Tower, One Central Park West, 15 Columbus Circle, Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023 – £27.6 million ($34.5 million, €32.4 million or درهم126.7 million) through Knight Frank – Reduced from £32 million ($40 million, €37.6 million or درهم146.9 million)Trump Gold – Gaudy apartment #47BC, Trump International Hotel and Tower, One Central Park West, 15 Columbus Circle, Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023 – £27.6 million ($34.5 million, €32.4 million or درهم126.7 million) through Knight Frank – Reduced from £32 million ($40 million, €37.6 million or درهم146.9 million)Trump Gold – Gaudy apartment #47BC, Trump International Hotel and Tower, One Central Park West, 15 Columbus Circle, Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023 – £27.6 million ($34.5 million, €32.4 million or درهم126.7 million) through Knight Frank – Reduced from £32 million ($40 million, €37.6 million or درهم146.9 million)Trump Gold – Gaudy apartment #47BC, Trump International Hotel and Tower, One Central Park West, 15 Columbus Circle, Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023 – £27.6 million ($34.5 million, €32.4 million or درهم126.7 million) through Knight Frank – Reduced from £32 million ($40 million, €37.6 million or درهم146.9 million)Trump Gold – Gaudy apartment #47BC, Trump International Hotel and Tower, One Central Park West, 15 Columbus Circle, Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023 – £27.6 million ($34.5 million, €32.4 million or درهم126.7 million) through Knight Frank – Reduced from £32 million ($40 million, €37.6 million or درهم146.9 million)Trump Gold – Gaudy apartment #47BC, Trump International Hotel and Tower, One Central Park West, 15 Columbus Circle, Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023 – £27.6 million ($34.5 million, €32.4 million or درهم126.7 million) through Knight Frank – Reduced from £32 million ($40 million, €37.6 million or درهم146.9 million)Trump Gold – Gaudy apartment #47BC, Trump International Hotel and Tower, One Central Park West, 15 Columbus Circle, Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023 – £27.6 million ($34.5 million, €32.4 million or درهم126.7 million) through Knight Frank – Reduced from £32 million ($40 million, €37.6 million or درهم146.9 million)Trump Gold – Gaudy apartment #47BC, Trump International Hotel and Tower, One Central Park West, 15 Columbus Circle, Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023 – £27.6 million ($34.5 million, €32.4 million or درهم126.7 million) through Knight Frank – Reduced from £32 million ($40 million, €37.6 million or درهم146.9 million)Trump Gold – Gaudy apartment #47BC, Trump International Hotel and Tower, One Central Park West, 15 Columbus Circle, Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023 – £27.6 million ($34.5 million, €32.4 million or درهم126.7 million) through Knight Frank – Reduced from £32 million ($40 million, €37.6 million or درهم146.9 million)Trump Gold – Gaudy apartment #47BC, Trump International Hotel and Tower, One Central Park West, 15 Columbus Circle, Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023 – £27.6 million ($34.5 million, €32.4 million or درهم126.7 million) through Knight Frank – Reduced from £32 million ($40 million, €37.6 million or درهم146.9 million)Trump Gold – Gaudy apartment #47BC, Trump International Hotel and Tower, One Central Park West, 15 Columbus Circle, Upper West Side, New York, NY 10023 – £27.6 million ($34.5 million, €32.4 million or درهم126.7 million) through Knight Frank – Reduced from £32 million ($40 million, €37.6 million or درهم146.9 million)

  • Five of the Best – Follies for sale

    Five of the Best – Follies for sale

    A selection of five of the best follies for sale in Britain and elsewhere

     

    A folly is unlikely to make an ideal home for a family, but for someone a little more quirky – a writer or artist perhaps – they can easily make an ideal home.

     

    Our selection of five of the best currently on offer follows:

     

    Church Brow Cottage, Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire – £280,000 ($367,000 or €328,000) through Davis & Bowring

    Five of the Best – Follies for sale A selection of five of the best follies for sale including ones in Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lancashire and Connecticut, USAOriginally built by an eccentric vicar in the 1830s and spread over three floors, this Grade II* listed folly was restored by the now defunct Vivat Trust and opened as a holiday let by HRH The Prince of Wales in March 1993. It features in JMW Turner’s painting of what is known as ‘Ruskin’s View’ (sold for £217,250 in 2012) and includes one bedroom, a sitting room with a balcony, a kitchen and a bathroom. An informally landscaped leads down to the banks of the River Lune and access – on foot only – is via the adjoining graveyard.

     

    Treia, Macerata, Marche, Italy – £337,000 ($441,000 or €395,000) through Cella-Shirley Immobilliare

    Five of the Best – Follies for sale A selection of five of the best follies for sale including ones in Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lancashire and Connecticut, USABuilt in medieval style in the 18th century, this “landmark building” outside the ancient walls of the town of Treia stands on a hill with about 2.5 acres of land including secular olive trees. A former farmhouse, the property needs complete renovation, currently consists of 8 rooms and a number of outbuildings and has been reduced in price from £440,000.

     

    The Summer House, Alderley, Gloucestershire – £990,000 ($1.3 million or €1.2 million) through Knight Frank

    Five of the Best – Follies for sale A selection of five of the best follies for sale including ones in Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lancashire and Connecticut, USAGrade II listed and built circa 1770, The Summer House is a completely refurbished “perfect romantic weekend getaway” that is being sold fully furnished. Originally used as a small banqueting house by the great-great-grandson of Lord Chief Justice Matthew Hale, the 1,108 square foot Georgian property stands in 2.1 acres of gardens and woodland and features a sitting room, breakfast kitchen, two double bedrooms and a bathroom.

     

    The Tower, Sway, Hampshire – £2 million ($2.6 million or €2.3 million) through John D. Wood

    Five of the Best – Follies for sale A selection of five of the best follies for sale including ones in Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lancashire and Connecticut, USABelieved to be the world’s tallest unreinforced concrete structure at 218-foot tall, Sway Tower – also known as Peterson’s Folly – was constructed between 1879 and 1886. The structure cost Andrew Peterson (1813 – 1906) some £30,000 (the equivalent of £3.4 million today) and came about after a medium told the Anglo-Indian barrister, socialist and spiritualist named that Sir Christopher Wren expected him to prove concrete could be used to create such an edifice. It now provides 4,707 square foot of accommodation over a total of 14 floors and includes 4 bedrooms, 3 en-suite bathrooms and a crucifix shaped ground floor with a drawing room, dining hall, sitting room, kitchen and conservatory. The top three floors of the Grade II* listed building are let to mobile telephone providers at an annual rate of some £34,000 and within the 0.7 acre plot, there’s also an indoor swimming pool, extensive garaging and a tennis court.

     

    Woodstock Castle, Connecticut, USA – £24.4 million ($32 million or €28.6 million) through Christie’s

    Five of the Best – Follies for sale A selection of five of the best follies for sale including ones in Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lancashire and Connecticut, USADescribed as “just weird”, Woodstock Castle was built “for exotic women, exotic animals, both or neither” according to a 2008 feature by the Worcester Massachusetts Telegram. John Pizzi of Randall Realtors Christie’s International Real Estate takes a different view and describes the 18,177 square foot, 126-foot tall building as “majestic” and “a dream come true”. Used by its “colourful and impulsive” owner, importer-exporter Christopher W. Mark as a home for his family and his collection of emus, zebras and camels, this oddity comes with 9 bedrooms, an auditorium with a stage and 75 acres of land.

     

     

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