PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
Located on the first floor of this historical landmark property in Honor Oak Park is this superb 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment, offered to the market in excellent condition with over 700 sqft (65 sqm) of floor space.
Highly acclaimed Cabrini House is a luxury gated development set on communal grounds with a private car park with allocated parking, only half a mile from Honor Oak Park station.
Much of Cabrini House still exists with modern sections added to mimic the original building and create a contrast between old and new. The building is an impressive white stucco fronted building with double glazed sash windows and high ceilings which offer plenty of character and charm.
This lovely two-bedroom apartment is situated at the rear of the development on the second floor, making this apartment light and very peaceful, as well as benefiting from lovely views overlooking the communal gardens from every room.
Entrance to the building is at the far end of the building from the gates on the ground floor, a secure entry phone system gives access to a well maintained communal hallway and staircase leading upstairs to the front door of this apartment.
A large entrance hall provides access to all the rooms and has a large storage cupboard for coats, shoes and the like.
The reception room is an impressive space with high ceilings, carpeted floors, ceiling spotlights and triple aspect sash windows that illuminate the room with natural light. Two of the windows are set in one corner of the room offering lovely views over the communal gardens below and the rest of development.
The contemporary style kitchen is open planned to the reception room and is fitted in the other corner of the room on a base of floor tiles. The room is so big that it easily accommodates the kitchen area and make this a great entertaining space for guests and family, the current owners have a large breakfast bar table that sits nicely between the two spaces. There are plenty of wall and base mounted units with integrated appliances and a worktop housing the hob with oven below and extractor above. A sink sits nicely under a sash window that has a nice green outlook.
The family bathroom is located in the middle of the apartment making it easily accessible from all rooms. The walls and floors are fully tiled in stylish grey hues accompanied by a contemporary bath, toilet and wash hand basin.
The bedrooms sit adjacent to each other, both offering lovely views over the communal gardens and trees.
The second bedroom is a small double with carpeted floors, high ceilings and a large sash window that fills the room with natural light.
The main bedroom is a large double, it also has carpeted floors and high ceilings but it benefits from floor to ceiling fitted wardrobes (John Lewis) that covers one side of the room and has two huge sash windows that flood the room with natural light.
The main bedroom comes with a stylish en-suite shower room styled in the same grey tiles as the family bathroom with a contemporary toilet, wash hand basin and a walk-in corner shower enclosure.
Cabrini House is a well maintained development where the leaseholders have recently acquired the ‘right to manage’ meaning the leaseholders now have control over the upkeep and maintenance of the building so the building can be managed cost effectively.
External decorations have recently taken place improving the appearance of the building, which also means they won’t need to be done again for quite some time, therefore saving costs for the coming years.
The property is conveniently located for Honor Oak Park, only half a mile from the station which offers regular National Rail services to London Bridge (8 minutes) as well as Overground connections to Shoreditch and Highbury & Islington.
The trendy high street at Honor Oak Park boasts a range of independent shops, cafes, bars, a deli and several highly recommended restaurants and pubs.
A short walk in the other direction gives access to thriving Forest Hill, with its pubs, independent shops, restaurants and highly regarded gym and swimming pool. Nearby there is an abundance of green leafy open spaces which can be found at: One Tree Hill nature reserve, another local nature reserve on Devonshire Road, both offering locals and visitors some wild woodland space to explore; there are nearby playing fields with tennis courts and play park; Horniman Gardens with a lovely cafe and the Horniman Museum; Blythe Hill Fields and Brenchley Gardens all offering fantastic views of the London skyline as well the open green expanse of Peckham Rye is also not far away.
There is also a very good selection of Outstanding and Good primary schools nearby including Fairlawn, Horniman, Cabrini, and independent through school, St Dunstan’s College, is not far away.