RESIDENTIALsales
This other world was actually a goods
yard, occupied at that time by a firm called World Stores, a noisy, busy and dangerous place during the day, but in the summer evenings it became our playground. Set between the back of Trinity Church Square and Merrick Square, the neighbouring square on Trinity Street, this space was indeed something of a blot on the local landscape but we never considered this, it was just the private playground for me, my brother and sister, cousins and friends. Some years ago the goods depot, latterly
apparently a pickle factory, closed and the land remained disused until, in 2009, developers London Realty applied for planning permission for apartments and houses. Building commenced in early 2011 and sales of the homes were launched late last year. The development mirrors the design of Trinity Church and Merrick Squares with the apartment block fronting Trinity Street and the houses arranged in a terrace behind, approached by a gated and paved drive. Hamptons International have the sole
instruction for the sale of the twelve apartments and ten houses, which range in price from £525,000 for a one bedroom apartment to £2,350,000 for a four bedroomed house. James Puddle from Hamptons
International says that sales are going well, with three apartments already sold as the development’s high specification matches its excellent location, “Trinity Church Terrace offers buyers a rare opportunity to buy a traditional style, new-build close to Borough Market, the Shard of Glass and the City of London – an enviable location for those looking for a luxurious home in a tranquil residential environment.”
The new terrace, once a goods
yard, now adjoins, and complements, the original Trinity Church Square.’
When I visited Trinity Church Terrace
with Hamptons International I was really delighted to see how it blends so well with the historic Conservation Area, now known as Trinity Village. There is the required inclusion of affordable housing (apartments only) which isn’t defined from the exterior of the apartment building, and the whole development already looks mature and elegant.
Main: Trinity Church Square
recently, below in the 1970s and, left, me (bottom left)
with playmates. The houses are expensive of course, but
they each have a private garden and, even more unusual in central London, their own individual underground garage – no communal space here! The private garage has a door directly into the lower ground floor of the house, a real bonus in these security conscious times. The kitchen and living areas are beautiful, spacious and well designed, with doors onto the patio and garden. Bedrooms are serviced by super bathrooms and all the desired extras, such as hardwood flooring, video entry, Cat 5 and HDMI cabling for the essential home cinema, iPad and all audio visual needs, come as standard. Altogether an excellent development,
well conceived and constructed, beautifully marketed by Hamptons International and a real asset for this increasingly popular area of London. Wish I could buy one of the houses!
Elegant proportions and traditional style – but with all the trendy technology too.
Do you have any views to share?
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