About the Apartment
This refurbished lateral apartment is located within a former ice factory. This generous two bedroom apartment benefits from exposed brickwork, stunning large windows, recessed contemporary kitchen, fantastic ceiling heights and a quality chunky wood floor. Facing south, it has been decorated and furnished in a very tasteful manner and extends to 981 sq ft (91 sqm) of floorspace.
About the Area
Pear Tree Court is a quaint street running between Farringdon Road and Clerkenwell Close, moments from Clerkenwell Green. Transport links locally are superb, with the apartment being a few minutes walk from Farringdon Station (Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith and City Lines) and the area will benefit hugely from the opening of Crossrail in 2019 giving direct access to four of London’s International Airports.
As well as being within close proximity to the City, Clerkenwell is renowned as London’s Design District with some of the best International furniture companies based here as well as Numerous Architectural practises.
Pear Tree Court runs east from Farringdon Road into Clerkenwell Close and the apartments are located above an art gallery. The restaurants and cafes of Exmouth Market are a short walk away.
Clerkenwell is one of London’s most vibrant destinations, regarded as London’s Avant Garde design quarter with numerous bespoke shops, art galleries and designer furniture shops as well as been home to more Architect practises than anywhere globally.
Comfortably walkable to the Inns of Court at Gray’s Inn and Lincolns Inn as well as London financial district the City, not to mention over 5,000 tech companies and start-ups close to Old Street roundabout (known a silicon roundabout). In fact, CNN European Network, HBO and Time Warner have recently moved headquarters to the area.
The Barbican centre which is found at the southern end of St John Street is part of the Global Cultural Districts Network and is the largest performing Art Centre in Europe, hosting music concerts, art exhibitions and film screenings.
Transport Links
The area is superbly serviced with Farringdon Underground (Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City) as well as mainline station moments away with Crossrail (also known as the Elizabeth line) expected to be fully operational in 2022.
Building
Converted from a former Victorian Ice Factory this really is a special and very rarely available loft apartment. Offering flexible and versatile accommodation the apartment offers an abundance of light and space in a central Clerkenwell location.
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