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Corsica Street
Highbury Fields, London N5
Introduction
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This is one of London's very finest penthouse apartments. Originally designed by the eminent architects Paxton Locher, it combines sensational living spaces with a superior location just off Highbury Fields.
Internal accommodation measures approximately 3,771 sq ft (350 sq m) and is set over three floors. The apartment is entered via a long stair from the ground floor. The first floor contains the sleeping accommodation, which includes four bedrooms, a study / fifth bedroom, three bathrooms and a utility room. The master bedroom has a bed on a raised platform with storage beneath.
The second floor is devoted to a vast open-plan living area and kitchen, with a long bank of factory windows along one wall offering westerly views towards the Georgian houses on Highbury Place. Visible along the other side of the room is a 40ft swimming pool.
The top floor has been recently extended, and contains a changing room and shower area for the pool, a secondary living area, a secondary kitchen and a study. Full-height sliding doors open onto the west-facing roof terrace.
The apartment is part of a small group of domestic projects that
Richard Paxton and Heidi Locher undertook for themselves to great
acclaim. It has since been updated and extended by the current owner, with no expense spared. In particular, the roof terrace has been made more accessible from the living space, and a new kitchen has been installed. The flat has been future-proofed with new Cat-5 cabling and a Sonos multi-room music system with built-in speakers throughout. New solar panels on the roof contribute greatly to heating the swimming pool.
The apartment is one of seven contained within an ex-industrial building. The building is quietly located on Corsica
Street, and is accessed via an electrically operated shutter gate. This particular apartment has a designated off-street parking space.
Highbury
& Islington Underground station (Victoria Line) is nearby, and
buses run regularly to Angel Underground station (Northern Line). Upper
Street, with its popular bars, restaurants and shops, is within easy
walking distance. More local shops are available at Highbury Barn, and
there is a deli on Corsica Street itself. The apartment is just around the corner from the open spaces of Highbury Fields.
Tenure: Leasehold
Lease: approx 970 years remaining
Service charge: TBC
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