Gunmakers Lane, London, E3

Two-bedroom warehouse apartment in Victoria Park

Description

Located in the sought after Albany & Connaught Works complex off Gunmakers Lane. This rare, second floor warehouse apartment is one of only two homes in the residents’ community with such generous proportions, triple aspect and original features throughout. Open brickwork and wooden floors imbue warmth; huge, arched crittall windows flood the apartment with natural light; double height, 3.1m ceilings add to the sense of space.

A spacious hallway leads to the bright, dual aspect, 296 sq. ft open plan reception and kitchen-diner, with AEG and SMEG appliances. There are two generous double bedrooms, including a dual aspect principle suite with high spec shower room, a spacious bathroom, storage space and fitted wardrobes.

The apartment’s mix of contemporary and original Victorian features includes iron pillars, offering a blend of historic charm and modern living. This unique home is being sold for only the second time since conversion.

Location

Victoria Park 213 acres of green recreational space is on your doorstep (under 0.3 miles). Gunmakers Lane leads via Three Colts Bridge to the park’s cafes, boating lake, pagoda island, football and cricket pitches, tennis courts, skate park, bandstand, children’s playgrounds, Splash Pool, weekly Sunday market and programme of community events. Just 0.5 miles from Albany Works on the other side of the park places you in the heart of Victoria Park Village, a designated conservation area. The Bottle Apostle wine merchant, a Gail's Bakery, Ginger Pig butcher, fishmonger, grocery stores, popular gastropubs, bars and restaurants seal the appeal of this historic gem.

0.2 miles south lies Roman Road with its own selection of cafes, organic supermarket, corner shops, a florist, clothing boutiques, dry cleaner’s, hardware store, choice of doctor’s surgeries and pharmacies. Within 0.4 miles off 'The Roman,' a major supermarket.

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Tube links are easily accessible via Mile End (0.9 miles), Bow Road and Hackney Wick (both 1 mile) or Bethnal Green (1.2 miles), all reachable on foot or by bus. The area offers frequent bus services to Shoreditch, The City, Canary Wharf and many parts of London (No’s. 8, 108, 276 & 339), including directly to Westfield Stratford with its cinema and department stores. Albany Works is well connected for drivers with particularly easy access to the A10, A11 & A12 and into East Anglia via the M11. Residents benefit from entitlement to on road parking permits via Tower Hamlets Council and private parking spaces are often available to rent within the community. The Old Ford area is cyclist friendly, with the C37 cycle route between nearby Mile End and Westferry in progress and London’s tow paths accessible via the Hertford Union Canal, linking into Regent’s Canal and the Thames Path.

Square Footage: 839 sq ft
Leasehold with approximately 102 years remaining.