Property description
PROPERTY SUMMARY Located on the sweeping curve of one of Brighton's most historic crescents, this immaculate white-stuccoed home has been completely renovated to an impeccably high standard. Fully in line with its Grade I listing, it beautifully interweaves period and contemporary styling throughout all its five floors. Considerable care and attention has been paid to each and every detail of its updating with a unifying interior design signature of muted neutrals creating a seemingly effortless backdrop to the home's Regency splendour. High period ceilings with decorative cornicing fuse seamlessly with the kitchen's sleek modernity and luxurious bathrooms. Oozing with elegance this light-filled home is perfect for indulgent coastal living.
GROUND FLOOR The portico doorway flanked by Doric columns is reached by chequered black and white tiling steps to form a distinctive entrance. From the wide hallway the expansive kitchen/dining room extends over the majority of the ground floor and is laid with beautiful honey-toned parquet flooring. Large windows with stunning views is one of the home's key themes which start straightaway in this room and are enhanced further from each subsequent floor . An Asian influenced fire surround housing a gas fire designates the dining area to the front of the room while the kitchen has been designed towards the rear. This way, taller cupboards and integral ovens are discreetly hidden from view behind the alcove walls and even the extractor fan and hob dial are secreted away so that only clean lines are on show. The curves of the gold speckled granite work surfaces and island top follow those of the fitted units giving a sinuous grace to this sumptuous hi-tech specification kitchen.
Behind the kitchen and reached from the hallway is the modern conservatory. Overlooking the Italianate garden to one side and through windows back into the kitchen on the other it's an unexpected additional sun room to this floor. A compact cloakroom sits at the end of the hallway.
FIRST FLOOR Soft neutral carpets start on the stairs where on the half landing is the ideal home office or study with a tall arched window. The home's standout room follows. Bountiful natural light pours in from three floor to ceiling windows into the capacious lounge and from where there's a remarkable view over Kemptown enclosures and the English Channel. French doors open out to the balcony running the room's full width bordered by black wrought iron railings for adjoining outside space to this stunning lounge. Like the dining room below there is a gas fire nestled within the fireplace as a focus to the front part of the room while space towards the rear would be ideal as a library-cum-study or music room.
SECOND FLOOR On the half landing there is a second cloakroom before ascending to the bedrooms.
The enviable master bedroom faces west for refreshing sea views in the morning and warm evening sunsets at the end of the day. Its en-suite shower and steam room is plush with luxury fittings and beautifully tiled and complete with under floor heating as are all the bathrooms in this exceptional home. A second adjoining double bedroom could be used as either a substantial dressing room or a further bedroom.
THIRD FLOOR Two of the three bedrooms have high vaulted ceilings, each with three electronically operated Velux windows. The front double bedroom has the home's highest view point of the coastline while the two rear bedrooms have a rooftop outlook towards the Downs. The ample family bathroom is also on this floor with both a deep bath and a large wet shower area.
LOWER GROUND FLOOR With its own separate courtyard entrance the accommodation here is perfect for guests or live-in help. Also accessed from the ground floor hallway, it comprises a double bedroom, which looks out to the small courtyard, plus its own en-suite bath and shower room. A revelation is the garden level glass-sided room which opens straight out to the patio through wide sliding doors. Laid with parquet flooring it has versatile use such as a cinema room, studio or gym, and connects the home to the garden. A further kitchen and cloakroom as well as under pavement storage are also usefully sited on this floor.
The utility cupboard and boiler room encase the nerve centre for state of the art lighting and heating systems operated remotely by I-pad along with wifi, IT cabling and security systems.
OUTSIDE Professionally landscaped, the secluded 65 ft long Italianate garden is planted with a range of sub-tropical plants. Bordered by white painted walls, a central artificial lawn and automatic irrigation system make it virtually maintenance free. A rear gate leads out to Arundel Place with a storage area beneath.
Private gardens of some six acres enclosed by the crescent are exclusively for residents' use and from where a tunnel runs under Marine Parade over to the undercliff esplanade.
AGENTS NOTES Families are drawn to the area's close proximity to Brighton College, one of the leading private schools in the country, and to Roedean School. Only a few minutes walk away Brighton marina bustles with well-known restaurants and shops as well as a gym and cinema while Kemptown village in complete contrast is a showcase of Brighton's panache in all its eccentricity and verve being jam-packed with independent cafes, delis and designer craft shops. Footpaths up to the wide-open landscape of the South Downs National Park start from the nearby golf course while walks along the seafront extend for several exhilarating miles in each direction. Why would you want to live anywhere else?