Amazing house or weird monstrosity?

mewbie_2

whathavewedone wrote: »

Mewbie, seriously if you had 4.5 million you'd want to live in a 2 or 300k house???

Yeah OK - I hadn't really thought it through. tbh the first thing on finding / winning /stealing / printing / inheriting 4.5million would be to stop working. In fact thats about as far as I get in my wish fulfilment. A Harley might be nice.

Kavanne

It doesn't just have ANY life, it's got a CHIC lift. lol

lizzie_dripping

You can see St Paul's dome from the bedroom window!

Imagine waking up and being able to see St Pauls. And then having to go down all those stairs to get a cup of coffee.

I really love it - it's a niche property that will probably be a London bolt hole for some Russian billionaire.

Kavanne

lizzie_dripping wrote: »

Imagine waking up and being able to see St Pauls. And then having to go down all those stairs to get a cup of coffee.

I would get a teasmade!!

Norma_Desmond

I think it's stunning.....impractical probably....but stunning!

Edit; Actually, I'm not over-impressed with the interior.

Geenie

Fantastic building on the outside, and the views must be stunning from the top, but not a home I would ever consider buying, even if I had 4.5 million to spend!! Having a house spread over 10 floors would be a nightmare to live in, even with a lift.

Just imagine having friends around for dinner!!. Greet them at the front door. Up to 8th floor reception room for drinks and nibbles. Host just has to pop down to 1st floor to check his chicken kievs aren't burning! Back up to 8th to say food is ready. Down to ground floor dining room to eat. Back up to 8th after eating!!!

It wouldn't matter how much money I had to pay for the heating and upkeep of that place. It doesn't stack up as user friendly in any way. I would need a Stannah stair lift going all the way up to the top, with inbuilt mini bar and tv, before parting with my dosh on that place! But I would never spend that much on a home, even if I struck oil in my garden and no matter where it was. Tops would be a million, a modest place on Lake Como in Italy, so I could be neighbours with George Clooney! Now THAT would be money well spent!

hamstercheeks_2

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

I saw this on Rightmove. Do you think it's an amazing house, that you'd love, or just weird and unlivable in?

I'm in the first camp, I think it's gorgeous. I'd love to live in a Christopher Wren designed tower.

But I also think that even in an active market, this could be quite a hard one to sell, because it's so unusual. And I think there is a fairly small pool of potential purchasers (esp. at that price!)

What do you think?

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-23756684.html

if i had no kids I would live there in a minute but the stairs look a wee bit dangerous

don't like the flats right across

but it is gorgeous

I don't think i would like it at night tho - everyone could see in - if you didn't have blinds or curtains everywhere which would cost an absolute bomb to dress those windows

hamstercheeks_2

it absolutely drools character and charm outside but inside is.......soulless?? i think that's how i would describe it

neverdespairgirl

Other reasons I think the market might be very limited is the things that are missing. Generally, I reckon people spending £4.5 million probably want personal parking, outside space, and rooms without stairs in the middle.

harryhound

A tall stone tower would not get a good energy rating on its HIP:rolleyes: Cost another fortune to heat!

The picture showing the view to the East of the smartest of the surrounding offices is not just a garden, it is the nave of the original church. I believe a bomb got it during WWII (?).
To the west would be a view down a busy street with the original grave yard, cleared of headstones and put down to grass. You might just be able to spot the meat wagons turning into the "Old Bailey". Do the paparazzi still jump up trying to take random photo's through their high slit windows?

To the south is the busy road running from Bank to High Holborn and between that and St Paul's is the new development, with Temple Bar on display.
http://www.thetemplebar.info/

Immediately to the north, over a narrow footpath, there is a big ugly building built as central London's postal sorting office. Anyone know if this is still working on shifts round the clock?

Have a look, by clicking on the "bird's eye view" link from the map.
http://www.thetemplebar.info/
That gives a much better idea of how "brutalist" the surroundings really are - all big offices and security guards after dark.

I would not want to live there at almost any price.