6 St Vincent Street, New Town, Edinburgh EH3 6SH

Offers Over £485,000

A superb and beautifully proportioned “A” listed four bedroom top floor flat, with spectacular views, in an excellent location within Edinburgh’s New Town.

Completely refurbished and presented to an exacting standard under the supervision of award winning conservation architects, the property retains many outstanding Georgian period features.

SITUATION
St Vincent Street is quietly situated to the north end of Frederick Street and Howe Street, and as part of Edinburgh’s world famous New Town, was constructed in the first part of the nineteenth century. Although quietly positioned in what is a predominantly residential area, the property is very well located, being an easy walk from the heart of Edinburgh’s city centre and its very extensive shopping facilities in George Street, Princes Street, St Andrew Square, Multrees Walk and St James Centre, as well as numerous bistros, bars, restaurants, theatres and galleries.

The main parts of the city’s financial and commercial centres are also easily reached on foot, as is Waverley Station. Also within a few minutes walk are the further extensive local shopping facilities in Stockbridge, which include an excellent range of small specialist shops, delicatessens, bistros and wine bars, as well as a large Waitrose supermarket in adjoining Comely Bank Road. The Royal Botanical Gardens are easily reached, as are attractive walks along the Water of Leith and in Inverleith Park.

There are excellent bus services only a minutes walk away, and there is easy access by car to the city by-pass, the main motorway network and Edinburgh Airport. The area is conveniently close to a number of well known private and public Schools.

The property has access to Circus Gardens, which it overlooks in a south westerly direction, upon payment of a modest annual fee. There is residents car parking by permit on St. Vincent Street.

DESCRIPTION
This is a particularly bright and spacious top floor flat, immaculately refurbished under the supervision of local award winning architects, Lorn Macneal. They have restored and upgraded the property to an exacting standard, as well as enhancing its many and extensive original Georgian period features.

The result is a stunning New Town apartment with wonderful views over the city towards the west, north and east. The refurbishment works included re-wiring, re-plumbing, a completely new kitchen, new bathroom, new gas central heating system, wall to wall carpeting and vinyl floor coverings in the kitchen and bathroom. All the windows except two are new. The original and extensive cornice works were reinstated and restored and the whole property carefully redecorated. There are fine period fireplaces in the drawingroom and master bedroom, as well as working shutters in all the rooms, except the dining-kitchen.

A magnificent reception hall with a period consoled archway leads off into the principal rooms. The elegant west facing drawingroom, with twin astragalled windows has fine views and overlooks Circus Gardens.

The spacious master bedroom also has wonderful views, to the north and east. The dining kitchen has a new fully fitted kitchen area complete with new appliances and two large walk in cupboards, and a separate dining area.

There are three further spacious double bedrooms, an attractive modern fully fitted bathroom and a separate WC.

There is a brand new gas central heating system, an entry phone and mains wired smoke detectors.

EXTRAS
The Bosch dishwasher, fitted fridge, gas hob and electric cooker are included within the price, as are the fitted carpets and vinyl floor coverings.

ENTRY
Negotiable

VIEWING
Sundays 2 to 4pm or by appointment please telephone Urquharts Property (Tel: 0131 556 2896), 16 Heriot Row, Edinburgh EH3 6HR or email enquiries@www.urquharts.co.uk

SERVICES
Mains water, gas and electricity

LOCAL AUTHORITY
City of Edinburgh Council, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh

COUNCIL TAX BAND
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