5 Bed House in Hyde Park
Position and Prestige!
Position and Prestige!
If you are looking for glorious Georgian architecture, with its high ceilings, sash windows and shutters, generous proportions emphasising grandeur and elegance, as well as being conducive to comfortable family living - then this property will be for you! It is situated in prestigious Fourth Rd with its excellent security.
A really great feature is the huge entertainment room away from the house, with high beamed ceilings, built-in seating, a fitted bar, plus a guest cloakroom with a shower. It is a super space for sizeable parties, and could be a billiard room, cinema room, office/work from home - your choice!
One enters the motor court with colonnade surround, up a double stairway with balustrade to the double front doors. The reception area has marble flooring and tall French doors with cremonese fittings opening out to the garden and pool. The grand formal lounge has a fireplace with bespoke mantelpiece and surround, large sash windows on three sides. The formal dining room has pillars between it and the tall French doors to the garden, and sash windows onto the motor court.
The spacious family room centres around the fireplace and mantelpiece. It flows on to the large covered patio and has direct access to the kitchen for convenience of serving food both there and on the patio. The adjoining study has fitted cupboards and shelving, a large sash window and french doors onto the garden.
The covered entertainment patio with a central wrought iron candle light fitting, and ample space for lounge and dining suites, is enclosed on three sides, with glass sliders onto the garden on one side and is open to the pool and garden on the other. The attractive kitchen has granite surfaces and white fittings with occasional contrasting wood, central island with prep bowl and wood chopping block, plus an overhang for decorative pots and utensils. The Ilve stove has double ovens, electric hob and extractor fan, plus there is a Gaggenau griller and fryer. A breakfast area is situated in front of double French doors onto the garden and has a lovely outlook. The scullery/laundry has space for three appliances and a walk-in cold room.
The downstairs guest bedroom has a fitted dressing room, plus a bathroom with granite vanity and double basins, bath with hand shower, toilet and bidet. Guest cloakroom.
The elegant curved staircase has wrought iron balustrade and polished wood finishes on each side, plus a large casement window for lots of light. The wide upstairs passage has sash windows with shutters, skylights, and overlooks the garden and pool.
The spacious master suite has a fitted study/ dressing room, a large bedroom with sash windows reflecting those of the formal lounge below, and a gas fireplace with mantelpiece and surround of carved wood and marble, plus a gold-leaf chandelier. The grand bathroom en-suite has curved windows on each side of the arched decorative ceiling, built-in cupboards, a marble vanity with two basins and cupboards below, bath with marble surround, steam shower with built-in seat, separate toilet and bidet. The second upstairs bedroom has built-in cupboards and a bathroom en-suite with granite vanity, basin and cupboards below, bath with hand shower, shower, toilet.
The third and fourth upstairs bedrooms have built-in cupboards and share a large full bathroom.
Staff quarters consist of a lounge/kitchen, four bedrooms with built-in cupboards, two bathrooms, separate toilet. Gate house security room has a large monitor for twelve cameras, plus a cloakroom with toilet and basin.
The property does need some care, but a superb home in a prestigious, prime and secure position would no doubt be worth some effort and investment! Come and see it and decide what you would do and what to offer!
Property details
- Listing number T4534900
- Property type House
- Listing date 27 Feb 2024
- Land size 3 966 m²
- Floor size 1 200 m²
- Rates and taxes R 11 224
- Levies R 3 600
Property features
- Bedrooms 5
- Bathrooms 5
- Lounges 1
- Dining areas 1
- Garage parking 4
- Pet friendly
- Alarm
- Pool
- Security post
- Staff quarters
- Study
- Entrance hall
- Garden
- Scullery
- Intercom
- Electric fencing
- Fireplace
- Guest toilet
- Aircon