New York-style Loft for Rent / Sale
LOFT FOR RENT / SALE IN CENTRAL CAPE TOWN.
The Wellington at 96 Longmarket Street is a well-known heritage landmark building in the heart of the City of Cape Town. Built in 1902 by Sir Herbert Baker’s office, it is a tall, narrow, instantly-recognisable structure of striking terracotta that is decorated with ornate carvings of cherubs and heraldic shields.Next door to Mutual Heights, the Wellington was converted into mixed use/ residential in 2005. The block is made up of just fifteen units and is popular with suppliers to Woolworths, architects, film companies, publishing professionals and other creative folk, who use the dramatic spaces as both homes and offices. Loft 2B is on the second floor, a huge 210sqm multi-purpose space with 3.8m ceilings and gleaming oregon pine floors that includes 2 bathrooms, a designer kitchen and a separate carpeted room. The loft is fitted with DSTV and ADSL, and comes with two parking bays. The Wellington is a dog-friendly building.
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Please click HERE for photographs of the Loft. For more information please contact: Martin Cuff: 082 403 3661 / Christopher Evans: 082 877 335
Or read on for floorplans, directions, Body Corporate info etc.
Loft 2B, The Wellington, 96 Longmarket Street, Cape Town
Loft 2B is on the second floor of 96 Longmarket Street, a floor that it shares with just one other unit, currently a luxury accommodation agency. At 210 sqm, the New York-style Loft apartment is a huge, entirely unique, L-shaped space that is incredibly hard to find in Cape Town. Although you enter from trendy Longmarket Street, the property looks down on to bustling Darling Street and the beautiful granite murals and frescos on the side of the Old Post Office building.The main space of 2B consists of a single massive, white-painted room the size of six double garages side by side, with 3.8m high ceilings and gleaming original Oregon pine floors. Lighting is art deco chrome and glass.On the right wall there are modern ankle-height swivel spot lights but no other fixtures or fittings, emphasising the sheer dramatic sweep of space and creating that “oh my…..” moment as you come through the front door.In contrast to the Victorian surrounds, the designer kitchen that runs along the left wall, is modern and white, with a single expanse of white caesarstone preparation surface, and a white glass splash-back. Fitted cupboards hide appliances and there are no handles to disturb the clean simplicity of the lines. It’s adaptable to either a stylish residential home or a discreet commercial space. There are lots of built-in cupboards. Within the historic building, the second floor has a colourful history of its own; it was once the only “coloured” night club in Cape Town, linked to a restaurant on the first floor by a staircase that has since been removed to create an en suite bedroom & bathroom. The original, double teak doors (with bevelled mirroring) are still in place, and there are lots of fitted cupboards. The bedroom floor is carpeted (including under-carpet heating) and is connected to the DSTV aerial. The bedroom is double-glazed for sound proofing, and is far enough from the street to be remarkably quiet at night. The loft also features a second bathroom, also in the deco style, and there is of course plenty of space to create a second bedroom if required. 2B The Wellington offers great possibilities for residential, commercial or work-from-home. The building is DSTV ready and the apartment has ADSL and two telephone lines. The unit includes two parking bays situated just across the road in The Adderley Building. (The bays are at G40 & G42, each with a current market value of R120,000)
Please note:
- Old framed photographs of the CBD from the Victorian era have been purchased for the entrance hall
- The old Wellington Fruitgrowers shop on the ground floor has been re-launched as the Eastern Bazaar restaurant.
- The Wellington is the only dog friendly building in Cape Town CBD; well-mannered dogs of all sizes are welcome.
For an information pack – including floor plans and Body Corporate rules – please email: martin@martincuff.com
