Hi Doug, > > About five years ago, a development of six of these were put up > twenty mins > > walk from me in a gated development off a main road. > > Is there a chance that knowing the location more precisely, I could > find > out more about them? If they're private homes, probably not, unless > the > development was some sort of news at the time. I'd be interested to > learn more about them.
I've looked for links to them or sales but they have been removed. They were built in about 2005 for £950,000 each and one went up for £985,000 in 2008. I'm sure more than one has changed hands. It is possible to get a glimpse on them on Google maps (I can't get a direct link to work). If you put in Sewardstone Road, London E4, as you zoom in to the road, it is between Mott Street & Avey Lane. You will see a Premier Lodge and it is immediately to the north of it. To add to the joys of the location, this site was developed in 2006 and one of the buildings and the car park is against their boundary wall! > > I've always understood > > the panoramic views that can be had by locating one in a good open > spot in a > > bit of land, but six sited very closely together with communal > parking, > > struck me as rather odd, if for no other reason than privacy issues. > > I'm completely on board. Due to a childhood trauma, I have a "thing" > about ground floor windows. But I could see putting the full glass > treatment to the first level above ground, and any levels above that. > For example, I've always wanted a house on high ground overlooking the > ocean with a "turret" on top that's glass all around. I should think the view from the lower ground windows, consists of wall, gate and other properties. I'm with you on the views from higher levels. > > Although the view behind is great, the bulk of the view is dominated > by a > > motorway and one of the largest supermarket distribution centres in > > south-east England; this did not stop one being marketed and sold > after a > > few months with an asking price of £985,000. I'm not sure if the > location, > > proximity of other similar properties or the asking price shocks me > most. > > Maybe I'm being picky, but I'm bloody well not going to spend a million > pounds for a view of a motorway and a flippin' warehouse. Maybe it's worth it for the short stay motel right next door? Then again.... Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
