Greeff Properties is marketing a 250m² apartment in Cotswolds in Kenilworth at R2,45 million.
The large, solid blocks of flats, built in the Cape in the 1940s and 1950s still bear witness to the graciousness of living in those times and to the quality and discipline of the artisans then employed, says Mike Greeff, chief executive of Greeff Properties.
“This is why they still appeal to many people, particularly the over fifties. It is regrettable that many of the finest buildings of this era, such as Great Kimble which made way for Southern Life’s corporate headquarters in Newlands, have been demolished or modernised in a way that destroyed their original charm.”
One development which has survived intact and has been immaculately maintained so that it still has all its appeal is the Tudor style Cotswolds in in Indian Road, Kenilworth, where Greeff Properties is marketing a 250m² apartment.
The complex was home to many former British Empire soldiers and civil servants, and has large apartments of over 200m², with high ceilings, chandeliers, wooden floors and balconies. Large well-kept gardens surround the secure complex from which expansive views of the mountains can be admired.
“Homes in this complex do not often come onto the market because residents tend to stay for years and years,” says Greeff.
“The apartment is priced at R2,45 million, and anyone looking for a home in Kenilworth who is not averse to early 20th century styles, a colonial ambience and a quiet dignified lifestyle, will find this a very good buy indeed,” says Greeff.
