Accommodation

Entrance hallway, open-plan living/dining room/kitchen, WC, principal bedroom with en-suite shower room, two further bedrooms, family bathroom, utility room.

Outside Space

Communal entrance hall and stairway, allocated, secure private parking space, inner residents courtyard garden with private decking area, secured bike store, separate secure storeroom.

SITUATION:

87/6 Duke Street forms part of Academy Lofts, a 53-apartment conversion of the former Leith Academy, developed by Sundial Properties. The apartments have been designed to make best use of the exceptional light and volume the former classrooms provide, paired with ‘loft style’ interiors.

The site occupied by Academy Lofts has a remarkable history including being the original home of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers (1744), the John Watt Hospital (1862), before the present Category B listed building (1930-31) was built as a new secondary school for the increasingly overcrowded Leith Academy, one of the oldest schools in Scotland.

Leith is a cosmopolitan area approximately 3 miles to the East of Edinburgh City Centre and within easy reach of the city’s business, financial and shopping districts. The property is located adjacent to Leith Links and just a few minutes’ walk from the Shore and is well-served by a Tesco superstore, also on Duke Street.

An important 19th century trading centre, Leith is undergoing a dramatic renaissance and provides a thriving mix of both traditional and cutting-edge businesses. It is home to many high end restaurants including Martin Wishart, The Kitchin and The Chop House and a selection of bars, shops and artisan cafés. The area also benefits from Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh’s most innovative retail and leisure complex, complete with a 12-screen cinema and Marks and Spencer food hall, which are located on the waterfront adjacent to the Royal Yacht Britannia.

Leith features a number of sports and entertainment facilities including the David Lloyd Leisure Centre, Harbour Tennis Club and Pure Gym in Ocean Terminal while green open spaces such as Leith Links, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Inverleith Park, the Water of Leith walkway and Edinburgh’s cycle network are all close by.

There is good proximity to the city’s efficient bus and tram networks as well as convenient access to the City Bypass, Edinburgh International Airport and Scotland’s Motorway Network.

DESCRIPTION:

Impeccably finished throughout, this ‘loft-style’ apartment boasts original architectural features such as exposed girders and arched windows. Details include; engineered oak flooring in the hallways and main rooms, bespoke Kitchens International kitchen, high-end Vileroy and Boch bathrooms with panelled dado detailing and elegant colonial-style painted wooden shutters on the ground floor – maximising both light and privacy. The main accommodation is as follows:

First floor

▪     Entrance hallway with entry phone, storage cupboard housing boiler, school-style radiator.

▪     Magnificent open-plan living/dining room/kitchen area benefitting from three large, arched windows overlooking the communal courtyard. Exposed original girders, school-style radiators. Four oversize pendant lamps and spotlights. Weathered brick veneer feature wall.

▪     The bespoke kitchen is designed to create an extremely functional yet state of the art open-plan kitchen and offers contemporary, matte charcoal wall and floor units with contrasting white worktops with aluminium edging. Black glass splash-back behind hob. Aluminium kickboards. Breakfast bar with seating area. All integrated Siemens appliances including; electric fan-assisted oven with stainless steel extractor hood, fridge/freezer and dishwasher. There is also a mirrored drinks recess with wine fridge.

▪     WC with wall mounted V&B wash hand basin.

▪     Carpeted runner for stairs with skylight, LED step lights and stylish triple light fitting leading to ground floor.

Ground floor

▪     Beautiful, airy principal bedroom with integrated double wardrobe, shuttered windows and door leading to stone steps and communal courtyard garden. En-suite bathroom with double sized shower base, wall mounted wash hand basin, WC, large feature wall mirrors, Kamdean luxury flooring and heated towel rail.

▪     Double bedroom with bespoke shutters, integrated double wardrobe and spotlights.

▪     Further double bedroom currently used as office with under stair recess. Shutters and ceiling spotlights.

▪     Main bathroom offering stunning stone oval bath, wall mounted mixer tap. Wet room shower feature with underfloor heating, wall mounted V&B wash hand basin, WC, large feature wall mirror and heated towel rail.

▪     Utility room with heated towel rail, storage units and washing machine/dryer.

▪     Hallway with generous storage cupboard.

Outside Space

▪     Stunning communal entrance hall featuring tiled floor, original mouldings and cornicing with chandelier and fanlight opening to stairs.

▪     Secure, private allocated parking space.

▪     Stone steps from principal bedroom leading down to inner courtyard communal garden finished with composite timber decking and low-maintenance artificial lawn and elegant planters.

▪     Separate individual lock-up store.

General Remarks:

Proof and Source of Funds / Anti Money Laundering

Under the HMRC Anti Money Laundering legislation all offers to purchase a property on a cash basis or subject to mortgage require evidence of source of funds. This may include evidence of bank statements/funding source, mortgage or confirmation from a solicitor the purchaser has the funds to conclude the transaction. All individuals involved in the transaction are required to produce proof of identity and proof of address. This is acceptable either as original or certified documents.

Fixtures and Fittings:

Only appliances specifically mentioned in the sales particulars are included in the sale price. In all other aspects the treatment of fixtures and fittings within the relevant Conveyancing Standard Clauses apply.

Services:

Gas central heating, mains water, drainage, gas and electricity, broadband, telephone (subject to telephone providers’ regulations).

Postcode: EH6 8HN

Outgoings:

Council Tax Band Category: F

EPC: B

Viewing:

By appointment through Rettie & Co, 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh EH3 6DH. Tel: 0131 220 4160.

Misrepresentations:

1.  The property is sold with all faults and defects, whether of condition or otherwise and neither the seller nor Rettie & Co, the selling agent, are responsible for such faults and defects, nor for any statement contained in the particulars of the property prepared by the said agent.

2. The Purchaser(s) shall be deemed to acknowledge that he has not entered into contract in reliance on the said statements, that he has satisfied himself as to the content of each of the said statements by inspection or otherwise and that no warranty or representation has been made by the seller or the said agents in relation to or in connection with the property.

3.  Any error, omission or mis-statement in any of the said statements shall not entitle the purchaser(s) to rescind or to be discharged from this contract, nor entitle either party to compensation or damages nor in any circumstances to give either party any cause for action.

Particulars prepared June 2022 – First Issue.