Do you dream of living just a few minutes away from everything you need in a chic apartment in the city? Here are six hip apartments you can choose from…
1. R3.8 million Marshalltwon penthouse
This Marshalltown penthouse offers three bedrooms, three bathrooms, gleaming parquet floors, open plan living and entertainment areas, a bar, built-in kitchen and access to a number of lifestyle and entertainment facilities. It is on the market for R3.8 million - click here to view.
Gleaming parquet wooden floors twist attractively across an open plan living and entertainment room, and continue, unbroken, throughout this Marshalltown penthouse in Johannesburg. The burnished planks - light and dark tones traveling deep into each room - are hemmed in by bare sandstone and white walls, which appear ivory under the shadow of several spotlights.
Addressing a pocket-sized space in the living area is a preparation nook featuring an L-shaped countertop. Wafting above it is a two storey glass shelf, perfect for light storage and display. Concluding this arrangement is a modest bar which promises to accommodate a small party; acting as an ingenious partition and marking the beginning of the next segment of this open plan area.
Alongside the alcove, blinking on a portion of the sandstone, are a handful of lengthy, narrow windows – leaking in light and permitting the eye to move freely from one room to the other. And pressed into the cool, white walls are expansive slabs of glass – almost ceiling high and unsparing in their allotment of sunlight.
At the back of the apartment, ascending towards the ceiling, is a staircase which leads to a colossal bedroom with ample built-in storage, flush ceiling lamps and an extravagant chandelier right above the staircase. The home, which is selling for R3.8 million, also comprises two additional bedrooms, three bathrooms, a built-in kitchen and two garages.
Marshalltown enjoys easy access to a number of leisure and lifestyle facilities including Park Station, Goodhope Cinemas, KFC and the 1505 Bar and Restaurant.
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2. 1960s designer apartment in Killarney
Situated in Killarney, this one bedroom apartment has open plan living areas, a kitchen with built-in cupboards and granite counters, one basement parking space, a swimming pool and 24-hour security. It is priced at R1.65 million - click here to view.
Opposing neutrally-coloured walls enclose a cosy sitting room. Seamless, dark parquet floors ripple underfoot, advancing into the hallway and across, to an adjacent room with no doors and a wine depository.
This 1960s, Killarney apartment has a granite top kitchen; different shades of grey rock sitting on built-in cupboards and an integrated four plate stove with oven. Fastened to the walls, connected to each other in wooden rows, are additional glossy cabinets with white knobs.
The bedroom has a shimmering feature wall and a lofty ceiling.
For R1.65 million, this designer flat offers one basement parking space, abundant visitors' parking, access to a swimming pool and 24-hour security.
Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, the Houghton Post office and Killarney Mall, which offers a variation of outlets such as Ocean Basket, Seattle Coffee, Pick n Pay and Woolworths, are all within a short distance of the flat.
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3. Trendy R1.595 million Bryanston loft
This Bryanston loft offers two bedrooms, two bathrooms, an open plan dining room and kitchen, allocated parking, a swimming pool and acces to a clubhouse. It is on the market for R1.595 million - click here to view.
Saddled under the staircase, in the entryway leading straight into the kitchen, are independent storage options in the shape of a rectangular storage-and-display rack and glass veneer wine case. Alongside is a simple, one door cupboard, space for a fridge, permanent floating cabinets and integrated drawers with silver handles and a stove.
These features make up the landscape of a roomy kitchen; a picture of natural colours, track lights and tiles that make it functional and easy to clean.
The star-white entryway is characterised by sliding doors, and overhead are two glass slots and rocket high ceilings.
The two bedrooms can be described as spacious, bright and airy, and are carpeted with built-in closet space.
Clinging to the face of the property is a partially shaded balcony - perfect for summer engagements.
This trendy loft is priced at R1.595 million and includes two bathrooms, a TV room, twinkling swimming pool, parking and a communal clubhouse.
Bryanston residents have access to a number of schools including the American International School of Johannesburg and the British International College Independent School, food spots like Zilly’s Food as well as medical facilities and an array of shopping options.
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4. Industrial and chic Lyme Park apartment
Priced at R2.35 million, this Lyme Park apartment has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, UV tinted windows, a wood burning fireplace, covered balcony and double automated garage. Click here to view.
In Lyme Park, Sandton, a slice of smoky grey wall hangs midway a glass façade. This is the starting point of a two bedroom apartment - an unvarnished double volume entrance offering UV treated windows and a wood burning fireplace, which further augments into an open plan kitchen with granite surfaces.
To get to the rest of the house, you’ll have to use an industrial staircase which runs parallel to an exposed brick wall. At the top, sitting on a polished ledge of parquet, is an informal lounge surrounded by brickwork and an ashen wall with a large window.
One of the two bedrooms has a lavender accent wall, an interval of brickwork trimmed around an expanse of glass and built-in cupboards.
The home also includes two stone clad bathrooms with ridge storage, an entertainment patio and a double automated garage for R2.35 million.
Lyme Park also offers medical facilities such as Oakmed Medical Centre, takeout joints like Nando’s and Delrico’s Fast Food, and education avenues such as St Stithians College and Bordeaux Primary School.
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5. Modern Lonehill apartment with furniture
Situated in Lonehill Village Estate, this one bedroom apartment has a dining area, kitchen, a partially covered patio, access to three cllubhouses, three swimming pools, a tennis court and gym. It is on the market for R1.55 million - click here to view.
A one bedroom apartment in the Lonehill Village Estate in Sandton has come onto the market for R1.55 million. It features snatches of shabby chic architecture, an elongated entryway and consistent use of white and grey.
The eye of the home features fitted kitchen cupboards and appliances, and is arranged so that it closes in on itself. This is a stand-alone kitchen with a breakfast counter and ample space for a washing machine and fridge.
A short flight of stairs will lead you to a lounge area, which is small, with simple grey and white walls.
The apartment also offers a sheltered patio, a carport, 24-hour security, access to three clubhouses, three swimming pools, a restaurant, tennis court and gym, which are all located on the estate.
Witkoppen Combine Farm School, Crawford Schools, Vita Health, Clicks and Ster-Kinekor are all within a short distance of the estate.
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6. Hip Morningside flat for R1.9m
This two bedroom, two bathroom apartment in Morningside, with a swimming pool, two carports and a garden is on the market for R1.9 million - click here to view.
A dark, generous wall, a modern choice of sconces, recessed lights on the underside of a white structure and an additional accent wall – this hip home is priced at R1.9 million.
Situated in Mornigside, Sandton, the apartment has two bedrooms, one of which comprises a pronounced green wall and sliding doors. This home also offers two bathrooms.
The kitchen configuration includes a breakfast nook, pantry and piped gas. The new owners will enjoy access to two carports, a communal garden, swimming pool and clubhouse. Security features include a boomed area, electric fencing and a 24-hour response service.
Morningside residents can visit the Morningside Shopping Centre, Europa for a pizza and pasta fiesta, and the United Sisterhood Mitzvah or the Grayston Preparatory School to find space for their children.
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