212 KEW GARDENS 81-83 REGENT ROAD SEA POINT, CAPE TOWN
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212 KEW GARDENS
81-83 REGENT ROAD
SEA POINT, CAPE TOWN
This newly renovated 122-square-metre second-floor apartment is located
in one of the best areas of Sea Point, and is available for long-term rental
from 1 October 2011. Some of its key features are:
› Secure, excellently managed building below Lion’s Head
› Two bedrooms, wooden floors throughout, separate laundry/scullery
› Quiet building set well back from the street — no traffic noise
› Large balcony overlooking communal garden
› Two secure parking bays
› Woolworths Food, vida e caffè, SuperSpar, Clicks and Checkers
across the road; 10-minute walk from Sea Point Medical Centre
› Five-minute walk from Sea Point and Bantry Bay beaches
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about 212 Kew Gardens
OCCUPATION and RENTAL INFORMATION
› AVAILABLE: From 1 October 2011 for an indefinite period
› MONTHLY RENTAL: R13 000,00
› DEPOSIT: One month’s rental, payable on signing of a lease agreement
› RENTAL INCLUDES: Levy; two open, very secure parking bays; municipal water supply
› MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS: Electricity – latest account (4 June – 5 July 2011) amounted to R557,65
› GAS: Bottled gas for stove hob – a 9kg bottle was installed on 7 March 2011 and is still in use on 27 July 2011
SUITABILITY
› 212 Kew Gardens will be best suited to a childless couple. The apartment does not have a bath, and very few children live in the
building
› Kew Gardens has a no-dogs policy, even though a few apartment owners do keep dogs. Several cats live in the building. However,
the lease for 212 Kew Gardens will stipulate that no pets are allowed in the apartment
› Sorry, smoking inside the apartment is not allowed. But, if you must, wander out onto the balcony
› If you’re a walker or runner, this is paradise. You can be running along the coast to Camp’s Bay or Green Point in three minutes,
or you can be on the walking trails on Signal Hill and Lion’s Head in 15 minutes. The owners currently store four bicycles on the
balcony (and there’s still more than enough space for the gas braai)
› If you dislike getting into a car to go shopping, you’ll love this part of Sea Point. Directly across the road from Kew Gardens you’ll
find Woolworth’s Food, vida e caffè, PostNet, SuperSpar, Checkers, a DVD rental shop, a Pilates class, a great souvlaki spot, the best
martini in Cape Town a 10-minute walk away, and many more
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lounge and dining areas
IN the mornings, sunlight streams into the lounge-and-dining area, which opens onto the apartment’s balcony through
two large fold-open doors. The owners kept these doors open day and night until the end of March this year. The balcony
overlooks a large communal garden, and, because Kew Gardens is not surrounded by tall buildings, the apartment feels
spacious and light, even in the heart of winter.
KEY INFORMATION:
› Rectangular space: 6,64m x
4,88m
› Floor-to-ceiling height:
2,72m
› Walls: pure white
› Floor-to-ceiling custom-built
bookshelf: 2,83m long
› Floors: solid oak, treated with
Greymist oil, throughout
› Satellite television point
› Each area has a three-panel
glass-and-aluminium fold-
open door that leads onto the
balcony
› Lighting: 3m-long track with
three adjustable spotlights in
lounge and dining areas
› Balcony: 7,05m long, 1,64m
wide
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lounge and dining areas 4
› The dining area currently accommodates a
2,9m-long, 10-seater table
› 10 three-pin plug points
› Two two-pin plug points
› Satellite television point (satellite dish installed
on balcony)
› Lounge area currently accommodates a
2,3m-long, 1,07m-deep couch plus chairs
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kitchen
KEY INFORMATION:
› Galley configuration: 3,41m
long
› Space between stove area
and island: 1,25m (adjustable)
› Island: 1,6m long, 76cm
wide; white Han stone top, six
drawers; two slatted-wood stor-
age levels; two three-pin plug
points; on five wheels for easy
repositioning
› Four downlighters provide
light on island area
› Smeg stove (90cm-long
model): five gas burners;
large electric oven; internal-
circulation extractor
› Prep bowl with Hansgrohe
mixer
› Overhead space for
microwave oven: 56cm wide,
32,5cm high, 48cm deep;
dedicatd plug point
› Red mosaic glass tile
splashback
› Fridge space for 1,9m-high,
60cm-wide appliance
› Built-in rubbish bin
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THE kitchen has a great view over the trees that surround the garden, and the direct connection with the living areas makes
it one of the best spaces in the apartment.
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storage cupboard
A FORMER linen cupboard was transformed into a spacious storage space
that now houses anything from crockery and glasses to groceries. Light from a
downlighter penetrates the six glass-and-wood shelves.
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scullery-laundry
ONE of the best decisions taken during the renovation process was to transform the original
bathroom into a scullery-laundry. Two sinks are fitted to a Han stone top, served by a rather
dramatic but very functional Isca professional kitchen mixer. The space can accommodate a
dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer, and provides ample storage.
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guest toilet
BETWEEN the kitchen and scullery-laundry is a second toilet (called a guest
toilet for lack of a better description) with a sliding door. The tiny basin has a
dark-grey mosaic glass tile splashback and Hansgrohe mixer.
10shower room
THE shower room is without doubt the owners’ favourite space in the
apartment. It was designed with the idea of a wet room in mind so that even
the most extravagant shaver or shower user would not have to worry about
where water splashes. The shower room has two windows, fitted with frosted
glass, that open onto a large service well. The room’s door is a white wood
frame with a large frosted-glass panel.
11shower room
KEY INFORMATION:
› Floor area: 2,24m x 1,9m
› Hansgrohe overhead shower rose: 24cm in diameter
› Hansgrohe hand shower
› Slatted Balau wood floor raised over two drainage points
› Three walls tiled in flat, glossy white subway tiles
› Shower cavity tiled in mushroom mosaic glass tiles
› Hansgrohe basin mixer with 180-degree swivel
› Duravit basin: 50cm long, 47cm deep
12guest bedroom
THE guest bedroom is a simple
space that provides ample additional
storage for linen, duvets and pillows
not in use in a built-in cupboard that
covers one entire wall.
KEY INFORMATION:
› Floor area: 3,24m x 3,51m (excluding built-in cupboard)
› Currently accommodates a queen-size bed
› Built-in cupboard: 3,24m long, divided into two areas for hanging clothes
(double rail; 1,03m wide, 60cm deep) with large storage shelves at the top, and
an area with eight shelves, four drawers and one large storage shelve, accessed
by double doors
› Window with bamboo blind that filters out 90% of light
› Beautifully restored parquet floor
› Eight three-pin plug points
13main bedroom
THE main bedroom is a large, light-filled space, with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, a large built-in cupboard, and a special
shelf for a flat-screen television, DSTV decoder and DVD player. A wood-and-glass door opens onto the balcony.
14KEY INFORMATION:
› Floor area: 6,98m x
3,95m
› Currently accommodates
a king-size bed with two
bed-side tables as well as
a 2,32m-long, 1m-deep
couch
› Built-in cupboard: 3m
long, divided into two areas
for hanging clothes (double
rail; 1m wide, 60cm deep)
with large storage shelves
at the top, and an area
with eight shelves, four
drawers and one large
storage shelve, accessed by
double doors
› Large wall-to-wall window
with bamboo blinds that
filters out 90% of light
› Beautifully restored
parquet floor
› Reading lights mounted
against wall
› Eight three-pin plug
points; satellite television
point
› Floor-to-ceiling wrap-
around bookshelf
› Glass door opens onto
balcony
15entrance
THE entrance to 212 Kew Gardens is spacious and provides additional storage space,
both above the front door (where the owners currently keep large pieces of luggage)
and between the front door and the entrance to the bathroom (the frosted-glass door
in the photographs). A floor-to-ceiling storage cupboard here houses an ironing board,
brooms, a vacuum cleaner, and so on. Doors to both bedrooms lead from the entrance
area. A Telkom ADSL point is installed underneath the desk in the photograph.
16garden views
THESE photographs of the Kew Gardens communal
garden were taken from the balcony of apartment
212.
17OWNER’S CONTACT DETAILS
› E-MAIL: lomin@number301.com
› MOBILE: (079) 150-9198
OTHER INFORMATION
› The owners are renting the apartment because they are relocating to England for a minimum of five years
› The owners have appointed an agent, who lives in Cape Town, to deal with any problems that may arise at the apartment in the
course of their absence
› A blog written while the apartment was being renovated can be found at http://sahomerenovate.com
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