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www.east-central. The Penthouses | Central Street, Clerkenwell EC1

Welcome

to the East Central Penthouse Collection.

Four 3 bedroom lateral apartments located on the upper most level of this stylish new Clerkenwell, EC1 development.

Each zinc clad penthouse features spacious light filled open plan living, and private south facing terraces with uninterrupted Clerkenwell views.

Specification and workmanship are of the highest quality. All penthouse interiors are designed and specified by Love Interiors and feature fitted wardrobes to master suites, high gloss kitchens by London designer Urban Myth and hotel style bathrooms and en-suites.

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A beguiling combination of old and new, of Eclectic Clerkenwell tradition and progress, Clerkenwell lies at the heart of modern London.

East Central offers the quintessential London life, with one foot in the elegant, bohemian tradition of Bloomsbury and one foot in the booming technological hub of .

This state of the art development of stunning apartments and penthouses combines cutting edge contemporary architecture in its stone and glass design, with the effortless character of its historic EC1 location.

Follow in the footsteps of Dickens, Lenin, Cromwell, of kings themselves, as you step into A Portrait of the Area 21st Century Clerkenwell living.

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East London has a market tradition dating back to the 12th Century. Historic Whitecross Street market, located between Old Street and Barbican, is a highly acclaimed haven of street foods making it a favourite lunchtime venue.

Aside from the many local markets, some of the most critically celebrated and popular restaurants in London are to be found within a short walk of Central Street. Indeed, there aren’t many tastes which can’t be catered for in this area.

As for nightlife, the area around East Central is packed with drinking spots and clubs to suit Lifestyle everyone from the wild hedonist to the quiet lover of real ale. From the cosy Jerusalem Tavern to the international renown of Clerkenwell’s Fabric, you won’t need to go far for a good time.

The cultural epicentre of London is undoubtedly the Barbican. Contained within the brutalist architecture of Chamberlin, Powell & Bon, The Barbican Arts’ Centre houses the best of cutting edge theatre and music. If you’re partial to beautiful interiors you can’t miss the Geffrye Museum in Hoxton, or if a symphony is more your style then be sure to visit the LSO at the Hawksmoor church, St Luke’s, just round the corner.

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Everything’s Mornington Crescent

1. Boundary, Shoreditch 27. Howard Griffin Gallery, Shoreditch 2. Tramshed, Shoreditch 28. Comedy Cafe Theatre, Shoreditch Angel Regents Park 3. Club Gascon, Clerkenwell 29. Dennis Severs’ House, King’s Cross 4. Foxlow, Clerkenwell 30. Everyman Screen on the Green, Angel Hoxton 5. Hawksmoor, Spitalfields 31. Geffrye Museum, Hoxton 6. La Petite Auberge, Angel 32. LSO at St. Luke’s, Old Street 7. Le Café Du Marché, Clerkenwell 33. MuseumLondon of EustonLondon, Barbican 8. Le Mercury, Angel 34. RichMix, 9. Ottolenghi, Angel 35. Gallery, Whitechapel 10. Polpo, Smithfield 36. The Almeida Theatre, Angel Bethnal Green 11. Red Dog, Hoxton 37. The Barbican Arts Centre, Barbican Old Street 12. Smiths of Smithfield, Farringdon Euston Square 13. St. John, Bar & Restaurant, Smithfield Great Portland Street 14. Fish Central Restaurant 38. Warren Street Market 15. The Modern Pantry, Clerkenwell 39. Columbia Road Flower Market Bethnal Green 16. Urban Food Fest, Shoreditch 40. Hoxton Street Market Shoreditch Regents Park Russell Square High Street 17. Workshop Coffee Company, Clerkenwell Baker Street 41. Smithfield Market London Marlybone 42. Old Spitalfields Market Green 43. Whitecross Market Farringdon Edgeware Road 18. Merchants Tavern, Shoreditch Goodge Street 19. , Spitalfields Barbican Mooregate Whitechapel 20. The Crown & Shuttle, The City 44. 5CC at Electricity Showroom, Hoxton Chancery Lane 21. The Fox & Anchor, Clerkenwell 45. 93 Feet East, Brick Lane 22. The Island Queen, 46. Barrio East, Shoreditch Holborn London 23. The King’s Head, Islington 47. Cargo, Shoreditch Liverpool Street 24. The Old Blue Last, Old Street 48. Fabric, Clerkenwell St Paul’s Aldgate East 25. The Pride of Spitalfields, Shoreditch 49. Elektrowerkz,Tottenham Angel Aldgate Court Road City Thameslink 26. Well & Bucket, Bethnal Green Marble Arch 50. The Book Club, Shoreditch Bank Covent Garden Bond Street London Blackfriars Mansion Fenchurch Street Temple House Monument Tower Gateway Close Leicester Square London Canon Street Hyde Park Piccadilly Circus Charring Cross

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Aldgate Chalk Farm 6 mins 12 mins Effortless

Liverpool Street Camden Town 3 mins Commute 10 mins

Barbican Euston 6 mins

9 mins

King’s Cross St. Pancras King’s Cross St. Pancras 4 mins 5 mins

10 mins

Hammersmith Northern Line & City Line Euston Square Old Street 6 mins

14 mins

Great Portland St Farringdon Bank 8 mins 3 mins

Baker Street London Bridge London Bridge 10 mins 11 mins 5 mins

Edgware Road Gatwick Borough 13 mins 50 mins 7 mins

Paddington Brighton Elephant & Castle 16 mins 83 mins 9 mins

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The East Central Penthouse is the perfect environment from which to enjoy the City. Designed to maximise both space and light, each with seamless living/dining spaces and all with stunning Clerkenwell views.

The computer generated image is drawn from plan and is indicative only of how the completed apartments will appear.

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Top image: The computer generated image is drawn from plan and is indicative only of how the completed development will appear. Photography depicts previous Higgins Homes interiors. Bottom image: The view from the penthouse apartments.

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Kitchens Heating Security Communal Facilities The Company employs a policy of continuous improvement and it – Kitchens by London designer Urban Myth – Under floor heating – Video security entry phone system with colour monitor – Smooth plastered walls and porcelain tiled flooring to communal reserves the right to alter or amend the specification as necessary Attention to – Miele stainless steel electric oven, steam oven and combination – Bisque ‘Volcanic’ finish towel rails to bathroom and en-suite – Mains operated smoke / heat detector entrance foyer, fitted carpet to communal hallway and staircase. and without prior notice. oven / microwave – Metered supply via central communal gas fired boilers with – Facilities for future installation of an intruder alarm system – Balustrade with walnut veneer capping and strings to communal Photography depicts previous Higgins Homes interiors. – Miele 600mm induction hob and extractor hood supplementary feed in via Bunhill Energy Centre district staircase – Miele integrated appliances including a fridge/freezer and heat system Home Entertainment / Communications – Passenger lift with brushed stainless steel lift car to all floors dishwasher – Television outlet points to living room and bedrooms – Secure communal cycle store Detail – Integrated washer / dryer and 300mm wine fridge Windows – Telephone outlet points to living room and bedrooms – Stone composite work surfaces with full height glass splash back – Powder coated aluminium framed double glazed sealed units – Communal terrestrial television aerial Renewable Energy between work top and underside of wall units – Provision for Satellite television (Sky +) – purchasers own decoder – Roof mounted photovoltaic panels producing energy to assist – One and a half bowl under mounted stainless steel sink with Finishes required powering communal facilities and providing a revenue stream for waste disposal unit and Quooker Fusion boiling water tap – Smooth plastered walls and ceiling with emulsion colours selected – Pre-wired for Virgin Media fibre optic network the Resident Management Company via the feed in tariff – Under unit low energy LED lighting by interior design consultants – Architrave of 45mm with 5mm feature inner recess. Skirting General Building codes Bathrooms & En-suites boards of 150mm – Bespoke handleless fitted wardrobes by Urban Myth to master – To be constructed in accordance with: – Contemporary bathrooms with bespoke built in cabinetry – Grey ash effect apartment entrance door measuring 2300mm with bedroom and bedroom two – Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes designed by interior design consultants brass grooved detail. Antique brass effect ironmongery – Satin chrome finish power outlet sockets and switch plates – London Design Guide – Sanitary ware and fittings by a variety of leading manufactures – Internal doors measuring 2300mm – Central MVHR ventilation system – Lifetime Homes Standards including Milano, Villeroy & Boch, Vado and Grohe – Black nickel finish lever handles and door hinges – Islington Flexible Homes – Counter tops in either Carrara marble or stone composite Flooring – Secure by Design (part 2) – European wall tiling to selected areas selected by interior design Lighting – Engineered hardwood flooring to entrance hall, living room and consultants – Recessed ceiling LED low energy down lighters to all rooms kitchen Warranty – Shaver point – Five amp ambient lighting circuit to living room and master – Carpet to bedrooms – Ten year National House Building Council warranty – Heated mirror pads to wall fitted mirrors bedroom and bedroom two – Porcelain tiling to bathroom and en-suite – Balcony / Terrace external light switched internally

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S S ES master bedroom bathroom bedroom 2 Entrance W Entrance

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hall hall ES bathroom W W S

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bedroom 3 bedroom 2 living / dining / kitchen master bedroom living / dining / kitchen

bedroom 3

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terrace terrace 1 terrace 2

Penthouse A5-1 living / dining / kitchen 6249mm x 6040mm (20’6” x 19’10”) Key W | wardrobes Penthouse A5-2 living / dining / kitchen 7804mm x 4802mm (25’7” x 15’9”) Key W | wardrobes Block A master bedroom 5315mm x 3679mm (17’5” x 12’) ES | en-suite Block A master bedroom 5645mm x 2830mm (18’6” x 9’4”) ES | en-suite en-suite S | storage en-suite S | storage bedroom 2 4818mm x 3447mm (15’10” x 11’4”) bedroom 2 5109mm x 3477mm (16’9” x 11’5”) bedroom 3 3340mm x 2943mm (11’ x 9’8”) bedroom 3 3697mm x 2150mm (12’2” x 7’1”) bathroom bathroom terrace 6684mm x 1959mm (21’11” x 6’5”) terrace 1 4704mm x 1819mm (15’5” x 6’) terrace 2 3234mm x 869mm (10’7” x 2’10”)

total area 102.3m2 (1101ft2) total area 101.7m2 (1094ft2) A5-1 A5-2

Whilst this floor plan has been prepared with all due care for the convenience of the intending purchaser, Central Street Whilst this floor plan has been prepared with all due care for the convenience of the intending purchaser, Central Street the information contained herein is a preliminary guide only. the information contained herein is a preliminary guide only.

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W master bedroom W bedroom 2 bedroom 2 W S bathroom W W W Entrance Entrance

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bathroom ES hall hall

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master bedroom ES

living / dining / kitchen bedroom 3 bedroom 3 living / dining / kitchen W

W terrace 1 terrace terrace 2

Penthouse B5-1 living / dining / kitchen 6901mm x 6645mm (22’8” x 21’10”) Key W | wardrobes Penthouse B5-2 living / dining / kitchen 8153mm x 5310mm (26’9” x 17’5”) Key W | wardrobes Block B master bedroom 4527mm x 4263mm (14’10” x 14’) ES | en-suite Block B master bedroom 5000mm x 3858mm (16’5” x 12’8”) ES | en-suite en-suite S | storage en-suite S | storage bedroom 2 5320mm x 3185mm (17’5” x 10’5”) bedroom 2 3100mm x 3019mm (10’2” x 9’11”) bedroom 3 4136mm x 2400mm (13’7” x 7’10”) bedroom 3 4600mm x 2200mm (15’1” x 7’3”) bathroom bathroom terrace 6860mm x 1819mm (22’6” x 6’) terrace 1 4571mm x 1819mm (15’ x 6’) terrace 2 3656mm x 869mm (12’ x 2’10”)

total area 100.5m2 (1081ft2) total area 98.5m2 (1060ft2) B5-1 B5-2

Whilst this floor plan has been prepared with all due care for the convenience of the intending purchaser, Central Street Whilst this floor plan has been prepared with all due care for the convenience of the intending purchaser, Central Street the information contained herein is a preliminary guide only. the information contained herein is a preliminary guide only.

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An Development Contact Details East Central 90 Central Street London Impressive EC1V 8AJ

www.east-central.london Legacy 020 8502 8354

Vision, sensitivity and meticulous attention to Scheme Consultants detail are the cornerstone of the Higgins Homes corporate ethos. Architects Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects The company boasts an impressive track record dating back to 1965. Structural Engineers Walker Associates Consulting Limited Part of the Higgins Group PLC, one of the South East’s largest privately owned construction Solicitors companies, Higgins Homes is a multi award Charles Russell Speechlys winning developer active throughout London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and Sussex. Warranty Provider National House Building Council The Company design and construct a wide range of residential and commercial properties, both new build and sensitive conversions.

Whatever the development, the location sets the agenda. Architectural design and finishing, density and configuration, interior specification – all are designed specifically for their setting. Higgins Homes Head Office

The approach may result in a strikingly bold, Higgins Homes PLC contemporary style apartment building set within One Langston Road a busy urban streetscape. Alternatively a Loughton development may reflect its village setting, being Essex IG10 3SD resolutely low in density and traditional in flavour. higginshomes.co.uk The company is committed to adhere to the 020 8508 5555 requirements of the Consumer Code for Home Builders and every project by Higgins Homes is guaranteed with a 10 year National House Building Council warranty.

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