THE PENTHOUSE MUTUAL HEIGHTS MUTUAL HEIGHTS “PENTHOUSE” . WESTERN CAPE .

STUNNING VIEWS OF & THE HARBOUR

The Mutual Heights Building, is an internationally recognised art deco jewel. The Penthouse is on the 11th floor of this iconic Building . 14 Darling Street, Cape Town. HISTORY

Opened in 1940, the "Mutual Building" (or "Mutual Gebou" in Afri- kaans) was reportedly then the tallest building in Africa (apart from the Pyramids in Egypt), and it had the fastest lifts. They still work, and they are still fast!

You can see how it now compares favourably with some of the other tall buildings in the world. The Old Mutual Building has the greatest span between floors - more than five metres. At all levels, the ceil- ings are very high, and in one of the meeting rooms on the eighth level the curtains alone are more than six metres long.

The design of the building is attributed largely to Fred Glennie - not widely known outside South Africa, but well known locally at the time. Art Deco is not to everyone's taste, but as incorporated into the design of the Mutual Building it is very, very impressive. Dark marble in the entrance hall, shades of paler marble in the magnifi- cent banking hall, and characteristic stainless steel trim and light fit- tings everywhere.

Mutual Heights was one of the first conversions of an office building to residential use in the central business district of Cape Town. In this case, the office building is very special, being one of the fin- est art deco buildings in the southern hemisphere. It was renovated in 2005.

PROPERTY SUMMARY

The Penthouse offers 360 degree views of Cape Town and measures 374 m2, plus exclusive use of undeveloped space on the 13th floor that totals a further 80m2, that could be used for storage.

There are four bedrooms (all en suite), two of which share an in- ter-leading high-level catwalk across the lounge volume.

The palatial main bedroom has panoramic Table Mountain views and a levitating television set, so as not to obstruct the view. It also boasts an enormous integrated bathroom cum boudoir.

The other bedrooms offer spectacular views of the harbour and City as well as views of Devils Peak, City Hall and the from above.

The 15m high pentuple-volume lounge is flanked by an inter- leading retro-deco kitchen and study / movie room. The kitchen leads out onto its own breakfast terrace, with breath-taking views eastwards to catch blood-red sunrises over the moun- tains and the Castle.

The Penthouse has appeared in many local design publications (South African Architecture, House & Garden and Visi amongst others), as well as Wallpaper* magazine (the world's number one global design publication) and is recently was the location for the DSTV advert with “Harvey Specter” from Suits! SPECIFICATIONS—PENTHOUSE

 15m high pentuple-volume Lounge

 Restricted access to private lift lobby

 Retro-deco kitchen

 Two Terraces (East and West facing)

 Usage of gym in building

 4 Bedrooms (all en suite) (2 share an inter-leading high level cat walk across the volume)

 360 degree view terraces

 Penthouse Size: 374 m2 (with exclusive use to a further 80 m2)

 Parking: 2 (R205 each per month), parking bay 39 & 40

 An option to purchase some of the furniture

SPECIFICATIONS—BUILDING

 7 Lifts

 14 Floors

 3 levels of basement parking

 Art Deco design

 Structural system—reinforced concrete / granite cladding

 Rates: R4,000

 Levies: R9,297

 Special Levies: R1,950 (for exclusive use of floors 13)

 Electricity: body corporate / municipal meter

CONTACT INFORMATION

Clare Mc Neil 021 685 9220 072 863 5417 [email protected]

Tara Whiting 021 685 9220 082 298 4544 [email protected]