MACPHERSON APARTMENTS | E2 9LH
MACPHERSON APARTMENTS Bethnal Green is London at its very best – a rich and diverse mix of styles and influences, full of life and vitality. Bethnal Green has become known as a vibrant area on the fringe of the City of London and is a place of continuing transformation.
Thornsett are set to further enhance this transformation by introducing Macpherson Apartments: an exciting new development of 14 luxury homes, as well as a new church and community facilities. The development overlooks Paradise Gardens just seconds from Bethnal Green Underground Station.
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Macpherson Apartments builds on a rich history of an important site in Bethnal Green. Annie Macpherson – a contemporary and friend of Dr. Thomas Barnardo – came to East London in the early 1860s. After witnessing the poverty in the match-box industry she started work to alleviate the conditions of the children who worked in the factories.
She provided a building nearby which gave the opportunity for many children (and adults) to learn to read, write or learn a trade and to receive medical attention. Her building became known as the Beehive as it was a ‘hive of activity’. Her legacy continues in various guises right up to the present day.
The new apartments being built by Thornsett are helping to fund a new church, community facilities and café, which will continue to serve the people of Bethnal Green. The café will be called The Beehive in memory of Annie’s old building.
The new Macpherson Apartments building is in the heart of the Heritage Quarter of Bethnal Green. This conservation area is centred on the Grade I and II listed buildings comprising the V&A Museum of Childhood and the Church of St. John. The setting is further enhanced by the greenery of Paradise Gardens and Museum Gardens – both of which were originally part of the common grazing green which gave Bethnal Green its name.
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5 | PLANS Type Two Type Three Apartments 3, 7, 11, 15 Apartment 4, 8, 12 Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth Floor Third, Fourth, Fifth Floors 43.8m2 (471ft 2) 68.1m2 (733ft2) One Bedroom Two Bedrooms
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APARTMENT INTERIORS BALCONIES • Mosa porcelain floor tiles to hallway, living, kitchen/ • Ecodeck decking dining room and bathrooms • Flat steel balustrades • 100% wool carpets to bedrooms • Walls and ceilings are painted in neutral HEATING AND ELECTRICS contemporary colours. All joinery is primed and • Underfloor heating and hot water supplied from the decorated with an eggshell finish gas fired communal heating system • Internal solid-core doors • Recessed directional dimmable LED downlighters • Contemporary screwless flush plate light switches throughout and pendant lighting to the dining area and electric sockets throughout • Recessed LED downlights to bath and shower rooms • Stainless steel ironmongery • Generous supply of power points, telephone points, • Double glazed windows and sliding patio doors TV/FM and USB points throughout • Sky Plus points to living room and master bedroom KITCHENS • Superfast fibre optic internet supply and Cat 6 • Italian-designed kitchen units with soft close doors cabling to apartments and drawers • Built-in Smeg appliances comprising electric oven, microwave, extractor hood and ceramic hob SECURITY • Fully integrated Smeg fridge-freezer and dishwasher • All apartments have colour video-entry systems • Free standing washer-dryer located in service • CCTV cameras are installed at key positions around cupboard the development • Contemporary stainless steel sink with integrated • Security fobs for access to the building drainer, waste disposal and stainless steel mixer tap • Hard-wired smoke and heat detectors • Silestone worktops • Fused spur to service cupboards to allow for future • Glass splash backs security alarm installation by owner
BEDROOMS COMMUNAL AREAS • Built-in wardrobes to master bedrooms with • Lift to serve apartments integrated lighting • Architectural lighting • Coloured wainscoting wall panels in communal BATHROOMS & SHOWER ROOMS corridors • Bespoke wall hung mirrored cabinet with • Solid oak handrails with steel balustrades to integrated lighting and shaver socket to bathrooms staircases and ensuites • Mosa porcelain tiles to entrance, landings and • Semi-recessed basin with modern chrome mixer tap corridors • Modern wall-hung WC with concealed cistern, • Cycle storage spaces on the ground floor chrome flush push-plate and soft close seat and cover BUILDING STANDARDS • Glass bath screen • All elements of the development comply with • Central chrome thermostatic shower mixer building and fire regulations • Ensuite showers to feature fixed chrome shower head and handheld chrome shower hose WARRANTY • Thermostatically-controlled chrome towel radiator • All apartments are covered by a 10-year Premier • Discreet extractor fan Guarantee warranty against structural defects in • Neutral contemporary tiles to walls construction LEASE • 125-year lease
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10 | Specification subject to change CGI of typical bathroom at Macpherson Apartments, indicative of final development finish. Intended for illustration purposes only. 11 | AREA GUIDE
CGI of typical interior at Macpherson Apartments, indicative of final development finish. 12 | Intended for illustration purposes only. 13 | The Beehive Café will be located where Cambridge Heath Road meets Paradise Gardens. This is a bright and welcoming space, where one can while away the time with a good book and a great coffee. Tables will spill out into Paradise Gardens and the café will serve a wide variety of drinks, baked goods and sandwiches. This will be the perfect place to welcome guests, get to know your neighbours or relax and watch the world go by, all in comfortable surroundings.
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CGI of development viewed from Paradise Gardens at dusk, indicative of final development finish.
14 | Intended for illustration purposes only. Illustrations by Capital Architecture depict bookshop and café Beehive The 15 | Bethnal Green is still very much a place of contrasts; the traditional market still takes place each day on one end of Bethnal Green Road and at the other end the modern BOXPARK pop-up mall is a popular destination. Trendy bars and restaurants sit alongside cafés run for generations by the same family. Multifarious nations are represented here in their food and fashions, and the area is a real melting-pot, buzzing with activity.
There is a rich and continuing history of artists, musicians, writers and poets living and working in the area. Every day there is something interesting to do only a few yards from your doorstep – a new exhibition to visit, a gallery to explore, a festival to attend.
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“ Bethnal Green’s a chilled place. People are friendly, and there’s always something interesting going on.”
Jeane Trend-Hill, Photographer
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Macpherson Apartments are amazingly located for travel virtually anywhere! Bethnal Green tube station is less than a 2-minute walk from the development, served by the Central Line it runs
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