Enlightened living in Trinity

Applecross is tempting homebuyers with the prospect of enlightened living in Trinity at its newly launched Craighall Gardens development in Edinburgh. Homebuyers will follow in the footsteps of Edinburgh merchants who, in the 1830’s, left the bustling crowded tenements of the Georgian New Town in search of a healthier, modern and green living environment in Trinity, building large homes with big gardens.

By today’s standard they would be judged as being Grand Design masters with their new villas having innovating aspects such as indoor bathrooms and heated towel rails – truly cutting edge features of the time.

Applecross has shared their visionary approach creating high specification modern homes packed with features and hidden details that reflect the needs of modern living today. Located on a leafy street with the Victoria Park conservation area nearby, it’s a rare opportunity to have a development that can still offer the green space that first attracted the merchant homebuyers to the area.

Designed by architects CDA, Craighall Gardens is a contemporary development of seventeen 2 - 4 bedroom apartments designed to appeal to modern maturalists (over 60). The apartments are generous in size ranging from 1,075 sq ft for a 2-bedroom property to 2,260 sq. ft. for the 4-bedroom penthouse. The room sizes are of a similar proportion to the surrounding villas and offer a variety of views ranging from the nearby Trinity Playing Fields to Edinburgh Castle, Arthur’s Seat and the New Town skyline.

Lianne Bootland, Head of Sales, Applecross commented: “Craighall Gardens has been designed to appeal to today’s modern maturalists, active folks looking to enjoy modern living to the full without some of the baggage that comes with a traditional property. The apartments are contemporary and offer key features that downsizers look for, such as large open plan living spaces, great views, open aspects and an overall high specification.

“It’s a highly sought after neighbourhood that offers a great quality of life thanks to its parks, wide streets lined with mature trees and its close proximity to cycle paths, walkways and the Firth of Forth. The bonus is of course, that the city centre is still only a ten minutes bus journey away.”

The exterior is designed to complement the nearby villas with notable features include extensive lead cladding on the walls, timber windows, precast Ashlar masonry and natural slate on the sloping roofs. At three storeys high the height and roof pitch has a unity with the existing architecture of this historical street.

Each apartment has a balcony, roof terrace or private patio area of a size which is ideal for outdoor entertaining. Other essential features include an allocated parking space or garage for each apartment.

Applecross has considered carefully the practical aspects of how the space will be used; a second ensuite for example is useful to help accommodate family visits.

A high standard of quality is evident throughout the apartments. The interiors have oak flooring and feature doors which help create an instant feeling of warmth. The majority of the apartments have a separate laundry area and many have separate dressing rooms. The kitchens and bathrooms are also modern and stylish.

Other quality features are more discreet. Each apartment has extra layers of acoustic insulation which helps reduce noise travelling between apartments. High specification double glazing provides additional insulation and helps reduce energy bills. Most of the kitchen appliances are A-rated for energy efficiency and the boilers are also high efficiency. Other practical features can be seen in the bathroom for example where the baths are wider at the shower end. Security considerations are looked after with a video entry system.

Like all Applecross homes, there are some small but essential items such as coat hooks, door bells, bathrooms mirrors and of course heated towel rails included as standard in the price. Homebuyers can also take advantage of Applecross’ free joinery service which provides the services of a joiner/handy man for pictures and curtains hanging and to fit other fixtures and fittings to help speed up the settling-in process.

The first phase of Craighall Gardens has now been launched with apartments available from around £320,000. For more details or to receive a brochure visit Applecross.co.uk/craighallgardens.