A home with history & a designer twist

At Millgate Homes’ Upcross Gardens off Berkeley Avenue, just two 2 bedroom apartments remain in the converted ‘Upcross Wing’, representing the final opportunity to buy a slice of Reading history. And in addition to a beautiful apartment in a landmark building, the lucky purchasers will get an interior design package worth £10,000 to help put the finishing touches to their new home.

Over the past eighteen months, Millgate Homes has breathed life back into the former Upcross Hotel, restoring its elegant façade and creating a selection of just nine apartments, while constructing a newly built wing and pavilion in the grounds housing a further 30 apartments.

And while all of the apartments at Upcross Gardens have been built to Millgate’s exacting standards, the charm and individuality of the 1 and 2 bedroom apartments in the original building - some with characteristic high ceilings and period features - makes them unique, as Head of Sales and Marketing David Wrigley explains:

“Upcross Gardens has been a real labour of love. The restoration and conversion of the Upcross wing was time consuming and painstaking, but it’s been more than worthwhile to see the end result - no two apartments within the building are the same, but all are equally special. All of the apartments feature our customary high specification, so they offer the best of both worlds – a home with history designed to meet the demands of busy, modern lifestyles. “

Despite lying less than a mile from Reading’s cosmopolitan centre with its famous Oracle centre and great links to London, Upcross Gardens is surrounded by generous, leafy grounds that lend an air of tranquillity to the convenient location. Add to this the fact that all apartments benefit from either allocated car port or undercroft parking, and it’s easy to see why this is proving such a popular address.

The last remaining apartments in the Upcross Wing include a 2 bedroom first floor apartment and a 2 bedroom second floor apartment, and are on the market at £275,000 and £260,000 respectively. Meanwhile if a converted apartment isn’t what you’re looking for, but life at Upcross Gardens sounds tempting, a selection of 2 bedroom apartments is available for immediate occupation in the brand new ‘North Wing’, with prices starting at £229,950.

To find out more visit the new Show Home, open daily from 10am – 4pm, or long on to Millgatehomes.co.uk.