Exquisitely renovated heritage cottage

Cape Georgian Heritage Home in Green Point This freestanding 1840’s Cape Georgian home is a rare blend of preserved history and contemporary design offering a wonderful, spacious family home with ample entertainment space on a quiet, leafy cul-de-sac in Green Point’s protected heritage overlay. The single level property retains all its original external features, from 4 mt pressed ceilings and sash windows, shutters, with updated oak herringbone Oggie and bamboo flooring, and traditional cornicing and coving. The front features a large tiled front stoep, an ideal for outdoor entertaining, original molded frieze and wrought ironwork on the boundary wall. Leading from a classic checkerboard hallway is a large, open plan eat in kitchen, designed with an Italian deli feel and an original fireplace, opening onto the back garden, plus a separate scullery and utility area. The double spaced open plan living area open to the hallway and kitchen, also with an original fireplace with hand painted Dutch tiles, offers generous space to relax, entertain, and inlcude a home office. The home offers four spacious double bedrooms, two large, full family bathrooms (one en suite to the master) with feature tiling and contemporary fittings, and a separate guest bathroom. A self contained domestic suite with its own bathroom can easily be reincorporated into the main house if desired. Throughout, the curated interior pairs heritage features with contemporary bespoke lighting and mid century fittings, art and furniture, striking a perfect balance between tradition and design. Outside, front and back waterwise gardens offer space for a plunge pool, and the property includes a double garage. Ideally located, the home offers easy walking access to everything Green Point and Sea Point have to offer, the Urban Park, CT Stadium, and popular local cafés including Cushty and Burnt Clubhouse, all on your doorstep, with the V&A Waterfront and promenade close by. Call now to schedule a viewing!