Stately renovator’s dream

MIDRAND HOME: ‘NEEDS SOME ELBOW GREASE TO REALISE ITS POTENTIAL – AUCTIONEER

Double-storey house, made for entertaining, has four bedrooms, cottage.

PViewing will be held an hour before the auction

ark Village Auctions (PVA) will bring to market a particularly large country house, complete with a flatlet, in Midrand next Wednesday. According to PVA’s Clive Lazarus, the sale presents a favourable opportunity to investors with vision and an appetite for renovation.

He says: “The property bears all the markings of a grand, stately home, but needs some elbow grease to realise its potential.”

The property takes the form of a sizeable double-storey family home on one hectare.

The ground floor features a double-volume porte-cochere and entrance foyer, formal lounge, dining room, cloakroom, study, TV lounge, entertainment lounge, kitchen with a scullery and a en-suite guest bedroom. A large patio spans the length of the dwelling and swimming pool.

A landing and passage lead to four en-suite bedrooms and balcony areas on the upper level.

The entertainment wing comprises a large, double-volume entertainment hall, extending into a bar lounge and cinema room with a guest cloakroom on the ground floor.

The upper level houses a self-contained flatlet, comprising a kitchen, lounge-dining room, bedroom, bathroom and a private balcony overlooking the back garden and swimming pool.

There are two single garages and staff facilities with a cloakroom, lounge, kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom.

The property, 169 Bit Road, Bridle Park Country Estate, Sun Valley, Midrand will be sold at 11am on Wednesday, 11 May. Viewing will be held for one hour before the start of the auction.

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