2 Bed Apartment in Killarney

Blue-Plaque Heritage Living with Back Up Power. Take a break from Johannesburgs daily hustle and bustle and welcome yourself home. Presenting as an ideal apartment for a rental-investor, young professional, couple, or close-knit young family, it provides the right amount of space to feel comfortable and safe. The living volume has excellent light and volume, which nourishes creative thinking processes or activities and supports an easy work-from-home environment.

On entering, you are greeted by an enormous open-plan living area and kitchen with a truly breath-taking view of the tree-topped northern suburbs. Windows are installed floor-to-ceiling, while extra-volume, exposed off-shutter concrete ceilings frame your living space making it feel like a continuing part of the sky it overlooks ahead. Living room, second bedroom and kitchen floors consist of restored, original teak and kiaat parquet, while the main bedroom and balcony are concrete screed.

The open kitchen boasts a well-proportioned centre island with the 90cm ELBA oven and gas hob, allowing guests share in the cooking process and ensuring you never miss a sunset while letting your creative energy flow. The table tops, bathroom sinks and kitchen tiles are custom designed and fabricated in Limesite.

An expansive north-facing master bedroom gives unhindered views into space while still ensuring optimum comfort and warmth in the winter. The high sliding doors make your balcony a part of your bedroom striking a balance between indoor and outdoor living. The ensuite bathroom becomes a showpiece featuring a double vanity basin, a luxurious bathtub, and a spacious walk-in shower.

This one-of-a-kind home has been completely renovated by the owner with design assistance from architect Jacques Pansegrouw (with the renowned GASS Architects at the time). The design does wonderful job to combine the classic Killarney heritage charm while at the same bringing it into the 21st century with top-of-the-line modern finishes.

Killarney Hills, a blue-plaque heritage building, is a cut above the rest. A true example of craftsmanship that has stood the test of time. Designed by the architect Monty Sack for the Schlesinger family, it is a modernist work of substance showing Brazilian influence. Many of the fittings and decorative features were by South African architects of the period Baldinelli, Skotnes, Villa, Scully and Cattaneo.

The building is set in an exclusive access cul-de-sac, with access to the Wild Nature Reserve nearby, and with garage and off-street parking making it ideal for the safety-conscious buyer. The body corporate maintains a heated swimming pool, central boiler system pumping hot water to all apartments, as well as back-up water tanks and a large generator.

This is a home that truly needs to be experienced in person to be appreciated. Whether you are inviting the world in, or prefer to shut it out, this home will always be comfortable and full of stories.