1 bedroom flat for sale

40 (GF) Melville Street is a beautifully finished, large one bedroom apartment on the raised ground floor of this prestigious building.You enter the flat directly into an impressive open plan kitchen living room. The ground floor has especially grand original period features with c.4- meter-high ceilings, stunning cornicing and a beautiful original Georgian fireplace. The room is flooded in natural light due to the large windows looking down from the raised ground floor to Melville Street.A guest WC and utility room is located in the middle of the apartment.To the rear is the large master bedroom which benefits from the same grand Georgian proportions and features as well as an en suite bathroom with separate shower.Permit parking is available on Melville Street (by application to Edinburgh Council).EPC rating C.____Melville Street is situated in Edinburgh’s West End, the heart of the city’s financial centre with some of the best coffee shops and restaurants in town within walking distance.This building was formerly the headquarters of Artemis Investment Management and is surrounded by some of the most prestigious buildings, including the consulates for Japan, Russia and Italy, as well as offices for Barclays Wealth and the Scotland Office.Melville Street is also particularly well located for transport links. A tram stop is located on Shandwick Place (c. 3 minutes walk) to take you to Edinburgh International Airport in c. 20 minutes. Haymarket Train Station (c. 10 minutes walk) connects you to the rest of Scotland and the UK with regular trains to Glasgow and South to London.Local amenities include the Drumsheugh Private Swimming Baths, the Edinburgh Sports Club, the Dean Tennis Club and the Modern and Dean Art Galleries.The well-kept gardens at St Mary’s Cathedral provide a convenient local green space containing a wide expanse of enclosed lawn on both the North and South side of the Cathedral with a newly installed cafe hut with outdoor seating. There is easy access to the impressive Water of Leith walkway leading to the Edinburgh cycle path network, whilst the open spaces of the Royal Botanic Gardens and Inverleith Park are also within walking distance.The area is particularly popular with families, with schools including St. George’s School For Girls, Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools, Fettes College and The Edinburgh Academy nearby.