Boutique Apartment Scheme In Hackney Unveiled

Aitch Group has unveiled details of No.9 Pemberton Place in Hackney, a new development which provides nine one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments located above contemporary work and retail space and adjoining 19th-century cottages – the only heritage homes left standing in the area.

No.9 Pemberton Place is in a leafy cul-de-sac situated off bustling Mare Street which links Hackney Village down to Bethnal Green It has been designed by GML Architects and delivered by Aitch Group, is in built from yellow brickwork and provides a contemporary four-storey façade, with expanses of glazing and covered balconies. The architecture sympathetically connects with the period cottages nearby to connect Hackney’s historic past with East London’s modern-day buzz and vibrant, creative cultural scene.

The apartments at No.9 Pemberton Place have high-quality interiors. They range from a one-bedroom home offering 422 sq ft of living space up a three-bedroom penthouse spread over 1,035 sq ft. Each has a spacious reception room, most opening onto a generous outside balcony, with an open-plan kitchen located off the living area. In the larger apartments the principal bedroom suite has an en suite bathroom, and in the two- or three- bedroom apartments one could be used as a study/home office.

Long-cherished materials are used throughout, such as the stainless steel doors and sleek ironmongery. Wood-effect flooring runs through the hallways, living rooms, kitchens and dining areas with carpet to the bedrooms and tiled floors in the bathroom and wet areas.

The large floor-to-ceiling windows look out across the urban cityscape while flooding each apartment with natural light. The fully fitted kitchens have a Bosch oven, hob, microwave and washer-dryer which, where scale allows, is located in a utility room. The kitchen’s granite worktops add to the sense of luxury. There is underfloor heating throughout each apartment and the scheme is complete with a passenger lift to all floors, secure postboxes and bike storage.

Pemberton Place dates back to the late 16th century when it was home to a staging post for weary travellers called the Flying Horse Inn. From the Elizabethan era onwards Mare Street gradually became populated with houses and by the 19th century was considered ‘well to do’. After the First World War the area became heavily industrialised as homes were converted into warehouses and factories. By the early 1990s it mostly comprised low-rise factories, shops and institutional buildings, apart from the collection of 19th-century cottages tucked away on Pemberton Place which survived the Blitz – unlike great swathes of east London.

Mare Street and its market offer a notable variety of shops and places to eat and drink, as well as things such as a barber and vegan nail salon. The area is also home to places such as the London College of Fashion, Hackney Picturehouse, Hackney Central Library, London Fields and Victoria Park.

The nearest station is London Fields Overground station on the Lea Valley line. A direct journey to Liverpool Street takes just 10 minutes. It is only a 12-minute walk from Mare Street to Hackney Central. Both are in travel zone 2.

Chelsea Reynolds, director at Aitch Group, said: “We have carefully curated the design and specification of the apartments within this new boutique scheme to provide buyers with the ultimate urban existence in cool and fashionable Hackney for life after lockdown. With the vaccine programme rolling out at a rapid pace, and news from the Bank of England that it expects the economy to rebound quickly, we wanted to offer buyers a home to suit the post-pandemic city.”

“The flexible layout of each apartment means that our buyers can work-from-home comfortably with quick access to public transport when needed. Homeowners will have great amenities, cultural venues and fashionable bars on their doorstep to experience when London reopens and swathes of green and blue space for their physical and emotional wellbeing.”

The apartments start from £450,000, £626,000 and £750,000 for one, two and three bedrooms respectively. Buyers who move quickly may even be able to complete their purchase before the deadline for the Stamp Duty holiday on 31 March 2021. Find out more at www.aitchgroup.com.

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