St. Leonards Road, London, E14 3 bed apartment - £3,450 pcm (£796 pw)

Retaining the original style, features and charm, this renovated 3 bedroom apartment to rent in the highly anticipated Balfron Tower.

Description

The kitchen features forest green and pale birch ply cabinetry with sleek recessed handles, quartz worktops and a stainless steel sink, plus an integrated Bosch oven and microwave, induction hob, fridge-freezer and dishwasher. A compact kitchen island with bar stools creates a sociable layout and maximises all-important surface area. A galley-style layout with bar stools creates a sociable set-up and maximises all-important surface area.

Life at Balfron Tower comes with plenty of perks. The building is pet-friendly, with both cats and dogs welcome, while an onsite team is ready to respond to any day-to-day queries. Residents also benefit from secure internal bicycle storage, as well as individual smart parcel lockers accessible day and night. The Way of Life app is a dedicated hub that handles the technical bits of your tenancy, plus quick tasks like booking spaces.

One of London’s very few listed post-war buildings, Balfron Tower is an icon of modernist thinking. The ‘older sibling’ of North Kensington’s Trellick Tower, it was designed by Hungarian-born architect Ern Goldfinger in the emerging Brutalist style as the centrepiece of a trio of buildings called the Brownfield Estate. For Goldfinger, who lived in flat 130 with his wife Ursula in 1968, this was the embodiment of his vision for a vertical neighbourhood – and an antidote to what he saw as the sprawl of suburbia.

Residents also have access to a range of characterful co-working spaces throughout the building. The library evokes a midcentury palette with its sophisticated primary hues and modernist Robin Day recliners, alongside apple green shelves stocked with art, design and architecture reference books. Two other dedicated workspaces have their own character, from cork walls to architectural bar lighting, but all feature generous desks, fast WiFi and plug sockets just where you need them.

Balfron Tower’s guest suites are just the thing for keeping friends and family close – but not too close. For spontaneous overnighters or special meet-ups, this series of bookable hotel-style apartments offers non-residents an opportunity to bed down in one of London’s architectural gems.

Sitting at the junction of the Limehouse Cut canal and the Bow section of the River Lea Navigation, well-connected Poplar is synonymous with east London’s waterways. Extensively damaged during the second world war due to its dockside location, the area saw significant post-war regeneration and now attracts families, young professionals and creatives for its transport links and strong community feel.
Only a twenty-minute walk from Balfron Tower, Canary Wharf’s skyscrapers sit in stark contrast to Poplar’s network of low-rise apartment blocks, Victorian terraces and neighbourhood parks. The area is predominantly served by Langdon Park and All Saints DLR stations, with several a short walk away, as well as the Elizabeth Line from Canary Wharf.

Square Footage: 1,049 sq ft

Additional Info

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