Westgate-on-Sea

Westgate-on-Sea was developed as a seaside resort to cater for London’s burgeoning middle classes towards the end of the 19th Century. Sea Road was laid out with large Victorian and Edwardian villa style houses fronting the promenade and overlooking the beach. These villas have balconies, turrets and towers that are expressions of the exuberance and taste of the era in which they were built and Westgate-on-Sea was designated a Conservation Area in 1998 to help preserve its unique character.

West Bay Apartments is a distinctly contemporary building that has been architecturally designed to complement the unique character of the area. It can be seen as part of an evolving tradition of seaside architecture in Westgate that uses balconies, extensive areas of glazing and evocative shapes to create a landmark building that befits its stunning seaside location.

The location of the Apartments overlooking the beach makes them ideal for use as either a second home or a main residence and the sandy beach at West Bay has been recognised by the prestigious European Blue Flag award for cleanliness making it perfect for bathing and as a place for families to enjoy.

West Bay Living

West Bay Apartments is a new residential development comprising 9 sea-facing apartments located on a slightly elevated position that enjoys a panoramic view of the Thames estuary and the spectacular sun-sets that J. M. W. Turner captured on canvas. The scheme is of a striking contemporary design but is also respectful of its setting in a road that has some fine Victorian buildings.

Each apartment has either a private balcony or patio area, 7 of which enjoy a sea view and all benefit from close proximity to West Bay beach.

Confidence

Each home has the benefit of a 10-year home warranty provided by BLP, which is backed by major insurance provider Allianz.

The building has been architecturally designed by award winning architects CDP Architecture Ltd and all apartments are provided with a fire alarm and security locks to doors and windows. The apartments benefit from an electrically-operated front door and gated entrance to the car park that are video-controlled from each apartment.

Car parking is arranged on the lower ground floor with the benefit of a lift to the upper floors and CCTV camera surveillance.

Each property will be sold on a 199-year lease. A management company will be responsible for maintaining and insuring the building and the communal areas and a Managing Agent will be appointed to undertake this task.

Convenience

Westgate-on-Sea is conveniently located on the north Kent coast and London is approximately 75 miles away by car via the Thanet Way and M 2 Motorway. Westgate has its own railway station and the high speed rail service is available from Margate, Broadstairs and Birchington-on-Sea, providing a service to London St Pancras of approximately 85 minutes.

Local shops are available in Westgate-on-Sea and a wider range of shops are close-by at the Westwood Shopping Centre. The main sub-regional shopping centre is the cathedral city of Canterbury, which is about a thirty minute drive away or Bluewater Shopping Centre is about 60 minutes away by car.

Specification

Each home has the benefit of a covered car parking space (Penthouse - 2 spaces) and use of a cycle store.

Internally the units are finished to a high specification. This includes a luxury fitted kitchen which will have an integrated dishwasher, fridge-freezer, electric oven, ceramic hob, stainless-steel chimney hood and stone work surface with under-mounted stainless-steel sinks. A washer-drier is generally provided in a separate utility cupboard or utility room. All kitchen appliances will generally be to the highest “A” rated energy efficiency standard.

The bathrooms are fitted with contemporary white sanitaryware by Duravit, clear glass shower screens and large mirrors. The floors will be finished in a choice from the “Fired Sandstone” range of Porcelain tiles by Zenith. A “wet” under floor heating system is installed throughout the apartment and is controlled on a zoned basis. This system operates at lower temperatures than normal central heating systems, so is more energy efficient and also allows the walls to be free of radiators, so giving full flexibility for positioning furniture.

Electric sockets and switches are in chrome with chrome down lighters to all rooms and high energy efficient lights to comply with current building standards. The walls will be finished in a contemporary matt white with skirting boards, architraves and window boards finished in toning egg-shell paint. The internal doors are ash-veneered with Italian chrome door furniture.

The external windows and doors are high performance double glazed and finished in marine grade powder coated aluminium coloured grey with an excellent energy efficiency rating. The external walls and floors are also constructed to high standards of insulation to ensure that the home is economical to heat.

All properties have either a balcony or, in respect of the ground floor and lower ground floor apartments, a private patio area. The balconies and patios are generally glass fronted and accessed via glass doors, which on the corner units are sliding and folding.