Yours for £16m: Mayfair flat with 'the biggest rooms in London'

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Joanna Hodgson30 November 2015

A cavernous Mayfair apartment claimed to be the most spacious in central London has gone on the market for almost £16million.

The former Buick limousine showroom has been converted into an enormous flat with floor-to-ceiling heights of 11ft and a 82ft, eight-window front.

The three-bedroom apartment is on the first floor of a new five-flat property development called The Mellier on Albemarle Street.

The Edwardian building served as the European headquarters of US car maker Buick from the Twenties to the Fifties when visitors included Edward, Prince of Wales and Wallis Simpson; Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent and English actress Gracie Fields.

But it has since had a grand makeover, and at more than 3,500 sq ft the flat on the market is around the same size as a Sainsbury’s Local store.

The £16million price tag, offered by selling agents Knight Frank, Savills and Wetherell, also buys a concierge service and private lift lobby for the flat which features a balcony, ensuite bathrooms and library.

Wetherell’s chief executive Peter Wetherell said: “This magnificent lateral residence has the tallest ceilings and largest room dimensions of any new Mayfair apartment currently on the market.”

The sale instruction comes less than a week after Chancellor George Osborne shocked the market by announcing a new 3 per cent additional stamp duty rate on any property bought as a second home. The changes prompted some concerns it could lead to a slowdown in central London home sales.

However, owing to the rarity of a getting a brand-new prime flat in the heart of Mayfair, buyer interest in the apartment is still likely to be high.

The apartment opens directly into the main drawing room which is 47ft by 25ft.

It has a sliding wall dividing off the kitchen, which the agents say can be “kept open for theatrical cooking and entertaining, or closed for more discreet food preparation.”

The adjoining family room has a three-window frontage and is 24ft by 19ft and opens onto an ornamental balcony.

The master bedroom suite is 21ft by 17ft and has a walk-in dressing room and master bathroom. There are two further bedroom suites, both with ensuite bathrooms.

The full height doors are finished in white lacquer, American black walnut and ivory.

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