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See how verdicts work2-bedroom flat · CB2 8DH
For saleReduced £15k (−2.7%) on 12 SepListed 165 days
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A stunning, two-bedroom duplex penthouse apartment, providing stylish accommodation situated within the Cyan building in the Kaleidoscope development just off Brooklands Avenue.
Kaleidoscope is a highly contemporary and sophisticated collection of one and two bedroom apartments that will introduce a vibrant new living environment to one of the most desirable areas of Cambridge just 0.5 miles from the station and within easy walking distance of the city centre.
Kaleidoscope is well placed for access to London and it's just a short walk to Cambridge mainline station that offers fast, frequent rail services to Liverpool Street and Kings Cross.
The M11 takes you easily to Stansted Airport or to the M25. The A14 offers easy access to the East Coast, as well as the Midlands and the North via the A1 or the M6.
The University Botanic Gardens (listed in the Heritage register of Arts and Gardens of Historic Interest) is nearby and many of Cambridge's leading schools including The Perse, St Faith's, St Mary's, The Leys and Hills Road Sixth Form College are within close proximity.
An exceptional 2 bedroom 2 bathroom duplex penthouse apartment, over the fifth and sixth floors. The property provides superb living accommodation in an ideal central location.
The property is accessed via a secure entry system and lift serving all floors. The property has an elevated gaze of the picturesque, historic rooftops of Cambridge.
Glenalmond Avenue is part of the Kaleidoscope development, a highly contemporary and sophisticated collection of one and two bedroom apartments which has introduced a vibrant environment to one of the most desirable areas of Cambridge just 0.5 miles from the station and within easy walking distance of the city centre.
The University Botanic Gardens (listed in the Heritage register of Arts and Gardens of Historic Interest) is nearby and many of Cambridge's leading schools including The Perse, St Faith's, St Mary's, The Leys and Hills Road Sixth Form College are within close proximity.
It is also within close proximity of a number of leisure facilities in Hills Road, together with Cambridge Leisure, a complex to the north of Cherry Hinton Road, which offers a number of cafes, bars, supermarkets, ten pin bowling and a multiplex cinema.
The city's mainline railway station is about half a mile and provides services to London's King's Cross and Liverpool Street in approximately 52 and 67 minutes respectively.
Glenalmond Avenue also benefits from direct access to the Guided Busway which connects with Addenbrooke's Hospital/Biomedical Campus, Science Park, St. Ives and Huntingdon.
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About 190, Glenalmond Avenue, Cambridge
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