Bacolet Gardens, First Street RS392 TT$3,700,000

Every home should have a view of the sea, as this one does.  Located on a west-facing slope in the Gardens area of Bacolet, the view captures Trinidad on the horizon, boats passing in and out of Scarborough harbour and of course sunsets.   The area is long-established residential and very peaceful on the eastern outskirts of the capital town, five minutes from the port. The leasehold property comprises 15,135 s.f. of land, steep to the rear of the house and sloping in the front. fenced and walled to the front, benched to provide a flat base for the house, double garage and parking area.   Built in 1993, accommodation in this 4,500 s.f. home is divided between a 800 s.f lower ground floor studio apartment, and the main house offering over 2,700 s.f of covered space.  The additional 1,000 s.f. provides a double garage, laundry room and small bathroom, and 300 s.f. of under-house storage.  The house is being sold furnished. The upper ground floor house has 5 bedrooms to the left and right of the living area.  Three are air-conditioned, all have fitted wardrobes and the master bed has a walkin closet.  Four bedrooms have ensuite bathrooms and one bathroom is not ensuite so as to provide a convenient guest toilet.  There is a wide entrance hall, large lounge and dining area and fully fitted “U” shaped kitchen with centre island/breakfast table.  This central living area opens onto a spacious covered porch/liming area that faces south-west to the ocean.   The lower ground floor apartment with separate access is the full width of the house and 15 feet deep providing an open-plan bedroom with bathroom at one end, screened from the living and dining areas, and with a kitchen at the opposite end. The 2-car garage on the upper ground level also houses a laundry room and small bathroom and two water tanks.  A third elevated tank provides gravity feed.  The house is standard block and plaster construction with asphalt shingle roof and floors tiled throughout.   Windows and doors are glazed.  Ceilings are high, open-raftered to keep the house cool. 

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