{"id":634511,"date":"2025-12-15T19:14:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/634511\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T19:14:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:14:25","slug":"inside-a-52-7-million-london-penthouse-with-two-scenic-terraces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/634511\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside a $52.7 Million London Penthouse With Two Scenic Terraces"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t82 Picadilly in London<\/a>\u2019s Mayfair<\/a> is one of those rare addresses where ties to the rich and noble run deep. Founders of Barings Bank, a De Beers diamond tycoon, and a member of the Russian Imperial family have taken up residence here over the years. Now you can, too: A sub penthouse<\/a> at the enviable location has just hit the market for \u00a339.5 million ($52.74 million). <\/p>\n

\n\tThe four-bedroom apartment covers the entire seventh floor of Clarges Mayfair, a swanky mixed-use development directly overlooking Green Park. Designed by Squire & Partners<\/a>, the building includes 34 luxury residences with elegant Art Deco-esque interiors by Martin Kemp Design<\/a>. This particular pad offers nearly 4,700 square feet of living space, a double reception room, a custom Boffi kitchen, and two terraces with views of iconic London landmarks. Wetherell and Knight Frank jointly hold the listing.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tOne of the sophisticated bedrooms with terrace access. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWetherell\/Grant Frazer Photography<\/p>\n

\n\tOwners, of course, have access to additional amenities, like the residents\u2019 lounge, a cinema, a private dining room, and a spa featuring an 82-foot swimming pool, steam and sauna rooms, and a gym. There\u2019s even an underground garage with a sophisticated rotating car lift, where you can park your prized ride. <\/p>\n

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\n\tStill, the history behind the address where the trophy home lies could be the biggest draw. Around 200 years ago, the Pulteney Hotel occupied the site. Wealthy financier Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, of the family who founded Barings Bank, bought the hotel and replaced it with a four-story brick-clad mansion dubbed Bath House. It served as the family\u2019s Mayfair residence, where they once hosted Prime Minister Robert Peel.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tAn 82-foot swimming pool stretches out on the lower ground level. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWetherell\/Grant Frazer Photography<\/p>\n

\n\tJulius Wemher, who controlled De Beers mining and diamond company, became the mansion\u2019s owner in the mid-1890s. He was the richest man in Mayfair at the time, Wetherell claims. Wemher added several floors to the property, helping it to become the largest mansion on Picadilly at the turn of the 20th century. Upon Wemher\u2019s death in 1912, Bath House was inherited by his son, Harold, who married Countess Anastasia Mikhailovna, the daughter of Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich Romanov of the Russian Imperial family.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe countess became known as Lady Zia Wernher after the wedding, and it\u2019s said that she enjoyed the panoramic views over Green Park from a palatial bedroom suite in the mansion that mirrors those in this very penthouse<\/a>. After WWII, Bath House became too expensive for the family, so it was sold by 1960, then demolished and replaced by an office for Clarges House. It was bought by British Land in 2012, and the rest is history. <\/p>\n

\n\tContact Wetherell\u2019s Peter Wetherell<\/a> or Knight Frank\u2019s Alastair Nicholson<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n

\n\tClick here<\/a> for more images of the London residence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWetherell\/Grant Frazer Photography<\/p>\n

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