Say hello to Barratt Homes' 'Brixton Square' on Coldharbour Lane (old Cooltan site)
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Mr Bim of Bar
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No just popped in as they were having a meet the builders day, another four to five weeks, but must say it looks quite impressive and the finish is very good, contrary to what I have heard about Barratts.
Mr Bim of Bar
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Lol, all those apartments are empty, no one has moved in yet that's why no blinds or curtains
Mr Bim of Bar
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Yeah why not I think it's a good initiation.
Mr Bim of Bar
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Coz it's cold outsideWhy would you stand at the window when you have a balcony?
Fair dos, you need to allow for the effect which cold air has on the male anatomy.
Mr Bim of Bar
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Manter
Lunch Mob
It's the proximity and windows facing directly on one another I was commenting on, not the lack of curtains. I prefer to open my curtains quite a lot of the time anyway
They don't look so close. Think of all the L-shaped terraced houses where the side/back windows are about 10' from next door or the front windows where your neighbours are a street's width away. That square looks wider than a street.
Mind you, does look like they won't be overimbued with daylight when the winter sun is low in the sky.
Strangerdanger
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loulou82
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Hi Strangerdanger, which block was this photo taken from? It looks really nice.
Strangerdanger
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I cant remember what it was called, but its the block where the sales office is. They are working very hard and fast I must say.
loulou82
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Ah great, have you bought a flat there?
Strangerdanger
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Yeah, my boyfriend and I have - just moved in a couple weeks ago. Been reading the boards for a while now but never been brave enough to get involved. I know a lot has been said on here about Barratts, but in our experience they have been quite good. They are accommodating and the staff at BS are working very hard.
Met only a few neighbours, all owners and all seem very nice, polite.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
What looks really nice?
Mr Bim of Bar
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Ah that's great news stranger, I move in in three weeks, the trees were not up two weeks ago so it looks like they have been working flat out, wish you had joined in months ago and taken some of the heat off me lol.
Mr Bim of Bar
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The outside does look a bit like council office but inside the square looks really nice
Strangerdanger
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Strangerdanger
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Oops..haven't quite got the hand of this yet. I said -
Aaah, sorry about that. I have been so tempted to chime in many times (especially in the champagne and Fromage thread, oh man my fingers were itching!) but was always to lazy/chicken. Re. The trees, I literally went to bed and they weren't there, and the next morning by the time I left for work they were there. The photo was taken a couple days ago and since then they have planted some shrubs and finished about half of the footpaths.
From what we've been told there are quite a few of you moving in within the next three weeks. Good luck, hope it goes smoothly!
Aaah, sorry about that. I have been so tempted to chime in many times (especially in the champagne and Fromage thread, oh man my fingers were itching!) but was always to lazy/chicken. Re. The trees, I literally went to bed and they weren't there, and the next morning by the time I left for work they were there. The photo was taken a couple days ago and since then they have planted some shrubs and finished about half of the footpaths.
From what we've been told there are quite a few of you moving in within the next three weeks. Good luck, hope it goes smoothly!
loulou82
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We have bought a flat too. We move in 2 weeks. So really interested in what's going on in there. It looks so nice. My current view has been a brick wall for 5 year so looking forward to seeing trees. We had a little tour about a month ago and there still seemed so much to do.
Rushy
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What were you in for?
loulou82
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All of it. Looks so nice, especially the trees.
loulou82
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Ha ha, my flat might as well been a prison cell. Been living on stockwell road for a long time in a pretty stinky place so can't wait to move!
Strangerdanger
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You know, we had a tour about a month ago as well, maybe we have met? On our tour they said that they would finish the landscaping in December, but last week we got a letter apologising for the noise and saying they wanted to finish in 3 weeks, so things are happening fast.
I agree I think the courtyard looks nice. The outside is a little bland, but at least because of this (IMO) it won't look too dated in a few years (brick usually ages well).
loulou82
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Oh maybe. We were on the 4th oct in the afternoon. Hello neighbour!
I was really worried as have been reading lots of negative posts about this development. We have lived in the area for years and thought we would have to move into areas far out when we could finally afford to buy but this place came up at the right time for us.
So far it seems that most people own their flats and are from London. So a very different picture from what the media is portraying of lots of overseas buy to let landlords piling into these new developments. Really hoping there is a nice community there!
