About this Property
RENTED =Beautiful Colonial-style residence built just 18 years ago in mint condition located in an up-scale residential area in St. Augustine. Architecturally designed majestic home measuring 4200sf sits on just under 1 acre of freehold land beautifully landscaped and with full grown bearing fruit trees.
An expansive wrap around covered verandah overlooks the gardens with beautiful tricon tiles, cast iron railings with mahogony handrails and high ceilings of greenheart wood trimmed with fretwork for quiet relaxation or for occasional entertaining. The main living and dining area is open plan with greenheart flooring and gypsum ceilings, french doors and windows, sash windows and a couple demerara windows to go with the era of the residence.
The kitchen is designed with ample upper and lower sip wood cupboards with an adjoining walk-in pantry cupboard, solid surface counters, ceramic tiles and an island and breakfast counter which defines the kitchen area from the adjoining informal family room which open to the large verandah. A large laundry room with ceiling to floor cupboards and a full guest bathroom is located nearby.
A stairwell with wide steps made of crapeau wood, high ceilings and a tall arched window allowing natural light in leads to the upper landing with floors of original Canadian Cedar. There are 4 bedrooms, a study and 3 full bathrooms at this level – A large master bedroom with en suite bathroom and dressing area, a guest bedroom with two large windows overlooking views, a third bedroom with private balcony overlooking views of the West and Central plains, an adjoining shared bathroom with glass shower enclosure and a fourth bedroom with ensuite bathroom and private balcony also overlooking views. The Study is outfitted with wall to wall mahogony cupboards and a built-in desk.
Located just off of the main residence is a covered and enclosed shed which can accommodate two vehicles with ample additional parking around the property. A touch of the old and a touch of the new gives this property a character of its own and one to call home. Potential for a guest house, quiet retreat, geriatric home, company executive/expat staff housing. 5 mins to the Eastern Main Road, 10 mins to UWI. CLose to all amenities. Bonus additional attic space up to 12 ft high.
RENTAL $15,000
About the Region
St. Augustine
St. Augustine is a town in the Northwest of Trinidad. It is the site of the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine. St. Augustine is home to thousands of university students and is now being converted to a university town as the economy of the area is fuelled significantly by the spending power of the 60,000 plus university population. Many houses in the general university area have been converted to students' accommodation.
You can find St. John's Road in St. Augustine, this is the main access road for Mount St. Benedict, one of the notable historic sites in Trinidad and Tobago. On the mount, one can find a Catholic Church along with a monastery and a factory where yogurt is made. On this road, there is also the St. John Baptist Roman Catholic Church. The church is opposite to a Community Centre and now houses a new field for the residents to engage in football, one of the more popular sports of this area. St. Augustine is also home to the Hugh Wooding Law School, a prestigious law school which attracts many inter-island students of the Caribbean and beyond. Further educational establishments include St. Augustine Girls' High School and Lakshmi Girls' Hindu College. In close proximity to the law school is the Seismic Research Centre, which is the official source of information on earthquakes and volcanoes in the English-speaking Caribbean. It is the headquarters of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha.
Hospitals, Banks, Supermarkets, and many other businesses can be found in this location. The Tunapuna market is just a short distance away on the eastern side of St. Augustine and Curepe junction on the western side where food, transportation and recreational centres can be found.
