Single-storey house for sale in Borrowdale, Zimbabwe

Property in prime position on one of the sixth busiest crossroads in Harare. This grand old house designed by respected architect Peter Martin, is on the Borrowdale road in an area designated as commercial.

Styled with classic art deco features, it has enormous rooms with big windows, solid parquet floors and timber ceilings and cupboards. The panelled entrance hall gives onto an interleading series of three public rooms with a wide verandah for al fresco relaxing. To the left of the hall is a secure cupboard, guest cloakroom and four generous bedrooms, main en suite. The kitchen and scullery back onto the public rooms.

Off the grid solar – the property has 8 x 585W solar panels and 2 x 100Ah batteries. It has excellent security – it is a deceased estate and the owner lived alone – so solid burglar bars with a state of the art alarm system provide total protection.

Walled with an electric gate on 2,634 m2, it has double lock-up garages backed by a store room, two staff quarters and 2,500 and 5,000 l water tanks.