26 Upper Brook Street

Architectural Significance and Restoration Potential

History 26 Upper Brook Street and the neighbouring 4 Wood’s Mews is one of the few such Grade II listed Edwardian mansion townhouses located in Mayfair, dating to 1908-1909 and designed by architect Arnold Bidlake Mitchell. The building was originally designed for use as a single-family dwelling but was eventually converted to extended commercial use while retaining much of its original architectural elements. The building offers roughly 13,904 SF with the main reception area oriented towards the rear parking lot. ft.) of internal space, to open into a central courtyard garden and additional (separate) mews house to the rear. Its size and layout enable it to operate as a spacious family home while retaining the formal dimensions of Edwardian Mayfair architecture.

The opportunity is for a full residential refurbishment (stpc) with recently supported pre-application planning from Westminster City Council. For sale as one freehold (1x free of tie) with the desire to return the building to residential use. It is, however, entirely possible for a prospective purchaser to restore the house as a single residence and live in one of Mayfair's finest houses again. The residency accommodation extends over several floor levels, including several reception rooms, extensive bedroom accommodation, leisure amenities, and staff and service space. The project is promoted rather as a restoration-driven endeavor than remodeling, keeping the historic nature in check just enough so that it becomes more of an adjustment to residential demands of today.

Internal Layout and Spatial Organisation

A formal entrance hall with its principal staircase and a passenger lift provides the focus for the residential layout that is organized around this more traditional central stair core. The lower ground floor has a family kitchen and breakfast room, and formal reception rooms. Grey is used as a drawing room for grand entertaining, while the top floor is taken up by bedrooms. The upper floors will be arranged around a principal bedroom suite with dressing room, bathroom, and private study, together with a number of other bedroom suites on the third and fourth floors. Recreational and service spaces are on the lower ground floor, such as a gym area, cinema or club room, catering kitchen, wine cellar, and staff quarters.

The central courtyard garden is a feature of the spatial arrangements, on upper and lower terraces linked by an imposing external stone staircase. This external space also offers a visual and functional connection with the main house while maintaining its private living in a close residential area. A full complement of photos and artist’s renderings show how the restored interiors combine with the landscaped garden to serve as a fully integrated private residence. The separate mews house facilitates work, including self-contained staff accommodation and ancillary domestic offices, while avoiding encroachment on the privacy of the main house.

Location, Planning Context, and Acquisition Considerations

Located within the W1 Mayfair neighbourhood, the property is well-placed to Park Lane and showcases vistas of Hyde Park, showcasing its reputation in one of London's longest-established prime residential locations. The adjacent streets are distinguished by historical structures of low density and embassies, as well as private housing, ensuring long-term residential value. Map location, closer in from Hyde Park, you can't be with easy access to central transport and the big West End, but without facing onto any busy commercial thoroughfare.

The asking price takes into account the size and heritage listing of the site, including that restoration has planning support and lost ground in comparison to a multi-unit scheme for a purchaser trying to purchase one whole freehold mansion. The property is in commercial use today, and the deal structure also involves certain VAT aspects where proper tax advice by a tax advisor is mandatory. The development opportunity is offered to an end user / long-term owner (and not for speculation), and the focus is on architectural quality, residential scale, and creating a unified private home rather than simply speculating.