The Vicarage in Chiswick, one of the luxurious London family homes of Kam Babaee, the CEO of super-prime developer K10 Group, is for sale on leafy Stamford Brook Road, a magnificent 7,075 sq.ft. former vicarage, now a fully modernised luxury residence providing seven-bedrooms, four-reception rooms, courtyard garden, lower ground floor leisure and entertainment space, and off-street parking, available via Dexters Hammersmith Estate Agents
The reception rooms and courtyard garden of The Vicarage can host events for up to 100 people and the grand house has been the site of many glamorous dinners, private parties and charity fundraisers, hosted by Kam Babaee, and attended by A-list friends, business colleagues and contacts from the worlds of property, business, music, movie/TV, politics and Royalty.
Guests at The Vicarage have included British and overseas royalty and business leaders including John Caudwell, Robert Dyson and Dragons Den stars Duncan Bannatyne, Peter Jones and James Caan. Guests from the music industry have included Simon Cowell, Will.i.am and Jermaine Jackson and from the movie/TV world Antonio Banderas, Eva Longoria and Tamara Ecclestone. The larger events have always focused on helping to raise money for the various charities that Kam Babaee supports including autism charities, Children in Need and John Caudwell’s charity Caudwell Children.
Located on a large plot on the corner of Stamford Brook Road and Flanchford Road, The Vicarage, was originally built in 1886 in Victorian-era Gothic-revival style to serve the neighbouring church of St Mary’s, most probably designed by the same architect Chas J Gladman, with the memorial stone of the church laid by HRH Princess Mary Adelaide, the Duchess of Teck (1833-1897), the mother of HM Queen Mary and the great-grandmother of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
St Mary's closed in 1982 with The Vicarage then becoming a private home and the church converted into flats in 1984. From 1982 The Vicarage was owned by two families before being purchased by Kam Babaee in 1999 as a West London home for his family, his children attending the nearby Harrodian School.
In 2003 Kam Babaee engaged architect and heritage specialist Anthony Mcguire and a team of artisans to undertake a meticulous refurbishment, enlargement and modernisation of the vicarage in order to transform it onto a grand super-prime residence, one of the finest homes in West London. British bespoke kitchen and furniture maker Smallbone, created the handmade family kitchen, bespoke cocktail bar, walk-in main dressing room, fitted bedroom wardrobes and feature architraves, doors and arched Gothic windows in the house.
The remodelling, which included the creation of a new lower ground floor, was completed in 2005 and the project inspired Kam Babaee to launch his now acclaimed property company K10 Group in 2008, the property serving as the precursor to the lavish luxury heritage restorations and new-builds for which K10 Group is now renowned.
K10 Group projects today include Doughty House in Richmond, Culross House in Mayfair, and Amberwood House in Knightsbridge. Kam Babaee is also the star of hit high-end TV property shows including Channel 4’s Britain’s Most Expensive Houses, Channel 5’s Sally Lindsay’s Posh Sleepover and Channel 4’s Extraordinary Extensions starring award-winning rapper Tinie Tempah.
Behind grand wrought-iron black railings and double gates, The Vicarage provides substantial accommodation over lower ground, ground and two upper floors complete with a spacious courtyard garden and off-street parking for four cars. The exacting refurbishment highlighted both historic features, such as heavenly ceiling heights and limestone fireplaces, and reinstated or created new ones in keeping with the Gothic style.
Kam Babaee, CEO K10 Group, says: “With its sense of history, grand Victorian Gothic architecture and wonderful entertaining spaces The Vicarage is one of the finest residences in West London, its superb location in Chiswick, with its brilliant schools, made it the perfect place for a family home. It is also very special as it was one of my first significant restoration projects from which K10 Group was formed. I extended the home’s footprint by adding the lower-ground floor and conservatory, while also paying homage to the home’s ecclesiastical past, and augmenting original Gothic features. It has been a fantastic family home, as well as the site of some legendary parties, supporting many worthy charity causes.”
Hannah Thelwell, Sales Manager at DEXTERS (Hammersmith) says: “The Vicarage, just moments from Chiswick High Road, offers a discerning buyer the rare opportunity to purchase one of the best houses in the local area. Its immaculate renovation showcases the work of its owner, Kam Babaee, who through his renowned K10 Group is responsible for the refurbishment and building of some of Prime Central London’s most lavish super-prime residences.”
The Vicarage is extremely well connected, just a short walk away from several Underground stations including Stamford Brook 0.3m (District), Turnham Green 0.5m (Piccadilly, District), Ravenscourt Park 0.6m (District), Goldhawk Road 0.9m (Circle, Hammersmith & City) and Hammersmith 1.1m (Circle, Hammersmith & City, District, Piccadilly).
For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact our office Dexters Hammersmith Estate Agents
