Enter stage left: Tiny London ticket kiosk right next to famous Garrick Theatre in the heart of the West End hits the market for £3.3MILLION
- The notable Charing Cross theatre ticket kiosk is on the sale for a hefty multi-million pound price tag
- The small strucutre is bolstered by a sizable 1448 square feet basement which runs underneath the pavement
- It stands in the heart of London’s theatre district next to the Garrick Theatre and nearby to Shaftesbury Ave
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A tiny London ticket kiosk near the Garrick Theatre has gone on sale – for a staggering £3.3million.
The Tourist Island includes a small ticket kiosk near Charing Cross which was once used to sell theatre tickets – with cast-iron stairs that lead to a larger basement area, according to MyLondon.
The above ground portion of the property is 250 square feet.
The larger basement, however, is a much more roomy 1448 square feet.
The company selling the freehold was keen to stress to MailOnline that the price is so high becuase it is the only iconic island in West London and therefore represents a unique piece of property.
The company acquired the kiosk in 2001 and it was leased to a theatre company to sell tickets between 2011 and April 2021.
The ending of the lease meant the property has been vacated since then and the owners are now looking to cash in on the valuable kiosk.
The kiosk had originally been built and maintained by Westminster Council before falling into private hands though it is not known when it was constructed.
The kiosk saw queues of tourists and London theatregoers on a regular basis when theatres were still bustling before the pandemic started
A cast-iron staircase in the upper part of the structure leads to a large basement set underneath the pavement of the island
The kiosk has been used for a number of different reason since it was bought from Westminster Council who built and orginally maintained it
The former theatre tickets kiosk (pictured in 2018) stands in the shadow of the Garrick Theatre near Charing Cross and Shaftesbury Avenue – the heart of London’s theatre district.
The kiosk is on the market for a hefty £3.3million asking price – which doesn’t even include the VAT on the price tag
The West End kiosk is situated moments from several landmarks.
Traflagar Square and Leicester Square are minutes away from the kiosk with the £3.3million booth a short walk away from Shaftesbury Avenue – the heart of London’s theatre district.
The strucutre is said to have once been a public convenience run by the City of Westminster Council – complete with public lavatories.
The kiosk looks small from the outside but the Charing Cross structure includes a large basement underneath the surrounding pavement
Social media users in the London Urban Oddities Facebook group were bemused at the hefty price tag on the small structure.
One quipped: ‘What’s the going rate? £3 million per square foot or something?’
Another said they were looking forward to seeing the kiosk appear on an episode of Channel 4 property show Grand Designs.
The memorable structure is a noticable part of the West End and agents will be looking to captialise on this notability to drive interest in a sale.
The kiosk has been boarded up for a number of months as theatres endured a torrid time due to the pandemic restricting their ability to perform.
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