Seeking to sell Bygdøy luxury for up to 260,000 per square metre

(Finansavisen.no): Sem & Johnsen estate agent Tom Johnsen was the man who sold Petter Neslein's luxury project at Slemdal to several of Norway's wealthiest at prices per square metre from 200,000 to 250,000. Now he is starting the sale of Bonum's equally luxurious project in rural Bygdøy. The price is up to 70 million for 270 square metres, equivalent to 260,000 kroner per metre.

What is exceptional is the style, standard and location. Nothing finer than this has ever been built on Bygdøy, says Tom Johnsen to Finansavisen.

Yesterday the brochures landed with the experienced estate agent.

It is Jon H. Støre who has designed it. Helene Hennie is responsible for the interior and Dronninga landskap is responsible for the garden with a large water feature, says Johnsen.

Not for everyone

The project is located in Løchenveien at the far end of Bygdøy, right next to the Kon-Tiki Museum on one side and Anders Wilhelmsen villas on the other.

The nine flats are distributed across four buildings, with two flats in three of the buildings and three flats in the last one.

According to Finansavisen, the prices range from 35 to 70 million and the areas are from 175 to 270 square metres. This means 200,000 kroner per square metre for the smallest flats and 260,000 kroner per square metre for the largest.

By comparison, the prices in Solon Eiendom's prestige project, Bygdøynes, were around 167,000 kroner per metre.

With such prices this is not for everyone, but there will always be some who want the finest flat. I actually think I will sell that one first, says Johnsen.

Construction start in autumn

What you get is a flat with its own entrance so that you avoid meeting the neighbour in the hallway. Everything is on one level. In addition, some may have additional areas such as a wine cellar or spa. All the flats have a garage in the basement as well as a terrace of at least 30 square metres, ceiling heights between 2.60 and 2.80 as well as air conditioning.

But still not a single spade has been put in the ground at Bygdøy. The framework permit is in place, and construction is expected to start in the autumn so that the flats are ready for occupancy in the summer of 2021, he tells the newspaper.

Bygdøy has an aura about it with beaches and cultural heritage. It is deeply ingrained in people not to move away from Bygdøy, but there are many who want to move to Bygdøy. This is going to go well, says Johnsen.

He claims he already has between 30 and 40 interested parties.