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Trek-themed flat hits market

British interior designer looking to sell his futuristic apartment to highest bidder

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By MICHAEL HINMAN
Source: SyFy Portal
Nov-09-2001

One would say you'd have to wait until the 24th Century to get an apartment that looks like it just stepped out of that time period.

But don't tell that to Tony Alleyne, who is proud of his British flat located near Leicestershire, U.K., that would make even Capt. Picard feel at home. And with the highest bid, even Picard could now own this apartment as Alleyne has put it on the auction block for the first time.

"Yes, I'm selling the apartment," Alleyne told SyFy Portal. "I've never really measured the area, but I've been told it's quite spacious for a studio apartment. There is always someone who is looking for something a bit different, whether to live in, own or re-sell."

Alleyne says he has worked in creating 24th century environments for quite some time, and this project to transform his living quarters to that of a typical Brit to that of a Starfleet officer almost out of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" is some of his best work.

It took three years to turn the apartment into the starship Enterprise, Alleyne said.

"As an interior designer, I wanted to boldly go where no other interior designer had gone before," he says in his description of the apartment at eBay. "The apartment, which now resembles the inside of a spaceship or shuttle, is the ultimate Star Trek fan's dream. Slate blue lighting, touch panels, Infinity Mirrors, floor lighting, fitted seating, a transporter area with built-in sound effects, phaser units, a warp coil, brig area, a greeting module with five different Star Trek sound effects including Patrick Stewart's 'Welcome to the 24th century' and a great deal more.

"There is only one apartment like this in the world, and this is the first I have listed it."

Sold into buying it yet? If you're interested, you'll have to be ready to shell out some cash. Alleyne has set his opening bid at £2.7 million, or $3.9 million. The auction, which ends Nov. 14 and can be found by clicking here, has yet to receive any bids.

"The price may seem high, but when you consider the antique dealer who paid £1.5 million for a Hatpin and the art collector who splashed out £27 million for a painting of a bunch of flowers," this apartment isn't going for too much, he said. "Put it this way, Michael, which would you have more fun with? I have invested some money and a lot of time in the project, and I felt it would be more fun and much cheaper to use eBay."

Alleyne offers a site on his unique apartment, which you can visit by clicking here.

Photo courtesy of Tony Alleyne