The Sunday Business Post March 11, 2018 6 Property Property Plus Bijou living: a hat-trick of Dublin gems BY TINA-MARIE O’NEILL Here’s a hat trick of apart- No 67 is a two-bedroom, both with built-in ments in Dublin 2, 4 and 6 dual aspect, corner unit of 77 wardrobes, and a fully oung we came across last week square metres and is for sale tiled bathroom with a profes- that should appeal. through agent Owen Reilly step-in shower. sionals, The first enjoys a bird’s guiding €670,000. The unit comes with first-time eye view of the docklands, The bright, well-presented a west-facing balcony buyers, city centre, the Aviva Stadi- interior comprises an entrance and a designated parking downsiz- um, Dublin mountains and hall with oak floors, which space in the gated under- ers and out along the coast to Dun continue into an open-plan ground car park. Dubbed the investors Laoghaire from its tenth living/kitchen/dining room city’s ‘Silicon Docks’ area and on the market for a Dublin floor perch in the Millennium with full-height wall-to-wall home to a growing legal firm Yapartment have a choice of Tower in Grand Canal Dock in windows to take in the views. hub, the Millennium Tower more than 900 at present. Dublin 4. The generous, pale cream fit- is also within a 10 to 20 min- are built-in wardrobes in the Millennium Tower: No 67 has a bird’s eye view of the Dublin docklands ted kitchen has granite work- ute walk of the city centre, double room as well as a cast tops, a central island and a full the IFSC, St Stephen’s Green iron radiator and more cor- kitchen/dining/living room range of integrated appliances. and Ballsbridge. According nicing, while the fully tiled with patio doors to a decked There are two double bed- to Owen Reilly, the expected bathroom suite has a bath terrace that overlooks a cen- rooms, monthly rent for this unit is with a shower attachment. tral courtyard, and a tiled €3,000. An annual service charge of bathroom with a white suite, Further up the river, and about €2,196 applies. incorporating a bath with a set along its banks, is a Apartment 3 is on the quay- shower attachment. A service one-bedroom, 65-square side of Temple Bar with views charge of about €1,908 per metre apartment on the of both O’Connell Bridge and annum applies. second floor (with lift the Ha’penny Bridge from A gated scheme, Rathmines access) of the Aston both the living room and the Wood is ideally located be- Building on Aston Quay bedroom. The city centre, hind the newly revamped in Dublin 2. Apartment and all it has to offer, is on its Swan Leisure Centre with its 3 is a corner unit in this doorstep. 25-metre pool and gym. period building (which For buyers in search of apartment with its own door floors and whitewashed It is also just off the main was once the Virgin something more subur- access and designated sur- walls, the apartment has an village thoroughfare, across Apartment 3, Aston Building: once part of the old megastore) overlook- ban, yet still within walking face parking in Rathmines in entrance hall with storage. The from the Swan shopping cen- Virgin Megastore ing O’Connell Bridge. It is distance of the city centre, Dublin 6. No 1 extends to 60 two double bedrooms both tre, and close to all amenities, on the market at €395,000 Lansdowne Partnership is square metres and is priced have fitted wardrobes and the including the newly renovated through Hunters Estate Agent. handling the sale of 1 Rath- at €425,000. master is en suite. Stella Cinema. It’s also a short The apartment offers peri- mines Wood, a two-bedroom Featuring solid timber There is an open plan, fitted walk from the city centre. od features – including sash windows and ceilings almost three metres high – and a sim- ple but elegant whitewashed interior with wide-plank tim- ber floors. Its entrance hall- way has a utility press and hot press, while the L-shaped living/dining room has cor- nicing, built-in bookshelves, a fireplace with a painted white timber surround, cast iron ra- diators and riverside views. The tidy kitchen has a range of fitted white units and gran- ite worktops with a good set of integrated appliances. There Rathmines Wood: No 1 is priced at €425,000, and features timber floors and whitewashed walls

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18 Lansdowne Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4: likely to attract well-heeled buyers who want a home in the embassy belt Ballsbridge redbrick with tons of potential BY TINA-MARIE O’NEILL 164 feet (50.5 metres), am- subject to the relevant plan- has another shower room, a ple parking accessed from ning permission at the rear. utility and a small kitchen Gardens and i t h a the rear at Lansdowne Park At entrance level, a gen- off it. An aerial view of 2 Marian Terrace; below: the house is a blank canvas with much potential cracking and is opposite Lansdowne erous hall with timber floors There are another two gen- garden room location, Place, one of the city’s most and decorative ceiling cor- erous reception rooms at this The house sits back from stunning prestigious luxury apartment nices and a centre rose leads level, which mirror the foot- Lansdowne Road behind a original pe- schemes, where a record €6.5 to the first of four reception print of the reception rooms red brick wall, with a wrought Wriod features and oodles of po- million was achieved for an rooms. This one overlooks the above. This portion of the iron pedestrian gate leading to Life’s a beach in tential to create an outstanding off-plan penthouse apartment front of the property through house offers lots of potential the front path. property, 18 Lansdowne Road last year. sash windows and has tim- for a new owner to create a A side door leads directly in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 is sure No 18 requires some TLC, ber floors, ornately decorat- contemporary space. to the large northwesterly Dunmore East to attract strong interest from but has been well maintained ed plasterwork and a marble Upstairs, there are two large facing rear garden, which is well-heeled buyers looking and retains its credentials with fireplace. bedrooms on the first floor, laid out in different sections BY TINA-MARIE O’NEILL for a statement home in the period features such as high The second reception adja- both with timber floors, dec- with lawns and decking, and embassy belt. The Georgian ceilings, sash windows with cent is similarly decorated and orative corniced ceilings and to the rear there is a large gar- ooking for a holiday gem is on the market with timber frames and shutters, has views of the rear garden. marble fireplaces. den house of about 13 square renovation project Savills at €2.55 million. ornate “egg and dart” coving, Off the hall there’s a shower There are a further three metres. There is vehicular in the sunny south- The imposing three-sto- cornicing and detailed centre room, which could easily be bedrooms on the second floor, access from Lansdowne Park east? Sherry Fitz- rey over basement redbrick roses, original floorboards in converted into a study/office all of which have fireplaces. with room for up to four cars. Gerald John Rohan property extends to about 372 many of the rooms and a total or a cloakroom with guest WC. The bathroom is reached by To arrange a viewing, con- Lin Waterford is seeking offers square metres, has a land- of nine stunning fireplaces. At garden level, a tiled hall a short flight of stairs and in- tact Harriet Grant at Savills at of €175,000 for this mid-ter- scaped rear garden of about There is also mews potential leads to the rear garden and cludes a roll top bath. 01-6634300. raced three-bedroom proper- ty, some 300 metres from the beach in Dunmore East. No 2 Marian Terrace has a low energy rating of G and re- Southside and seaside family home in D18 quires a total overhaul. Giv- ing a new owner practically BY TINA-MARIE O’NEILL a blank canvas means there’s plenty of potential to create a ith gener- beautiful bolthole overlooking ous living the strand and within a short space and stroll of the upper village. extensive The house has a living room gardens, with an open fire, a kitchen WWoodley, a 242 square me- and bathroom at ground floor tre five-bedroom residence and three bedrooms on the at Eaton Brae in Shankill in first floor. Dublin 18 is likely to attract It also benefits from a long strong interest from families rear garden with plenty of searching for a home in south space to extend, subject to Co Dublin for just under €1 planning permission. million. Woodley, 2 Eaton Brae in Shankill, Dublin 18: on the market with a guide price of €995,000 No 2 is also just around the Guiding €995,000 through corner from the Spinnaker Knight Frank, this detached to the west-facing rear garden Upstairs, a generous master ample parking for a number Dart service at Shankill train restaurant and bar, the Strand residence is in need of some through a large bay window. bedroom occupies one side of cars bound by walls and station and the beach at the Inn and a small choice of eat- modernisation and comes to There are two more recep- of the first floor and boasts mature hedging. end of the lane. Shankill vil- eries, bars, a park and super- the market for the first time tion rooms at this level as well an en suite bathroom and a There is side access to the lage is a short stroll away, and markets in the upper village. since it was originally built by as a guest WC off the entrance dressing room overlooking the west-facing, landscaped rear there is easy access to both the A quaint fishing village Thomas Noone of Eaton Brae hall, a study/playroom, which rear gardens. There are four garden which has mature nearby M11 and M50, as well perched on the cliff edge, House in the mid-1900s. would have originally been a more good-sized bedrooms, trees and shrubs, a paved pa- as the Luas at Cherrywood and Dunmore East is within a 20 The ground floor com- garage, a fully fitted kitchen/ all with wash-hand basins, tio area, a pergola and a large a choice of bus routes along minute drive of Waterford city prises a large dual aspect breakfast room with an ad- and a family bathroom at this lawned area. the N11. and all its amenities, including drawing room with a gas fire joining utility and a rear hall level. The house is located in a More details are available access to the M9. and white marble surround off the kitchen with access to At the front of the house is small cul-de-sac off Corbawn from Knight Frank agent Guy More details are available overlooking and with access the front of the house. a large gravel driveway with Lane, a short walk from the Craigie at 01-6342466. from the agent at 051-843880.