Saturday, January 28, 2012
No 68 is in smart, move-in condition with four bedrooms, Tommy Barker reports
THERE’s a good deal on offer at 68 Gate Lodge, out beyond Blackrock Castle in Cork, with a bracing, peninsular perimeter walk around this inner harbour spot. No 68 is one of the better value market offerings in this popular O’Brien and O’Flynn scheme, with attention paid by the owners to every part internally, as well as the back garden and on, up into the attic also.So says agent Ann O’Mahony of Sherry FitzGerald, seeking €235,000 for the 1,250 sq ft end-of-terrace house in a good spot, and with southerly aspected back garden, set near the far end of the sizeable Gate Lodge scheme.
It fits a lot in: two reception rooms, interlinked by double doors, front to back, plus a 19’ deep by 8’ wide kitchen/dining room with terracotta-tiled floor. Hall tiles are sort of retro-look, polychrome mix like you’d see in Victorian hallways.
The main living room is a nice space, about 17’ by 11’ with a cast iron fireplace with gas supply, and there’s a ground floor guest WC. Added to the main bath upstairs and a master bed en suite, there’s three bathrooms in all, not a bad range of facilities for a four-bed (two single sizes) which still weighs in under the 1,300 sq ft mark.
For those needing a few more square feet to spread their possessions around, the fact that the attic has been floored, slabbed out, plastered and painted with Velux window and Stira access opens up storage and other options.
VERDICT: Smart, move-in condition, with a good south/west back garden aspect and side access. All it needs is a bit of front garden planting to raise the ‘kerb appeal’. Go see.
Location: Blackrock, Cork
Price: €235,000
Size: 116 sq m (1,254 sq ft)
Bedrooms: 4
BER rating: C2
Broadband: Yes
Best feature: Well finished inside
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