Silver lining in niche development

THREE acres and a bungalow just off the Rochestown Road made around €1.5 million when it went for sale through Maurice Cohalan of Cohalan Downing, over three years ago.

Silver Birch was one of those enviable homes on the edge of the city - rolling paddocks for a couple of ponies, and a residence, which while a neat bungalow, came with absolute privacy and a woodland boundary.

Now this property is back on the market - but as an €8 million-plus scheme of townhouses and apartments by builder and developer Con Kiely, who recently completed Chatsworth in Douglas, Co Cork.