Glebe House courtyard development is a square deal

Tommy Barker profiles a niche scheme of eight two-bed homes being aimed at retirees.

THREE goes into two quite comfortably at Glebe House Gardens, a West Cork niche house scheme launched last week to a local stir. It has two-bed homes which are the size of most new three-bed semis and townhouses, at 1,000 to 1,100 sq ft.

The architect-designed, unapologetically contemporary styled eight two-bed houses are behind Clonakilty town's period Georgian Emmet Square. They caused a stir too for their price level: the guide was €375,000-plus for the first release, but the very first buyer paid €390,000 to secure one house prior to official launch.